Watch a Symphony for Vintage Home Supplies

Whitney Jefferson · 03/27/11 09:00AM

Over 200 antique home supplies (think: fans, mixers, vacuums, etc.) were set up in the style of a symphony to play what the creators call "The Stupid Orchestra."

Louis C.K. Imagines What He Would Do If He Were Bill Gates

Lauren Soroken · 03/26/11 08:00PM

If Louie C.K. were Bill Gates, he would spend his billions on things like buying all the pants in the world and then burning them. But mostly, he would open a pet food store called Shit Ass Pet Fuckers.

Dov Charney's Other Accuser Sent Sexy Texts, Too

Adrian Chen · 03/26/11 05:08PM

Former American Apparel employee Irene Morales sent sexy texts and pictures to Dov Charney that undermine her accusations of sexual harassment. Turns out the other woman who recently filed a harassment suit against Charney, Kimbra Lo, sent some "flirty" emails and texts of her own which Charney's legal team says absolves the notoriously sleazy CEO, according to the Post. Meanwhile, some people have been setting up blogs dedicated to posting compromising images of both women, including this image from a photoshoot with Dov.

Baby Ostrich Repeatedly Attacks Guy With Camera

Preksha Kumar · 03/26/11 04:00PM

So clearly this guy was asking for it. All the ostrich wanted was to be left alone without stupid humans filming its every move. Ouch, you would think after the first 15 or so pecks, this guy would give up.

Self-Help Guru Politely Informs People He's Deleting Their Emails Without Reading Them

Adrian Chen · 03/26/11 03:52PM

Tim Ferriss, the self-help guru behind the '4-hour Workweek', is a god to bros who dream of fashioning themselves into blisteringly efficient Web 2.0 business robots just like him. Ferriss' obsession with self-improvement means that the way he deals with people who aren't himself is to basically be as big of an asshole as possible in the service of his own quest for perfection. So it's no surprise that his solution to an overflowing inbox is as considerate as a 120-pound kettleball to the nuts.

Women Feel Old at 29

Remy Stern · 03/26/11 03:11PM

For those hoping life will begin at 40: if you're a girl, you should really try to live it up now. A new study has found that women "consider themselves old by the time they reach 29," while men don't start to feel the pinch until they're 58.

The Dim Future of Nuclear Power

Remy Stern · 03/26/11 02:24PM

It's highly unlikely that you're going to see any new nuclear power plants built any time in the future, given the now worsening situation at Fukushima. But knee-jerk reactions to the accident are not what's really to blame for the inevitable decline in nuclear production.

How Cell Phones Spy on Your Every Move

Adrian Chen · 03/26/11 01:52PM

Most people have a general sense that the cell phone we carry in our pockets record our movement. We've all heard stories of lost hikers being found through their cell signals, after all. But the full extent to which we're tracked by our cell phones is frightening.

BBC Comedy Visits a Support Group for Old-School Radiohead Fans

Kristina Grosspietsch · 03/26/11 12:30PM

Did you ever feel like Radiohead's early work totally eclipses its newer stuff? Do you think you've wasted hours trying to like "Amnesiac"? Then BBC Comedy has found the support group for you. Just don't screw it up.

First Female Vice Presidential Candidate Geraldine Ferraro Dies at 75

Adrian Chen · 03/26/11 12:14PM

Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to run for Vice President on a major party ticket died today at 75 of blood cancer. In 1984, she and Walter Mondale lost in a landslide to Reagan and George H.W. Bush. She later worked as a lawyer and was a high profile supporter of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, until she stepped down after implying Obama's campaign success was due only to his race.

Libyan Woman Dragged from Press As She Tries to Tell of Her Rape

Adrian Chen · 03/26/11 11:17AM

Click to viewThis morning a Libyan woman rushed into the Tripoli hotel where foreign press are staying and told the assembled media she had been raped and beaten by Col. Qaddafi's forces, even as security guards tried to physically prevent her from speaking. After a scuffle where hotel staffers threatened her and the press with knives and call her a traitor, the woman was dragged out of the hotel, stuffed into a car and whisked away. (Foreign press are largely confined to the hotel in Libya.)

Watch Jim Henson's "Lost" Intro to The Tale of the Bunny Picnic

Chris Wyman · 03/26/11 11:00AM


This weekend marks the 25th anniversary of a forgotten bit of Muppetry, The Tale of the Bunny Picnic. This anti-bullying fable has only ever been sold on VHS, and official releases have omitted this, Jim Henson's endearing intro for HBO.

Michael Lohan Will Not Abide Lindsay Dropping the Family Name

Adrian Chen · 03/26/11 09:26AM
  • Michael Lohan is "hurt' by the fact that Lindsay Lohan wants to drop her last name, Madonna-style: "I'm proud of the Lohan name. It's a name of integrity," he told the Daily News. "We all had very successful jobs on Wall Street. My father was an unbelievable provider. My sisters are pillars of the community. There's not a blemish in my family outside of me." So maybe Lindsay should change her name to Lindsay "Not-Michael-Lohan". NYDN]

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Pepper Ann

Whitney Jefferson · 03/26/11 09:10AM

Pepper Ann was a staple in Disney's "One Saturday Morning" block from it's debut in 1997 to when it ended in 2001. It was a show that revolved around 12-year-old Pepper Ann's wild fantasies about her every day life as a student.

Bill Maher Creates the Anti-Obama Candidate of GOP Dreams

Matt Cherette · 03/25/11 10:30PM

On tonight's Real Time, Bill Maher declared that Republicans believe in "being against everything [Obama] is for" and "must nominate for 2012 a man who is the exact opposite of Obama." He even created one for them! Meet Karab Amabo.

Pete Holmes on Conan

Marie Bardi · 03/25/11 08:00PM

Pete Holmes brings his stand-up to Conan and talks about prematurely being a "fun" (read: dorky) dad, not trusting adults who eat candy, and the beauty of not knowing things.

The Best TV Highlights of the Week

Whitney Jefferson · 03/25/11 07:00PM

What a week for TV it was: Barney met his father on HIMYM, Michael Scott got engaged, and Gary Busey learned how to hear again. If you were too busy to turn on the boob tube, here's a smattering of highlights!