Dishes are approved by the Dear Leader but guaranteed not to make you Il. By expanding into Dubai and Amsterdam, the North Korean government's eateries are providing an alternative to arms sales in raising foreign capital. Food not bombs, indeed!

Last night we looked at a crazy sex story out of Seattle involving sisters, a threesome, and a carport. Early this morning, a commenter filled us in on just what the heck was going on there.

Delightful young actress Drew Barrymore recently paid a sweet $6.9 million for this Santa Barbara County home, an 11,000 square-foot behemoth that was originally built for a baroness and comes complete with a tower and 40-foot reflecting pool.

From the Southern wilds of suburban New Orleans comes news of a recent debutante ball that will likely remain unrivaled in Metairie, LA for ages. Why? Because there were dwarfs, a Popeye's food service, and an 8,000 square-foot tent.

There's been so much creativity unleashed by New York's recent snowstorm that a film festival may be in order. If so, put Chris Branca's ski stunt video on the shortlist for a jury prize.

A diamond in the rough of Wikileaks' latest diplomatic cable leak: a memo about the time a military hardliner slapped Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the face for being too "liberal."

Candidates for Republican party chairperson debated today! You all probably have it Tivo'd, so we don't want to spoil too much. But one lady candidate responded to a question about her "favorite bar," even though that question was never asked.

The author of "Herb Converter" miraculously got his weed-dealing calculator past Apple censors and into the iPhone App Store. But that just means more problems, since he must now deal with confused and severely bummed out users.

Organizing for America, the president's political operation that will eventually "morph" into his next presidential campaign, has kicked off its transition to the 2012 race with... staff layoffs. Finally! Now they're free to work for America's real savior, Mitt Romney.

Hide your children! Lock your doors! Lindsay Lohan is free again. Her court-ordered treatment for alcoholism ended today, and—despite early rumors to the contrary—she has been released. No word where she went or what she'll do next.

The body of John Wheeler, a Vietnam veteran and presidential aide to Ronald Reagan and both Bushes, "was found dead in a landfill a few miles from his New Castle, Delaware home this weekend." Police have ruled it a homicide.

The stock market is positively sizzling today, as Wall Street's optimism pushed the Dow to a two-year high. Sounds tempting, eh? Before you wade in with your wallet, consider this short list of "Do's" and "Don'ts." Consider it now!

CityVille is now the most popular app ever on Facebook, with 84.2 million users. It even beats FarmVille, both in total users and in its ability to make money for evil Facebook gaming empire Zynga.

Rep. Darrell Issa, a glib car thief who now has subpoena power to investigate the executive branch, has announced his first Obama administration corruption hearings! Among them: investigating the "impact of government hyperregulation on job creation." What the hell?

Fans of quality movies should love the winter since it's when the important prestige pictures—the movies vying for Oscars—litter the cineplex. But who wants to see one depressing movie after the next? It's way too much.

Repatriated Russian spy Anna Chapman has two hobbies: advocating for Vladimir Putin, and advocating for love. She recently joined a pro-Putin youth group and filmed a sexy Soviet spy parody that doubles as a PSA for falling in love.

A pedestrian was shocked to see a 15-foot explosion blow away a West Village manhole cover the other day. But not too shocked to start filming! Video after the jump, in case you're wondering whether it's safe outdoors, post snowpocalypse.

The greatest literary mind of our generation, Jersey Shore heffalump Snooki, releases her first novel A Shore Thing tomorrow. The highlights are just as typically horrible as you could possibly imagine.

King apparently asks this difficult adult question to students K-12, just in case any of those five-year-olds are considering baby murder anytime soon. And if one of them responds with the typical psychobabble about "trimesters," he compares abortion to the similarly sunny issue of school shootings:

2010 was a great year for Lady Gaga, and a great year for magazines that put her on the cover, with L.G. issues selling higher than usual. But which celebs can't move a mag to save their lives?