'Hipster of the Decade' Shuts Down His Blog
Adrian Chen · 03/25/11 06:29PM
For years, the pop culture blog Hipster Runoff has puzzled, intrigued and enraged the "alt" and "mainstream" world in almost equal measure. Gawker honored him in 2009 with the much-coveted "Hipster of the Decade" award. But this afternoon Hipster Runoff's enigmatic boss Carles has signed of forever with a short blog post:
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Richard Lawson · 03/25/11 06:00PMMasturbating Man Arrested for Stealing Underwear from High School Locker Room
Brian Moylan · 03/25/11 05:34PM
People are into some crazy stuff, but John Gallagher, 19, was arrested for breaking into his old high school in Missouri, stealing boys' underwear from their lockers, and masturbating on them. He was charged with burglary and unlawfully entering a high school. Being stuck in the past and a general pervert aren't crimes yet, which is just sort of sad.
Watch Serena Williams' Game Ad Deemed Too Hot for TV
Junior Mendez · 03/25/11 05:00PMGet reacquainted with Serena Williams seen here as the World's Sexiest Tennis Player whether you agree or not. Skin-tight clothes, spiky bracelets and provocative body shots never let this campaign get off the ground.
Natalie Portman Only Did 5 Percent of the Dancing in Black Swan
Brian Moylan · 03/25/11 04:57PM
Sarah Lane, the American Ballet Theater soloist who served as Natalie Portman's dancing double for her Oscar-winning turn in Black Swan, claims that she did 95% of the dancing seen in the movie. Lane says she did all the fancy footwork and Natalie's head was digitally grafted onto her body in post production.
Gupta Recalls Rajiv's Abuse on Outsourced
Junior Mendez · 03/25/11 04:40PMOn Outsourced, Gupta is asked to give his side of the story over a dispute he had with Rajiv. Whomever is found guilty will be putting their job at risk. Gupta, with heightened and descriptive dramatics, describes his accounts.
Jessi Slaughter's Dad Arrested for Punching Her in the Mouth
Adrian Chen · 03/25/11 04:32PMAnyone hoping the harrowing saga of Florida 11-year-old Jessi Slaughter might have a happy ending will be sorely disappointed.
Brittany Snow and Chelsea Handler Discuss the Horrors of Air Travel
Kristina Grosspietsch · 03/25/11 04:20PMWhen Brittany Snow dropped by last night's Chelsea Lately, Chelsea immediately asked her about her recent flight. It was at this point we learned than not even an 8-year-old girl can melt the icy heart of Brittany Snow.
Sex, Lies, and the Dov Charney Lawsuit
Hamilton Nolan · 03/25/11 04:15PM
Earlier this month, notoriously pervy American Apparel CEO Dov Charney was sued for a quarter of a billion dollars by a former employee named Irene Morales. Her accusations of sexual harassment fit with Charney's longstanding reputation for bad behavior in the workplace. But judging by emails and text messages we've obtained, there may very well be another side to the story.
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Hamilton Nolan · 03/25/11 04:14PMThe Softer, Animal-Loving Side of Newt Gingrich
Jim Newell · 03/25/11 04:10PMPossible presidential candidate Newt Gingrich does have at least one confirmed non-sociopathic trait: He's a big wildlife conservationist! Watch him talk about endangered tigers and such in this clip from a recent trip to the Palm Beach Zoo, and note how sober and agreeable he sounds when he's not just spouting off on Fox News or Twitter or whatever.
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Madeleine Davies · 03/25/11 04:00PMThe Three Musketeers: Everyone Hates the French
Richard Lawson · 03/25/11 03:45PMHere's a trailer for the new Three Musketeers 3D movie that someone thought was a good idea to make. It's all CGI'd and Matrixed out, with slo-mo fighting and diving and swordplay and all that nonsense. It also features Milla Jovovich and Orlando Bloom, two of our finest actors, not to mention Logan Lerman, the up-and-coming young fellow who starred in the beautiful gem Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
iPad On Steroids Used As Microscope
Tony Kaye · 03/25/11 03:45PMFinnish company Multitouch Limited and research lab FIMM have joined forces to create a giant microscope with multitouch technology. One of the creators of the behemoth, Johan Lundin, has affectionately referred to the device as an 'iPad on steroids'.
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Whitney Jefferson · 03/25/11 03:30PMTransgender Woman Owes Government $4 Million She Stole for Sex Change
Brian Moylan · 03/25/11 03:24PMCat Readies to Fight With Hand Stand
Junior Mendez · 03/25/11 03:20PMNothing says 'don't mess with me' more than showing the latest trick you've learned at gymnastics. This here kitty is so upset his world turning upside down, literally.
Google Co-Founder's Surprising War on Multitasking
Adrian Chen · 03/25/11 03:16PM
Google co-founder Larry Page is set to take over as CEO of Google when Eric Schmidt steps down on April 4th. He's already started instituting some changes to streamline bureaucracy in an attempt to help the massive company return to its startup roots. And according to the Wall Street Journal, Page doesn't want Googlers distracted during meetings:





