Cat Asks Man For Directions

Preksha Kumar · 02/13/11 10:00AM

When a cat gets separated from its friends, a passerby points it in the right direction and it scampers away without even a thank you. How rude!

Is This the Biggest Video Game Freakout Ever?

Matt Cherette · 02/12/11 09:33PM

Here's a video of a guy playing StepMania, which is like Dance Dance Revolution for computers. Standard, right? Nope! Shortly after he starts, our future Anger Management student begins freaking out over his mistakes—that's when things get good.

Sugar Gliders Compete For World's Cutest Duo

Madeleine Davies · 02/12/11 07:00PM

Forget flowers! If you really want to make someone swoon on Valentine's Day, get them a pair of sugar gliders! Or, better yet, sit them down to watch this adorable video.

Ron Paul Elected President of CPAC

Adrian Chen · 02/12/11 06:19PM

Ron Paul won the presidential straw poll at this week's Conservative Political Action Conference in D.C., with 30 percent of the vote. He beat out Mitt Romney and Chris Christie, who came in 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. Many people were not happy. Salon reports,

Hot New Exercise: Standing on a Jiggling Platform

Adrian Chen · 02/12/11 05:16PM

According to the New York Times, the hot new exercise trend is... standing on a jiggling platform. Apparently standing on a specially-designed vibrating platform may increase strength and stamina for short periods of times. From the Times:

Dancing Boxer Gets Knocked Out in an Embarrassing Match

Whitney Jefferson · 02/12/11 05:10PM

Usman "Uzzy" Ahmed entered in style with a lively pop track and many dance moves. Unfortunately, his boxing isn't as good as his dancing. He was defeated in a manner that can only be described as painfully embarrassing.

Cam'ron on the Bowery

Jeff Neumann · 02/12/11 04:30PM

Just before 3 am on Friday at the Bowery Poetry Club, a private Fashion Week kick-off party was starting to wind down. Hundreds of drunk partygoers had left or were on their way out, while several took turns puking and sleeping on the sidewalk nearby. But the dedicated stayed put, waiting for the night's rumored special guest, Harlem rapper Cam'ron.

New Single Reveals Lady Gaga Still Sounds Like Madonna

Adrian Chen · 02/12/11 03:50PM

Sure, her new single, "born this way," sounds a lot like Madonna's "Express Yourself." But it is absolutely unnecessary for people to create YouTube videos exposing the similarity via dramatic, side-by-side comparison. As if Lady Gaga and her team of evil geniuses were planning on scamming the listening public, confident no one would realize that Gaga's new single was rehashing a bunch of old Madonna songs—just like every Lady Gaga single. But then: The music detectives strike with their Youtube Videos of Justice!

Anonymous Hackers Launch Wikileaks for Normal People

Adrian Chen · 02/12/11 01:39PM

Last week, the loose-knit hacking collective Anonymous stole over 50,000 emails from security researcher Aaron Barr. Now they're launching the Wikileaks-style Anonleaks.ru, to make it easy for anyone to browse Barr and his colleagues' private emails. Want to read the excruciating love letter a security company executive sent her husband?