Real Housewives of Orange County: Forget the Alamo

Richard Lawson · 05/16/11 01:50PM

Yee haw! Last night's episode was a rootin', tootin', vaguely sapphic adventure to River Walk City. Well, for some of the ladies. For the other ones, it was more of the same pallid misery of home.

Botox Mom Loses Custody

Maureen O'Connor · 05/16/11 01:37PM

Well, that was quick. Good Morning America reports that Botox Mom Kerry Campbell has lost custody of the 8-year-old daughter she bragged about beautifying with Botox and "virgin waxes." Child Protective Services is investigating the case; in the meantime little Britney Campbell is away from her mother and "doing well." [GMA]

The Final Launch of the Shuttle Endeavour, Through an Airplane Window

Adrian Chen · 05/16/11 12:59PM

Stefanie Gordon slept for most of her flight from New York City to Palm Beach, Florida this morning. Luckily she woke up in time to snap these pictures through her window of the space shuttle Endeavour lifting off from Kennedy Space Center on its final mission to the International Space Station. (Click to enlarge.)

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Denied Bail

Hamilton Nolan · 05/16/11 12:54PM

IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been denied bail after being accused of sexually assaulting a maid in his Manhattan hotel this past weekend. Prosecutors say, plausibly, that Strauss-Kahn could easily hop a plane to France and never be extradited and be a whole new Roman Fucking Polanski, over there. [WSJ, photo via Getty]

Here Are the Gays (and Girl) Crazy Enough to Be Gay Housewives of Dallas

Brian Moylan · 05/16/11 12:13PM

With the relative "success" of Logo's Gay Housewives program The A List they've moved their cameras down south and are starting production any day now on The A List: Dallas. You wouldn't think that the Texas town would be a hotbed of craven homosexual fame whores, but you'd be wrong.

A Baby Named 'Like'

Adrian Chen · 05/16/11 11:55AM

An Israeli couple has named their newborn daughter "Like." It's unclear if Facebook was the direct inspiration for their choice, given that the father doesn't really use Facebook. But, still, pretty cruel!

Manic Shoe-Licker Is the Latest NYC Subway Menace

Adrian Chen · 05/16/11 11:26AM

The cliche about New York City is that the amount of time spent in transit means New Yorkers do in public things suburbanites might keep locked behind French doors. Like breaking up with your girlfriend, or cleaning your shoes with your tongue.

Women Be Moviegoin'

Richard Lawson · 05/16/11 10:54AM

Holy ladies! While their movie wasn't number one, because they're still not men, of course, women surged into a big second-position at the box office this weekend. What's next? Women voters? Women motorists? The sky might be the limit.

Fast Food Moguls Continue to Live Far Longer Than You Will

Hamilton Nolan · 05/16/11 10:40AM

It is the final, sweetest "fuck you" to America when a fast-food mogul lives a long, healthy life, and passes away at an age that their most ardent patrons could never hope to reach, what with the saturated fats and all. In just the past few years, sausage king Jimmy Dean died at age 81; Taco Bell founder Glen Bell died at 86; Sonic founder Troy Smith died at 87; Hardees founder Wilber Hardee died at 89; Baskin-Robbins founder Irvine Robbins died at 90; Carl's Jr. founder Carl Karcher died at 90; and frozen french fry mogul J.R. Simplot passed on at the ripe old age of 99.

Which Actor Got His Beard Pregnant So He'd Seem Straight?

Brian Moylan · 05/16/11 09:59AM

This closeted actor timed his "girlfriend's" pregnancy perfectly so she would give birth just as his latest movie hits theaters. This actor used to dress as a woman to pick up men. He didn't need a beard—he had a wig.

British Education Minister Rips Off Wikipedia

Adrian Chen · 05/16/11 09:22AM

John Hayes, Britain's "further education minister," was just busted lifting parts of a speech almost verbatim from Wikipedia. It was probably a lesson to kids in how not to hide their blatant plagiarism?