Michele Bachmann: Obama Runs 'A Gangster Government'
TPM · 03/06/11 08:45PMRep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) says that, yes, President Obama is running "a gangster government." And, yeah, he probably doesn't like America very much either.
A $240,000 Airplane Lavatory Heist
Adrian Chen · 03/06/11 06:17PMThe Soup That Will Help you Live Forever
Adrian Chen · 03/06/11 05:40PM
Frank Bruni has an interesting story in the newly-revamped New York Times Magazine about David Murdock, an 87-year-old billionaire obsessed with extending his life through diet. (He's convinced he'll live until 125.) Murdock eats impeccably, completely abstaining from red meat, dairy and booze and chugging smoothies made of "pulverized banana peels and the ground-up rinds of oranges." And he's still pretty spry, for an octogenarian.
Break-Dancing Ninja Assassin Aims to Scare You to Death
Richard Blakeley · 03/06/11 05:00PMThis master of disguise ninja waits silently and stealthy in a nearby bush as a bush just waiting to pounce into dance.
John Galliano's Sad Paris Show
Jeff Neumann · 03/06/11 04:49PMWould You Share Your Browser History with The Entire Internet?
Adrian Chen · 03/06/11 04:23PMPizza Man Makes Savory GOP Presidential Candidate
Jeff Neumann · 03/06/11 03:46PM
Do you know who Herman Cain is? It's okay, because no one else really does either. But he might be running for president! And he has some serious qualifications: Cain used to run the Godfather's Pizza chain. Mmm. And if that doesn't tempt your taste buds, the AP has some more info on this mysterious pizza man:
Real Life Mario Kart In Real Life
Lisa Gagliardi · 03/06/11 03:45PMWe've all imagined being inside our favorite driving game while behind the wheel. Here is what a Mario Kart track would look like if such a magical land really existed.
No More 'Booty' In the Bible
Adrian Chen · 03/06/11 03:15PM
Catholic Bishops have ordered that a new translation of the bible replace the word "booty" (heh) with "spoils" of war. "We needed a new translation because English is a living language," said one of the members of the team in charge of the revisions. So now when God comes down from heaven and says to Abraham that his wife has a "banging booty," it will be "banging spoils of war". Wait... that was part of the Bible, right? [USA Today]
What if Jesse Eisenberg Had Auditioned for 127 Hours?
Preksha Kumar · 03/06/11 03:00PM100,000 People Watched Charlie Sheen's Awful Webcast
Adrian Chen · 03/06/11 02:08PMFor about an hour last night, starting at 10pm, Charlie Sheen rambled live on UStream in a webshow called "Sheen's Korner." The most interesting thing about this embarrassing piece of crap was that, thanks to UStream's viewer display count, you could see people getting sick of Sheen in real time: At its peak, more than 100,000 people followed along as Sheen said whatever was on his mind and his buddies laughed at his unfunny jokes sycophantically. But as the broadcast ground on it shed thousands of users by the minute.
First Promos for Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom's Reality Show is Full of PDA
Whitney Jefferson · 03/06/11 02:00PMIf this trailer is anything like the actual show, Khloe and Lamar will be filled with hugging, kissing, rubbing, and laying all over each other. So get ready for a full-on love-fest when the show premieres in April!
At Least Six States Less Racist Than Arizona
Jeff Neumann · 03/06/11 01:39PM
It's been close to a year since Arizona passed SB-1070 — the anti-immigration law that encourages racial profiling and can land a cop in jail if they don't do it — and several states were supposed ride the wave of hate and pass similar bills. But, as Muzaffar Chishti from the Migration Policy Institute told the Los Angeles Times, "Now I think reality has set in."
Mummar Gadaffi Channels Charlie Sheen During BBC Interview
LittleMissSunshine · 03/06/11 12:30PMA $400/month Upper West Side Apartment Exists
Adrian Chen · 03/06/11 12:29PM
70 year-old Dorothy Williamson, a former Queens resident, currently lives in an Upper West Side apartment for $99/week. According to the New York Post, she used some weird legal loophole which allowed her to become a permanent resident at the Imperial Court Hotel where she was staying as a "tourist." (To the chagrin of the hotel's management.) Sure, the room is populated with plastic furniture and resembles a tomb. But Upper West Side! 79th Street! You basically have to have $1 million in the bank just to walk on the sidewalk.
Cyndi Lauper Sings for Angry Airline Passengers
Jeff Neumann · 03/06/11 12:21PMSurveillance Video of Lindsay Lohan's Alleged Necklace Theft Sold
Adrian Chen · 03/06/11 11:28AM
- The Venice Beach jewelry store at the center of Lindsay Lohan's necklace theft case has sold the surveillance tape that purportedly shows Lilo stealing the $2,500 necklace. This will likely screw up the trial, but Entertainment Tonight's going to play the video on Monday anyway. They've already released a few teaser stills, where Lindsay is seen trying on stuff at the jewelry store. According to the video's official website (yes, it exists) "The tapes speak for themselves." Are theft tapes the new sex tapes? [Radar]






