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Sarah Palin Has Made a Feature Length Film About Herself

Jim Newell · 05/25/11 10:39AM

Well, well, well. It seems Sarah Palin is delving into the motion picture business! And her first, but hopefully not last, production will be about an Alaskan governor who quit her job halfway through her first term to make money. Behold The Undefeated, Palin's top secret film project that will debut in Iowa next month.

Which Wannabe Leading Man Is Sleeping His Way to the Top?

Brian Moylan · 05/25/11 09:45AM

This ambitious star will sleep with anyone—man or woman—as long as it will further his career. This actress now wants to be a pop star. And former starlet Estella Warren shares some blind dirt. Guess her ambition lies in the tabloids.

You Can Name the Kardashians' First Novel!

Seth Abramovitch · 05/25/11 03:14AM

Stop whatever it is you're doing and listen up. We bring you now a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to name what is sure to become an enduring work of American literature: the Kardashians' first book!

Should Clowns Be Licensed by the State?

Seth Abramovitch · 05/25/11 02:42AM

From TheStar.com comes the story of activist Linda Beaudoin, who is tirelessly campaigning to get clowns and their ilk — magicians, Santas, Lady Gaga impersonators, or whoever else you've been roped into hiring for your kid's birthday party — licensed and given criminal background checks.

Orlando Is More Popular Than NYC

Seth Abramovitch · 05/25/11 01:23AM

There's an ongoing rivalry between New York City and Orlando to see which of these popular vacation destinations could reach 50 million visitors in a single calendar year, instantly earning them the title of "most overcrowded and overpriced tourist trap in America."

Craigslist Congressman's Seat Won by Democrat

Max Read · 05/24/11 10:07PM

New York's 26th congressional district went to the polls on Tuesday to pick a replacement for their former representative Christopher Lee, who resigned after we caught him sending shirtless photos to women he met on Craigslist. The winner? Democrat Kathy Hochul, whose victory has been declared a repudiation of the Republican Medicare plan. Kathy! We don't necessarily expect a thank-you or anything, but if you want to say "hi," you can reach us at 646-470-4295.

How to Respond When a Congressman Calls You a Liar

Max Read · 05/24/11 08:22PM

Elizabeth Warren, the consumer advocate and Harvard professor who's heading up the brand-new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in its infancy, stopped by the House of Representatives today for a hearing called — seriously — "Who's Watching the Watchmen?" It got kind of intense!

Liger Cub Being Raised by Dog

Max Read · 05/24/11 07:07PM

What on earth could be cuter than a pair of baby ligers (the product of a Manchurian tiger mother and African lion father)? What about... those ligers being raised by a dog, alongside two of her own pups? This particular adorable multispecies family hails from the Xixiakou Wildlife Zoo in Shangdong, China. Unfortunately, two other liger cubs died of malnutrition after being rejected by their mother, but their siblings are apparently on the road to health, thanks to their adoptive mother.

Tornadoes Hit Oklahoma, Tossing Cars and Claiming Lives

Max Read · 05/24/11 06:20PM

At least three tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma on Tuesday, including one currently wreaking havoc in the Oklahoma City suburbs. According to local channel KFOR, at least two are dead and more injured, with heavy damage in the suburbs of El Reno, Goldsby and Piedmont.

Why Not Let Little Kids on Facebook?

Adrian Chen · 05/24/11 05:11PM

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking heat for recent comments he made about how he'd like to let kids under 13 on Facebook. Let the kids play, we say.

MTV Finds Its Next Teenage Prey

Richard Lawson · 05/24/11 04:50PM

The ravenous MTV network, always hungry for sweet teen blood, has found its next victims. Also today: Fox rules and other networks drool, Matthew Modine is rescued from oblivion, and Kevin Costner is headed into it.

Obama Slaps Balls with Prime Minister

Maureen O'Connor · 05/24/11 04:06PM

After time-traveling back to 2008 with the royal family, President Obama visited British Prime Minister David Cameron today. Mostly they hung out with British schoolboys, flicking the youths' tiny white balls to and fro. Obama and Cameron double-teamed the children before a live audience.

Ashton Kutcher Explains How America Works

Ryan Tate · 05/24/11 02:44PM

Stand proud, America. People might say we're a nation of self-obsessed simpletons who make no redeeming contributions to the world economy. But Ashton Kutcher knows different. And today, he said so.

Barack Obama Is Living in the Past

Jim Newell · 05/24/11 02:29PM

President Obama has made the most epic gaffe in United States presidential history, just a little while ago. During his visit to Westminster Abbey today, he signed the guest book along with the date "24 May 2008." Not only did he not write "May 24" like a Real American would've, but he was also off by a year or two — at least.