Excited Woman Falls, America Laughs

Jon Martin · 03/09/10 02:30PM

Just as this family is about to recieve the gift of a lifetime, Mom trips and faceplants. Watch as she plows head-first in to some concrete. Ouch.

Lindsay Lohan Too Crazy (Or Broke) Even for Her Flack (Updated)

Ryan Tate · 03/09/10 02:17PM

Lindsay Lohan is "on hiatus" from her power-publicist Leslie Sloan-Zelnick, reports the website Crushable. So the actress will have to explain suing a taunting milkaholic baby and getting fired from an escort job on her own. She's a very creative communicator! Update: We've been told that Lohan has been on hiatus with her publicist since last summer and Sloane-Zelnick has been typically directing reporters to contact Lohan's lawyer instead.

True Life: I'm Ex-Amish - The Eternal Rumspringa

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 03/09/10 01:26PM

The struggle between family and identity defined the lives of the three twentysomethings profiled on last night's True Life. All from disparate Amish communities, the three were united in their quest to balance antiquated upbringings and their "real world" dreams.

Why Do People Keep Getting Plastic Surgery?

Richard Lawson · 03/09/10 12:57PM

This may seem like an easily answered question — people get plastic procedures hoping to look young and beautiful forever — but given a recent spate of cosmetic surgery horrorshows, we increasingly just don't understand why anyone gets "work done."

NYT Hires New Chief Flack

Hamilton Nolan · 03/09/10 12:49PM

Longtime NYT Co. PR chief Catherine Mathis left the paper for a less stressful job last August. Now the company has finally replaced her with Bob Christie, from Dow Jones, who is a fairly sane guy in our experience. Also perhaps he brings some scandalous Rupert Murdoch secrets? But probably not. Internal memo below:

Gossip Girl: Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?

Richard Lawson & Brian Moylan · 03/09/10 12:29PM

After a long, long (but not long enough?) winter away, our good friends from the Upper East Side have returned to us, dressed all in black and hunting for ghosts. There is no power in the afterlife.

Creepy Apple Wants Control of Your House, Wallet

Ryan Tate · 03/09/10 12:27PM

In addition to to providing your digital music, movies and "print" media, Apple would also like to be the gateway to your home and bank account. Meet the iKey, the invention that lets Steve Jobs mediate your most private spaces.

Census Rap Video Offers Hip New Take on People Counting

Frank Cozzarelli · 03/09/10 12:02PM

When I'm not practicing my break dancing routine with my homeboys, I'm often thinking to myself: "Gee, I wish I could make a difference, but how?" Luckily, this census rap video has shown me the light.