In case you forgot amid all the terrible news, today is St. Patrick's Day. Here's a photo of Kate Middleton passing out shamrocks to the Irish Guards. The ceremony dates back to 1901, and this is the first year Kate had the honor — previously, the Queen Mother was on shamrock duty. Of course, the most important part of this photo is that Kate is greeting the Guards' mascot, an adorable Irish Wolfhound named Cornmeal.
The Northern Arapaho Tribe of Wyoming is celebrating a recent federal government decision to let them capture or kill two bald eagles per year as part of a religious ceremony. The federal permit, which was granted March 9, was heavily debated, with animal rights activists questioning the necessity of killing bald eagles in the wild. In addition to being a beloved symbol of the U.S., the birds are a protected species.
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.
Santorum's virgin eyes have been tarnished by sin — as a protest against the Republican presidential candidate's vehemently anti-gay policies, two men got the attention of the crowd at an Illinois rally and kissed each other. Guards removed the men from the gym as the crowd chanted "U-S-A." Because nothing is more American than repression.
The man charged with shooting and killing 16 Afghan civilians has been identified as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales. Although Bales has been brought back to the U.S., where he is currently being held in pre-trial detention, his military court proceedings could take place in Afghanistan. The Afghan government has demanded he face trial there. If convicted, Bales may face the death penalty.
This is a photo of Russian leader Vladimir Putin next to a tiger he shot with a tranquilizer gun in order to help preservationists track it. Or is it?
Not to be outdone by Jason Russell's public display yesterday, Charlie Sheen's former "goddess" Bree Olson has surfaced with this bizarre but perhaps well-intentioned video response to the Kony 2012 movement. The short film shows Olson writhing in various states of undress, interspersed with images of Joseph Kony and his victims. Let her explain.
Is there anything more hilarious than Bill O'Reilly talking about the left unfairly influencing the election while at the same time gloating about MSNBC's small viewership?
As Bill Maher put it on tonight's Real Time, making Kony famous without bringing him to justice isn't enough. By just making him famous, we put him on the regular celebrity track in this country which includes getting his cell phone hacked, hooking up with other celebrities and eventually getting into politics.
Earlier today, when reporting on Invisible Children co-founder and viral video star Jason Russell's arrest for allegedly masturbating in public near Sea World in San Diego, we used an AP photo of Russell with actor Ben McKenzie of The O.C. and Southland. This worried his publicist, so we'd like to offer a clarification: Ben McKenzie was not involved with this particular Sea World masturbation incident, in any way, shape or form.
This week's mail brought in some angry threats, some confusing questions, and a slew of creative insults. Start your weekend off the hateful way, with a hate mail roundup!
The "bodyguard" is supposedly an ex-cop who's been hired by this actor to guard him from whatever it is he needs guarding from. They've been spotted at numerous NYC spots and it's quite apparent to everyone who knows the actor's tastes that the only part of the body that is being guarded by this individual is the Action Star's penis...
