Tanzanian Fourth-Grader Does Schwarzenegger's Commando

Max Read · 02/11/11 12:44AM

This is a video of a nine-year-old Tanzanian boy named Alex recapping the 1985 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Commando (the video was produced by Joe Sabia for nonprofit Mama Hope's campaign "Stop the Pity. Unlock the Potential"). And we are so conflicted about it! Because, on the one hand, aaahhhhhhh this is so cute. And on the other hand, it's like, Alex, hello, have you even seen Predator, because it is one thousand times better than Commando. [via Boing Boing]

Justin Bieber Is a Nail Polish Magnate

Adrian Chen · 02/10/11 10:11PM

For some insane reason, Justin Bieber his own line of nail polish called "One Less Lonely Girl." Actually, that's wrong—there it is completely rational: Bieber just sold 1 million bottles of the sticky stuff made by Nicole by Opi. Next up: Justin Bieber training bras.

Aziz Ansari's Arguments Against Gay Marriage

Kristina Grosspietsch · 02/10/11 09:00PM

Aziz Ansari reveals the most preposterous, and fascinating argument against gay marriage he's ever heard. Spoiler alert: it involves box turtles.

Julian Assange Has at Least Four Love Children

Adrian Chen · 02/10/11 09:00PM

From his bombastic OKCupid profile to his creepy love letters to a 19-year-old girl, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has some strange romantic proclivities. Strangest of all is his apparent obsession with littering the world with offspring. He's fathered at least four children with mistresses, and he boasts about it.

LIVE: American Idol, Season 10, Episode 8

Matt Cherette · 02/10/11 07:00PM

Hello! Tonight, American Idol is back with another always-entertaining episode (on FOX, at 8:00 PM ET). So, stop what you're doing, get in front of the television (and your computer, duh), and join us inside for our live-blog!

X-Men First Class: Portrait of the Mutant as a Young Man

Richard Lawson · 02/10/11 06:52PM

Here's a trailer for this summer's X-Men prequel (sort of?), X-Men: First Class, about what went down when Professor X and Magneto first got together and built their mutant school and stuff. It looks surprisingly good?

LeVar Burton: "There's a Shower in the Toilet!"

Leah Beckmann · 02/10/11 06:30PM

LeVar's endless enthusiasm circa '83, reminds us that it's the simple things in life that matter. Like, when you're riding aboard a passenger train and you discover a shower in your personal bathroom. "Oh boy!" is right.

Donald Trump Terrifies a Roomful of Conservatives

Jim Newell · 02/10/11 06:21PM

The first day of this year's all-important Conservative Political Action Conference, a summit for top Republican politicians and operatives heading into a presidential election cycle, wasn't dominated by Newt Gingrich or Tim Pawlenty or any other actual Republican politician. It was Donald Trump, the wealthy television clown, who stole the show with the blunt, meandering speech he'd invited himself to deliver at the last minute.

Prototypical Member of Liberal Media Elite Writing Roger Ailes Book

Hamilton Nolan · 02/10/11 05:40PM

Paranoid, vindictive, and possibly insane Fox News boss Roger Ailes has been sitting for interview with every elitist pinko rag in America lately. Now, the bizarre, crowning achievement: New York magazine's Gabriel Sherman is writing an entire book on Fox News, centering on Roger Ailes. The "insidery" media "story behind the story" here is, Gabriel Sherman is not the type one would naturally consider to be a friend of Fox News. Given Ailes' insatiable desire to shoot his mouth off with self-justificatory diatribes, this should be interesting.

Matthew Perry Wins Decisive Battle in the War of the Friends

Richard Lawson · 02/10/11 05:07PM

Chandler's new show premiered last night where Monica's old-new show should have been, and it blew it out of the water. Also today: lots of pilot casting news including TV roles for movie people, an interesting idea for The Office's future, and a scintillating blind item.

Tom Cruise's Favorite Toys Were Built For Free by Scientology Slaves

John Cook · 02/10/11 04:56PM

These motorcycles belong to Tom Cruise and David Miscavige, the leader of Scientology. Miscavige's is in the center; Cruise's Honda Rune is on the left and his Triumph Rocket is on the right. Those luscious, deep red tones were custom-painted by Scientology drones earning less than $1 an hour.