Everyone wants to know... who had the bigger rally in DC, Glenn Beck or the socialists? The AP and The Washington Postboth say Beck drew a bigger crowd to his "Restoring Honor" rally in August. Liberals lose again.
The Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced October 7 in Sweden. We've got your betting odds right here, fresh from international oddsmakers Ladbrokes. Now you can totally dominate your office Nobel Prize in Literature pool. (You have one, right?)
The organizers of today's One Nation Working Together rally in DC really blew it by adding angry MSNBC buffoon Ed Schultz as a speaker. They introduce him as "one of the most courageous voices in America today." Ugh.
Britain's Charity Commission today announced that Druidry is an "ancient pagan religion," and granted The Druid Network charitable status. The move makes Druidry the first pagan practice to be officially recognized in Britain as a religion. [AFP; pic: Getty]
Stephen J. Cannell, creator and producer of The A-Team, The Rockford Files, 21 Jump Street, Wiseguy and The Greatest American Hero, died yesterday from complications due to melanoma. His legacy will live on in syndication and DVD. He was 69.
It would seem Mark Zuckerberg still hates his iPhone reception: The CEO joined a dis session convened by fellow Facebook executives who find service for the Apple smartphone "so f'ing annoying."
When Justin Bieber travels on tour, he has a list of demands. Like any kid, he wants to eat candy like Swedish Fish (or "Big Foot" while in Canada) and potato chips. So what else can't Justin live without?
Gordon McLeod has been packing up his office; today is his last at the Wall Street Journal. His ejection is complicated. But some coworkers think they know what did him in: insulting Steve Jobs in Rupert Murdoch's presence.
White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, about whom every rumor is usually true, will resign tomorrow to run for mayor of Chicago. Pete Rouse, Obama's ex-Senate chief of staff, will take over. But where will "Rahmbo" live? [Image: Getty]
Rampant "dogging" at the Hog's Back "lay-by" (or, public fucking at a rest stop) near Puttenham, England has officially grossed out the locals. So the county council has proposed filling the field with cattle to keep people from boning there.
The Commonwealth Games are approaching! Host nation India has taken heat for having the grossest athletes' housing ever, but that's nothing: The vuvuzela is lurking. At least 10,000 shitty plastic faux-traditional horns have already been sold in New Delhi.
Anderson Cooper is in talks to host a syndicated daytime talk show targeted for Fall 2011. He would still host AC360 on CNN. They should call it Coop Dog. Or maybe Stone Coop. Or Coop Deck. Or: Coop Beverly Hills.
Five days after being hospitalized for an accidental overdose from prescription pills, Comedy Central fixture, stand-up comedian, and Last Comic Standing judge Greg Giraldo has died. He was 44. [Image via Getty]
Meg Whitman's maid's "explosive" press conference was pretty run-of-the-mill: Nicky Diaz Santillan says Meg knew she was an undocumented worker and treated her "like a piece of garbage." Meg's response: "I believe Nicky is being manipulated by Gloria Allred."
Rachel Zoe's trusty gay sidekick (and total dreamboat) Brad Goreski has tendered his resignation as Zoe's style director. The split is amicable, unlike when she dumped stylist Taylor Jacobson. We guess this means Brad's getting his own show.
Meg Whitman's "Latina household employee" is having a Gloria Allred-sponsored press conference today. What "explosive" allegations will she make about the eBay billionaire turned politician? Racism? Beat-downs? Slavery? Orgies? Something about her terrible sons? I can't wait!
Who: The fashion stalwart may be best known for her wedding dresses, but she's branched out into fragrances, eyewear, shoes, home furnishings, and more.
[Kim Jong-Il and leaders of the Workers' Party at the Workers' Party convention in Pyongyang. (Choosing his successor, not actually auctioning off statues.) Photo via Getty Images.]