Al Gore Shuns Rick Perry, Outs the Host on Colbert Report

Matt Cherette · 09/13/11 11:53PM

Stephen Colbert welcomed former Vice President Al Gore to the Report tonight for a wide-ranging chat—just kidding, it was mostly about global warming because, duh, Al Gore. That notwithstanding, the interview did have two standout moments, including Gore's refusal to reciprocate Rick Perry's 1988 endorsement of him, as well as a conversation about Keith Olbermann that ended with Gore accidentally "outing" Colbert as a character. Here are both of them in one video.

Jon Stewart Derides CNN's Tea Party Debate Theatrics

Matt Cherette · 09/13/11 10:52PM

Last night, CNN teamed up with the Tea Party Express for yet another debate between the remaining 2012 Republican presidential candidates. But before the debate audience could get to cheering for the death of uninsured Americans, Wolf Blitzer spent way too much time on introductory pomp and circumstance. So just like he did the last time CNN hosted a debate, Jon Stewart mocked the network's focus on style over substance on tonight's Daily Show.

Don't Go Hang Gliding if You Have to Puke

Max Read · 09/13/11 06:55PM

Really, you probably shouldn't do anything if you feel like you have to puke, except go to the bathroom. But you especially shouldn't go hang gliiding. That being said, we're very impressed with this gentleman's ability to direct the stream of high-speed vomit away from his instructor. (Although, the poor people on the ground!) [via Reddit]

Man Charged for Singing Bob Dylan to Ex-Girlfriend

Max Read · 09/13/11 06:11PM

Here's a pro-tip for all you would-be romantics out there: If your girlfriend has taken out a restraining order against you, show up on her doorstep with some friends to play her some Dylan tunes! No, wait—don't. Don't do that.

Victim's Name Misspelled on 9/11 Memorial

Brian Moylan · 09/13/11 05:15PM

The family of Jeffrey Schreier was a little miffed when they visited the newly-opened 9/11 memorial this weekend and discovered that his first name was spelled "Jeffery." And this man died in a terrorist attack. No respect!

Recondite Hot Dog Statue Unnerves Council Bluffs, Iowa

Hamilton Nolan · 09/13/11 04:50PM

On the morning of September 2, Council Bluffs, Iowa residents became concerned. Concerned about the strange man who was lurking across from the school bus stop on Benton Street, dressed as a hot dog. The police arrived. And were SHOCKED.

It's Still Fashion Week and It Is Still Amazing

Brian Moylan · 09/13/11 04:40PM

You may not give a flying caftan that it's still Fashion Week, but all the very fashionable people and retail stores and models and kids who go to FIT care, so we have to appease them with some photos of the goings on, don't we? Yes, we certainly do.

What Is Going on With Lady Gaga's Genitals?

Brian Moylan · 09/13/11 04:20PM

When leaving a photo shoot in New York today, one of Lady Gaga's notoriously cantilevered contraptions failed her and her nether regions were exposed to the cameras. But just what the hell are we looking at here?

Anderson Cooper Takes a Stumble

Richard Lawson · 09/13/11 04:10PM

Your beloved newsman's new talk show had an inauspicious debut. Also today: Entourage ended well, Hugh Grant is heading to the clouds, and new TV projects are in the works.

Fox News Troubled By Obama's Use of Paper Clip

Jim Newell · 09/13/11 04:00PM

President Obama introduced the American Jobs Act yesterday at the White House, clutching a print-out bound by a paper (or binder, fine) clip. Can you even believe that he would use a clip like that? What a jerk. Wait, what?

What Ever Happened to All-Natural Drugs Like Heroin?

Hamilton Nolan · 09/13/11 03:40PM

Immune cancer! Alpha males! Child naps! Hospital sepsis! Kidney disease! Erectile cure! More diabetes! Designer drugs! And you won't want to miss today's fruit that will kill you! It's your Tuesday Health Watch, where we watch your health—opioidally!

The Strange Case of the Irish Traveller Slave Camp and Its Happy Slaves

Maureen O'Connor · 09/13/11 02:45PM

After four months undercover at an Irish Traveller camp in the Bedfordshire county of England, British authorities rescued 24 people they believe to be slaves—but only 15 agreed to rescue. The other nine denied being slaves and returned to the camp. What is going on at the Greenacre Caravan Park of Leighton Buzzard?