Captain America: The Terrifying Case of Chris Evans

Richard Lawson · 03/24/11 01:31PM

Here's a full-length trailer for Captain America, Marvel's square-jawed "first Avenger" who fights Nazis, particularly those led by the terrifying Red Skull, a guy with a red skull. But ol' Red Skull is not the most terrifying thing in this movie!

Hoda Kotb Has a "Spanx Issue" During Yoga Segment

Whitney Jefferson · 03/24/11 01:15PM

During a demonstration of partner's yoga on the 4th hour of Today, Hoda had a bit of a freakout about her spanx and slip showing. Better her than Kathie Lee!

Sperm Grown In a Test Tube

Adrian Chen · 03/24/11 01:03PM

Scientists have been trying to grow sperm in a test tube for over 100 years, and now they've done it. Researchers in Japan "have made fertile mammalian sperm in a culture dish," reports Nature. The scientists took fragments of mouse testes and coaxed sperm to grow from them in a petri dish; then they injected the sperm into eggs, put the fertilized eggs into mice, and real, live babies came out.

Colbert Gives His "Word" on Japan's Environmental Catastrophe

Whitney Jefferson · 03/24/11 01:00PM

Stephen Colbert thinks America's emotions are far too high right now to be reviewing the safety of nuclear power plants. His suggestion? That we stay calm, keep breathing, and "find the courage to do nothing."

Puppies Form Cutest Conga Line of All Time

Marie Bardi · 03/24/11 12:45PM

Nope, this isn't an outtake from some straight-to-DVD Beverly Hills Chihuahua sequel - it's an actual conga line of puppies. Now, if only we could get a few dogs on drumming duties, then we'd have a real party!

Republicans' Dreams Briefly Realized as Obama Gets Locked Out of White House

Richard Lawson · 03/24/11 12:32PM

Poor beleaguered Barack Obama returned home from a business trip to Latin America only to find the doors to his office locked. Video shows the president whistling away while he tries locked doors and is forced to seek another way into the house. Staffers apparently didn't know the president was coming home so early or something. Uh oh guys, clean up the puke and get the keg out of the bathtub! [ABC15]

Bradley Cooper Says The Hangover 2 Could Be "Just Amazing"

Whitney Jefferson · 03/24/11 12:30PM

On the Today Show, Bradley Cooper was thrilled to talk about The Hangover 2, saying that director Todd Phillips is "at the top of his game" and said that Bangkok is like "Vegas on steroids." Sounds promising!

Top Chef: Ghosts and Goulash

Brian Moylan · 03/24/11 12:10PM

It's down to the last three chefs, and the fate of who will make it to the final episode lies in the hands of crazy Austrian genius Wolfgang Puck. No one is safe, and someone will be thrown in the gulag—sorry, I meant goulash.

The Groupon Backlash Is On

Hamilton Nolan · 03/24/11 12:00PM

Among businesses, the initial reaction to the concept of Groupon was: "Give our shit away for half price? Well, it's good advertising." But now, that reaction is changing to: "Give our shit away for half price? Ehhh."