Mitt Romney has reportedly been offered a Saturday Night Live hosting gig by executive producer Lorne Michaels himself. The last time a candidate hosted the show was in 1996 when GOP candidate Steve Forbes hosted. (He never made it to the general election.)

Relax — it sounds more exciting than it is. But hey, it's still pretty cool. A 2004 photograph released to the public this week shows a coat and boots sunken in the mud near the Titanic's stern. Based on the way the clothing items are "laid out," there is good evidence this was once a person, says James Delgado, director of maritime heritage at the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration.

A powerful storm system hit the Midwest last night, and is expected to continue today: 121 tornadoes were reported. At one point, the twisters "popped up faster than they could be tallied."

HBO's Game of Thrones has a lot of nudity in it, sometimes that nudity seems completely gratuitous and unnecessary. Last night, Saturday Night Live proposed a theory as to why that is.

Just in time for Caturday, master animal anthropomorphizer Andrew "klaatu42" Grantham of Ultimate Dog Tease fame unleashes Ultimate Cat Tease — the latest installment of his ultra-popular Talking Animals web series. (With bonus Ultimate Guinea Pig Tease tacked on for good measure.)

Reports of Michael Blanchard's death may not have been exaggerated, but his obit might be a tad over the top.

In 1984, "mountain man" Don Nichols kidnapped professional athlete Kari Swenson, accidentally shot her, left her wounded, and escaped into the woods where he escaped law enforcement for five months. Anyway, he's up for parole again.

Three people in Brazil killed and ate at least three women as a ritual of their religious sect. The cannibals, who have confessed to the crime, say that a voice told them to kill evil women. It's unclear if the voice also told them to use the extra human meat to stuff empanadas, which they then sold to their unwitting neighbors.

Scientists have counted almost 600,000 emperor penguins in Antarctica — that's almost twice as many as they'd previously thought. Satellite technology gave a more accurate estimate, but the vast amount of penguin crap played a significant role.

Attendees of an after-party celebrating the NYC premiere of a documentary about former Hole drummer Patty Schemel were treated to a seemingly impromptu reunion of the band's mid-90's lineup, complete with Melissa Auf der Maur on bass, Eric Erlandson on guitar, and Courtney Love behind the mic.

Bee Gees co-founder Robin Gibb is in a coma after developing pneumonia. Sources say Gibb is "very ill and his family is keeping vigil at his bedside in a London hospital."

Hey, did you have sex in the bathroom of a Motorhead/Megadeth concert in Chicago? Do you have a red mohawk and black pentagram gauges? Congrats, you're a father.

Say it ain't so — could something as tasty as yellowfin tuna be making people sick? Well, yes, evidently. There have been 116 salmonella-related illnesses linked to a yellowfin tuna product used for sushi and sashimi. Twelve of the afflicted have been hospitalized.

The National University in Singapore recently installed an odd Coca-Cola vending machine: instead of money, this machine takes hugs and gives out free Coke.

Have you heard that video is a big thing over at Gawker Media? It's true, we watch and post a lot of videos each week. Here are some of the best videos of week, culled from an array of Gawker Media sites.

Jake England, one of two men who took part in a shooting spree earlier this month, insists that he isn't racist. In fact — wait for it — some of his best friends are black.

President Obama arrived in Colombia for the Summit of the Americas yesterday, but the Secret Service agents sent in advance of his arrival were M.I.A. That's because 12 agents were relieved of duty and sent home after allegations of misconduct involving prostitution. Former Washington Post reporter Ronald Kessler calls it "clearly the biggest scandal in Secret Service history."

Earlier this week, Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended five games by the club for his comments about the longevity of Fidel Castro. On tonight's Real Time, Bill Maher wondered why Guillen was suspended and pontificated that maybe Fidel Castro isn't so bad, at least not when compared to some of the world's other unsavory heads of state.

This week's emails spoke of a time long, long ago, when it was good to be a Democrat and it wasn't considered a pool party unless there were a minimum of six topless women present. Here, here. Please enjoy this hateful groups of emails; who knows, maybe you'll even learn something along the way?

In this new trailer, the screech of dubstep summons the lucrative 18-34 year-old male demographic to Wikileaks editor Julian Assange's upcoming talk show, The World of Tomorrow, which premiers on the Kremlin's favorite TV channel, Russia Today next Tuesday. The show will feature a theme song penned by M.I.A., who is basically the Bradley Manning of Super Bowl performers, and interviews with famous people conducted in the "secret" location Assange is currently holed up in fighting extradition to Sweden for rape accusations.