What do you get when you cross Jim Henson's muppetry with George Lucas-approved effects and the genius vocal stylings of David Bowie? Labyrinth, a bizzare/bizzarely awesome byproduct of the big-hair 1980s.

There was a three-alarm fire yesterday on a pier that housed Sanitation Department trailers, snow plows and employees' gear: "I lost everything, and I just did my laundry, too," one sanitation worker told the Times. Over 100 firefighters responded.

Oy. There really isn't a good way to describe how painful these six minutes are—really. Here are soon-to-be-non-BFFs Abby and Lisa performing "That's My Goal" on this week's X Factor. Oh, also: screaming, swearing, sneering, snarking, and punching!

Journalist Joe McGinniss moved next-door to Sarah Palin May to research a new book about her. Sarah and Todd got mad. But now that he's got enough pictures of the Palins' kitchen, McGinniss is moving out. (Kidding: He didn't spy!)

Last night, the blowout preventer that failed to prevent the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, was retrieved and handed over to FBI investigators. Some documents suggest a dead battery in the device could be partially responsible for the leak.

The New York Times found a Rockaway Beach man who personifies the annoying local barfly.

Associated Content is the Yahoo-owned content farm which churns out highly search-optimized—but barely-readable—articles on such topics as 'How to Find the Right Color Bathing Suit for Your Body Type!' They have a strange, clown-obsessed employee!

Bullitt is a classic thriller; Steve McQueen plays the quintessential plays-by-his-own-rules cop and it features his beautiful Mustang in an incredible, unrivaled chase scene. But, just because it's a classic doesn't mean it's perfect.

Kanye West's Twitter apology shocks a nation on vacation. Chelsea Clinton: smooching. Sam and Ronnie: Also smooching. Justin Bieber: dancing with Will Smith's son. Sunday Gossip Round up is like a flower petal caught in a wild stallion's mane.

A Goodwill store in Albuquerque, New Mexico received a bizarre donation in its collection box last week: a pistol, a grenade, some ammo and some weed. The store was evacuated until the bomb squad arrived and gave the all clear.

American hero Steven Slater, whose beer swilling, chute sliding antics on the tarmac at JFK airport made him an overnight celebrity, has officially been fired by JetBlue. The company gave no further details, but it's not exactly a surprise.

Performing at the Purple Onion, Zach Galifianakis tries out some of his new characters, including a baby with a facial hair problem.

The News of the World sent the New York Times a nasty letter over the Times' blockbuster expose on ethical breaches at the Rupert Murdoch-owned British tabloid. Their main argument: "Nyah Nyah, I know you are but what am I?"

Good news for death row inmates: The company that produces one of the three drugs used in lethal injections, sodium thiopental, has run out until next year. Well, except for Gregory Wilson, who will get Kentucky's last dose this month.

Good news for mutants everywhere: The genetically-modified AquAdvantage® salmon has cleared a major hurdle in its slow migration toward the inside of Americans' stomachs. The FDA says that the AquAdvantage® salmon "is as safe as food from conventional Atlantic salmon."

Tipster Julia sends in this picture of a raging fire at 12th Ave. And 57th St: "A bunch of cars were on fire." NY1 says this is a "Department of Sanitation Pier". Check back for more details.

So much like us yet so different. Monkeys who drink heavily make better leaders and are respected more highly among the group. Unfortunately Deputy Jenkins says that standard doesn't apply to humans.

Three time Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Paul Conrad died today at age 86 in California. He worked for over 30 years at The Los Angeles Times, and drew some of America's best political cartoons for more than 50 years.

Everyone's familiar with how businesses use our personal information to deliver targeted advertising online. But new developments in predictive analysis goes far beyond that, allowing companies to use thousands of points of data to make startlingly specific assumptions about customers.

A new poll suggests that 77% of Britons don't think taxpayers should have to pay for Pope Benedict XVI's £12 million visit later this month. No wonder, considering the Vatican has already banned all fun at the Pope's events.