Hairless Cats Like Water

Etan Berkowitz · 02/23/10 10:30AM

Most cats don't like water—and now we know why. Having wet hair sucks, but when you don't have any hair at all... water is awesome.

Your Cell Phone Now Stalking You

Hamilton Nolan · 02/23/10 10:13AM

Cell phones: they had such promise. Such wondrous potential. How have we, wretched humanity, squandered that potential? By turning cell phones into predatory ad-delivery systems. Corporations are literally stalking you, by cell phone. And you asked for it!

The Grossest Kids Game Ever

Robyn Caplan · 02/23/10 10:00AM

These kids are having so much fun going down this rubber slide. Little do they know they have played this game once before.


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Which Real Housewife Is Gay?

Brian Moylan · 02/23/10 09:55AM

Who knew one of our favorite ladies is hiding a secret? Is it Crackerjacks? Juggs McGee? Whoever it is, they're better off than a actress who fails at flirting and an athlete's wannabe-actress wife. It's all real!

America's Funniest Video of the Day: Laughing Gas

Zach Mack · 02/23/10 09:30AM

First, there was the viral video monstrosity that is "David After Dentist." But as anyone who's been to the dentist knows, that scenario is recreated all the time.

Prosecutors and Judges May Bone One Another in Texas, No Problem

Hamilton Nolan · 02/23/10 09:13AM

The Texas Court of Appeals ruled that a condemned man's execution should go forward even though the judge in his case was sleeping with the prosecutor. And the judge in question has an unintentionally comical rebuke, for her detractors!

Freeze Frame

Whitney Jefferson · 02/23/10 09:00AM

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

The Newest Hotspot in NY: Some Dude's Apartment

Ravi Somaiya · 02/23/10 08:04AM

Beatrice Inn and the Jane Hotel were closed by prissy neighbours. Downtown stalwarts like Lit and the Box face constant scrutiny from the city. So the newest hangout for celebrities (not to mention strippers and transsexuals) is a random apartment.

The Sexual Lives of News Anchors: A Guide

Maureen O'Connor · 02/23/10 05:56AM

Jeff Toobin's fetish is too-hot-to-print. Outing Anderson is a national pastime and Barbara Walters has more sex than you do. If gravitas, hairspray, and that thousand-mile teleprompter gaze are your thing, here's your dossier for meth-smoking, anal-fisting, camera-loving news anchors.

Subway Sodomy Cop Acquitted

Ravi Somaiya · 02/23/10 05:40AM

The New York police officer accused of sodomizing a man he stopped and searched in the subway was acquitted last night. "If you want to commit a murder, join the NYPD," the man, Michael Mineo, told the AP, referring to previous murder acquittals. Later he added. "Who's going to police the police?"