We already knew Tea Party-backed New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino is sort of racist, and definitely a hypocrite. It was only a matter of time before Carl Paladino said a bunch of homophobic stuff. That time is now!

Liu Xia, wife of jailed Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, told her husband of his award, and he cried and said, "This is for the martyrs of Tiananmen Square." Shortly after leaving, Liu Xia was detained.

Bob Woodward's new book, "Obama's Wars," said that Afghan President Hamad Karazi has been diagnosed as manic-depressive. On Larry King, Karzai denied this report, calling it "rather funny." But that's just the kind of thing a manic depressive would say.

We first brought you this adorable cat back in June, but the wonderfully plump Maru is back for more! He has found a new box and is here to show you all how to use it. Video inside.

Yesterday, Google revealed that for months it's been testing a secret fleet of computer-driven cars by cruising them around California. Now, video has surfaced of these self-piloting Priuses.

Afraid of flying? Well, here are some figures that should make that fear a little worse: Mistakes by air traffic controllers in the past year are up 51%. Don't worry, the FAA says that's because they keep better records now.

In Colorado, County Coroner is an elected position. For those not swayed by his small government platform, Arapahoe County Coroner candidate Jay Ledbetter included his wife's "To Die For" peach cobbler recipe at the bottom of his campaign flyer.

Are you in the mood for "an urban ‘Entourage' meets ‘The Hangover' dramedy"? Me neither! So slam your head against the wall and enjoy this grating "sizzle" reel for "Mouthpiece."

Not only is this video brilliantly set to the cover of "Creep" used in The Social Network — it is also a breath of fresh air for reputation-challenged Mark Zuckerberg. Now we all know who's CEO, b*tch.

The 33 trapped Chilean miners are arguing over who will be rescued last.

The New York Times this weekend profiles two female conservative commentators at very different points in their careers: crazy Upper East Side islamophobic blogger Pamela Geller, and crazy Ann Coulter. What can aspiring female right-wing blowhards learn from their stories?

[Temperatures in Moscow reached a balmy 54 degrees Fahrenheit today, so the clothes started coming off. Also, is that Nikita Khrushchev? Image via AP]

Since its Columbus Day weekend I thought we could use one where the colonizers get their butts kicked. One of my absolute favorite Westerns is Two Mules for Sister Sara starring Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine.

Rich Iott, the Nazi re-enacting Tea Party congressional candidate from Ohio, has released a statement saying, "This election needs to be about issues, not false character attacks." Sure. The issue here is dressing up as a war criminal, so yeah.

After receiving criticism from Anderson Cooper and GLAAD, Universal has removed a dumb gay joke from its trailer for the new Vince Vaughn movie The Dilemma. This is a huge blow to Americans' right to make dumb gay jokes.

North Korea's next leader, Kim Jong-un, appeared on live television today with his dad, Kim Jong-il at a lavish military parade in Pyongyang that observers say is the largest ever there. Tanks! Missiles! Dancers! Dictators! Sounds like a great party.

CollegeHumor put together an interesting scenario—the so-called "Ground Zero Mosque" throws in the towel, canceling their plans for an NBA-sized court and pretzel cart with three kinds of mustard...causing protesters to think twice about what they're passing up.

You've probably heard the horrifying story of the man and two teens who were tortured by Bronx gang members for being gay. Now, members of the Latin King Goonies are rolling over on the gang's leaders to clear themselves.

Ben Harper and Laura Dern: Splitsville, USA. Population: Them. Justin Bieber's new line of nail polish! Mariah Carey throws a birthday bash. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart spotted doing normal couple things. Sunday Gossip Roundup! It's here.

These recorded phone calls to Nobel Prize winners are pretty funny. German chemist Gerhard Ertl is rude!