Rupert Murdoch Asexually Reproduces, Squirts Out Newspaper Company
John Cook · 06/28/12 10:30AM
Ink may run in Rupert Murdoch's icy veins, but he's dumping his first love—newspapers—for the bitch-whore of film. News Corp. announced today that all of its newspapers and publishing assets (the dying, scandal-ridden ones) will be spun off into a new stand-alone company called Papers'n'Shit, leaving its film and television assets to make fistfuls of money unmolested by dinosaur media.
The End of the Age of Suburbs
Hamilton Nolan · 06/28/12 10:17AMSupreme Court Rules in Favor of Obama on Health Care
Max Read · 06/28/12 09:15AM
The Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 in favor of the Obama administration on the Affordable Care Act, upholding the constitutionality of the law's individual mandate as a tax. The majority opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts, who joined the court's liberal bloc. "The bottom line," SCOTUSBlog writes, is that "the entire ACA is upheld, with the exception that the federal government's power to terminate states' Medicaid funds is narrowly read. [...] Chief Justice Roberts' vote saved the ACA." CNN initially, and hilariously, reported incorrectly that the mandate had been struck down, briefly turning Twitter into an entertaining website.
Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Thomas Will Text You Their Wedding Invitation So Clear Your Schedule Forever
Leah Beckmann · 06/28/12 09:09AM
"Hi! Wanted 2 tell u Alec & Hilaria getting married. 9p, BYOB, 4 Seas, Bev Hills, c u there don't tell papz," is maybe not such a far-fetched version of the actual wedding invitation Alec Baldwin and Hilaria will text to friends and family. According to The Post, the couple hopes to evade paparazzi by texting guests on the day of the wedding rather than sending out invitations.
Bees Are the New Terrorists: We Must Launch a War on Bees
Hamilton Nolan · 06/28/12 08:31AM'I Guess it Was a Good Idea': Louis C.K. Sells 100,000 Tix to Ticketmaster-Circumventing Tour in Less Than 48 Hours
Neetzan Zimmerman · 06/28/12 08:15AMAmerican Idol Alums and YouTube Personalities Give Disney's Beauty and the Beast a 'Ghetto' Re-Imagineering
Neetzan Zimmerman · 06/28/12 07:30AMThe Internet Has Decided that Sarah Jessica Parker and Victoria Beckham Are Secretly Working on a Clothing Line
Caity Weaver · 06/28/12 12:13AM
Two of the world's top human beings, Sarah Jessica Parker and Victoria Beckham, found themselves at the crux of an Internet rumor Thursday. It seems people have decided that these ladies, both of whom like (and are frequently spotted wearing) clothing, are collaborating on a new celebrity fashion line.
Do Not Steal Priceless Guitars from Rock and Roll Hall of Famers and Other Party Etiquette Tips
Caity Weaver · 06/27/12 11:08PMStephen Colbert Explains the Massive Donation Gap Between the Republicans and the Democrats
Matt Toder · 06/27/12 11:00PMIt isn't news that Mitt Romney is raking in donations by the millions, far more than Obama has brought in. On tonight's Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert examined the reasons behind this and the creative ways Obama is trying to catch up.
Jon Stewart Points Out NJ Governor Chris Christie's Ideological Hypocrisy
Matt Toder · 06/27/12 10:27PMNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo's pot decriminalization bill may be all but dead but the issue is still alive in New Jersey where the state legislature is considering the idea. All that stands in the way is the promise of a veto from Governor Chris Christie, who won't go against federal drug policy. And that's funny because he's perfectly willing to flout federal gambling policies.
65% of Americans Think Obama Would Handle an Alien Invasion Better Than Romney
Caity Weaver · 06/27/12 09:37PMOlsens Unveil New $16,900 Backpack Crafted from Old Coonskin Caps They Dyed with Kool-Aid
Caity Weaver · 06/27/12 08:09PMNo More Blood Left in America
Caity Weaver · 06/27/12 06:00PMThe Miami Cannibal Wasn't on Bath Salts or 'Spice' or Jenkem or Rainbow Parties
Max Read · 06/27/12 05:27PM
Which dangerous, trendy nightmare drugs was Rudy "Miami Cannibal" Eugue "tripping balls" on when he tried to eat the face of 65-year-old Ronald Poppo in May? Was it "bath salts" — "the new LSD"? Or "Spice," the "synthetic marijuana"? Or was he on LSD, the "old LSD"? Or was it cocaine psychosis? Or was it all of the drugs at once?? Let's look at the coroner's report to find out:
Minnesota for Marriage Claims Hackers Behind Facebook Post Saying Gays Should be 'Put to Death'
Neetzan Zimmerman · 06/27/12 05:17PMWhy Newspapers Are Dying, Summed Up in One Article
Hamilton Nolan · 06/27/12 04:43PMToday's Song: Lady Gaga Invites You To Her Funeral with 'Princess Die'
Rich Juzwiak · 06/27/12 04:20PMAt last night's Melbourne stop on her Born This Way Ball tour, Lady Gaga debuted the song "Princess Die," and everything about it was ridiculous. "It's about some of the most deep and personal thoughts I've ever had and it's called ‘Princess Die. D-I-E. D…I…E," she announced, motioning to her Lisa Frank journal with a highway unicorn on its cover.
Presence of 'Gatsbabies' Requires Mandatory Gatsbortions
Drew Magary · 06/27/12 04:05PM
Not to be outdone by the New York Times' Ubermenschtastic profile of the Brant Brothers, the New York Observer is doing the world one better and introducing us to the world of... the Gatsbabies, three "preening prepsters" whose flamboyance is taking New York by storm, except that it's not taking New York by storm and I already hate them with the power of a thousand 747 engines.









