Timeless Pieces

Keenen Thompson · 02/18/11 05:00PM

Anyone have an idea what time it is? I don't think any of you carry watches anymore. Luckily all of those hubcaps left behind by Detroiters have been turned into beautiful timepieces. Today we're giving away vintage hubcap clocks, from 8 Mile Creek Designs.

American Idol: Chicken Soup for the Soul

Madeleine Davies · 02/18/11 04:50PM

We're on to solo rounds of American Idol Hollywood week and that's legitimately a good thing! People bring intstruments, separating the men from the boys, the girls from the women, the real musicians from the autotuners.

The Most Fiscally Responsible Congressman Ever

Jim Newell · 02/18/11 04:39PM

You see this, leeches? If you want a handout, don't go asking freshman Republican Rep. Dan Benishek, who is a medical doctor. His staff didn't spend all its time making this banner and posting it to Facebook for people to not see it. "If you are here to ask for more money, you're in the wrong office!" Can he be much clearer? So don't even try, because it's not going to happen. Dan Benishek is not your ATM, damnit. Says right there on the huge banner in the middle of his office.

Help Wanted

Remy Stern · 02/18/11 04:30PM

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Gawker.TV: The Best Videos Ever of the Day

Whitney Jefferson · 02/18/11 04:00PM

Today at Gawker.TV, Justin Bieber gets shot to death on CSI, view Michael Scott's movie, Sofia Vergara's bikini-clad commercial from 1998, and a Michigan woman is furious that her mother wound up on the website "People of Walmart."

Texas Taken Over by Mescans

Hamilton Nolan · 02/18/11 03:49PM

Texas—for a brief period the most All-American state except for New Hampshire—has, alas, succumbed to the inexorable demographic tidal wave that continues to swamp this nation in non-whiteness. Says the Washington Post:

Paris Hilton: "I Don't Even Read Anything, Anymore"

Preksha Kumar · 02/18/11 03:30PM

Paris Hilton appeared on the Wendy Williams Show to blame the media for everything that has ever happened to her. Discussing butt implants and feuds with Nicole Richie and Kim Karsashian, Paris assures Wendy her life is rather boring.

House Votes to Defund Planned Parenthood

Jim Newell · 02/18/11 03:27PM

This is not surprising, and yet: The House has passed an amendment to the continuing budget resolution it's finalizing that would block all federal aid to Planned Parenthood. Even though providing abortions is a small part of what Planned Parenthood does—and is isolated from federal funds within the organization's structure, by law—the amendment passed 240-185. So does this mean abortion is over forever?

Lady Gaga Says She Was in That Egg For 72 Hours Straight

Adrian Chen · 02/18/11 03:20PM

Lady Gaga has been traipsing around for the past few days claiming she was in that damn egg thing she arrived to the Grammys in for 72 hours straight before the show. "It was a very creative experience, and it was time for me to prepare and really think about the meaning of ["Born This Way," which she performed on stage] and get prepared for the performance," she told Ryan Seacrest.

It's a Media Blitz Gone Bad on Parks and Recreation

Whitney Jefferson · 02/18/11 03:10PM


The Parks Department decides to go on a "Media Blitz" to spread the word about the Harvest Festival due to a low awareness among Pawnee residents. Things start to go bad when an Alta Vista search reveals Ben's secret past.

Anna Nicole Smith: The Opera

Madeleine Davies · 02/18/11 02:55PM

Sure, the life of Anna Nicole Smith is tragic, but did you ever think that it was opera worthy? Well, one composer did and, turns out, it's a hit.