The schoolgirl was strolling down a sidewalk in the northern Chinese city of Xi'an, when she suddenly fell through a hollow section to the bottom of a six-meter-deep pit below.
Yesterday, Brian McKnight, responsible for lite '90s R&B hits like "One Last Cry," "Back at One" and "Love Is" (with Vanessa Williams), posted a song on his YouTube to serve as a preview for his then-upcoming "adult mixtape." The chorus went: "Let me show you how your pussy works / Betcha didn't know that it could squirt / I have lots of things to show you / If you're ready to learn." That he sang this in his signature squeaky clean croon on top of easy listening keyboards made the irony that much more hilarious. People were outraged.
Essence magazine is, like, Glamour for black people. It is a completely bland and inoffensive publication. Still, given the racial politics in America and the general dearth of big black media outlets, Essence's moves are scrutinized through a more sociopolitical lens than Glamour's would be. Which makes everyday office scandals all the more entertaining.
You know how you're scrafing down your daily meat-lovers pizza and you think to yourself, "man, if only the crust was made of cheeseburgers"?
Two Cuban actors who portray defectors in a new film are believed to have defected on their way to its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.
It isn't necessarily news that Fox News' Steve Doocy has taken a quote from President Obama completely out of context but a recent example caught the eye and ire of Stephen Colbert. On tonight's Colbert Report, Colbert took Doocy to task for putting words in the President's mouth and reduced his journalistic integrity to rubble.
On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart took a look at how none of the top GOP party members want to be Mitt Romney's vice presidential nominee. Instead, they keep suggesting each other and excusing themselves like the nomination is a game of hot potato.
Former Spice Girl and longtime car passenger Victoria Beckham is trying her hand at a new pursuit: luxury car design.
Since last Wednesday, there has been no comment activity on this site. As disorienting as our day-to-day has been without witty insights, well thought-out critiques, demoralizing complaints about the current state of Gawker, and requests to rehire Richard Lawson, I'm happy to announce that this Thursday, the new comment system will be unveiled.
On Friday, we heard about the nonsensical question involving a talking pineapple that was featured on the New York State English Language Arts test, which was recently administered to grades three through eight. But according to a letter that one angry New York City principal sent to the state education commissioner last week, the whole ELA test is chock full of weird questions that no one understands. Maybe a teacher will leak it to us?
