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DC Hip Hop Awards Degenerate Into Brawl

Hamilton Nolan · 03/07/11 09:15AM

For decades now, Washington DC has struggled to put itself on the hip hop map. For decades, the city's hip hop scene has fought to be counted alongside Philly's and New York's and Miami's and Atlanta's as a real player on the East Coast. For decades, DC has worked to prove that it's more than go go music and gunshots. And it's made incremental progress. But the massive brawl that spoiled the DMV Awards Saturday night probably won't help.

Elderly French Sheepherders Duel With Lightsabers

Marie Bardi · 02/24/11 01:15PM

Through the magic of special effects, this spar between rural Frenchmen is turned into a battle worthy of George Lucas. This actually may be more entertaining than Attack of the Clones!

WWE-Type Smackdown Takes Place on the Subway

Marisa Gladstone · 02/15/11 11:08AM

These guys get into an all out wrestling match on the subway and quite a crowd gathers to watch it all go down. Get ready to witness a smackdown.

Venezuelan Politicians Brawl in the National Assembly

Hamilton Nolan · 02/11/11 09:15AM

Venezuelan politicians: when they're not holding boob job fundraisers, they're brawling in the national assembly, as they did yesterday, when this spat between a pro and an anti-Chavez legislator turned into one of those big "everybody rush the stage and watch other people pushing each other" nightclub-style fights. Sure, you could say "Incidents like this and the cheap jokes they inspire just prove that Americans don't pay attention to other countries unless they do something bad and sensational," but that's kind of the point.

Basketball Bully Uploads His Own Punch Video to the Internet

Matt Cherette · 01/26/11 02:45PM

"I was at a basketball game tossing in the ball (#34) and #3 hit my eye and I punched him." So says Evan, who recently uploaded this video of him punching an opponent during a youth basketball game gone awry.

Watch an All-Out Fight in Chuck E Cheese

Lisa Gagliardi · 01/25/11 11:00AM

What could they be fighting about? Did someone steal another's tickets? Did one of them jump ahead of the other while waiting in line for skee ball? Who knows, but they are angry.

Howard Stern Attacks Jay Leno, Oprah Winfrey on Piers Morgan Tonight

Matt Cherette · 01/18/11 09:56PM

The night after Oprah Winfrey served as Piers Morgan Tonight's first guest, Howard Stern took to the program to accuse the Queen of Daytime of stealing Phil Donahue's format. Then, Stern called Jay Leno "insane" and "a crook." Watch inside.

Police Produce Captivating Girlfight Play-by-Play

Maureen O'Connor · 01/14/11 01:27PM

The police department of Lincoln, Nebraska has a crimestoppers website where they post America's Most Wanted-like videos about local criminals. Today's entry: an uncomfortably anthropological girlfight play-by-play featuring a Mickey Mouse hat, flying hair, and a public bus.

Is This the Worst Guitar Solo Ever?

Matt Cherette · 01/13/11 03:00PM

It's natural that band members won't always agree on everything. Case in point: this painfully hilarious video of a horrible band performing a horrible song, followed by an extra-horrible guitar solo, followed by an angry smack to the face. Ouch!

Missing Cell Phone Leads to Full-On Female Brawl at Bronx Diner

Matt Cherette · 01/07/11 02:20PM

Last Sunday, patrons at the Bronx's Munch Time Diner were treated to more than a piece of pie when a nasty fight broke out—over a missing cell phone—between several women in the middle of the restaurant. Watch inside.

And Now, a Cat Battling a Washing Machine

Matt Cherette · 01/05/11 04:14PM

You know that, "If a black cat crosses your path, it's bad luck" saying? Does it still apply if the cat—named Robocop, here—is busily engaged in a battle with a front-loading washing machine? Or is it just cute?

Watch a KFC Employee Completely Lose It

Matt Cherette · 01/04/11 03:31PM

The lesson of this video—taken by a customer at KFC—is that one of the fast food chain's employees really, really, REALLY does not want to be recorded. And when he is recorded, he completely loses it. Watch inside.