Rick Perry's Happiest Ad

Jim Newell · 10/31/11 01:58PM

Ah, so this is that version of Rick Perry who, according to folklore, is known to chug a full bathtub of champagne and benzos. It's his latest Iowa ad! "I'm a doer, not a talker," he says, cheerily, allowing sprightly music to plug up the holes in his otherwise hackneyed message. The man couldn't be any happier, as he skips off to a garden party in the Hundred Acre Wood.

The Gayest Moments from Rick Perry's New Hampshire Speech

John Cook · 10/31/11 12:53PM

Masculine heterosexual presidential candidate Rick Perry gave the keynote speech on Friday at Cornerstone Policy Research's annual Steward of the Family Banquet in New Hampshire, and he got a little jazz-handsy! And occasionally lispy. And even downright Bachmannesque.

How to Be Cool at the L.A. County Morgue: A Guide by Lindsay Lohan

Maureen O'Connor · 10/31/11 12:18PM

On her first two days of community service at the L.A. County Morgue, Lindsay Lohan was late, alienated morgue authorities with extravagant food orders, and carried $4,000 worth of designer purses. But her most recent day at the morgue was more successful! Our favorite legally-challenged ingenue is finally getting the hang of it, and is even—dare we say?—popular at the morgue. How does she make it work?

Jon Corzine is Still a Miserable, Well-Compensated Failure

John Cook · 10/31/11 11:26AM

Goldman Sachs has taken plenty of well-deserved knocks over the last three years, but the man single-handedly most responsible for damaging the Wall St. giant's reputation hasn't worked there for more than a decade: Having done a tour as a shitty senator and a loathed governor, former CEO Jon Corzine has added failed futures broker to his post-Goldman career.

Maureen O'Connor on the Today Show

Leah Beckmann · 10/31/11 11:16AM

Gawker staff writer Maureen O'Connor appeared on NBC's Today show on October 31, 2011. Check out the clip above. For media requests, please contact Kevin Prince at kevin@gawker.com.

Kim Kardashian to File for Divorce on Halloween

Brian Moylan · 10/31/11 11:15AM

Kim Kardashian dressed up as Poison Ivy for Halloween and is divorcing her husband. Demi Moore dressed up as a divorcee. Lindsay Lohan is wearing an innocent nun's costume, Jessica Simpson is rocking an "immaculate conception" look, and Taylor Swift is going as a nude photo scandal. Monday's gossip doesn't know if it's a trick or a treat.

Catholic University Still Full of Sex, Sex, Sex

Hamilton Nolan · 10/31/11 10:11AM

Earlier this year, Catholic University president John Garvey vowed to get rid of co-ed dorms, lest his school further descend into the depths of liquor-soaked "nun and priest"-themed heterosexual orgies. Is mere sexxxual segregation enough to tame the devilish sexxx hormones of sexxxy young sexxx-crazed students at the very peak of their sexxxuality?

Which Actor Is Now Working as a Drug Dealer?

Brian Moylan · 10/31/11 09:53AM

This TV star is trying to get back into acting by making connections as a drug dealer. This media mogul married a lesbian, and this funny man is a terror on set. Well, at least he can peddle coke if he gets fired.

'New' 'Hipster' 'Trend' 'Discovered'

Hamilton Nolan · 10/31/11 09:01AM

The New York Post—the fascist barrel-scraping newspaper with its finger placed closest to the vibrant pulse of young, "hip" Brooklynites—has unearthed a new, hip trend, which is occurring among hipsters—in Brooklyn, of course. The hip, fashionmongering young people are diving into dumpsters to extract food, completely without care for the inherent wackiness of such a stunt, their eyes focused on only on nutrition—and hipness. Who ever heard of such a thing?