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Catholic Church Apes Hooker-Punching Pitchman

Ryan Tate · 04/13/09 02:12AM

Guys, he was just arrested barely two weeks ago for punching a prostitute he hired (according to the cops), after the hooker tried to bite his tongue off. Is now really the time to go bragging to the press about how many people your imitation of him is bringing into your Brooklyn and Rockville Centre churched?

The AP's War on the Web Reaches New Heights of Incompetence

Owen Thomas · 04/09/09 11:29AM

A vice president in the AP's Chicago office sent WTNQ, a member of the AP, a cease-and-desist letter asking them to stop posting the AP's YouTube videos on its website. Frank Strovel, an employee at the AP-affiliated station, raised a fuss on Twitter, the world's best medium for complaints. That won him an interview with blogger Christian Grantham. Strovel explained that he called the AP executive who had sent the letter, a vice president of affiliate relations, and discovered he was unaware that the AP even had a YouTube channel.

Obama Worships Our Saudi Overlords

Ryan Tate · 04/08/09 09:52PM

The conservative press is very upset at this latest Obama GAFFE, in which he does a subservient bow to the king of Saudi Arabia, or maybe just bends down to shake shorty's hand.

American Idol Has Dreams In Which It's Dying

Richard Lawson · 04/08/09 02:03PM

What's so amazing that keeps us wannabe-stargazing? I mean, really. What is so amazing? This season is so bland and undercooked. And yet I keep trudging back, grumbling away week in, week out.

An Amazing Rescue in Little Sydney

Ryan Tate · 04/04/09 04:00PM

"Bathtub IV," above, depicts an operation by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. Loutit filmed both patrols and training exercises; we're guessing this is one of the latter. Either way, the combination of clean beaches and highly skilled first responders only adds to the appeal of Wee Sydney as a vacation destination.

Howard Stern Fan Pranks Deadly Serious Fox News

Owen Thomas · 04/03/09 03:48PM

There was a tragic shooting in Binghamton, New York, as the shouty 24-hour news channels all hastened to tell us. One brave Howard Stern fan stood up against the strictures of seriousness and good taste.

Yes, Seth Rogen Has Lost Some Weight

Richard Lawson · 04/03/09 03:07PM

This week in press tours: Seth Rogen! Poor guy's been doing the rounds all week promoting his new movie Observe & Report and all anyone wants to talk about is that he lost some weight.