[A Palestinian woman reads from the Qu'ran in Nablus, the West Bank, on Sunday. Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, began a little more than a week ago and ends in early September. Pic via AP.]

Michael Ian Black is a fantastic comedian and a supporter of President Obama. When a person at his show compared Obama to Hitler, MIB lashed out at him with a tirade of "fucks" and a little regret.

Season two of Jon Glaser's Delocated premiered on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim by changing from a "silly comedy" to a "silly drama" according to a new Russian assassin who is hellbent on breaking Jon's spirit.

You know that urban legend about alligators living in New York City sewers? Well: A baby alligator crawled out of a storm drain and took refuge under a Datsun in Queens on Sunday. So, now all urban legends are true.

Ohioan Richard Heritz was arrested earlier this month for smuggling marijuana into the Warren Correction Institution for an inmate. The thing is: Richard Heritz is 85. And the inmate who was supposed to receive the weed is his grandson, Gregory.

The tropical depression near Florida has been given a name—Danielle. It should become a hurricane this week.

Both supporters and opponents of the "Ground Zero" "Mosque"—a proposed community center—held rallies in lower Manhattan today. Can you guess which side started chanting "no mosque here" at a black guy wandering through the crowd?

Mr. Ferrara provides insight into the insidious, devious relationship between sex and the male ego.

Chilean miners, trapped underground without contact for 17 days, sent a message to the surface saying that they were all alive. "The 33 of us in the shelter are well," read the note, "and could someone please DVR Mad Men."

[The Situation feeds Snooki ice cream on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights. (Pic: Pacific Coast News)]

Phyllis Nefler has had a very long wedding season. But she's back! Join Phyllis as she soothes her bruised feet in a balm made of equal parts scorn, envy, and four-cheese artichoke dip. Let's score the Times' Wedding Section!

Amazingly, a rave in Los Angeles has resulted in drug-related hospitalizations and dozens of arrests.

A British woman, Melissa Thompson has broken the world record for typing the fastest text message, after typing a 26 word message in 25.94 seconds. The previous record holder typed the same words earlier this year in 35.54 seconds.

Yesterday, a museum in Egypt reported a $55 million van Gogh painting stolen. It turns out the painting was cut from its frame during business hours, and all of the museum's alarms, plus seven of 43 security cameras were disabled.

When people get fit it causes "permanent structural changes in the muscle," which makes them "remember" this strength. So, get strong now, slack off for 50 years, then work out right before you die. Your corpse will be jacked.

The Daily Mail is reporting 4chan users uploaded porn to YouTube. It's a year old.

At first glance, Snuff Box's Matt Berry is the perfect gentleman. Beware though, ladies. At the first mention of a significant other, Berry's demeanor changes.

Blasting "Born in the USA" over loudspeakers, opponents of the Not At Ground Zero Park51 Community Center took to the streets of Lower Manhattan today to yell at people and wave stupid signs: "Obama, your middle-name is Hussain, we understand."

We love tales of people acting stupid. All the better when they are doing stupid things amidst natural splendor. So this New York Times article about people being stupid in National Parks is delightful.

On Friday, Haiti's electoral committee disqualified New Jersey resident Wyclef Jean from running for president, and he issued a statement saying, "I respectfully accept the committee's final decision." That respect was short-lived, because he's now going to appeal the ruling.