Wal-Mart Wishes Its Customers Had Jobs That Pay Better Than Wal-Mart

Hamilton Nolan · 08/17/12 09:00AM

It appears that Wal-Mart has turned around its two-year long sales slide that seemed, momentarily, to mark the end of America's love affair with big box bottom-feeding. Same-store sales have now risen for four straight quarters, overseas sales are growing, and the company is once again dominant enough to be considered the leading indicator of the financial health of you, the consumer. So how are you doing out there? Poorly.

Bodyguard Body Slams Romanian Lady Gaga Fan

Neetzan Zimmerman · 08/17/12 08:00AM

While leaving her hotel in Bucharest, Romania, Lady Gaga was rushed by an overzealous fan ostensibly looking to get the singer's autograph.

Man Seeks Woman for Companionship, Tent at Protest Supporting Accused Rapist

Max Read · 08/17/12 07:53AM

Hey ladies! Any of you out there looking to meet an aware, available guy? You're in luck! This young gentleman is looking to share some pavement space (and maybe a tent) at protest in favor of transparency activist Julian Assange. He'll be at the Ecuadorian embassy all weekend, protesting the British government's attempt to extradite Assange to Sweden on charges of sexual assault — and what better place to meet someone than a rally in support of an accused rapist?

Your Toilet Might Explode Soon

Taylor Berman · 08/16/12 11:33PM

If your toilet was made by American Standard, Crane, Kohler, Eljer, Mansfield, St. Thomas or Gerber between 1997 and 2008, there's at least some chance it could randomly explode and cause "laceration injuries." So far at least 304 toilets have burst, resulting in 14 reported injuries.

Taylor Berman · 08/16/12 06:15PM

Both CNN and Time have reinstated Fareed Zakaria after determining his plagiarism was an "isolated incident."

A List of Everyone Donald Trump Called Loser

Prachi Gupta · 08/16/12 04:09PM

Avid Tamagatchi and fine-toothed comb collector Donald Trump knows a thing or two about the word "loser." Namely, Donald Trump knows when it can best be used to describe a person, place, business, television show, or thing.