Will the U.S. Army Ever Overcome Soulja Boy's Insult?

Hamilton Nolan · 09/06/11 10:33AM

Where were you on that fateful September day when America's innocence was lost? Never forget: 9-5-11, when Soulja Boy said a shitty freestyle line that was disrespectful to the U.S. Army. Will we ever heal?

Adele to Vogue: 'I Puke Quite a Lot'

Maureen O'Connor · 09/06/11 10:22AM

Adele vomits constantly, but it's more anxiety disorder than eating disorder. Madonna ridicules a fan on an open mic. Alyson Hannigan isn't pregnant, just bloated. Alexander Skarsgard growls at girls. Tuesday gossip is body conscious.

Which Famous Brothers Share a Girlfriend?

Brian Moylan · 09/06/11 10:21AM

These famous siblings keep it in the family by having sex with the same woman. This actor gets a boner every time he hugs a female costar, and then there's something about a newscaster coming out of the closet. It looks like someone might be sharing his open secret.

Emma Stone and Viola Davis Have One Crazy Summer

Richard Lawson · 09/06/11 10:05AM

Labor Day weekend is a pretty slow weekend for box office, hardly boffo at all, but one steady hit continued to perform despite the distraction of cookouts and beach going.

Woman Doesn't Want to Pay for $1K Body Cavity Search for Some Reason

Lauri Apple · 09/06/11 08:31AM

A New Mexico woman wants her local county government to pay the $1,122 hospital bill she received after undergoing a forcible body cavity search, which she did on the orders of her local Metro Narcotics Agency. Why might her position be justified?

Fire-Shooting Octopus Car Almost Redeems Burning Man

Lauri Apple · 09/06/11 07:42AM

Not all of the vehicles present at last week's Burning Man Art Conference and Business Workshop were RV campers inhabited by radical CEOs. Some of the things-on-wheels that people drove around the desert were actually quite artistic and inspired! This fire-shooting steampunk octopus, complete with moving arms and eyes that pop out, is one such example. Needs a few additional safety features, but it's still probably safer than a Pinto.

Heroin Mill Employees Make $5K Per Week, Get Free Meals

Lauri Apple · 09/06/11 06:56AM

Just like everything else in America, our thriving heroin industry has gone corporate and lost its edge. Today's smack-dealing "associate" works in the suburbs, toils long hours, and puts up with coworkers' kids. Might as well work at a start-up, or a bank.

What Is Babesiosis, and Will It Kill Us All?

Lauri Apple · 09/06/11 05:27AM

Your Labor Day picture was jobless and gloomy. Now here's some news that is frightening and doomy: A tick-borne parasite that causes a potentially deadly infection is hiding in America's blood supply. No FDA-approved diagnostic test can detect its presence. Should we panic?

How to Make Fried 'Bubblegum,' the Latest Texas Treat

Lauri Apple · 09/06/11 03:30AM

Organizers of the State Fair of Texas have just announced the winners of the Big Tex Choice Awards—the annual cooking deep-frying contest for fair concessionaires—and for the "most creative" dish they chose Fried Bubblegum. Which doesn't have any gum in it. Creative! Also: what?

The Stupidest 15 Seconds of Tonight's Keeping Up With the Kardashians

Matt Cherette · 09/05/11 09:44PM

Because nobody should be forced to endure an entire 30 minutes of America's most overexposed family every Sunday Monday night, I'll be watching Keeping Up With the Kardashians for you and reporting back with a clip of each episode's most cringeworthy 15 or so seconds.

New Video of United 93 Crash Aftermath Emerges

Max Read · 09/05/11 04:12PM

CNN got its hands on new (or newly-public) video of the aftermath of the crash of United 93—the 9/11 hijackings' fourth plane, which crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers revolted against the hijackers. It's apparently the first video that the public has seen of the aftermath of the crash; you can't see much—not that you'd want to—but the narration of the anonymous videographer is riveting in its own way. [via Mediaite]

Arizona Now Charging $25 for Prison Visits

Max Read · 09/05/11 02:48PM

Arizona has, like, no money. Should it raise taxes? Cut services? Or—wait—what about this: Charge people $25 a head to visit friends and family members in its overcrowded jails?

Man Ordered to Pay Ex-Wife $14,000 Over Lack of Sex

Max Read · 09/05/11 12:33PM

It's bad enough when your wife divorces you over a lack of sex and the judge rules you "solely responsible." It's worse when she takes you back to court two years later and garners 10,000 euro in damages.