Republican States Pushing Photo ID Voter Requirements

Jim Newell · 01/31/11 02:59PM

With Election Day three months behind us and new legislators settling in across the country, Republicans in many states are trying to push new laws requiring photo ID at the polls. The laws, they say, would prevent rampant voter fraud.

Arizona Will Shower Its Citizens With Guns

Jim Newell · 01/31/11 02:21PM

Now that the furor over Jared Loughner's Tucson shooting spree is subsiding, Arizona's legislature can resume the important work of making sure every citizen has as many guns as possible. What's in the state's "Firearms Omnibus" bill?

Portlandia: Put a Bird on It

Whitney Jefferson · 01/31/11 01:59PM

Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein took on the ridiculously cliché trend of putting a bird on prints, housewares, clothes—really anything a hipster could ever want. But what happens when an actual bird enters a shop like that?

Watch a Russian Man ROFL In Real Life

Kristina Grosspietsch · 01/31/11 01:28PM

After seeing his grandson's new haircut, this Russian man doesn't just type ROFL, he literally rolls on the floor laughing for a full two minutes. See Internet acronyms come to life!

Snooki and JWOWW's Reality TV House Is Shockingly Boring

Brian Moylan · 01/31/11 01:24PM

Snooki and JWOWW are supposedly hunting for a location to film their Jersey Shore spin-off. TMZ thinks it discovered the front-runner. The place looks really bland for these two. Maybe they'll paint it orange and festoon it in Ed Hardy?