Brett Ratner Quits, Oscars Will Still Suck
Max Read · 11/08/11 07:52PM
After a particularly offensive week—during which he called people who rehearse "fags" and told Howard Stern about "banging" Olivia Munn—Rush Hour director and physical embodiment of everything Axe body spray stands for Brett Ratner has quit his gig producing the Oscars under heavy pressure from the Academy. Hooray! Unfortunately, the Oscars will still suck.
Terrifying Duopoly To Rule Online Advertising
Ryan Tate · 11/08/11 06:53PM
Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL just sealed a deal to sell premium display advertising space for one another and for any smaller companies that join the consortium. That sounds like an antitrust case in the making, but the parties have one accurate defense against charges of collusion: Google is bigger and scarier.
Comment of the Day: Creatures of Discomfort
Leah Beckmann · 11/08/11 06:50PMOccupy Wall Street Is Marching From New York to DC
Adrian Chen · 11/08/11 06:15PMWhat Will You Put in Your Space Garden?
Hamilton Nolan · 11/08/11 06:06PMAll the Cliquey Tumblr Girls Are Bullying Drake
Leah Beckmann · 11/08/11 06:02PMLet's Hope This Awesome Song Is Really Madonna's New Single
Brian Moylan · 11/08/11 05:52PMHeavy D Dead at 44
Hamilton Nolan · 11/08/11 05:41PMHeavy D, the overweight lover, Mr. Big Stuff, head of Heavy D & The Boyz, and a dude pretty much beloved by everyone everywhere, has died at the age of 44, according to TMZ and other outlets. He reportedly collapsed at home in Beverly Hills this afternoon, was rushed to the hospital, and died a short time after.
Supreme Court Justices Aghast at Notion That Laws Apply to Them
John Cook · 11/08/11 05:19PM
The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case about whether the police have the right to track your every movement electronically without a search warrant. Things got awkward when an attorney for the government conceded that, under the government's view, even Supreme Court justices could be tracked.
World's Worst Idea: Porn on Planes
Brian Moylan · 11/08/11 05:10PMAll Stereotypes About Teens, Race, Drugs Proven True
Hamilton Nolan · 11/08/11 04:50PMHow Tech Is Sleazy To Women
Ryan Tate · 11/08/11 04:45PM
Investors hitting on investees, dates disguised as business meetings, founders' wives getting hit on: The boys club of tech investing sounds barely more enlightened than the casting couches of Hollywood. And now one lecherous venture capitalist risks becoming the poster boy for tech's sleazier side.
Meet the Woman Who Got $45,000 Because Herman Cain Sexually Harassed Her
John Cook · 11/08/11 04:40PMRun the New York City Marathon in 5 Minutes
Brian Moylan · 11/08/11 04:37PMMan Claims Poll Worker Bit His Nose
Jim Newell · 11/08/11 04:28PMThe Air Force Is Having Trouble Keeping Track of Dead Body Parts
John Cook · 11/08/11 04:22PMJaleel White Will Endorse Your Holiday Product for Only $14K
Hamilton Nolan · 11/08/11 04:01PMYale Quarterback Faces Worst White Boy Dilemma Ever
Maureen O'Connor · 11/08/11 03:41PMThe Government Really Is Tracking Your Every Move
Wired.com · 11/08/11 03:38PM
As the Supreme Court gets ready to hear oral arguments in a case Tuesday that could determine if authorities can track U.S. citizens with GPS vehicle trackers without a warrant, a young man in California has come forward to Wired to reveal that he found not one but two different devices on his vehicle recently.












