The Stupidest 15 Seconds of Tonight's Keeping Up With the Kardashians
Matt Cherette · 07/24/11 11:56PMBecause 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 10:43PMOn 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 09:55PMFollowing 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 09:29PMThe Week in Celebrity Snapshots
Matt Cherette · 07/24/11 08:22PMSpeculation About Amy Winehouse's Legacy Abounds
Lauri Apple · 07/24/11 07:39PMWho's Calling Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Parisian Pad a 'Sex Den'?
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Lauri Apple · 07/24/11 04:04PMThe 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 02:36PMThe 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."











