Facebook Twins Get Sued For Doing What They Always Whine About

Adrian Chen · 05/13/11 01:43PM

Boston businessman Wayne Chang claims that the Winklevoss twins elbowed him out of the $65 million settlement Facebook paid them back in 2008. Chang partnered with the Winklevii on their failed ConnectU project—the idea they claim Mark Zuckeberg stole and turned into Facebook— and he says this entitles him to a portion of the ginormous settlement, of which he currently has $0.

The Facebook Worm Named After a High School Girl

Adrian Chen · 05/13/11 01:15PM

Here's how easy it is to become the most hated person on the internet: An innocent high schooler has had her life turned upside down after a hacker put her name in a potent Facebook worm that told people to kill themselves.

Mike Huckabee Has a 'Very Important Announcement' to Make Tomorrow

Jim Newell · 05/13/11 01:11PM

For the two or three of you who don't spend every Saturday night watching Fox News already, you'll definitely want to tune in tomorrow evening. Mike Huckabee is teasing a "very important announcement" that he plans to make on his show. The inside bet is that he's pregnant again. But it may also have something to do with that 2012 presidential race that he'd be a frontrunner in.

Real Housewives of New York: Mask of the Red Death

Brian Moylan · 05/13/11 01:06PM

Last night on Mutual of Omaha Presents The Little Engines That Can't there were a couple of parties and at both women made asses of themselves, but only one of them had a real ass. Not a donkey, Sonja Morgan's.

Super Sad True Love Stories: Unsolicited Solicitations

Hamilton Nolan · 05/13/11 12:54PM

Yesterday we published the story of a woman in Midtown who received a "sicere solicitation" of love—via business card—provided that she was "Not Compromised." Many readers hastened to send in their own tales of business card-based solicitations!

This Is What a Chihuahua Derby Looks Like

Maureen O'Connor · 05/13/11 12:05PM

Shortly before thoroughbred horses stormed the track at the Kentucky Derby, a cavalcade of chihuahuas ran in Chandler, Arizona's annual Cinco de Mayo Festival and Chihuahua Races.

George W. Bush, Just Eatin' Souffle With His Buddies

Jim Newell · 05/13/11 11:42AM

George W. Bush, fresh off of his personal killing of Osama bin Laden with a golden six-shooter for which he deserves all credit, has finally commented in public about the dead Al Qaeda leader. The old galoot was booked at "a conference of hedge fund managers in Las Vegas" on Wednesday, and while he and the other thousand hookers were putting on their faces for the night, he was able to spare a few quotes.

White House Suddenly Decides Fake News Is a Bad Thing

John Cook · 05/13/11 11:28AM

Whenever you see a photograph of the president making a major address from inside the White House, it's really a picture of him saying "peas and carrots, peas and carrots" after the speech while photographers get their shots. Not anymore, though! For some reason, the White House has decided to stop participating in that particular form of fake-news manufacturing. It will continue to fake other news events, though. [AP, photo via Getty]

American Idol: Remember My James

Richard Lawson · 05/13/11 11:21AM

Last night's elimination episode was certainly a corker! Who would have guessed that a whopping 25% of the contestants on the show would be sent home last night? Hm? What's that? Oh, there were only four contestants left so really no big deal.

3 Reasons You Need to Mix it Up and Get a New Drink

Studio@Gawker · 05/13/11 11:00AM

1. No, you may not order a macro-vegan, locally-grown, wheatgrass, maple syrup cleansing shot from your local bartender. No matter what a certain skinny blonde lady says, that goop is not cool, and almost certainly your tender of choice has no idea what you're talking about.

How Wikileaks Ruined Christmas

John Cook · 05/13/11 10:58AM

Among the classified State Department cables released by Wikileaks—cables so sensitive that, even now, unauthorized federal employees are barred from reading them online—is a report of tense meeting between our ambassador to Norway and Santa Claus.

Which Starlet Is Sleeping Her Way to the Top?

Brian Moylan · 05/13/11 10:05AM

Now that this actress broke up with her man, she's using all her feminine wiles to get herself to the top of the Hollywood food chain. Luckily the men she's sleeping with are just as sexy as she is.