Pete Postlethwaite—who played street toughs, priests, and other beleaguered men in In the Name of the Father, Amistad, and most recently The Town—passed away in England yesterday. Steven Spielberg once called Postlethwaite "the best actor in the world."

MTV's New Year's broadcast began with the following clip of Jersey Shore's Snooki and SNL's Bobby Moynihan—dressed as Snooki. Inside, they discuss the year that was and get ready for the new year with a "training montage, bitch!"

After watching Kanye's new video for his latest single "Monster," did you find yourself pining for more, err, monsters? Thank goodness for the internet, who has rescued us once again with this mash-up featuring Sesame Street's best monsters.

This video of Bill Murray complaining (for nearly 8 minutes!) shot in 1982 includes gripes like "Who in the hell is thinkin' up this stuff?" and "I don't mind robots ...I mean, R2D2 was alright. He was a fine actor."

Placentas are nothing to be ashamed of. Four college nursing students demonstrated this, by posting photos of themselves on Facebook, posing with a human placenta. Their school kicked them out?! Say hello to a lawsuit, Johnson County (Kansas) Community College!

Can you guess what movie this image comes from? Check back for the answer at 4pm today.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger took up the time-honored tradition of hooking up friends on the way out of office by reducing the prison term of political ally Fabian Nuñez's son, Esteban, who participated in the murder of a college student.

[David Hasselhoff and his motley crew storm Australia's Bondi Beach as the former "Baywatch" star peddles some sort of consumer product there. Image via Getty]

Mexico's La Familia drug cartel has declared a one-month truce to prove they're actually the good guys.

Goldman Sachs and Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies have invested $500 million into Facebook in a deal that values the social network at $50 billion—more than eBay, Yahoo! and Time Warner. What's cool now, Justin Timberlake?

"Americans watched more television than ever in 2010." U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

Actress Mila Kunis and The Pagemaster star Macaulay Culkin have "amicably" broken up after a seven-year relationship. Guess he'll be "home alone" a lot more often, am I right? "My Girl"—more like "bye, girl"! And so on.

The Air Force has a fancy new camera technology, called "Gorgon Stare," which can "transmit live video images of physical movement across an entire town." Too bad it's basically useless!

[New Mexico has been unseasonably cold lately, which sucks, but it appears to make the sledding that much more awesome. Image via AP]

Anonymous, the loosely-organized band of hacker activists and vigilantes, has chosen its next victim: The government of Tunisia. (They've taken down its official website.) Why? In part, because it tried to block access to secret-sharing website Wikileaks.

Some 100,000 dead fish died in the Arkansas River, about 125 miles away from the 1,000 blackbirds that "fell out of the sky." So if anyone is wondering where, exactly, Jesus is going to show up: It's Arkansas.

The Zadroga Act, which helps compensate 9/11 first responders, was signed into law by President Obama this afternoon.

Are you one of those people who thinks Seattle is the most boring city in the U.S.? How wrong you are! Witness: A tale of semi-incestuous group sex, scooters, and murderous cousins—all in a Seattle carport.

Jamie Laou is a 17 year-old high school senior from Sydney, Australia who bears an uncanny resemblance to pop sensation Justin Bieber. This has made him an Internet phenomenon, with an elaborate Bieberesque fan culture of his own.

Actor David Arquette checked into rehab for "alcohol and other issues" on New Year's Day, according to TMZ. This is probably his best shot at getting his estranged wife Courteney Cox back. That, and, maybe, dressing like a normal person.