This little dog has some seriously spicy moves.

Frank Foer—brother of Jonathan Safran—is stepping down as editor of The New Republic, though he'll still write for the mag. Richard Just is the new editor. We suspect that maybe, just maybe, working for Marty Peretz is unpleasant.

Anonymous is taking credit for shutting down Mastercard's web site in retaliation for the credit card network refusing to process donations to Wikileaks. Mastercard says the shutdown isn't affecting transactions, but the BBC is hearing from merchants who say otherwise.

Noting their success at other grocery stores, Pittsburgh-area Walmart wonder emporiums are petitioning for permission to install self-serve wine kiosks that require an ID swipe and a breathalyzer. Makes sense, given Walmart's large and demanding wine-connoisseur/oenophile client base. Mm, Walmart-wine.

Modern Family's Ty Burrell shares his daughter's love for licking electrical outlets yesterday afternoon on Ellen. Apparently even Cayenne pepper can't keep this 10-month-old away. Those teen years should be interesting...

Having conquered all of America—from Oprah fans to coed buttocks—chicken byproduct purveyor KFC now has plans to double the number of stores it has in Africa over the next three years. Ohhh, in Africa, huh?

Paparazzi terrorize Britney, who just wants to shop. 12-year-old Jaden Smith gets his first bodyguard. Lindsay Lohan's driving privileges are restored. Milli Vanilli star works on weird comeback. Wednesday gossip makes a list and checks it twice.

She thinks this is her year for the trophy and she won't let bad press mess it up. This star's small fry fan base will be shocked when his sex tape is "leaked." Maybe his performance will get an award!

It's kind of creepy, kind of scary but totally awesome. Follow the free high five cam and its stalwart leader as he high fives random passerby. Including Cookie Monster. Buckle up and reinforce your wrist before clicking through.

The very-funny Rainn Wilson stopped by Conan and revealed his passion for Dungeons and Dragons. Actually, he did better than that. He brought along drawings from his younger years of swords, characters, and what he envisioned himself to look like.

A judge in Massachusetts ruled yesterday that a jury in a manslaughter case can be shown a video of an eight year-old boy accidentally shooting himself to death with an Uzi at a gun show. Jesus. Christ. It gets worse.

New York's angriest politician, Kevin Parker, was convicted of a misdemeanor for attacking a New York Post photographer.

There are pranks, and then there are pranks that could cause irreparable bodily harm. Hiding an airbag under layers of goopy cake frosting and exploding it in your friend's face is definitely the latter. It's also really fun!

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

Retired tennis great Pete Sampras had a "majority" of the memorabilia from his days as a champion stolen from a California public storage facility, including rings, medals and trophies. It's very sad, but why was that stuff in public storage?

China's beef with the Nobel Committee over its selection of dissident Liu Xiaobo for this year's Peace Prize has turned comical, with the government creating its own "Confucius Peace Prize," which will go to Taiwan's former VP this week.

A Queens woman claims two NYPD cops beat her last month for not picking up her dog's shit. She said that the pile they saw was "cold" and therefore not her dog's, so they arrested and allegedly beat her. [NYDN]

So much for the whole "Texas is reevaluating the way it kills people" thing.

Karen Lueders of Sheboygan, Wisc., has been charged with "felony mayhem." What counts as mayhem in Sheboygan? How about biting your husband's tongue off when he tries to kiss you goodnight?

A Japanese probe to Venus, missed its chance to enter orbit, and won't get another shot for seven years.