Andrea Peyser warns of "narrow-minded racism that rules a network," one with "a culture not of inclusion and acceptance, but one of fear." We commend her for calling out Fox News...oh, this is supposed to be about NPR? Huh. [NYP]

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

The search for Chhewang Nima, a Nepalese sherpa famous for climbing Mt. Everest 19 times, was called off today on Mt. Baruntse in the Himalayas. Nima was caught in an avalanche on Saturday and hasn't been seen since.

19-year-old Jennifer Mee, who in 2007 was made famous for hiccuping 50 times a minute for five weeks straight, has been charged with first degree murder in Florida. Mee and two other girls allegedly killed someone during a botched robbery.

Residents of southern Exmoor today are mourning the death of "The Emperor" — a 300-pound, nine-foot tall red deer, who was gunned down by a savage hunter. Experts say he was Britain's biggest wild animal. The Emperor was around 12-years-old.

Who: Possibly the most famous—and most overexposed—chef in New York, Batali is the carrot-topped maestro of Italian cuisine behind such eateries as Babbo, Lupa, Esca, Otto, and Del Posto. His most recent venture is Eataly, the massive Italian food marketplace that opened in August 2010.

This is just unbelievable: A new study in the medical journal Pediatrics found that 52 percent of teens were more likely to test positive for cocaine than they were to admit they use it. Kids lie about using drugs?! [CNN]

Did you know that we are ruled by the New Elite, a category of alleged "humans" so disconnected from mainstream America that they haven't even heard of Branson, Missouri? It's true! The Washington Post says so! You could be one!

San Francisco-based "tracking company" RapLeaf probably has an "extraordinarily intimate" dossier about you—one that potentially includes your income range, your politics, and your "interests" in topics like "adult entertainment." And it might all be under your real name.

Is Bert, a yellow puppet who teaches children about friendship and counting on the show Sesame Street, gay with other, uh, male, I guess, puppets? Did he come out of the puppet-closet on Twitter? The Los Angeles Times investigates.

According to a new report, oil giant BP spent some $18,000 on the campaigns of climate legislation-blocking senators like James Inhofe. But don't worry! They also spent $7,000 on non-climate-legislation-blocking senators. So, they own almost everyone.

[A full moon rises in Kansas City, Missouri, wearing its "sexy moon" Halloween costume. Photo via AP.]

The Manchester Union Leader, the biggest paper in New Hampshire, is refusing to run notices for gay weddings. Even though gay marriage is legal in New Hampshire. I guess they're hoping if they ignore it, gay marriage will go away?

San Diego's Catholic Diocese released around 10,000 pages of documents relating to abuse perpetuated by 48 priests.

Librarian Graham Barker has 22.1 grams of belly button lint in jars at his home. (It's all his own; don't worry.) Does this make him one of the grossest people alive, or does it make him a world record holder?

Mark Watson stammers from word to word, but the observations he makes about traveling to Australia make you realize how much can get lost between two English-speaking countries. Why is Britain such a sarcastic country?

Did you know that President Bill Clinton's hero is Hustler publisher Larry Flynt? Well he is! That is, according to Larry Flynt, who says the former president told him so once. In Las Vegas, no less!

Last week, Google admitted that their Street View cars scooped up emails and passwords from Wi Fi networks as they cruised around. The company is "mortified," and has implemented changes it says will improve data security among its employees.

Every year Tompkins Square Park hosts the annual Halloween Dog Parade. There's always some really great costumes, and this year was no different: Antoine Dodson, bedbugs and iPads were all represented. BuzzFeed editor Matt Stopera has some good ones.

Someone used the make-your-own-animation web tool to create this scathing (and commendable) video. "You know there are more people in law school right now than there are lawyers on the entire planet? Think about that." - St. Elmo's Fire (1985)