Preppy fetishism: All fun and games till someone seeks damages. Kristen Kennis, the mysterious Benetton type on the cover of rock band Vampire Weekend's Contra, is suing the band, saying she never gave permission to use the 1983 photo. [TMZ]

There are points in the Dan Brown book that are interesting but ultimately full of shit. It takes the comedic chops of Futurama to give us a version worth watching. Here the crew discovers a secret in Da Vinci's beard.

[Workers examine the remnants of an 18th century ship found 20 or 30 feet below Ground Zero during construction. The ship is 30 feet long and believed to be from the mid-1700s.] (Pic Getty)

Earth had its warmest April ever this year. It was the warmest June ever, too: The average global temperature was 61.1 degrees, 1.22 degrees above average. But May was pretty chilly. So, global warming must be a fraud. [PHYSORG]

If all your friends jumped off a bridge from the roof of a speeding car, would you too? Please don't, seriously.

Did you all hear that the oil spill is over? BP put a new thing on the leak, so now the oil stopped. Alright! Except: this is just a test, and a lot of things can go wrong.

Tonight on Big Brother, someone gets evicted, we find out the saboteur's identity, and Julie Chen dazzles us with her robotic demeanor and weird blue dress. BUT FIRST! Let us get you up to speed on what happened this week.

21 people were killed an 100 wounded in suicide bombings at two Iranian mosques

You've all seen that spooky Social Network trailer with the choral cover of Radiohead's 'Creep'. The trick works on real-life Mark Zuckerberg, too. Here's the infamous video of his nervous breakdown at the D8 Conference set to the track.

Some scientists once said that using Facebook gives college students lower grades. Somehow we made it out of college despite a heavy Facebook addiction. Now, other scientists say social networking use use actually doesn't negatively impact grades. [Ars Technica]

Perhaps you've heard that smut peddler Teri Gross' filthy interview show, Fresh Air has been pulled from Mississippi Public Broadcasting's lineup. What offended a listener's southern sensibility Comedian Louis CK explaining why he always has sex with his shirt on.

[Tiger Woods whispers sweet nothings to the putting green today during the first round of the British Open. Image via AP]

OUT: Vajazzling, wherein female masochists decorate their vulvas with Swarovski crystals. IN: Twattoos, wherein female masochists decorate their vulvas with temporary or (shudder) permanent ink. Apparently there's a spa in NYC that specializes in this. [The Gloss, image via Shutterstock]

America's most charmingly corrupt congressman, Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel, has once again introduced symbolic legislation to reinstate the draft. So then joining the army would be something everyone has to do. Sort of like paying your taxes. Eh, Rangel? Eh?

As the iPhone's reception problems exploded into a major controversy, Steve Jobs was trying to enjoy a vacation on Hawaii's Big Island with his family, according to a spy who says he saw the Apple CEO at Kona Village Resort.

You know what every three year old needs? A weave, obviously! This is but universal truth in the Toddlers and Tiaras world, and in this clip three-year-old Kayleigh looks like she's having the (most painful) time of her life.

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When he marries Bristol Palin next month, Levi Johnston will enter the most awkward family dynamic ever. Let us count the reasons Sarah Palin has to hate her son-in-law, with an exhaustive collection of Levi Johnston's cruelest quotes about Sarah.

TONIGHT: Big Brother 12 is all new—and live!—as the first houseguest of the season is voted off (plus, we learn the identity of the saboteur). Also, new episodes of SYTYCD, Bethenny Getting Married?, Futurama and much more!

Nick Popaditch, "thick skinned" war-hero candidate, appeared on Red Eye to discuss the controversial political cartoon that ticked off some Californian residents. At the end of the segment, Popaditch takes of his patch and reveals his eye. Semper F-eye!