Gigantic Lady Teaching Germans the 'Art of Bathing'
Lauri Apple · 08/07/11 02:21PMTim Geithner Sticking Around for Another Year
Max Read · 08/07/11 01:50PMFilmmaker Documenting History of LA's Toilet-Paper Brotherhood
Lauri Apple · 08/07/11 12:41PM
Back in 1979, long before all teenage pranks became felonies, a red-haired Los Angeles high schooler and three of his friends formed a dedicated group of surreptitious home toilet-paperers. Thirty-two years later, this group still exists! And now an ex-member's trying to make a documentary about it.
Standard and Poor's Threatens to Downgrade U.S. Again
Max Read · 08/07/11 12:25PM
It's only been one day since ratings agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the U.S. Government's credit rating from AAA to AA+, and already I've been forced to kill two people who tried to steal my food. And it could get worse! The agency says there's a one-in-three chance the U.S. will be downgraded again.
'Appalachian Trail' Ex-Gov Mark Sanford's Still Pretty Weird
Lauri Apple · 08/07/11 11:22AMMeet Emma Watson's Boyfriend Johnny Simmons
Max Read · 08/07/11 11:01AMMan, Jealous of Dad's Minivan, Crashes It Into Pond
Lauri Apple · 08/07/11 10:17AMRiots Erupt in London
Max Read · 08/07/11 09:28AMBrooklynites Blessing the Hudson Valley With Hipness
Lauri Apple · 08/06/11 06:41PM
"You can't keep a good creative down," as the old saying goes. When pushed out of their community by covert gentrification, overt invasion, and other insidiousnesses, good creatives will simply move elsewhere and establish new, even more authentic communities. This is how the Land of NoBro came to pass.
State Liquor Store Puts Yuppies Before Disabled Customers
Lauri Apple · 08/06/11 04:52PMRick Perry Teams Up With Jesus to Bring America Jobs
Max Read · 08/06/11 04:01PMThe Ten Most Ridiculous Costumes Nicki Minaj's Butt Has Ever Worn
Racked.com · 08/06/11 03:06PM
Most likely, Nicki Minaj won't fall into obscurity anytime soon, but remember the days when she was everywhere? Friday's appearance on Good Morning America-with its accompanying wardrobe malfunction-rekindled our love for Minaj and her beyond-crazy outfits that often highlight her, er, assets. So lest you forget what it looks like, here's a rundown of the ten most ridiculous costumes that Nicki Minaj's butt has ever worn. They're in no particular order, because judging what someone's rear-end looks like in spandex is a pretty subjective matter. Click photos to enlarge.
Man Accused of Belligerent Act of Parrot Theft
Lauri Apple · 08/06/11 03:05PMMeet Mitt Romney's Mystery $1 Million Donor
Max Read · 08/06/11 02:14PMDepartment Stores Compromising Fitting-Room Privacy
Lauri Apple · 08/06/11 02:02PMWatch a Guy Accidentally Propose to His Girlfriend on Live TV
Max Read · 08/06/11 01:33PMUsually people go to great lengths to propose in a memorable way—like on-camera during a live news segment. Josh Mullins, late of Reno, Colo., seems to have done so accidentally. And while you can cast aspersions on the authenticity of the proposal—and this is the internet, so I know you will—I'm okay with all of us just agreeing that this was a sweet moment accidentally caught on tape. [KMBC]
The Best Videos of the Week
Matt Cherette · 08/06/11 12:30PM
Maybe you were pretending to work all week and couldn't check your favorite Gawker Media sites. Or maybe you actually were working and finally have some time to catch up. Well, whatever the case, we've got you covered. Here are some of the most amusing and entertaining videos we watched during the week that was.
Columnist Not Quite Sure Who Millennials Are, Just Knows They Suck
Lauri Apple · 08/06/11 12:20PM
When he's not defending Sarah Palin from hypercritical monsters, Washington Post Writers Group columnist Ruben Navarrette Jr.'s hard at work offering "new thinking on many of the major issues of the day." Yes, that's right: "hard at work." Oh, you say you don't understand what that phrase means? You must be a millennial.












