Blockbuster—an anachronism in a Netflix/ on demand world—will be filing for bankruptcy next month, according to the LA Times. Fear not, sentimental veterans of many a "Blockbuster night" (making out): the Blockbuster brand shall not disappear.

The Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance already outlawed mullets, but the most recent targets of its anti-Western crusade are much cuter and more cuddly: puppies and kitties. Yes, there is a fatwa against pets.

[Katy Perry on the Today Show. Image: Splash]

In this clip from tonight's Pitchmen, the dangers of using contact-less credit cards were laid bare. The ease with which your info can be stolen is jarring, and the effectiveness of the inventor's protective sleeve is still unproven.

"There's a whole separate penis edit" is the answer to the question of the Chat Roulette promos that we've been asking. Eli Roth comes across as the "cool older brother" every first-time director dreams about finding in the film industry.

An orgy organizer (orgynizer?) in a small town northwest of London was recently attacked with a Zippo by her angry ex while hosting an orgy for black guys and the (white?) women who love them. Only in America England! (via)

Notre Dame dismissed engineering professor Oliver Collins (pictured) last June. So Collins filed a lawsuit against the school for breach of contract. So the school was like, "For one thing, all those porn photos you took with our cameras."

Tonight, Angie Harmon talked about how one of her close gay friends urged her to let the public know she likes gay people, after she recently came out as a Republican. Even her summer was filled with "gays and vodka."

Luckily one of her assistants came to pick the tykes up at school. This celeb lies to the media about not owning a TV and this former tweener is now a used-up, drugged-out mess. At least she doesn't have kids.

Kim Kardashian's search for an Emmys dress frustrates. Lindsay Lohan drives a Maserati after midnight. Taylor Swift frolics with a possible boyfriend. Heidi Montag worries about her face falling off. TGIFriday gossip.

This weekend marks the fifth anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast and left hundreds of dead bodies floating in the wrecked streets of New Orleans. To celebrate, Katrina hero Michael Brown is "speaking out."

This week, our "Meet a Gawker.TV Intern" series focuses on Lissette, another one of our fantastic team of summer interns.

Call it Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas for teens. The siblings experience an odyssey of joy, terror, and sadness on the way home from getting their wisdom teeth removed. Hop in for an epic journey.

This fall, USA Today will lay off 130 employees—9% of its workforce.

Freedom, the most groundbreaking book about white people since Jonathan Franzen's last book, isn't released until August 31. But Amazon.com reportedly put the whole thing online yesterday by accident. Anybody grab a copy? It's only newsworthy three more days. [Updated]

Although she admits that it is rewarding to know she is "making a person," Applegate admitted to George Lopez, on Lopez Tonight, that pregnancy is difficult and the side effects are making her feel like an unattractive "fat ass."

Three more notable Newsweek staffers are leaving: Digital GM Geoff Reiss, editorial director Mark Miller, and our own former boss and Newsweek Digital executive editor Gabriel Snyder. Layoffs loom; the magazine's stars leave; After crucifixion—resurrection? [WSJ]

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

Depressing fact: Somalia's 2009 budget, $11 million, was roughly the same as that of High School Musical 3.

Chinese pianist Liu Wei, whose arms were amputated as a child, plays the piano with his feet. He's a contestant on China's Got Talent, and says music, to him, "is just like breathing air." [Image via AP]