Some residents of Riverside County, California are up in arms about a proposed new mosque that they fear will ruin the view of tract homes and freeways, while breeding "Islamic extremists" and offering a safe haven to terrorist "sleeper cells."

Gwyneth Paltrow usually subsists only on kale. But sometimes she eats real food, and this is a news story. Today, she ate some real food. Did her flesh instantly sag off her body and pool at her ankles?

Rev up your typing fingers, B-Movie buffs, it's time to start freaking out on Sci-Fi message boards. Roger Corman is back in all of his campy glory. That's right, SyFy's Sharktopus finally has a trailer! And it. Is. Awesome.

Private juvenile jails in Britain use a guide called Physical Control in Care for handling troublemakers: "Drive fingers into groin," or "alternate elbow strikes to the young person's ribs," or "drive straight fingers into the young person's face." Ouch. [Observer]

[60 kilometers of the Autobahn outside of Essen, Germany are shut down for the "Still-Life" cultural celebration. 20,000 tables have been lined up along the road to form the WORLD'S LARGEST TABLE. Germans!] (Pic by AP)

Steve Buscemi's 2005 dark comedy follows the story of a failed New York City writer, Casey Affleck, who returns to his sleepy hometown to wallow in his own depression.

In yet another sign that American values are doomed, Fox News has uncovered the shocking truth about how detained illegal immigrants are treated in your country: They're allowed to play bingo! And they have access to libraries! Is nothing sacred?

19 year-old Arnaldo Eusebio was busted by cops last night in Manhattan with tagging gear. He tried to get out of it via a classic police bribe. Only he was really awkward about it.

Brooklyn yuppies are cooking up more than just artisanal pizza and nuclear reactors these days. Looking to cultivate their Great Depression chic schtick, "hipster kids" and "foodie enthusiasts" are making illegal moonshine. Ride the Williamsburg White Lightning!

Mel Gibson just sold his $24 million mansion outside of New York, and has put his Malibu home up for sale. He's told friends he's moving back to Australia, where his screams will echo across the outback. [Daily Mail]

The Obamas' Maine vacation has come to an end. Back to the grind, Barack.

Alleged drug lord Jose Figueroa Agosto was arrested yesterday in Puerto Rico, ending a 10-year manhunt and, like fellow smuggler Christopher "Dudus" Coke, Figueroa was arrested wearing a wig. He previously escaped from prison four years into a 209-year sentence.

Christina Aguilera is the poor man's Lady Gaga. Jennifer Aniston was spotted with a mystery guy. The Situation gets a sweet deal. Now that their sport is cool, soccer stars are finally getting some. Sunday's Gossip roundup is no troll.

It's been three days since BP's latest oil well cap was fitted, and so far no evidence of further leakage has been found. BP is hopeful the cap will contain the oil until a relief well is finished next month.

Denis Leary goes off on a number of musicians that he wishes would die, including Bon Jovi, Yoko Ono, and Barry Manilow. Only the great ones die young, probably because they couldn't put up with the Bee Gees either.

Kathy Griffin called Scott Brown's daughters "prostitutes." This was not a funny joke, and now Kathy Griffin has been called out by Barney Frank even though he's gay and Kathy Griffin is the world's most fearless crusader for gay rights.

In certain social situations, men and women are threatened by those they view as more attractive. Often, they resort to insulting intelligence as a defense, as Greg Grunberg and Janeane Garofalo do in this video.

A 30-year-old Florida man, Matthew Magnus, was arrested last week for unleashing his self-described "biggest penis in the world" on a crowd of adults and children several times. Police found him in his apartment surrounded by dog shit and cocaine.

Last night, the users of 4Chan.org's notorious /b/ message board declared war on the lead singer of an obscure electro-pop band. More than 12 hours later, they're still waging it. This is how the Internet's worst trolls work.

Recently freed rapist/filmmaker Roman Polanski, enjoying a paperwork mistake that saved him from extradition to the US, was spotted out for the first time today at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland to watch his wife perform. [AP]