TSA Scanners: Coming to a Sidewalk Near You?

Adrian Chen · 03/02/11 07:03PM

New documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) show that since 2006 the Department of Homeland Security has been running pilot programs with mobile backscatter x-ray scanners (the same technology in those full-body airport scanners everyone's pissed about). That means driving the things around and scanning trains, cars—even pedestrians. From Forbes:

Guy Attempts Diving Into A Frozen Lake

Richard Blakeley · 03/02/11 06:45PM

Sometimes friends convince other friends to do some pretty stupid things, jumping into a frozen lake it just one freezing and painful example.

Listen to Kim Kardashian's New Single "Jam"

Whitney Jefferson · 03/02/11 06:20PM

Well now! It's highly-autotuned and incredibly repetitive, but we'll let you decide exactly how you feel about Kim's musical debut. Let's just say we think this song could be a follow-up to the Jersey Shore's Angelina and her musical debut.

The Dude Abides When Tron Meets The Big Lebowski

Whitney Jefferson · 03/02/11 06:00PM

This parody may be one of the best-produced spoofs we've seen. Complete with glowing bowling alleys, glowing beer, and even a glowing bong—the two very-separate worlds truly collide.

Theodora Richards Busted for Graffiti, Drugs

Remy Stern · 03/02/11 05:37PM

Theodora Richards, one of Keith Richards's perpetually nude model/socialite daughters, was arrested in New York last night for tagging "T♥A" on a Soho building with a paint marker. She was taken into custody, and when searched by the cops, weed and Xanax was discovered.

Snarling Demon Dog Battles Humans For Food in Sweltering Hell-State

Hamilton Nolan · 03/02/11 05:29PM

In the sun-scorched cauldron of violence and hatred that is Arizona, humans are no longer able to procure sustenance without fighting off rabid beasts driven half-mad by the incessant, life-sucking heat. A family in Yuma arrived home and opened their door, only to be overtaken by a black dog rushing past them into the artificial sanctuary of their air-conditioned apartment, made cool by burning vast quantities of fossil fuels which will, ironically, cause our dying planet to become even hotter over time. The interspecies showdown quickly devolved:

Channing Tatum Will Never Grow Up

Richard Lawson · 03/02/11 05:13PM

Not if he gets his way in his next movie he won't. Also today: pilot casting including roles for an old WB favorite and a new CW regular, Tom Hanks and Tim Allen hop aboard the lucrative theme park ride adaptation movie racket, and Christina Aguilera gets her sentence.