Kids React to Popular YouTube Stars

Lisa Gagliardi · 03/07/11 10:15AM

We know kids tell it like it is, so the Fine Brothers gathered a group of kids to get their take on some of today's notable YouTube stars.

Jesus People Have Infiltrated Your Frat House

Hamilton Nolan · 03/07/11 10:07AM

Have your fraternity brothers been acting a bit...odd lately? Have you noticed something a little...strange about your sorority sisters? We don't want to alarm, but we have to be honest: your bros may be involved in Jesus.

DC Hip Hop Awards Degenerate Into Brawl

Hamilton Nolan · 03/07/11 09:15AM

For decades now, Washington DC has struggled to put itself on the hip hop map. For decades, the city's hip hop scene has fought to be counted alongside Philly's and New York's and Miami's and Atlanta's as a real player on the East Coast. For decades, DC has worked to prove that it's more than go go music and gunshots. And it's made incremental progress. But the massive brawl that spoiled the DMV Awards Saturday night probably won't help.

Freeze Frame

Whitney Jefferson · 03/07/11 09:00AM

Can you guess what movie this image comes from? Check back for the answer at 4pm today.

Pickpockets Mourn the End of an Era

Jeff Neumann · 03/07/11 06:37AM

Once upon a time, pickpockets were somewhat revered for their craft. Or, at least according to former pickpockets. There were even schools where they could sharpen their skills. But surveillance technology and the widespread use of credit cards caught up with them, and pickpocketing has been on a steady decline for the last 20 or so years.

Humans May Have Been Shrooming for 9,000 Years

Max Read · 03/07/11 01:13AM

Analysis of cave paintings in Spain and Algeria has led some researchers to believe that human beings have been discovering the unified nature of consciousness for at least 6,000 years in Europe, and as many as 9,000 years elsewhere.

Dog Eats Off Owner's Toes as He Sleeps

Max Read · 03/07/11 12:30AM

Do you have a dog? Have you taken any naps lately? Quick, count your toes! Because—if your dog is anything like this Shiba Inu in Oregon—some of them might be missing:

An NYPD Helicopter's View of 9/11

Max Read · 03/06/11 11:04PM

This is the World Trade Center attacks, as seen from an NYPD helicopter. I'm not sure I can do it justice, except to say that it's among the most transfixing 17 minutes of video I've ever seen. The clip was originally obtained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Freedom of Information Act for their investigation into the attacks, and anonymously sent, released, along with several still photographs taken from another helicopter, to the secret-sharing website Cryptome by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to fulfill a Freedom of Information Act request. You can download the photos here.

Meet Alvin Wong, the Happiest Man in America

Max Read · 03/06/11 09:32PM

What does it take to be the happiest man in America? "Friendship," you might say. "Trust." Ha!. The real secret to happiness being a tall, married, business-owning Asian-American Jewish man living in Hawaii. Like Alvin Wong!

Jim Carrey on Impulses

Marisa Gladstone · 03/06/11 09:00PM

Jim Carrey talks about everyday impulses, and how hard it is for him to fight them off.

Andy Rooney Hates E-Books

Gawker.TV · 03/06/11 08:57PM

It had been a little while since 60 Minutes had graced us with a show-ending Andy Rooney segment, but tonight, everyone's favorite senile curmudgeon was back—and complaining about something, naturally. Tonight's victim? The confusing, evil, soul-destroying e-book! [Gawker.TV]