Today in hallucinations turned real: A one-antlered deer ran through two stores in Laguna Beach, was hit by a car, ran to the beach, and swam to a cave. A police officer gave it CPR, and then it died.

Eighteen percent of Americans believe President Obama is a Muslim, according to a new poll. The same number of Americans have "had a ghostly experience." America: Where every fifth person is reliably crazy. (For the record, Obama is Hindu.)

Critic and scholar Frank Kermode has died at 90. Read some excerpts here, and essays here.

Did you know that the First Amendment gives every American the right to a nationally-syndicated radio show? I sure didn't! But I learned that it's true on Wednesday, when former governor of Alaska Sarah Palin told me.

A 12-year-old girl was arrested on Wednesday in Queens, New York as part of a huge NYPD drug bust that nabbed 42 other people. Maybe she was the ringleader! Probably not though, as drug rings are complicated and dangerous organizations.

Pamela Geller, one of the most prominent opponents of the proposed Islamic center near the former World Trade Center, says the treatment of the South Park creators is a factor in her quest to stop the center from being built.

Tonight, Jon Stewart exposed the hypocrisy of Fox News—and of its parent company, which just gave $1 million to the GOP—related to political donations and "money trail" conspiracy theories. Oh, yeah—Stewart also impersonated Glenn Beck again. Video inside.

Tonight on The Real World, Ryan Leslie—our favorite little self-loathing homophobe—was so busy! He was busy getting boners, busy being ignorant of other religions, busy becoming nauseous at the sight of a vagina, and much more. Videos inside.

The last U.S. combat troops have pulled out of Iraq. Here, a soldier from the 4th battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment dismantles a machine gun atop a Stryker troop carrier after crossing into Kuwait. Mission a—something? (Pic AP)

Here is a really cool video of a space shuttle launch (STS-124), taken from a tiny camera mounted on one of its solid rocket boosters. The booster separates at around 146,000 feet, eventually drifting to Earth via parachute.

Vermont Governor Howard Dean, who heroically condemned the Iraq war when everyone loved it, has now condemned the "Ground Zero mosque" as a "real affront to people who lost their lives." To be fair, he just likes condemning things.

Sometimes, movies contain no utterances of "Fuck." Other times, they contain a fuckload of them (hah). Have you ever wondered what the Top 12 movies, as measured by their "Fuck" frequency, were? The answer—via an awesome infographic—inside.

So, everyone's excited about the new Facebook Places, right? The Facebook service that lets you check-in, Foursquare style, at whatever hip Sushi bar/bicycle repair shop you happen to be in. Oh, and also other people can check you in, too.

It is strange that there will be no original Law & Order on TV this fall. In this routine, John Mulaney recalls all that he loved about the television classic, especially the late Jerry Orbach.

You've heard of Eat, Pray Love? Well, this live-blogging party is called Drink, Watch, Post. It only takes an hour and you never leave the couch—but it's a spiritually fulfilling journey all the same. Join us and see!

Warner Brothers cannot abide its cash-generating boy wizard's name being taken in vain. Especially when it comes to condoms. They're suing the makers of the Swiss condom brand "Harry Poppers" for copyright infringement. Google Translate, do your stuff!

Depressingly popular right-wing conspiracy theory site WorldNetDaily has dropped its own columnist, crazy-talkin' lady Ann Coulter, from its upcoming conference for her decision to headline an upcoming gay conservatives' party, Homocon 2010. How will Ann Coulter survive?

Mark Zuckerberg's email ghostwriter has ditched him. Who is going apologize for the Facebook CEO's privacy sins now?

Secret-sharing website Wikileaks is hinting that the Pentagon is interested in helping them release a new cache of 15,000 classified Afghanistan war documents. The Pentagon's lawyer did in fact try to talk to Wikileaks. Is the Pentagon going soft?

[Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's daughter Annie looks like she's about to go toe-to-toe with the paparazzi, who were staking out the family's Chicago house the day after Blago's near acquittal. Image via AP]