Middle East Unrest Means Better Yacht Sales (Hopefully)

Jeff Neumann · 03/23/11 05:51AM

Uncertain about the political upheaval in the Middle East, and what it might mean for the millions of people living under varying degrees of oppression? Hey, Stupid — get ahead of the curve, because there's some serious money to be made in the region right now, in the high-end yacht market! Skeptical? Then just ask Erwin Bamps, the head of luxury ship builder Gulf Craft, who spoke to the Times just ahead of the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show:

Glenn Beck Might Start His Own Cable Channel

Max Read · 03/23/11 02:50AM

What will right-wing talk show host Glenn Beck do when his contract with Fox News runs out in December? Maybe he will re-sign with Fox. Maybe he will become a hairdresser! Or maybe he will start his own cable channel.

Did Capitalism Destroy Life on Mars?

Max Read · 03/23/11 01:28AM

Why isn't there life on Mars? Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has a theory! "I have always said, heard... it would not be strange that there had been civilization on Mars, but maybe capitalism arrived... and finished off the planet." Hmm.

Why You Shouldn't Steal Computers From Nerds

Max Read · 03/23/11 12:37AM

Don't steal laptops! And if you do steal a laptop, don't use its built-in camera to record yourself dancing to "Make It Rain," the way the fellow dancing to "Make It Rain" in the video above did.

Watch Jimmy Fallon Complain About President Obama to Brian Williams

Matt Cherette · 03/23/11 12:34AM

On tonight's Late Night, best guest ever Brian Williams stopped by for a chat with Jimmy Fallon. When the subject of conversation switched to Libya, Fallon got uncharacteristically angry/political and began bashing President Obama and his lack of communication.

El Chupacabra Is Actually Natasha Henstridge in Species

Max Read · 03/22/11 11:55PM

Everyone knows that the Chupacabra, or goatsucker, is a terrifying bipedal livestock vampire who lives in Puerto Rico. But what if... the Chupacabra wasn't real? And what if... it were actually Natasha Henstridge from the 1995 sci-fi horror movie Species?

Yelp Scolds Elite Yelpers For Degenerate Feeding Frenzies

Eater.com · 03/22/11 10:32PM

A tipster forwards us a totally insane email sent to New York City's Elite Yelpers - the frequent reviewers Yelp invites to special, free events (all of whom, it should be noted, must be at least 21 years old). It seems a Yelp staffer witnessed "absolute, abject terror in the eyes of a waiter" at a recent event who was "traumatized by the rabid ferocity with which certain guests attacked his plate of hors d'oeuvres."

Spider-Man Musical Claims Another Victim

Max Read · 03/22/11 09:48PM

I can't believe the news today: Turn Off the Dark, the Spider-Man musical, has injured yet another one of its actors. I can't close my eyes and make it go away! T.V. Carpio, who replaced the concussed Natalie Mendoza as the supervillain "Arachne," was hurt last week and will be sidelined from production for two weeks. Hers is the fifth reported injury, forcing us to ask: How long? How long must we sing this song? How long? How long? [AP]

Meet a 12-Year-Old Ping-Pong Ball Sensation

Blair Baxter · 03/22/11 09:00PM

This kid is only 12 years and old and he can throw a ping pong ball in a cup like nobodies business. He is going to be the hardest rushed freshman on his college campus and the future beer pong campion of the world.

Occasional Sex Might Give You a Heart Attack

Max Read · 03/22/11 08:47PM

Everyone thinks sex is so cool. Well I have news for you, sluts: Your risk of heart failure is more than doubled during occasional sex. Sex doesn't seem so "sexy" now, does it?

Kristen Schaal: Inside the Mattress

Marie Bardi · 03/22/11 08:00PM

Kristen Schaal premieres her new one-woman play inspired by a sight common to many New Yorkers - that of an abandoned mattress on the sidewalk. Says the hauntingly theatrical mattress: "I'm just glad I'm not made out of memory foam!"

Snooki Licks Cocoa Butter Off a Hairy Man's Back

Marisa Gladstone · 03/22/11 07:00PM

Poor, naive Snooki. Seems she just can't catch a break these days. Here she is, along with the whole Jersey Shore family, in a sneak peek of the new season of MTV's Silent Library.

Danny Pudi Shows Us Where the Magic Happens

Whitney Jefferson · 03/22/11 06:15PM

In a new video from Funny or Die, we find out exactly how much game Community's Danny Pudi has in the proverbial bedroom. Apparently, he's more into his magic tricks than getting the act done.