My Pet Monster was more than just a Saturday Morning Cartoon in the 80s, it was also a toy... and a movie starring that "handsome" dude from Pretty in Pink? Yup.

Filmmaker Geoff Mackley from New Zealand shot an impressive video from the Marum Volcano on the South Pacific island of Ambrym of people climbing insanely close to waves of molten lava. Some of them get to wear cool suits, too.

Britain's Charity Commission today announced that Druidry is an "ancient pagan religion," and granted The Druid Network charitable status. The move makes Druidry the first pagan practice to be officially recognized in Britain as a religion. [AFP; pic: Getty]

Bill Maher vowed to release a clip of Christine O'Donnell on Politically Incorrect every week until she appears on Real Time. Tonight's revelation: O'Donnell was more than a witch—she dabbled in Buddhism and Hare Krishna, too! Video inside.

We used to make fun of kids that were different. Wasn't it better that way? Greg Giraldo could match wits with anyone, and he sure thought so. R.I.P.

[A couple huddles to stay dry while braving the rain from Tropical Storm Nicole in New York this morning. Image via Getty]

This has been a sad slog of a week for humanity, with suicides, overdoses, abuses, and intolerance of everything brought to the fore. Can we take a deep breath as we approach the weekend and think happier thoughts?

For your enjoyment, here is a time lapse of an empty field getting pounded by a lightning storm. Let's just hope we don't see anything like this in our area anytime soon.

CNN anchor Rick Sanchez recently went on an anti-Semitic rant, essentially implying Jews control the media. Well, CNN just fired him.

A professor has uncovered evidence that U.S. researchers intentionally infected Guatemalan sex workers, prisoners and mental patients with STDs in the 1940s. Now U.S. officials are stumbling over themselves to apologize. Not good enough, says Guatemala.

When asked about his new haircut, the Naked Cowboy announced his intentions to run for president. His politics are conservative, and one TMZ reporter points the irony of this considering that he walks around naked all day.

We're sure that Jersey Shore's Snooki, the greatest literary mind of her generation, needs no help writing her upcoming novel A Shore Thing!, but still we charged you with penning the first page of her book. Your submissions were genius.

Barack Obama named his former Senate chief of staff, Pete Rouse, to replace Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff today. What's this guy's deal? Well, he's a much quieter, behind-the-scenes type. And he's into cats. Really into cats.

As the uproar surrounding the suicide of 18-year-old Rutgers student Tyler Clementi escalates, prosecutors are considering whether they can charge the students who broadcast video of Tyler making out with a man before his death with a hate crime.

Humans rely on gadgets—high tech or not—to make their lives easier, and it would appear that kittens are no different. Case in point: the use of teacups as receptacles for their cute little kitten bodies to nap in!

Back in the 70's when mime culture was at its peak, Tom Bergeron (the host of our nation's top-rated show) used to be a mime. He once pissed off a biker gang during his act.

[Tyra Banks at a masked ball for French Vogue with "cheap FISHNET stockings I got n crazy store n Paris! I cut em up n made it y'all. N did my ow hair n makeup." Another bizarre image after jump.]

Last night Jay Leno reminded Morgan Freeman of some embarrassing McDonalds commercials he was in during the 70s. Freeman calls Leno a "dirty rat" and gets him to stop laughing with little more than a glare.

A new study from the UK shows that only users of potent "skunk" weed experienced short-term memory loss while high. Hash or herbal pot had no affect on memory due to prevalence of the chemical cannabidol, which mitigates THC's effects.

Rachel Zoe is pregnant, Adult Swim renews Childrens Hospital, Bret Michaels' new VH1 reality show, weekend TV marathons, and say hello to The Munsters (again.)