Breaking Bad dialed it back a notch last week, which meant it toned down from "seizure-inducing" to "cardiac arrest."

Linguist and activist Noam Chomsky was denied entry to Israel and the West Bank on Sunday, seemingly due to his criticism of Israeli policies. But who knows? It could just be that the IDF doesn't believe in generative grammar. [Haaretz]

At what point do you start feeling sorry for NBC? A Hollywood Reporter journalist journalist just used espionage to leak their new line-up before even advertisers had a chance to look it over.

Former Black Sabbath and Dio frontman Ronnie James Dio died today of cancer at 67. Ronnie James popularized the heavy metal "devil horns" gesture, and for that he deserves a place among the angels. Rock on, Holy Diver. [Photo: Getty]

An unsung hero has found an outpouring of support from concerned residents for a project in which he went through over 20,000 newspaper articles looking for the worst cliches. Here's what he found at the end of the day.

Hundreds have been wounded and 29 have been killed in clashes between militants and the Thai government in Bangkok. The conflict continues — though it hasn't stopped tourists. You can see some great on-the-ground pictures here, via @naelkung's Twitter feed.

Conservative David Cameron is England's new prime minister. But he had to form a coalition government, with Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg serving as deputy Prime Minister. This means Clegg and Cameron are gay together, like in Brokeback Mountain!

You think trend pieces in American newspapers are shabby? Try Britain's The Daily Mail — they specialize in scaring gullible suburban parents with stories like today's ridiculous and disingenuous 'expose' on drinking vodka through your eyes.

Alabama politicians have funny ads: We all saw Alabama gubernatorial candidate Tim James' atrocious "We Speak English" spot. Here is a funny parody of it, by SwordsComedy.

Harvard! Harvard Harvard Harvard. Havard? Such is the nature of today's New York Times weddings section. With so many couples of equal accomplishment, how do we judge them? Gawker wedding expert Phyllis Nefler finds a way, as she always does.

On March 24, 2009, Toiletdude7 recorded himself flushing a Universal Rundle Atlas toilet and uploaded it to YouTube. Since then, he's uploaded more than 183 videos of toilets flushing. We spoke to ToiletDude7 about his unusual passion.

The WHO studied cancer risk from cellphones. "The results really don't allow us to conclude that there is any risk," they said "But... it is also premature to say that there is no risk." Great. Thanks. [Reuters]

Ben "Big Ben" Mills has sold the story and pictures of his (allegedly) drug-fueled night with Peaches Geldof to the British tabloid News of the World. Hey, at least we didn't pay for it. [News of the World]

A 5.7 Magnitude Earthquake hit the northwest of Puerto Rico last night. No injuries reporterd.

You may not think it to look at him, but according to the Times of London the new Facebook movie depicts Mark Zuckerberg as a "ruthless and untrustworthy sex maniac."

New York, you are about to get a very rich neighbor. Here is a $16.5 million mega-mansion in Montclair, NJ with sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline, a tunnel, theater, pool, hot tub, and its very own website.

Widely regarded as one of David Lynch's greatest works, Mulholland Dr. is a puzzling neo-noir psychological thriller about an amnesiac woman and a young Hollywood newcomer, played by Naomi Watts.

For their back cover today, the Post had Mike D'Antoni FEELIN' LIKE A KING over possibly luring LeBron James to New York. Except they photoshopped his head on the body of famed New York Drag King Murray Hill. Har har.

BP have tried everything from hats to golf balls to try and stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Know what they didn't think of? Kevin Costner. Who may actually save the ocean like a real-life action hero.

Maybe you remember Alabama gubernatorial candidate Tim James' flag-waving "We Speak English" ad. This spot from Republican Alabama Agricultural Commissioner candidate Dale Peterson makes James look like a gay Commie terrorist. Dramatic music! Guns! Horses! Drawling! God Bless America.