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The Party King of Scottsdale's $500,000 Christmas Fete

Maureen O'Connor · 12/22/10 04:18PM

Jason Hope is a Scottsdale, Arizona entrepreneur. He recently made headlines for throwing a $500,000 Christmas party featuring Ludacris ($100,000 performance fee) and Snooki ($17,500 appearance fee). Why would he do that? We asked his publicist.

Lost Alf Footage: Alf Says the "N Word"

Richard Blakeley · 12/21/10 11:51AM

Watch a "lost" blooper reel containing the iconic 80's wise cracking extra terrestrial puppet dropping the N-bomb and more. The footage comes from a YouTube user that bought the footage as a VHS tape off of Ebay ten years ago.

Lingerie Football League Game Ends with a Brawl

Matt Toder · 12/21/10 11:32AM

When the Tampa Breeze and the Miami Caliente of the Lingerie Football League play things always get heated. It's a bitter rivalry and their most recent game didn't disappoint. Tempers flared and the game ended with a brawl.

The Coolest Marching Band Routine You'll See This Football Season

Matt Cherette · 12/17/10 03:59PM

Some marching band routines are boring, sure—but not this one! Here's last weekend's performance by the University of Hawaii's creative squad, during which they morphed into a giant stick figure and kicked an equally giant football. Watch inside.

The 10 Most Annoying Christmas Songs

Brian Moylan · 12/15/10 03:19PM

Christmas carols can be beautiful reminders of one of the most exciting times of the year. They can also be horrible scourges that make you want to poke sharp objects in your ears. Here are some of the worst offenders.

Watch Cam Newton Read the Late Show Top 10 List

Matt Cherette · 12/14/10 12:42AM

Following his winning of the Heisman Trophy last weekend, Auburn quarterback Cam Newton stopped by the Late Show tonight to read David Letterman's Top 10 List: "Things Cam Newton Can Say Now That He Won the Heisman Trophy." Watch inside.

The Top 100 Videos of 2010 in 170 Seconds

Sarah Natochenny · 12/10/10 12:35PM

Between pranks, sports, tech, video games, singing, dancing, and television, there was a lot to choose from this year! Here are the Top 100 videos that became famous on the web in 2010—all in under three minutes.

Granny Gets Her Freak On at USC Tailgate

Matt Cherette · 12/09/10 12:20PM

The most exciting part of the USC-UCLA matchup last weekend had nothing to do with the game itself, because it was all about this red sweatsuit-clad granny who got her freak on—repeatedly!—at a pre-game tailgate party. Watch inside.

Gawker Dating: Uniting You in Awkwardness

Richard Lawson · 12/09/10 11:48AM

As something of a social experiment, Gawker is introducing a relatively lo-fi dating service! It'll take place in the comments, under the tag #gawkerdating. Leave a want ad, a picture, or both!

The Great Columbia Frat Boy Drug-Dealing Ring

Maureen O'Connor · 12/07/10 01:32PM

You know it's a good story when it begins with a narcotics task force called "Operation: Ivy League." After months undercover with kids who are reading the Iliad, the NYPD busted five alleged frat boy drug dealers at Columbia University.

Creepy Man Goes Through Bridesmaid Train While on His Back

Matt Cherette · 12/06/10 02:13PM

Did you know that, at wedding receptions, it's apparently tradition for the groomsmen crawl under the legs of bridesmaids/female guests? What's not traditional, though, is to do so while on your back. Watch this guy find out the hard way.

Watch Stephen Curry's Impressive Half-Court Alley-Oop

Matt Cherette · 12/01/10 04:16PM

Last night, the San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 118-98, but you wouldn't know it if you considered Stephen Curry's 32-point, five-assit performance. The most noteworthy of the assists? Curry's half-court alley-oop to teammate Dorell Wright. Watch inside.

The Most Intense Cat Fight You Will Ever See

Max Read · 11/26/10 02:08PM

Sure, you've seen cats fight before. But have you ever seen cats fight... to an intense, perfectly-timed action-movie soundtrack (Hans Zimmer's Alan Silvestri's Predator score)? I'm going to get Silvestri to score my next visit to the DMV. [Reddit]

Duke President Begs Duke Students to Stop Embarrassing Themselves

Adrian Chen · 11/19/10 11:54AM

Duke has an image problem: The school's most notable student is a co-ed who sent out a Powerpoint about every dude she banged. Now, Duke's president wants to clean up the school's image by making college students stop being idiots.

When Facebook CEO's Was Publicly Obsessed with 'Asian Girls'

Ryan Tate · 11/17/10 12:29PM

Mark Zuckerberg is startlingly young for a billionaire CEO. But he was even less mature in 2003 when, barely 19, he apparently set up a Friendster profile disclosing his taste for Asian women and dislike of books.