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John Cook · 03/31/11 03:28PMCongressman: President Using Libya as Excuse to Build Private Army Created by Obamacare
Jim Newell · 03/31/11 02:51PMThanks to Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), one of the most widely debunked, and far-out conspiracy theories about the health care law found its way into the Congressional Record late Wednesday — with a twist.
Meet GoDaddy's Ridiculous Elephant-Killing CEO
Adrian Chen · 03/31/11 01:55PMJamie Dimon Is Whining Again
Jim Newell · 03/31/11 01:47PMSkinny Model Bends Over, Shocks World with Her Skinniness
Maureen O'Connor · 03/31/11 01:11PM
Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Candice Swanepoel went to a Victoria's Secret event yesterday and made the fatal mistake of bending over. Now the blogosphere is "shocked" that she is "scarily, skeletally, stick-thin!" But is she any thinner than the size she has been rewarded for being, for years?
Prince William Won't Wear a Wedding Band
Brian Moylan · 03/31/11 12:58PMGroupon: The Business Owner Experience
Hamilton Nolan · 03/31/11 12:33PMDaniel Radcliffe's (Fully Clothed) Broadway Singing and Dancing
Richard Lawson · 03/31/11 12:28PMThe last time we saw Harry Potter on the White Way, he was stark naked (talk about white!), running around and jumping up and down. Yup. This time, in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, he's wearing suits and... running around and jumping up and down! In dance form. If you're curious about what this curious sight looks like, but can't shell out the approximately $3,000,000 that a ticket costs these days, here is some b-roll video of the Boy Who Lived in action. He's cute! Not great, but cute. [via Popeater]
Top Chef Finale: Knives in the Back
Brian Moylan · 03/31/11 12:12PMAnd with a sputter and whir Top Chef: Tippity Tippity to the Tip Tip Top and You Don't Stop All Stiggity Star edition came to a close. As is often the case, it came down to a duel between pride and prejudice, head and heart, sense and sensibility, eggs and bacon, and a boring schmo and a human cankle.
Sobbing 3-Year-Old Really Wants to Be Governor of New Jersey
Jim Newell · 03/31/11 12:09PMPoor three-year-old Jesse here can't stop sobbing in the car ride home, because people keep telling him that he's too small to be governor of New Jersey. By current New Jersey gubernatorial size standards, he is absolutely too small. But can't somebody make an exception? This passionate kid is volunteering to be governor of New Jersey, one of the worst jobs in America. Maybe he can temporarily fill in the next time Sandwiches runs off to Disney World. [via Buzzfeed]
Marc Jacobs Executive Sues Over Oppressively Gay Work Environment
John Cook · 03/31/11 12:05PMTiger Woods Is Selling His Yacht
Maureen O'Connor · 03/31/11 11:42AM
And the party comes to an end: After losing an estimated $100 million/year in endorsements and another $100 million in his divorce settlement, Tiger Woods is selling his yacht. "Privacy," the 155-foot vessel Tiger reportedly used as a hideaway during the fallout from his cheating scandal, is on the market for $25 million.
Bill Gates Might Stab You in The Back If You Get Cancer
Adrian Chen · 03/31/11 11:38AM
Bill Gates does a lot of good stuff with his foundation these days. But is it all a coverup for his Machiavellian (Zuckerbergian?) ways? A new memoir by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen reveals that Gates contemplated stiffing him because he thought he wasn't pulling his weight... right after he'd been treated for cancer.
Dead Mouse Discovered in Monster Energy Drink
Maureen O'Connor · 03/31/11 11:15AMDan Quayle's Weird Kid Isn't Much of a Standup Comedian
Jim Newell · 03/31/11 11:09AMIt's beyond all comprehension that a professional event planner in Washington, D.C. would offer seven minutes of freestyle standup comedy time, as the official entertainment for a black-tie banquet, to Arizona Rep. Ben Quayle, son of the former vice president and penman of Scottsdale's richest pornographic tales. And yet that's exactly what happened last night at the annual Congressional Correspondents' Dinner. Our old pal Ben Quayle, whose generic facial expression is that of a concussed deer in the highbeams, actually attempted standup comedy. And the poor guy couldn't even land the free laugh that is a "Politico sucks" joke.
American Idol: Beltin' Elton
Richard Lawson · 03/31/11 11:00AMWell! That was nice. Last night's Elton John-themed extravaganza had most of our singtestants in top form, blaring out smooth '70s and '80s roller disco music of the sort that one might actually want to listen to in their own private time.
This Winter Sucked So Much
Hamilton Nolan · 03/31/11 10:45AMJudge Judy Hospitalized After Courtroom Meltdown: 'I'm Exhausted'
Maureen O'Connor · 03/31/11 10:24AMMicrosoft Files an Antitrust Complaint
Adrian Chen · 03/31/11 10:14AM
Microsoft has just filed its first antitrust complaint, in the EU against Google. Let's try to get past the obvious fact that this is like Lady Gaga complaining that someone dresses weird and rips off Madonna while she hurls stones out of a glass house. This is important stuff. It could determine which massive tech corporation controls all of our data in the dystopian future!









