A dog in a hat and wig, whose name is Lupita and who looks fearful for its life, sits atop a handmade palanquin of sorts, decorated in other hats and garb. Lupita was a contestant in today's Fiesta Pooch parade in San Antonio, to her dismay. Via Eric Gay/AP

The Hollywood Reporter reports (rather, it Hollywood reports) that Steven Spielberg is attached to direct an adaptation of Roald Dahl's The BFG for DreamWorks.

A woman who struck three teens on bikes while driving her SUV, killing one and injuring the others, is now suing the deceased teen, his family, and the other two boys. She is claiming $1.35 million in damages for her psychological suffering.

Chris Plaskon, the 16-year-old student at Jonathan Law High School who is charged with stabbing fellow student Maren Sanchez for denying his prom proposal, is likely to be tried as an adult in the forthcoming trial, his lawyer says.

I thought I'd never see my cult leader again.

Great! Now do it wearing all of Chandler's clothes!

For years and years, the NBA, which depends on the labor of black athletes and the goodwill of black fans, has tried to ignore the well-documented fact that Donald Sterling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, is unambiguously and actively racist (in addition to being a lawbreaker and all-around degenerate).

British Pathé, the enormous newsreel archive that has previously shared reported clips on everything from Beatlemania to Arnold Schwarzenegger, uploaded its entire collection of historical footage to its YouTube channel this week, all digitized in pristine HD format for your viewing pleasure.

A bill to encourage California schools to teach students about the racial significance of Barack Obama's presidency is headed to the state Senate after passing the Assembly with unanimous bipartisan support on Thursday.

A new study claims that dogs release the same "love hormone" (oxytocin) that humans do when they're excited about a new relationship. How sweet! Even more reason for your friend to get one! (You would, but sadly your apartment doesn't allow it.)

A woman in High Point, N.C. died in a car crash yesterday after her car veered onto the median and into an oncoming truck. Investigators claim that the crash was a result of her posting about Pharrell's "Happy" to her Facebook page.

Fans of all things miniature, unite: a tiny-ass deer—a baby Java mouse-deer to be precise—was born in Spain. There are only around 43 of the rare, hamster-sized creatures in Europe, and they are known to be "fiercely intelligent."

President Barack Obama arrived in Malaysia today for economic and security talks with Prime Minister Najib Razak. He is the first US president to visit the country since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966.

I didn't fully appreciate the 23-year-old white rapper from Australia who goes by the name of Iggy Azalea until I realized earlier this week that she's a drag queen.

A reader writes in response to an item earlier today:

The U.S. attorney in New York is reportedly preparing to indict Rep. Michael Grimm for alleged campaign finance violations. Grimm, a Republican congressman from New York, is best known for threatening to break a reporter in half after this year's State of the Union address.

Attendees wait to register for the National Rifle Association's annual convention on Friday in Indianapolis. Image via AJ Mast/AP.

The New York Times Magazine has a new article up about the 1975 killing of Anna Mae Aquash. Two people were convicted of that crime in 2004 and 2010, but Eric Konigsberg's article is entitled "Who Killed Anna Mae?" because it advances the theory that the murder happened on orders from people inside the American Indian Movement, the indigenous civil rights movement of which Aquash was a prominent part.

Meet "the only licensed firearms dealer in America running for Congress," and by his own account, maybe the only congressional candidate "who will stand up to Obama" with a cannon if necessary, which it won't be, if only you'll vote for him.