'The Daily Show' Botches a Camel Stunt

Jim Newell · 02/23/11 03:17PM

The Daily Show's coverage of the protests in Madison, Wisconsin hasn't used any of its rumored "camel footage" yet, and this YouTube clip may show you why. The show thought it would be funny to bring a camel to the protests on Monday, presumably as some sort of joke about how the issues there are so puny compared to what's going down in the Middle East. But Madison blogger Jack Craver got footage of the camel slipping in the ice and slush, moaning, and falling down along with the barricade surrounding it. Daily Show correspondent John Oliver briefly walks in front of Craver, too, suggesting he turn the camera off. Oh, that John Oliver! (Yikes.)

Bad Teacher Red Band Trailer: Cameron Diaz Sure Is Filthy!

Richard Lawson · 02/23/11 03:11PM

Here's a red-band (meaning: NSFW) trailer for Bad Teacher, a shock-comedy about a Cameron Diaz saying "fuck" a whole fuck of a lot. She's playing a, um, bad teacher who decides she needs a boob job in order to impress Justin Timberlake's character, who she thinks is rich. If he's rich and he marries her, she can quit teaching! But, of course, there's a problem.

TBD.com Gutted: Making Money on News Is Hard

Hamilton Nolan · 02/23/11 02:55PM

In your tragic Wednesday media column: TBD is eviscerated, a new WaPo ombudsman, media tweet beef, a bunch of HuffPo millionaires, Harper's Magazine is a case study of woe, and Fox News is your most valuable cable network without balls.

Glee: Blaine it on the Alcohol

Madeleine Davies · 02/23/11 02:55PM


It's Glee time everybody, but don't let that get you down. Last night's episode was all about the booze, so, to get in the spirit, let's all get drunk at our desks and recap!

Glee: A Slam Drunk

Brian Moylan · 02/23/11 01:55PM

Just a few weeks ago, I would have said Glee needed a twelve step program, but these days it looks like it's well on its way to recovery. Yes, the show had to get completely wasted to give us one of its best episodes in a long time.

Watch Caltech's Basketball Team End 26-Year Long Losing Streak

Leah Beckmann · 02/23/11 01:50PM

Last night was an inspiring night in basketball, even if you don't care about basketball. Caltech, a Division III school, ended their 26-year, 310-game losing streak in a defeat over Occidental College. The game ended at 46-45. Go Beavers!

Judge to Lohan: 'I Don't Care That You're Lindsay Lohan'

Maureen O'Connor · 02/23/11 01:04PM

In a cleavage-baring top and chunky jewelry, Lindsay Lohan reported to court today court for the grand theft of a $2000 necklace. Per usual, the appearance was livestreamed on TMZ. The judge announced that if Lindsay Lohan accepts a plea bargain—as her lawyer has said she'd like to do—it will have to include jail time. "If you plead in front of me, you are going to jail, period. If the case settles here, you will go to jail," Judge Keith Schwartz said. Worrying about whether the ruined starlet would become a "repeat offender," he asked for "additional psychological information" and made his lack of interest in LiLo's celebrity clear: