Stephen Colbert Loves Facebook's Crazy New Photo Tagging Feature
Matt Cherette · 05/19/11 03:19AMIn April, Facebook tried to lure advertisers with a promotional package that highlighted the social network's ability to market to an "exact audience." Then, last week, a new feature allowing users to tag products and corporations—even celebrities!—in their photos went live. And while many will undoubtedly scoff at Facebook's latest privacy-encroaching move, Stephen Colbert couldn't help but be excited by it, and he used tonight's Report to shower the company with praise.
60% of France Thinks Strauss-Kahn Was Set Up
Seth Abramovitch · 05/19/11 03:10AMTSA Officer Arrested For Stealing From Suitcase
Seth Abramovitch · 05/19/11 02:28AM
You know when you go through airport security, and they're all, "Put everything in the plastic tub, sir...SIR. I said EVERYTHING. YES, that includes that priceless pocket watch that belonged to your great-grandfather. What is that, anyway? A Breguet No. 5 housed in 18-karat yellow gold etched with a barleycorn guilloché motif? Yeah. That's what I thought. Real pretty piece o' clockwork you got there, buddy. Now put the damn watch in the tub before I call over Big Bob and his box of surgical gloves. You're holding up the line."
David Letterman 'Crushed' Oprah Didn't Invite Him to Her Grand Finale
Matt Cherette · 05/19/11 02:21AMWhile it seemed like every celebrity ever was in Chicago yesterday for the taping of Oprah Winfrey's farewell spectacular, David Letterman wasn't one of them. As he explained in a rant on tonight's Late Show, Letterman—who "spent the last 12 to 15 years kissing up to Oprah"—didn't take the snub lightly. Add to that the fact that a bit he'd rehearsed with Steve Martin for today's CBS upfronts was scrapped at the last minute, and it's easy to see why Letterman was a bit more cranky than usual this evening.
Lady Gaga Eats Oprahs For Breakfast, Says Meaningless Power List
Seth Abramovitch · 05/19/11 01:59AMBill O'Reilly Blames the Internet for Arnold Schwarzenegger's Downfall
Matt Cherette · 05/19/11 01:20AMThis Robot Teaches Itself to One-Up You
Andrew Tarantola · 05/19/11 01:16AMThe nerve of robots these days. You go to the trouble of showing one how to throw a ball through a hoop (sure, you missed a time or two, but you're human — it's expected) and the cheeky little bastard goes and improves upon your demonstration until it's sinking shots like Jordan. Researchers at the Learning Algorithms and Systems Laboratory at EPFL in Switzerland, have developed algorithms that robots can use to analyze your half-assed skyhook. The robot then figures out both what you're trying to do and what you're doing wrong (besides not being Dr. J) before perfecting its own technique. No word yet on whether it has learned the art of trash-talking, but once it does, rest assured it's gonna kick your ass at that too, sucka.
Stanley the Adult Baby Investigated For Social Security Fraud
Seth Abramovitch · 05/19/11 01:13AMRemember Stanley Thornton Jr., the 30-year-old man who gets bottle-fed, diaper-changed, and lullabied to sleep in a custom crib by his roommate/pervnabler? Of course you do — he was absolutely precious! Stanley became an instant internet sensation when his "adult baby" lifestyle was featured on National Geographic Channel's Taboo. But Sen. Tom Coburn, the Senate's "top waste-watcher," appears to have caught a heavy whiff of Baby Stanley's diaper — and the Oklahoma Republican is considerably less enchanted than the rest of us.
Jeff Conaway Is In a Coma
Seth Abramovitch · 05/19/11 12:03AMDominique Strauss-Kahn Resigns
Seth Abramovitch · 05/18/11 11:47PMSouth Park Has Some Fun with the Schwarzenegger Scandal
Matt Cherette · 05/18/11 11:45PMPejazzling: Now You Can Vajazzle Your Penis
Max Read · 05/18/11 11:35PMHow Power Corrupts
Remy Stern · 05/18/11 11:20PMIn an Alternate Dimension, Photographers Are Trained Killing Machines
Adrian Covert · 05/18/11 11:00PMJon Stewart Chronicles the Downfall of Newt Gingrich's Presidential Campaign
Matt Cherette · 05/18/11 10:40PMIt's been quite a week for Newt Gingrich and his waning presidential campaign. In fact, so much has happened that you may have had trouble just keeping up with it all! Which is why it's a good thing that Jon Stewart opened up tonight's Daily Show with a summary of Gingrich's lightning-fast downfall.
Kindergartener Gave Heroin to Classmates
Max Read · 05/18/11 09:42PMHere's Beyonce's Over-The-Top New Music Video
Matt Cherette · 05/18/11 09:21PMHere's the brand new music video for Beyonce's "Run The World (Girls)." It has all the makings of a great Beyonce video—lots of sexy outfits and booty shaking, for example—but ultimately falls victim to a "more is better!" mindset. Because, come on, do we really need a fierce girl army, dangerous animals on leashes, and exploding cars all in one place?
Ten-Year-Old Explains Why He Shot His Neo-Nazi Dad
Max Read · 05/18/11 08:19PM
Earlier this month, Riverside, Calif. police arrested a 10-year-old boy for the murder of his father, neo-Nazi leader and water board candidate Jeff Hall. At the time, police didn't attribute the motive. Now, a court declaration reveals details about the case — including why, and how, the boy killed his father. It doesn't make the story any less tragic, in case that's what you're thinking.
No, You Cannot Bring Your Pony on the Train
Max Read · 05/18/11 07:19PMPonies are small, yes, but they are not small enough to bring on a train with you. And yet this did not seem to stop a man in Wales, who attempted to board a train at the Wrexham General station over the weekend, only to be rebuffed by the conductor. It did not end there, either; the man then attempted to buy two tickets from the ticket booth (one for him and one for the pony), and was turned away again. He was later seen at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital (for humans), asking for treatment for the pony from a doctor. [BBC]








