Uh-oh! Are you named something weird, like "Trig" or "Bristol"? You might go to Hell! Or at least, get in trouble with the Pope. He told some people that Catholics should have Christian names, and Italians flipped out.

Scientists finally took some pictures of "Hanny's Voorwerp," the "bizarre," galaxy-sized space blob discovered by a Dutch school teacher in 2007, and it turns out it's "giving birth" to "very lonely newborn stars." Better than "eating planets," I suppose.

It's been two days since Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and more than a dozen others were shot in Arizona by Jared Lee Loughner. Here's a round-up of some of the news that's come out on the first workday since the incident.

Chely Wright, the country singer who came out on Cinco de Gayo, says that since that day her album sales have dropped by half and she's received death threats. Guess the announcement wasn't the career boost some thought it was.

A line in this acoustic Facebook ode nicely sums up our feelings about the monster social network: "Oh, it would be sublime/If I could erase you/Without being disconnected from society." The tune has officially begun to go viral.

This weekend, I came across "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior" by Amy Chua. Since I have a Chinese mother, I assembled my face into a self-righteous smirk and began to read. But—woe is me!—my Chinese mother's a fraud.

Larry Page just bought a $45 million, 193-foot, helicopter-ready superyacht from a New Zealand businessman. Apparently the Google co-founder and recent father wasn't content with his jetliners and fighter plane. Pics of the yacht below.

Oh dear. Mattel has gone and made a doll-promoting product-placement reality series called Genuine Ken: The Search for the Great American Boyfriend, hosted by Whitney Port. They've rolled out a preview clip and a fascinating website introducing the boytestants.

Who is this anonymous author, with "vast" White House insider knowledge, behind the upcoming O: A Presidential Novel? Publisher Simon & Schuster released more information today! But now it seems more like a hoax.

We've all seen a dirty car that said "Wash Me" on the back, but some pranksters in New York City took it a step further. Oh, to be literate and delinquent at the same time!

It started with Pajama Jeans, the eye-searing fashion hybrid that's taken over our TVs. Now comes Jumpin' Jammer'z. Yes, they're footie pajamas for adults. Listen up, people: It's time to put down the sleepwear and start wearing real clothes again.

Rudy Giuliani and several former Bush Administration officials who were criticized last week for attending a rally for what the State Department says is a terrorist organization—which was probably illegal—have responded. They say their terror group doesn't count.

Suri Cruise, the only toddler in the world capable of "stepping out," hones her heralded fashion sense while shoe-shopping on Vancouver. See the immaculate daughter of Xenu clomp around in heels the way all little girls do, ahead.

Showtime's new wacky, raunchy, and "edgy" series, Shameless, debuted last night with lots of boobs, buttocks, and kids doing drugs. Tossing a lot of off-color content together does not a good show make. Here's why.

Ashley Turton, a lobbyist and ex-Hill staffer whose husband, Dan Turton, is the White House's legislative liaison to the House of Representatives, was found dead in a burnt car inside a Capitol Hill garage this morning.

Last Friday night, Arianna Huffington was in Las Vegas, mingling with celebrities. And the next night? According to a tipster, Arianna was being escorted off a plane by Port Authority police—for wanton, unsafe Blackberry-ing.

Dick Winters's exploits during the invasion of Normandy (and other battles) were depicted in HBO's sweeping 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers, about airborne division Easy Company's WWII campaign. He passed away in Pennsylvania January 2nd, at the age of 92.

Slate, a website perpetually stuck in the interrogative case, provides an artfully useless Explainer column: Q: "Is there a reason so many murderers use their middle names?" A: "It seems to be a coincidence." Jared Lee Loughner's language conspiracy: disproved.

That's what the sober star claimed, at least. This reality starlet is going to get Botox on camera and this actress dumped her famous boyfriend because he left his teeth in her apartment. That story really has bite!

The Saturday shooting of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and several others is the kind of tragedy it takes time to process. But it's not an excuse to be a idiot. Not that it stopped certain members of Congress.