Damsels In Distress: A Tale of Twee Coeds

Leah Beckmann · 02/14/12 02:38PM

Here is the trailer for Damsel In Distress, produced, written, and directed by Woody Allen-habitué Whit Stillman. It is about a trio of friends traipsing about doing good and effecting change on their male-dominated college campus.

This Italian Gay Wedding Video Will Make You Believe in Romance

Brian Moylan · 02/14/12 02:18PM

It's Valentine's Day and you're either hating yourself for being single, thinking of ways to please your mate, or waiting to pounce on half-drunk needy people at the bar tonight for an easy lay. Well, how about an Italian same-sex wedding video to bring the romance back.

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: A Case Study of Kim Richards

Brian Moylan · 02/14/12 01:27PM

Last night was the final installment of the continuously protracted Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion special. But this time it wasn't really about all the ladies. No, it was about our star. It was about Kim Richards.

Which Singer Got Caught Having Sex Backstage at Fashion Week?

Brian Moylan · 02/14/12 11:45AM

This R&B lady was trying to improve her career by bedding a powerful man backstage at Fashion Week. This actress is going bald, this actress slept with a woman to win a bet, this Oscar nominee has a drinking problem, and this celeb didn't go to the Grammys because she didn't want to be upstaged by Whitney. She at least could have snuck backstage.

Today In Nude, Teenage Cowboy-Booted Texas Slow-Speed Chase News

A.J. Daulerio · 02/14/12 11:40AM

The Smoking Gun informs us that 18-year-old Taylor Burnham was found by Corpus Christi police officers in an alleyway, "naked except for a pair of cowboy boots." Once Burnham spotted the officers, she hopped into her getaway Jeep Wrangler, still naked, in a failed effort to elude Johnny Law. No dice, though, as she drove onto a sidewalk, came to a stop, and was soon apprehended and booked on numerous charges.

I Asked Sarah Palin the Dumbest Question Ever: How to Become Another 'Obedient Little Troll' at CPAC

Emma Carmichael · 02/14/12 11:35AM

Herman Cain, listed in the official program as "Former CEO, Godfather's Pizza," took the stage at about 4:30 on Thursday at the Woodley Park Marriott in Washington, D.C. It was day one of the Conservative Political Action Conference, and he was the main attraction. There had been a long line throughout the lobby before his scheduled appearance. It was an earnest crowd. The prevailing concern at the conference (I overheard one college student saying) was with showing people it was cool to be an American.

Multimillionaire New Yorker Hospitalized After Manic $20 Million Shopping Spree

John Cook · 02/14/12 11:19AM

With a $100 million fortune made from selling miniature ceramic houses, Ed Bazinet is one of New York's richest men. His TriBeCa apartment is worth $28 million, and he was featured Richistan, Robert Frank's 2007 book about the super-wealthy. Two weeks ago, he suffered a manic break and purchased a whopping $20 million worth of expensive kitsch over the course of five days at the New York International Gift Fair.

How to Walk

Hamilton Nolan · 02/14/12 11:09AM

Wacky hippies in the wacky hippie enclave of Denver are encouraging their fellow moonbeam-gazing residents of Marijuanaville to do something a little strange: walk places. On their feet. What's more: even you, The Average American, can get involved in this quirky newfangled hobby. But how?

Here's Why Your Relationship is Doomed, and Other Confessions of a Therapist

anonymous therapist · 02/14/12 10:15AM

The new resident Gawker therapist, Anonymous, is a licensed therapist who treats many different patients, but specializes in teens and couples therapy. After many years in the field, Anonymous has lots of stories and insight to share. We'll be publishing some of them here. Today: a dose of relationship reality.

McDonald's Kindly Decides to Torture Mama Pigs Less (At Some Point)

Hamilton Nolan · 02/14/12 09:17AM

Food simulacra purveyor McDonald's has announced that it will "take actions" to "phase out" the use of gestational crates—tiny little pens for pregnant pigs that don't allow the pregnant pigs to turn around for four months, fucking them up in all sorts of ways—among the company's pork suppliers. "There are alternatives that we think are better for the welfare of sows," a McDonald's executive said in a statement that was probably a real chuckle for pregnant pigs. "I'll say!" said the tortured pigs with a good-natured laugh.

David Arquette Explains His Run-In with the Westboro Baptists on Watch What Happens Live

Matt Toder · 02/14/12 12:34AM

On tonight's Watch What Happens Live, Andy Cohen hosted Cougar Town Executive Producer David Arquette, who is quite the character. Within a half hour of slightly unhinged chuckling, Arquette explained a run-in that he had with some folks from the Westboro Baptist Church while they were picketing the Super Bowl. They made sure to damn him to Hell but considering their mixed up ideology, that might not be such a bad thing.

Seven Careers Full of People You Should Hate

Danny Gold · 02/14/12 12:15AM

Winter has finally hit, for real this time. It's cold. It's dark. Your New Year's resolutions have undoubtedly failed by now. You'll be spending yet another Valentine's Day alone. Don't despair. Let hate warm you up. Here's an arbitrary list of seven careers full of people you should hate.

Stephen Colbert Has A Raging Case of Linsanity and Some Endorsement Ideas for Jeremy Lin

Matt Toder · 02/13/12 11:43PM

A lot happened while the Colbert Report was on break last week but nothing was as captivating for Stephen Colbert as the emergence of New York Knick point guard Jeremy Lin. Stephen has been so caught up in the swirl, he is barely bothered by CNN's absurd coverage of Lin and instead has just been brainstorming about possible endorsement deals for him.

Jon Stewart Catches Up On Last Week's Controversy Over Contraception Insurance

Matt Toder · 02/13/12 11:39PM

In his first Daily Show after a week off, Jon Stewart had a lot to catch up on. He started with the controversy over birth control insurance and the extreme reaction that the right has had. Stewart took a look at the hypocrisy espoused by the right, and highlighted the particularly terrible reaction of Rick Santorum who, obviously, can't abide all of this. It takes too much time away from him imposing God's will on all of us.