Chinese Boob Clamp Ad Mesmerizes All

Maureen O'Connor · 03/04/11 03:24PM

Watching this ad for a "Chinese boob clamp" that is actually just a corset (Although maybe corsets should be called woman clamps?) I find myself entranced by the recurring image of breasts mushing together, then falling back apart. Faces lighting up with joy, then hanging with shame. Is this what it's like to be a straight man?

Game of Thrones Might Be HBO's Riskiest Series Yet

Richard Lawson · 03/04/11 02:46PM

HBO recently released a new trailer for its upcoming fantasy series Game of Thrones and today announced that they're airing a fifteen minute clip of the first episode on April 3rd. So the full PR roll-out has officially kicked into high gear, and while clips and photos indicate that it's certainly grand and gorgeous looking, can it ultimately work as a series?

Wisconsin Police Tackle State Lawmaker Entering the Capitol

Jim Newell · 03/04/11 02:12PM

Pity the overworked police officers of Madison, Wisconsin, who must be completely exhausted after monitoring around-the-clock protests for weeks while getting different orders every three seconds — clear the Capitol, reopen the Capitol, take senators into custody if they ever step foot in the state they represent, clear the Capitol, and so on — depending on Gov. Scott Walker's mood. So maybe it was this constant state of confusion that led some officers to tackle a Democratic lawmaker as he was trying to reach his Capitol office last night.

Jersey Shore: Toilet Bowl of Terror

Brian Moylan · 03/04/11 02:00PM

Sometimes Jersey Shore, the most important sociological experiment of our time, is all about shit. Not the normal shit about Sammi and Ronnie breaking up, Snooki getting wasted, and The Situation hooking up with some girl that smells like cheese. It is about actual, literal shit.

1 in 3 Art Students Can't Tell Famous Paintings from Paintings by Monkeys

Maureen O'Connor · 03/04/11 01:56PM

Psychologists at Boston University paired paintings by famous abstract expressionists with paintings by a child, monkey, chimpanzee, gorilla, and elephant. They presented the images side by side and asked students to judge which painting was of higher quality. One-third of the time, the art students chose the work of children and animals. At least they did better than a coin toss would!

Archer: Do You Not?

Whitney Jefferson · 03/04/11 01:30PM


This week on Archer, trusty accountant Cyril (who is voiced by Chris Parnell, in case you forgot) goes sells out ISIS for a measly $50,000 dollars. As a result, we're given a few flashbacks into Cyril's sad past.

Martha Stewart Tells Conan O'Brien That She's "Mellowed"

Whitney Jefferson · 03/04/11 01:10PM

During a fantastic cooking segment about Mardi Gras—so fantastic that they arrived on stage in a giant float—Conan was trying hard to aggravate Martha. "Go on Conan, do whatever you want—I've mellowed." Say it isn't so!

The Eastern Panther is Extinct

Adrian Chen · 03/04/11 01:08PM

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has has determined that the legendary Eastern Panther (also known as the eastern cougar, puma, catamount and mountain lion) is extinct, and likely has been since the 1930s. There have been numerous reported sightings throughout the years, but the FWS says they were other species, "including South American cats that had either escaped from captivity or were released to the wilderness as well as wild cougars from Western states that had migrated east."

Living in a Trailer Park in Aspen Costs $500,000

Maureen O'Connor · 03/04/11 12:46PM

Good news from today's Wall Street Journal: "The lowest-priced single-family home on the market in Aspen is listed for $559,000. It's located in a trailer park." The median single-family dwelling in Aspen costs $4.6 million. That's a higher price than the median single-family home in any other city in the nation.