Amy Winehouse 'Died Alone In Bed'

Jeff Neumann · 07/25/11 12:18AM

A rep for Amy Winehouse, Chris Goodman said the singer was found dead by her personal security guard: "At this stage no one knows how she died. She died alone in bed." [TMZ]

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

Matt Cherette · 07/24/11 11:56PM

Because nobody should be forced to endure an entire 30 minutes of America's most overexposed family every Sunday night, we'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.

Bear Mauls Car In Search of Chicken McNuggets

Jeff Neumann · 07/24/11 11:54PM

What happens when you leave Chicken McNuggets in your car in the the Gila Wilderness of New Mexico? Leroy Griego knows: "A bear destroyed my car looking for Chicken McNuggets," he told Las Cruces Sun-News. And after surveying the damage Dennis O'Keefe, a local bookshop owner who saw Griego's mangled car, chimed in:

HuffPo Explains How Amy Winehouse's Death Can Help Your Small Business

Seth Abramovitch · 07/24/11 10:54PM

Huffington Post Business blogger Tricia Fox posted a think-piece on the death of Amy Winehouse. Fox makes it clear from the start that she has no intention of "judging" Winehouse or "picking apart her chosen lifestyle." (Pro tip: You need an open mind to get ahead in the business world.) Rather, Fox's only intention is to highlight what you, the small business owner, can learn from her tragic demise at age 27.

The Russian Version of Jersey Shore Looks Worse Than We Imagined

Matt Cherette · 07/24/11 10:43PM

On August 11, Lifetime will premiere Russian Dolls, a reality show about a bunch of unruly Ruskis traipsing around Brooklyn's Brighton Beach neighborhood. We got our first look at the show today—see the trailer above—and unfortunately it confirms our previous suspicions that Russian Dolls will be nothing more than a cheap Jersey Shore ripoff. But with more techno music. And vodka. [via Gothamist]

Mayor Bloomberg Officiates Big Fat Gay Wedding

Matt Cherette · 07/24/11 09:55PM

Following today's official legalization of same-sex marriage in New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg opened up Gracie Mansion to serve as both host and officiator of longtime staffers John Feinblatt and Jonathan Mintz's gay wedding. The couple's two daughters shared flower girl responsibilities during the short ceremony, which ended with a double dose of the traditional Jewish glass-breaking ritual. A video of the wedding's highlights is above.

Read a Disgruntled Whole Foods Employee's Epic Resignation Letter

Seth Abramovitch · 07/24/11 09:29PM

Late Friday afternoon, an employee of the Whole Foods Market in Toronto sent this epic resignation letter to the entire company. It's an alternatingly amusing, enlightening, and occasionally infuriating read—but a good read, nonetheless.

The Week in Celebrity Snapshots

Matt Cherette · 07/24/11 08:22PM

Every day, celebrities across the world are followed and photographed by the omnipresent paparazzi, often to entertaining results. From Lindsay Lohan in Los Angeles to Tom Cruise in Miami to the Twilight stars in San Diego, here are some of the more amusing shots from the past week.

Who's Calling Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Parisian Pad a 'Sex Den'?

Lauri Apple · 07/24/11 05:37PM

French politician Aurelie Filippetti reportedly told police that she never visited supposed sex-binger Dominique Strauss-Kahn at his Parisian apartment because people warned her that the ex-IMF chief maybe attacked women there. Did she actually call DSK's place a "sex den," though?

Time Travel's Not Possible, Say Scientists

Lauri Apple · 07/24/11 04:04PM

A team of physicists has determined that we'll never, ever be able to visit bygone eras, because nothing can travel faster than the speed of light—just like Albert Einstein said. Guess you'll never get to tackle Gavrilo Princip and thwart World War I or make out with Clark Gable after all.

The Ice Cold Sweet Treats of Summer

Brian Moylan · 07/24/11 02:52PM

It's the middle of summer, which means two things: It's hot and you want to eat a bunch of bad food. What better way to indulge your hunger and beat the heat than by looking at a bunch of pictures of our favorite frozen summer treats? We dare you to not go in search of the nearest ice cream truck.

[Image via JPhilipson's Flickr]

Americans Respond to Norway Attacks by Shooting Each Other

Lauri Apple · 07/24/11 02:36PM

If you spent yesterday huddled in a corner with a bottle of vodka, crying and depressed about all of the massacre and death news that this weekend has brought us so far, well ... you might want to get a refill on that drink.

The Penis-Chopper Served Tainted Tofu Before Assault

Jeff Neumann · 07/24/11 12:35PM

We finally have a few more details about the hours before a California woman, Catherine Kieu, chopped off her husband's penis and tossed it into the garbage disposal. Some had speculated that an argument over houseguests set her off on a chopping rampage. And now, according to court papers obtained by the Los Angeles Times, there had been a "male friend staying with them, but Kieu did not want the friend to stay with them." And then this happened:

Oklahoma Antiques Roadshow Find Is Most Valuable Ever

Jeff Neumann · 07/24/11 11:29AM

At this weekend's Antiques Roadshow stop in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a man walked in with a set of five Chinese cups carved from rhinoceros horns that he's had since the 70s. An appraiser for the show, Lark Mason told local news station KTUL, "As each one came out of the box my jaw started to drop a little more and that of at my colleagues eyes and their jaws dropped as well."

Citizen's Arrest for Spider-Man Villain Over Comic-Con Shove

Jeff Neumann · 07/24/11 08:25AM

New Spider-Man villain Rhys Ifans thinks America sucks. Mariah Carey partied in a nightclub bathroom, while Brooke Mueller prepares to hallucinate in Mexico. Meanwhile, David Hasselhoff had a Las Vegas meltdown. Sunday Gossip is in deep trouble.

Norway Attacks Suspect Reportedly Confesses, Wrote Huge Manifesto

Lauri Apple · 07/23/11 07:00PM

Norwegian nationalist Anders Behring Breivik has admitted to yesterday's bombing in Oslo and subsequent shooting spree on Utoya Island that killed at least 85, say news reports. Breivik told his lawyer, Geir Lippestad, that killing almost 100 innocent people was "atrocious" but "necessary."