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The Oscars Take Down All the Other Movies With It

Richard Lawson · 02/28/11 01:11PM

It was a quiet weekend at the cineplexes, mostly because everyone was busy at home doing their pre-Oscar calisthenics, frantically catching up on all the movies they missed, feverishly sewing beads on a dress while a cruel Anne Hathaway stood over them with a whip. You know, Oscar things!

The Government Won't Shut Down For at Least Two More Weeks

Jim Newell · 02/28/11 12:27PM

Congress, after taking all of last week off, now finds itself with only four days left to fund the federal government before everything shuts down. And, of course, the House Republicans and Senate Democrats are nowhere near reaching a final agreement. So what's the plan? Oh, you know this: Pass a bill that stalls for another two weeks!

Our Future Military Leaders: Nerds Smoking Fake Weed

Hamilton Nolan · 02/28/11 11:58AM

It must suck so bad to go to one of these allegedly prestigious military service academies. Besides being hazed by crewcut goons and receiving a trip to Iraq as a graduation present, you can't even smoke real ganja. So weak.

Which Star Might Be a Crackhead?

Brian Moylan · 02/28/11 11:07AM

This celeb's ex doesn't want the media linking him to crack. This famous fella isn't always sleeping with the ladies, and this actress got caught giving a married costar some pleasure. She always did hit below the belt.

Was James Franco Stoned When He Hosted the Oscars?

Max Read · 02/28/11 03:36AM

After James Franco's squinty, smirky I-can't-believe-I'm-saying-these-words Oscars hosting stint, you may have some questions. Such as: Was he stoned? And: How stoned was he? Luckily, we have prepared a brief FAQ to help guide you through this confusing moment.

The Oscars Are Still Old and Useless

Richard Lawson & Brian Moylan · 02/28/11 01:09AM

Well, that's that! The 2011 Academy Awards have come and gone. That means it's time for Gawker's Brian Moylan and Richard Lawson to tear the miserable thing to shreds.

John Galliano's Racist Rant Caught on Camera

Racked.com · 02/28/11 12:16AM

Click to viewThe UK's Sun has obtained this video, recorded last week at La Perle, wherein Christian Dior creative director allegedly spewed anti-Semitic remarks at a couple at the adjoining table. The moment was captured by a friend of the couple. In it, Galliano is seen slurring his words, but clearly stating: "I love Hitler" and "People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers, would all be f****** gassed." Last week, Dior suspended Galliano over his arrest at the Paris bar where police reports allege the designer assaulted a couple and made anti-Semitic remarks.

Global Warming Can Be Cured by 'Small Nuclear War'

Max Read · 02/27/11 10:45PM

How can we fix global warming? (Assuming it's not a plot hatched by public employee unions to force sharia law on the U.S.) One solution, promoted egghead "scientists," would be to stop driving cars and focus on renewable energy sources. But new computer models suggest a much easier, and far more fun, solution: A nuclear war!

Charlie Sheen Is on a Drug Called 'Charlie Sheen'

Max Read · 02/27/11 09:34PM

All poem-fingered F-18 fighter jet Charlie Sheen wants to do is live a quiet life as a television star and porn family patriarch. So why does CBS make it hard for him by stopping production on his show? Sheen will be deploying his ordinance to the ground and making his case ("I may be a dangerous, self-destructive drug addict, but I show up to work!") on not one, but two different morning shows on Monday: Good Morning America and Today.

Anonymous Attacks Koch Brothers to Support Wisconsin Protests

Adrian Chen · 02/27/11 08:42PM

Having sparred with Westboro baptist church last week, the loose-knit hacking collective Anonymous' next targets are the billionaire Tea Party-backing Koch brothers, David and Charles. Under the newly-launched "Operation Wisconsin," Anonymous members have taken down the website of the Koch-funded free-market advocacy group Americans for Prosperity with a DDoS attack. (Update: It's back up.)

The 2011 Oscars - Photos from the Red Carpet

Richard Lawson · 02/27/11 08:23PM

Oscar Sunday is Hollywood's most important fashion night, as the movie stars debut looks that will be copied this spring at proms the nation over. Here's our galleryof highlights from tonight's showing. [Photos via Getty Images]