What If Logos Told the Truth?

Seth Abramovitch · 04/21/11 02:22AM

That's a theme explored by graphic designer Viktor Hertz in his series of Honest Logos. Notably absent, however, is the Gawker logo. What should that one say? [Flickr via ANIMAL]

The 4/20 Weed Cloud That Ate Boulder, CO

Seth Abramovitch · 04/21/11 01:48AM

How did you celebrate 4/20? Well, you could have lit up a spliff the size of a Volkswagen Beetle and it still wouldn't have come close to what the pothead population of Boulder cooked up. Watch in amazement as a cloud of marijuana smoke steadily grows above a gathering of 4/20 celebrants. Then watch it grow denser and larger still, as coughs and beach balls bounce throughout crowd. The video cuts off before the unruly mob discusses raiding a nearby Costco for free samples, then gives up in a moment of weed-induced apathy. But it's still pretty awe-inspiring nonetheless.

Even Kids Know That Charlie Sheen Is Crazy

Matt Cherette · 04/21/11 01:38AM

Over the past couple of months, any discerning adult should've had no problem concluding that Charlie Sheen is an insane, drug-addled trainwreck. But as this new video from the Fine Brothers shows, even children have no trouble figuring out how crazy Sheen is after watching some of his recent interviews.

Fox Tightens Security After Glee Extra Tweets Career-Ending Spoiler

Seth Abramovitch · 04/21/11 01:15AM

Nicole Crowther, an extra who had worked on an upcoming episode of Glee, posted the names of the show's prom king and queen on Twitter. That act of spoiler blasphemy, punishable by stoning death in certain Middle Eastern countries, earned the ire of Glee co-creator Brad Falchuk, who tweeted back:

Hand Sanitizers Will Not Save You From the Coming Plague

Seth Abramovitch · 04/21/11 12:40AM

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a caveat today, reminding consumers that any hand sanitizer or antiseptic product claiming to be effective against antibiotic-resistant infection is telling you a Bald. Faced. Lie.

Why is Kanye West's Charity Dead?

Seth Abramovitch · 04/21/11 12:14AM

Move over, Madonna: Yet another pop megalomaniac's educational charity has met a premature end, as the Kanye West Foundation is no more. But why that is, and where its millions of dollars in corporate donations have gone, remains a mystery.

Blow Your Nose Before Going on Live TV

Matt Cherette · 04/20/11 11:38PM

After Charlie Sheen's show at Toronto's Massey Hall last week, local news correspondent Saphia Khambalia filed a live report from outside the theater. Unfortunately for Khambalia, all that anybody could focus on was the giant snot rocket that kept going in and out of her nose. Poor girl! [via The Hairpin]

How to Survive Horrible Cellphone Reception

Remy Stern · 04/20/11 10:15PM

You probably use your cellphone as your primary phone line, and since it's with you all the time, that's extremely convenient. It turns into a problem, however, when you're stuck with crappy reception. [Lifehacker]

Here's the Weird Al Lady Gaga Parody That Almost Never Was

Matt Cherette · 04/20/11 09:39PM

Weird Al Yankovic recently recorded "Perform This Way," a parody of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way," after the pop diva demanded to hear it before allowing him include it on his next album. But in a blog post today, Yankovic angrily revealed that Gaga had put the kibosh on his homage. Or did she?

Meet the Bizarre Scientology Stalking Squad

Max Read · 04/20/11 09:25PM

What happens if you leave the official Church of Scientology, but remain an independent, practicing Scientologist? As apostate Marty Rathbun learned the other day, a group of bearded men with cameras attached to their heads stalks you. Seriously.

Putin Will Get a Lot of Russian Women Pregnant

Max Read · 04/20/11 07:36PM

Alarmed at declining population statistics, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has announced a plan to boost the Russian birth rate. Sorry, what's that? No, no, he's not—well, certainly not personally, though we see why you might make that mistake. No, his plan is to, uhm, pump some $53 billion into programs designed to "[raise] the birth rate and [extend] life expectancy," such as providing free photos of a shirtless Putin astride a horse to any household containing a fertile young woman. Putin's announcement came during an address widely seen as positioning the former president for next year's elections, in which he may run for his old office; the Russian leader gave the speech while wrestling two bears. [BBC]

Live: American Idol's Top 7 Perform

Matt Cherette · 04/20/11 06:53PM

It's that time again! Tonight—from 8:00 to 9:30 PM, live on FOX—this season's American Idol Top 7 will perform for the judges' critiques and our votes. Want in on the action? Your open thread is inside.

McDonald's Job Fair Brawl Hit-and-Run Video Marks America's Latest Nadir

Hamilton Nolan · 04/20/11 05:14PM

Today's the day that McDonald's hires 50,000 lucky Americans. In depressing-ass Cleveland, this employment opportunity was so irresistible that it caused a long line. And then a fight. And then a bunch of people being run over, by a car, driven by someone angry that they hadn't yet gotten that job, at McDonald's. All of this was caught on video, of course. And uploaded to WorldstarHipHop.com. Naturally.

Catherine Zeta-Jones Will Sing and Dance Again

Richard Lawson · 04/20/11 04:58PM

We were worried about her there for a moment, but it looks like Velma Kelly is going to be A-OK, hoofing it once more in a big showy musical. Also today: bad news for Kathleen Turner, good news for some random child, and the best news for Gabourey Sidibe.