Mo Rocca Reminds Us Christopher Columbus Was Kind of a Dick

Robert Kessler · 10/08/12 09:57AM

On yesterday's CBS Sunday Morning, Mo Rocca asked, "Why do we celebrate Columbus Day?" Christopher Columbus (not the Home Alone director) did not, as he points out, actually discover America. And besides, he was a total dick; everybody knows Columbus Day was only created by Franklin D. Roosevelt to court the Italian-American vote. But if you feel like honoring our genocidal, egomaniacal founding father, you can make a pilgrimage to New York's Columbus Circle.

Caity Weaver · 10/08/12 09:44AM

Joran van der Sloot, serving time for murder (not of Natalee Holloway), is going to be a dad. How? "Unsupervised visit."

Nutella Is Not a Real Breakfast

Hamilton Nolan · 10/08/12 08:56AM

Residents of America: have you been approached by a friendly-looking man offering you free sweets from the back of a truck? Beware! This is not just any garden variety perv; it is a European perv, trying to corrupt our youth—by convincing them that "Nutella" is an acceptable breakfast item. It is not.

Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly Rumble in an Air-Conditioned Auditorium

Neetzan Zimmerman · 10/08/12 07:57AM

A 90-minute "rumble" between the Daily Show's Jon Stewart and the O'Reilly Factor's Bill O'Reilly inside an air-conditioned auditorium inside George Washington University brought the two disparate pillars of news talk no closer to consensus — but none of the attendees (who paid as much as $1395 to see black debate white) seemed to mind.

Here's Video of Lady Gaga Throwing Up Onstage

Taylor Berman · 10/07/12 11:20PM

Last week, Justin Bieber puked onstage. This week, it was Lady Gaga's turn. The pop star ralphed during her performance in Barcelona yesterday. Like a true pro, she kept on performing and even tried to blend the retching into her choreography. More of a pro, though, was her dancing partner, who admirably showed no fear of being puked on.

Oprah Asked KONY 2012 Creator Jason Russell If He's Gay Because He Was Running in the Streets Nude

Rich Juzwiak · 10/07/12 10:00PM

Oprah Winfrey nabbed Invisible Children founder/KONY 12 creator Jason Russell for his first post-meltdown interview, which aired tonight via Oprah's Next Chapter. As we already knew, he distanced himself from the pavement-slapping, publicly nude Jason Russell of that March day. He didn't shirk responsibility, exactly, but he did refer to it as an "out of body experience." He also said he remembered very little of it, so he couldn't say for sure if he was masturbating that day, but he didn't think so.

Taylor Berman · 10/07/12 08:55PM

A local news outlet reports Brooklyn residents are "literally having their lives altered" by raccoons.

Police in Alabama Shot and Killed a Naked College Freshman Saturday Morning

Taylor Berman · 10/07/12 08:23PM

Police officers shot and killed a naked 18-year-old freshman outside of the University of South Alabama police station early Saturday morning. According to the police report, an officer heard a loud noise outside the station. When he went to investigate, he was, according to the school, "confronted by a muscular, nude man who was acting erratically."