Today is the longest day of the year! And while you are spending it writing emails to Justin Bieber, or whatever it is you do, some of the most magnificent weirdos you will ever meet are celebrating at Stonehenge.

[The aurora australis, or "southern lights," as seen from the International Space Station. Discover Magazine's Bad Astronomer says it's caused by subatomic particles interacting with earth's magnetic field, which is almost as cool as our explanation, "Space Elves." Pic via]

"Washington insiders" tell The Telegraph that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will resign later this year over "frustrations" with the Obama inner circle. Or maybe he'll resign because he's tired of anonymously-sourced articles speculating about his job safety.

As though increased tensions with North Korea weren't enough, South Korea has found itself dealing with a crisis within its own borders: Embittered old people, demanding seats on the subway!

At least 46 were killed in a coal mine explosion in the Chinese province of Henan.

NYU's brand-new Abu Dhabi-based "sister school" will open its doors this fall to a class of 150 irritating overachievers. Poor Abu Dhabi. What is it getting itself into?

Adam Gadahn, the U.S.-born al Qaeda spokesman, made a sweet new "vlog" for his favorite American, President Obama! "You slither snakelike into the second year of your reign as a purported president of change," he said. Someone's got a crush.

Today, a strong tornado ripped through Billings, Montana, leaving several destroyed buildings in its wake. In this amateur video, we get an up close and personal look at the storm as it makes its way through Billings' MetraPark entertainment center.

Italian police in Turin have confiscated several thousand servings of mozzarella because it "turned blue after contact with air." This is the second-worst thing to happen to Italy this weekend, after drawing with New Zealand in the World Cup. [AP]

[Fires blaze on a mountain in Rio de Janeiro early Sunday morning. They must have been good luck—Brazil thrashed Cote D'Ivoire 3-1 in a World Cup match a few hours later. Pic via AP.]

Miley Cyrus knows she doesn't sound good live... so why does she insist on subjecting us to it? Tonight, Cyrus closed the MMVAs with a half-naked, breathy, shrieking rendition of "Can't Be Tamed," complete with a tribal theme! Video inside.

Guess who's bisexual? "A Thousand Miles" singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton, who told attendees of the Nashville Pride Festival: "I am a proud bisexual woman." Good for her! Bet that song is stuck in your head already, though. [NYDN]

Tonight's MuchMusic Video Awards (like Canada's VMAs, but worse/younger) are ripe with awkwardness. First, Miley Cyrus attempted to introduce Drake while bitching about her cue cards. Then, Drake refused to start his performance after a technical mishap. Video inside.

British newspaper Al-Quds al-Arabi reports that a U.S. Naval fleet passed through the Suez Canal.

What was going through the mind of Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army private who allegedly leaked classified documents to secrets-sharing website Wikileaks? Could it be a plan to transition from living as a man to living as a woman?

Ceding to international pressure, Israel will revise its blockade of Gaza to prohibit only weapons and things that could be used to make weapons. Presumably, formerly-banned goods like chickens and nutmeg will be allowed, barring advances in weapon-making technology. [Haaretz]

Bill Hicks shares his thoughts on the logic behind fundamentalist christian beliefs.

[What the hell is on top of Pamela Anderon's head as she leaves the Les Ambassadeurs Club casino in London.] (Pic Bauer-Grifin)

That whole uproar about Senator Joe Lieberman's bill to give the president an internet "kill switch?" He says it's all just "misinformation," and only wants the president to have the power to "disconnect the American Internet" when bad things happen.

Ideally, the World Cup would be a beautiful rainbow of humanity that showed how prejudices can be overcome through the universal language of sport. Why does France have to ruin this by being such insufferable Frenchy ponces?