Saudi Arabian Writer Faces Possible Execution Over Tweets

Danny Gold · 02/10/12 10:57PM

Hamza Kashgari, a writer from Saudi Arabia, thought he was simply tweeting a few observations about his love and respect for the Prophet Muhammad. Instead, he might have been securing his own death sentence.

Awful White Rappers Drop the N Word at CPAC, Receive Applause (UPDATED)

Danny Gold · 02/10/12 09:36PM

I hate parody rappers with a passion. I can't understand the lyrics here, but I can say that everything about this is awful and terrible, and that's before they use the N word. And not just with the street "a" ending. With the "er" ending. In front of a black person. Who they mock as he walks out.

Best Classified Ad of All Time Seeks Metal Band Mates, No Blacks

Danny Gold · 02/10/12 08:02PM

Former Mudslide (I guess that's a band that existed?) frontman Steve Thunderbolt is ready to rock your face off with a new project he's putting together, and this is your golden opportunity to be a part of it. IT'S ONLY BEEN ATTEMPTED ONCE BEFORE IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF MUSIC! He may have blond hair, but he doesn't do glam songs: he's all thrash and metal. Just one thing: no blacks allowed, so don't even bother to respond if you're black. He's not racist, though. It's just a drugs and safety issue, as he practices in his home.

This is the World Press Photo Of The Year

Danny Gold · 02/10/12 07:07PM

This stunning image of a woman in Yemen comforting an injured relative during demonstrations against Yemen's president won the World Press Photo Of The Year. Samuel Aranda, a 32-year-old Spaniard, took the shot on October 15 in a makeshift field hospital set up in a mosque.

Behold the First Photos of Blue Ivy Carter

Leah Beckmann · 02/10/12 07:01PM

Beyonce and Jay-Z posted the first pictures of baby Blue Ivy Carter to their personal tumblr, helloblueivy. The photos, the tumblr's single post, are accompanied by a hand-written note that reads:

Responses to Emails About Our Definitive Scientific Ranking of Sports and Fitness Activities

Hamilton Nolan · 02/10/12 05:30PM

Earlier this week we brought you the Definitive Ranking of Each and Every Sport and Fitness Activity. We noted at the time that there is no appealing the rankings, because they are based on a very complex scientific formula that we won't go into here because it's probably over your head. Nevertheless, we received feedback on the list, in the form of emails from people with poor reading comprehension.

Bill Keller, Put Out to Pasture, Tilts Endlessly at Windmills

Hamilton Nolan · 02/10/12 01:09PM

Cranky Old Man Who Really Has No Original or Insightful Ideas About The Internet or Media in General But Thinks He Does Because He Lived in a High-Powered Bubble For Many Years as NYT Editor and Now Nobody Will Tell Him That His Columns Are All Tedious and Pedestrian Bill Keller has written a snide response to all the snide tweets about the snide response to his last snide column about the internet that was itself not particularly new or interesting.

Jersey Shore: Meatballs on the Run

Brian Moylan · 02/10/12 12:52PM

The favorite food of many people who enjoy the greatest sociological experiment of our time is, of course, a meatball sandwich. We love when Snooki and Deena get together, even if what they're doing is stupid, immature, and somewhat immoral.