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This Week in Commenter Executions: The Negative Response

Brian Moylan · 10/07/11 04:15PM

We all know the old adage "do as I say, not as a I do." Well, it seems there are some people who both say and do opposite things at the same time. Yes, it's time to stop saying that you're going to disagree with someone unless you're actually going to disagree with that person.

Real Talk: Dead People Don't Need Surgery

Hamilton Nolan · 10/07/11 04:09PM

Cholesterol diabeetus! Docto procto! Death surgery! Concussion athletes! Cantaloupe killers! Cell harvest! Cialis excuses! Man breasts! And you monkeys won't get away with this, after all! It's your Friday Health Watch, where we watch your health—on the real!

The Mystery of the New Jersey Whale Murderer

Adrian Chen · 10/07/11 03:46PM

A whale that washed up on the Jersey shore recently wasn't killed by natural causes. It was... murder! Whale murder! Now authorities are on the hunt for the shadowy cetacean slayer.

France Wages War on Ketchup

Leah Beckmann · 10/07/11 03:43PM

The ever health-conscious French have placed ketchup on the guillotine and they aren't looking back. The beloved all-American condiment has been banned from school and college cafeterias throughout France, with one very crucial exception: when it accompanies French fries.

Prince Harry Is Now in America

Richard Lawson · 10/07/11 03:24PM

Alert! Alert! Ginger prince alert! England's Prince Harry, younger brother of old married Duke of Cambridge William, has arrived in the United States. Ladies, go crazy.

Police Bust Biggest Identity Theft Ring Ever in Queens

Adrian Chen · 10/07/11 02:48PM

The Queens DA office announced today that more than 100 people have been busted in a massive identity theft ring. The defendants are charged with stealing more than $13 million over 16 months, starting in 2010.

Zooey Deschanel's Horrible Mom Jeans and Other Fashion Disasters

Brian Moylan & Maureen O'Connor · 10/07/11 02:45PM

You won't believe the awful denim that Zooey Deschanel wore out in public. On the most recent episode of Gawkerazzi, we make fun of the new Beyonce video, the celebs at Paris Fashion Week, and Kristen Stewart's multiple magazine covers.

What's Carlos Slim Want With the NYT?

Hamilton Nolan · 10/07/11 02:19PM

In your finally Friday media column: Carlos Slim parsed, a Miami reporter has a bad day, Michael Wolff lives on at Adweek, James Murdoch's board seat in jeopardy, and Disney's CEO will peace out in four years.

Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet

Remy Stern · 10/07/11 01:34PM

A computer virus has infected the cockpits of America's Predator and Reaper drones, logging pilots' every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other warzones.

Brooklyn UFO Sighting Caught on Tape: 'Shiiiiit'

Maureen O'Connor · 10/07/11 01:12PM

Updated. Bushwick resident and YouTube user TheFallGuy53 was minding his own business, sitting on his front stoop, when suddenly, an apparition of light. A UFO, lurking in the north Brooklyn sky!

Jersey Shore: The Snooki Chronicles

Brian Moylan · 10/07/11 01:06PM

Usually we're studying the behavioral and mating patterns of all eight guidos on Jersey Shore, the most important sociological experiment of our time, but this time around we're focusing on only one. Yes, it's time to get up close and personal with that slow loris Snooki.

You Cannot Stop Junk Food From Eating Your Children

Hamilton Nolan · 10/07/11 12:16PM

You may think that you're one of those "good" parents. You read to your kids at night, and you don't let them play with guns, and you stripped most of the lead paint out of the playroom. Well, according to the latest scientific study, it's safe to give up. Your kids will inevitably die of McChicken-related diabetes sooner or later, no matter what you do.

Mr. Burns Explains Why He Wants More Money

Richard Lawson · 10/07/11 12:07PM

As the fate of longest-running sitcom ever (and greatest show ever) The Simpsons hangs in the balance because of money disputes between cast and production, one actor, Harry Shearer (Principal Skinner, Mr. Burns, et al) has reached out to the public to explain the situation.

The Raven: John Cusack's Brilliantly Strange Career

Richard Lawson · 10/07/11 11:45AM

Here's a trailer for the new action thriller The Raven, which has John Cusack as a crime-fighting Edgar Allan Poe. That's right! This time the the poet gets to be the badass.

A Few More People Got Jobs Last Month

Jim Newell · 10/07/11 11:31AM

The economy added 102,000 jobs in September, a bit below what's needed to keep up with population growth, while maintaining a 9.1% official unemployment rate. Well, that's better than... losing 102,000 jobs! Eh? Hmm.

Peggy Noonan Observes Average Americans via Closed Circuit Video

Hamilton Nolan · 10/07/11 10:49AM

The readers of the Wall Street Journal don't have time to go out into the dirty corners of the world to find out what the rabble is thinking. That's why they buy the Wall Street Journal—to keep abreast of the various maneuverings and machinations of the rabble, as described by columnists who are, frankly, also too well-off to go out into the dirty corners of the world to find out what the rabble is thinking.