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Cute Cats Can Jump (Especially When They're Scared)

Matt Cherette · 08/20/10 05:33PM

It's Friday—aka cute cat video time! Here's an adorable collection of kittens chillin' on their owner's area rug. Two of them become startled when the rug moves and subsequently perform the most inadvertently cute acrobatics ever. Watch inside.

Melissa Joan Hart Explains It All About Being a "Normal" Child Star

Whitney Jefferson · 08/20/10 11:50AM

Poster girl for early-90s Nickelodeon appeared on Today to talk about her new sitcom (that also stars Joey Lawrence—whoa!) When Hoda Kotb asks how she's so put-together, Hart reveals her current suburban life in Connecticut with her family.

The Perilous Lives of Women Who Wax Men's Balls

Maureen O'Connor · 08/19/10 01:10PM

Men! Even when they groom like women, they are pigs. Salon interviewed women who wax men's balls. One described a client get so turned on, she had to shoot him with a taser. Another said Christopher Hitchens is weirdly flexible.

Why Are Straight Women So Obsessed with Gay Sex?

Brian Moylan · 08/18/10 01:32PM

It's a bit of a joke that straight guys are into "hot girl-on-girl action," but what's new is the burgeoning industry of "M/M romances," erotic novels about gay men written by and for straight women. What's that about?

The Top Ten Universities for Student Debt

Hamilton Nolan · 08/18/10 12:38PM

"For-profit" colleges have come under fire for saddling students with big debts in exchange for dim job prospects. But what about "real" colleges? They're pushing huge debts on students, too. We crunched the numbers to find the worst (NYU).

Republican Babes are Smokin' Hot, Dems are Definitely Not, Says GOP

Jeff Neumann · 08/18/10 05:15AM

Want to see part of the brilliant strategy Minnesota Republicans have cooked up for November? Here's a video made by a GOP state senate webmaster showing how totally hot conservative babes are, and how nasty (and hairy) liberal women are.

Your Husband Cheated On You Because You Make Too Much Money

Richard Lawson · 08/16/10 03:01PM

Sorry, it's just science. A new study confirms that men whose wives make more than they do are more likely to cheat. This study was conducted by a PhD student from Cornell—an Ivy!—so it must be real.

Here Is a Video of a Bunch of Cats and Dogs Eating Peanut Butter

Matt Cherette · 08/16/10 02:24PM

This is a video of four cats and two dogs being hand-fed peanut butter by their owner, which proves that—if there's one thing that brings the two species together—it's sweet, sticky food. Also: BAWWWWW SO CUTE! Watch inside.

Lady Gives the Best 15-Second Street Interview Ever

Matt Cherette · 08/13/10 05:22PM

Once upon a time, a street reporter stopped a bundled up lady and asked her whether or not her winter hat was her "secret to staying warm." What happened after that was the best 15 seconds you will see today.

Flight Attendant Gets In Pillow Fight, Does Not Flee Plane

Richard Lawson · 08/13/10 10:31AM

As a reminder that sometimes air travel can be fun and freak-out free, here's a video of a Lufthansa flight attendant playfully pillow fighting with her passengers, somewhere between Tel Aviv and Frankfurt. Everyone laughs! No one disembarks! Peace.

Inside the Weird World of Justin Bieber Micro-Gossip

Adrian Chen · 08/13/10 01:57AM

Internet fandom has existed since the dawn of the Internet. But Justin Bieber's fans have pioneered a strange new form: Justin Bieber micro-gossip, which painstakingly chronicles the obscure controversies and characters only a true Belieber can follow.

Rihanna's New Tattoo Has a Mistake In It

Maureen O'Connor · 08/12/10 01:22PM

Rihanna's new neck tattoo says "rebelle fleur," the French words for "rebellious" and "flower." Unfortunately, adjectives usually follow the noun in French, so "rebelle fleur" is actually just gibberish. Click to enlarge.