French Vogue Grooms Its Youngest Models Yet

Maureen O'Connor · 01/05/11 02:13PM

As we bid au revoir to French Vogue's controversial editor, Carine Roitfeld, let us spend a moment with the most controversial images from her final issue: kindergarteners in vampy lipstick and stilettos, languishing in bed and on a tiger-skin rug.

This Hamster Plays One Mean Synthesizer

Marisa Gladstone · 01/05/11 02:00PM

Consider purchasing a synthesizer instead of a treadmill for your hamster and you'll have the coolest discotheque on the block.

Mr. and Mrs. Blow-Up Invite You In for a Spot of Inflatables

Leah Beckmann · 01/05/11 01:54PM

Meet the Blow-Ups. Just your average couple with an appreciation for the simple life—and also for lying in the fetal position at the bottom of an inflatable rubber ball. Like Mrs. Blow-Up, we think that sounds good, too!

Stephen Colbert Tackles the Gold Standard

Whitney Jefferson · 01/05/11 01:47PM

Ron Paul wants the American public to be able to use gold and silver as legal tender—and Stephen Colbert agrees! Someone should really let him know that dropping actual dollars into the ocean doesn't create sand dollars, though.

Meet the Boehners

Jim Newell · 01/05/11 01:41PM

[It's a big Boehner day on Capitol Hill! Here's incoming Speaker John Boehner posing with ten of his eleven (less orange-skinned) siblings outside the House chamber today, before his swearing-in. Image via speakerboehner/Flickr]

Snooki Would Like You to Call Her By Her Real Name Now

Brian Moylan · 01/05/11 12:30PM

Jersey Shore heffalump Snooki told the Daily News that she'd like to be called by her real name, Nicole, now that she's a published author. Here are some good reasons why that will never happen.