BOOM! Studios has followed up on their insanely good Darkwing Duck comic book series with another old school Disney Afternoon favorite. In celebration of such a release here's a favorite Rescue Rangers episode from 1989.

Poor BP is claiming that U.S. government estimates on the size of the Gulf oil spill are way too high, by 20-50 percent. Of course, the more oil that was spilled means more fines the company must pay. Nice try!

A German tarantula smuggler, Sven Koppler, was arrested Thursday in Los Angeles after a months-long sting dubbed "Operation Spiderman," in which Koppler allegedly shipped hundreds of live and rare tarantulas wrapped in straws to buyers in the U.S.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III — single, and quite the ladies' man — has pleaded with gossip-mongering local reporters to stop cramping his style because they're scaring all the eligible women away. And now he's spending Christmas alone. [Philippine Star]

We have 2 things in common with Ed Helms: perfectly pitched singing voices and a shared bewilderment of the people who would put themselves through the agony of a marathon. Check out his dissection of the 26.2 mile madness.

[Someone inspects the remnants of General George Custer's flag that was recovered from the Battle of Little Big Horn. Sotheby's is auctioning it off in New York next Friday. Image via Getty]

This video's vibe of happiness is so infectious that there's no way you won't be smiling by the end of it. It's a little bit NBC comedy-heavy, but a good mix of recognizable scenes from a variety of sources. Enjoy!

Ellen Sirot is a successful hand model. She is also a crazy person: her hands have not been exposed to sunlight for 15 years. It's for her job, but one wonders how her significant other feels about all of this.

This is the first Friday of the last month for 2010 movie releases! With that meaningless distinction in mind, we turn today to look at ballet nightmares, gay fantasias, and very bad Christmases.

Texas resident Aron Embry was talking on his Droid 2 smartphone when he heard a pop. He claims the phone had exploded in his ear. Embry was rushed to the hospital, where he got 4 stitches.

The second day of Senate hearings regarding a "Don't Ask Don't Tell" repeal went better for shameless filibuster-leader John McCain. But that's only because he fully embarrassed himself yesterday. But are the individual service chiefs really against repeal?

The White House has released the following video of its staff decorating their Christmas tree. Not bad, but just one question: is this where the Obamas will celebrate Christmas morning?

Kim Kardashian and other celebrities pledged to stay "digitally dead"—off Twitter and Facebook—until the Keep a Child Alive foundation raised a million dollars. But after two days, the foundation is still nowhere near that!

Word to the wise, when you're celebrating the Festival of Lights this month just know that Jeff Probst is out there playing Hanukkah Survivor and with his candle snuff handy no menorah is safe. Oh, and he's taking presents too.

[Real Housewife of New York Kelly Bensimon vacationing in Miami. Photo via Bauer-Griffin]

Your daily look into the twitterific lives of our favorite celebs.

Kirsten Dunst appeared on The View today (perhaps wearing a wig and / or looking very View-like). Barbara Walters retells the backstory behind Dunst's latest film All Good Things and suddenly starts talking like thiiis?

Today we heard that Bristol Palin, who wanted to get third place on Dancing with the Stars thank you very much, is deeply proud of her abstinence work. This made one commenter scratch their head in an amusing way.

Looks like it's almost naptime for this kitten and his best buddy! Consider this the perfect way to end the work week. TGIF!

Because Gawker is nothing if not a philanthropic organization, we're giving away two prints from the book Special Photographer, a collection of late, great Hollywood photographer Leo Fuchs' work. How to win one? Easy! Just enter a caption contest.