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Donald Trump Joins Michele Bachmann for Telephone Shoutfest

Jim Newell · 10/17/11 01:00PM

Donald Trump only picks winners, according to Donald Trump. He is so busy picking winners that he has no time to hang out with losers. So... that's why he's joining destroyed presidential candidate Michele Bachmann for her campaign's "tele-townhall" today? A winning move, by all measures.

Guy Fieri Accused of Harassing Women, Disliking Gays

Richard Lawson · 10/17/11 12:00PM

The Food Network's resident lightning strike victim Guy Fieri, host of the popular carb porn show Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, is, shockingly, a complete jerk. According to one alt weekly anyway.

Herman Cain Sings About Pizza to the Tune of 'Imagine'

Jim Newell · 10/17/11 11:54AM

You know all of those dumb jokes about how Herman Cain, former Godfather's Pizza CEO, just thinks about pizza all the time? Well here's Herman Cain himself making one of them 20 years ago at the Omaha Press Club. The difference is that his joke — a performance of John Lennon's commie song "Imagine" but with lyrics about pizza — is rather well plotted!

Occupy Wall Street Is Armed with Cash

Adrian Chen · 10/17/11 11:15AM

In just one month, Occupy Wall Street organizers have raised nearly $300,000 thanks to online and in-person donations. And that's in addition to the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been secretly donated by George Soros and Stalin's ghost.

Foolish Young People Don't Hate Work Yet

Hamilton Nolan · 10/17/11 10:33AM

Young people: will they ever stop evincing their painful ignorance of life's fundamentally tragic nature? Everybody old enough to pay taxes and be killed in a foreign war should understand that what we call "life" is nothing but an endless treadmill of mind-numbing and unfulfilling work followed shortly thereafter by the loss of one's mental faculties, and death.

Which Married Actor Got One of His Exes Pregnant?

Brian Moylan · 10/17/11 10:14AM

This actor's marriage is on the rocks because he got an old girlfriend knocked up. This rapper is having unprotected sex with fans and this actress is paying for her sister's medical bills. Are they for prenatal care?

Dancing Teens Slain by Robots

Richard Lawson · 10/17/11 09:55AM

Though they had spirit and moxie and other youthful energies on their side, the kids of Footloose proved no match for Real Steel's battle bots in the box office arena. RIP, Ren.

Keeping Track of All the Facebook Anti-Tracking Lawsuits

Lauri Apple · 10/17/11 09:07AM

Facebook's tracking scandal has mushroomed into a niche industry of sorts for privacy lawyers. The company now faces at least nine suits filed by people who oppose the company's use of cookie technology that tracks users' online activity even after they've logged out of their accounts. Expect a few more suits to follow.

Seven Billion by Halloween

Lauri Apple · 10/17/11 06:10AM

That's the UN Population Fund's latest global population projection, which confirms population predictions made earlier this year. As you might have noticed, our species hasn't been making jobs like we've been making babies, which presents some issues. Don't worry, though: catastrophe's not necessarily inevitable. Not even in this global economic climate, with all the unemployment and stock market speculation on food and hunger. Somebody will get to fixing that stuff up ASAP. So just have some more high-fructose candy corn and relax.

Vet to NYPD Officers: 'How Do You Sleep at Night?'

Lauri Apple · 10/17/11 04:56AM

Here's a veteran, identified as U.S. Marine Sergeant Shamar Thomas, confronting New York Police Department officers during Saturday night's protests to ask them why they've been arresting Occupy Wall Streeters instead of defending the right to protest. A valid question! "How do you sleep at night?" he asks them. "There is no honor in this."