Maryland On Track to Approve Gay Marriage

Caity Weaver · 02/23/12 09:29PM

Maryland, the U.S. state with the most bonkers flag, could become the eighth one to approve same-sex marriage, after its Senate voted today to approve the measure.

Thinspo a No-No for Tumblr

Caity Weaver · 02/23/12 08:42PM

Tumblr announced today a plan to ban from the website blogs that actively promote self-harm, e.g., anorexia, bulimia, self-mutilation, or suicide. The new policy will likely take effect starting next week.

Live Blogging Project Runway All Stars, Week 8

MisterHippity · 02/23/12 08:00PM

It's time for another episode of Project Runway All Stars—also known as "Mondo's March to (Probable) Redemption." We're live-blogging all the action under this post, so why not join us and strut your commenting stuff?

NYT Reports That Living Alone Makes You Behave Like an Insane Person

Emma Carmichael · 02/23/12 04:55PM

Living alone always sounds so good, doesn't it? You'd have complete control over the remote control. You could always finish the last of the cereal without feeling guilty about it. You could walk around naked every morning. The possibilities are endless.

How I Found the Human Being Behind Horse_ebooks, The Internet's Favorite Spambot

Adrian Chen · 02/23/12 04:15PM

Horse_ebooks became a bona fide internet celebrity when organizers of ROFLCON, the premier conference on internet pop culture, asked in January: "Anyone know how we might be able to get in touch with @horse_ebooks?" Horse_ebooks has 40,000 Twitter followers and a wildly passionate fanbase, but you're unlikely to see public appearances any time soon. Because Horse_ebooks is a robot.

Which Singer Is Being Hounded by Her Former Religious Community?

Brian Moylan · 02/23/12 11:25AM

This singer lost her "religion" and now church officials are driving her crazy. This sexy singer is actually a virgin, and two celebs are fighting over which one is going to have this singer as the guest of honor at their separate Oscar bashes. There's so much singing, and so many caged birds.

YouPorn Security Breach Exposes Millions of Horny Users' Emails and Passwords

Emma Carmichael · 02/23/12 11:16AM

There are certain things we hold sacred in this world, and one is that our Internet porn logins, should we choose to have them, will be protected from the public eye. But nothing is sacred anymore, people: A security breach has exposed emails and passwords of more than a million chat users for the porn site YouPorn.com.

If Sacha Baron Cohen Wants to Attend the Oscars, He'll Have to Play By The Academy's Boring Rules

Emma Carmichael · 02/23/12 10:42AM

Sacha Baron Cohen just received some great free publicity for his new comedy, The Dictator, courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Deadline Hollywood reported last night that the actor had been "banned" from the awards show on Sunday because he'd been planning on showing up dressed as his next character, an anti-democratic dictator named General Aladee.

Barney Frank Is Charming As Ever on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Matt Toder · 02/23/12 01:10AM

Barney Frank is retiring from Congress and also marrying his longtime boyfriend in the near future, which means he had plenty of charming material while guesting on tonight's Jimmy Kimmel Live. He's really one of the good guys.

Stephen Colbert and Nancy Pelosi Debate the Ethics of Super PACs

Matt Toder · 02/23/12 12:18AM

Tonight on the Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert welcomed House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi even though she had previously told Stephen she would never appear on the show. The two debated the ethics of Super PACs and the Disclose Act in a spirited and insightful discussion.