Today In Chain Stores: Everything Is Ending

Richard Lawson · 07/16/10 10:19AM

These are bleak days for American consumers. We have no money, all the malls are closing, and everywhere we look some trusted brand is being attacked or irrevocably changed. Let's take a look at the news of today's commercial decay.

Which Actor Is on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown?

Brian Moylan · 07/16/10 09:43AM

He can't handle the pressure of fame—and the drugs aren't helping. This actress doesn't seem to mind if her conquests (including this football star) are married. Hollywood sure is one classy place!

Pam Anderson Says Banning This Ad Is Like Forcing Women Into Burqas

Maureen O'Connor · 07/16/10 08:49AM

Pamela Anderson fights for her right to be objectified. Bristol Palin refuses to look at Levi's Playgirl spread. Which iPhone app did Oksana Grigorieva use to record Mel Gibson's terrifying rants? Lady Gaga house-hunts in the Hamptons. TGIFriday gossip.

Freeze Frame

Whitney Jefferson · 07/16/10 08:00AM

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

So, How Good Is Inception, Really?

Max Read · 07/16/10 07:02AM

Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan's new movie Inception is out today! Leonardo DiCaprio is in it. Ebert loved it. Rex Reed hated it. We saw it too. (SPOILER: It is totally nuts.) And we have some thoughts! Good ones, promise!

Judge Judy

Remy Stern · 07/16/10 05:00AM

Who: The meanest grandmother you never had, Judith Sheindlin—or Judge Judy, as she's known to the world—has earned hundreds of millions of dollars dispensing fake courtroom advice on her syndicated TV show.

Dumpster Pools Headed to Manhattan

Max Read · 07/16/10 04:15AM

Dumpsters that have been converted to pools will be placed along Park Avenue between 40th and 41st streets this summer, so if you're looking to dispose of a body in midtown you should probably check inside the dumpster first. [NYT]