moments

Mariah Carey Is So Weird and Rich (and Probably Drunk) That She Celebrates Christmas in February

Rich Juzwiak · 02/09/13 01:45PM

Earlier today, Mariah Carey posted almost three minutes of herself listening to herself (specifically her rendition of "O Come, All Ye Faithful") and rambling over the blaring music about celebrating Christmas in February. In the YouTube clip, she shows off a Christmas tree recently purchased in Connecticut, a roaring fire and decorations. She wishes everyone a merry Christmas and an early happy Valentine's Day. It is a festive, seasonally malapropos moment.

Ian McKellen Mistaken for Hobo

Richard Lawson · 05/12/10 09:48AM

Sir Ian McKellen, England's second most famous wizard, was sitting outside the Comedy Theatre in Australia in his Waiting for Godot costume when someone walked by and dropped money in his hat. They thought he was a real tramp. [Telegraph]

YouTube's First Video, Five Years Later

Richard Lawson · 04/23/10 10:08AM

Today is the fifth anniversary of YouTube's first video upload. On April 23rd, 2005 at 8:27pm (a Saturday night—nerd!) this video of YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim sparked an internet revolution. Fittingly for the site, he's at a zoo. [Mashabale]

Anne Hathaway's Heroic Pizza Delivery

Richard Lawson · 07/14/09 10:29AM

Anne Hathaway's New York stage debut in Twelfth Night at the Delacorte closed on Sunday, but not before she could do something rather... heroic. Wee hours line waiters were treated to pizza on Sunday morning, hand delivered by Hathaway herself.

Graduating Like a Gossip Girl

Richard Lawson · 06/17/09 10:50AM

If you're like us, your high school graduation was in some sweaty gymnasium or on a grass-barren athletic field. Not so for the youngs of wealthy New York, who graduated in glorious fashion recently. The New York Observer was there.

Bristol Palin: Successfully Educated

Richard Lawson · 05/15/09 01:08PM

OK guys, can it with the "Bristol Palin: high school dropout" jokes. The eldest girl spawn of Alaskan governor Sarah graduated from Wasilla Upstairs Learning Academy last night. People magazine was there.