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- Yesterday - November 23, 2009
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#traderoundup
Adam Lambert's Crotch is Connected to the "Send Angry Email" Button of Parents Everywhere
Adam Lambert's crotch-thrusting, face-humping performance did not sit well with many viewers hoping for a staid and wholesome American Music Awards. Unsurprised enough yet? Well here's another very predictable fact: It was the gay parts that pissed people off. More » -
#twiminals
Tweets on Ice: Dispatches from Jail in 140 Characters or Less
We live in a world where people are arrested and honestly think: "I should tweet about this." From celebrities, to hipsters, to rappers and journalists, here is a compilation of the best tweets from the Inside. More » -
#presidentdobbs
Someone Needs to Tell CNN's Webmaster that Lou Dobbs Quit
Whoops. It's been nearly two weeks since Lou Dobbs quit CNN to run for president or Senate or whatever, but he's still on CNN's anchor page doing his trademark "I hate immigrants" face. Maybe someone at CNN.com really misses him? -
#avatariscoming
The Mounting Evidence That Avatar Will Suck, Part 1
For over a decade, the world has waited for James Cameron's follow up to Titanic. But now that Avatar has at last arrived how are we to prepare ourselves for the fact that it might be godawful? More » -
#picoftheday
Bill of Wrongs
[Sarah Palin autographed an Iraqi dinar with the image of Saddam Hussein on it for a military sergeant during her book signing in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, today. Image via Getty] -
#gaffes
Obama: Fundamentals of the Economy Are Still Strong
During the presidential campaign, John McCain stupidly announced that "the fundamentals of the economy are still strong," a statement that Barack Obama hung around his neck like a flaming car tire. Today, Obama hailed the economy's "core strengths." Whoops. More » -
#thenicegirls
You'll Miss Paris Hilton Now That She's Gone
Seems only yesterday our culture was run by racism-ranting heiresses, rampaging redheads and self-mutilating pop stars. Suddenly, the whole culture is being run by bleacher-sitting T-shirt-wearing dorks who celebrate life-long commitment. This can't be good for democracy. More » -
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#confirmedbachelor
Is Tom Ford Trying to Fool the Straights into Seeing His Gay, Gay Movie?
Based on the trailers and posters, A Single Man, the first film from former Gucci designer Tom Ford, looks amazing. It also looks like a straight love story. Why is he misleading the audience about this piece of queer cinema? More » -
#qualitycontrol
Fox News to Go 'Error-Free' In 2010
The big chiefs at Fox News aren't happy at the string of high-profile lies they got caught telling recently, so they're going to start firing people who get caught in the future, because they hate having to admit mistakes. More » -
#branding
Surf The Internet the Mostly Lower Case Way
Stop everything, The Internet: AOL is now Aol. Whether superimposed on a fish or a hand or just some swirly crap, this logo makes the bold statement: We can no longer afford capital letters. [Ad Age] -
#clipjob
Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day
Today at Gawker.TV, Paula Deen gets hit in the face, an angry girlfriend destroys an X-Box, Larry David is terrible at playing himself, iPhone pranks, and Dr. Oz searches for the most fat and lazy person in America. More » -
#vegetarians
This Thanksgiving, Remember Meat Is Murder
How to ruin Thanksgiving for the heartless carnivores in your family this year? You can make them watch this PETA ad. That's mildly annoying. Or have them read this NYT vegan op-ed. That'll do it. Peter Singer for Thanksgiving King! -
#opencaption
Oh, We So Horny
[Tinsley Mortimer better watch out because her man Constantine Maroulis and Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester were giving each other the rock horns backstage at his Broadway show Rock of Ages last night. Image via Getty] -
#meltdowns
What the Hell's Wrong with Gavin Newsom?
Besides his Patrick Bateman hair, obviously. The San Francisco mayor and obvious prick went into hiding after mysteriously quitting the governor's race, and his silence-breaking TV interview was a mess.
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#thanksgivingofhorrors
Give Us Your Best Thanksgiving Horror Stories
Everyone has a disaster tale about Thanksgiving travel, a burnt bird, or drunk uncle Wally who tends to get a little too handsy after one too many hot toddies. Whoever shares their best story with us wins a prize! More » -
#mediacrack
Carl Kasell Escapes NPR News Gig Alive
In your merciful Monday media column: Carl Kasell gets to sleep in now, more rumored AP layoffs, crazy "old media" types eschew pointless media beef, and Verlyn Klinkenborg defended like a doe, a deer, a female deer, shut up, Verlyn. More » -
#rolemodels
Tinsley Mortimer Plays Den Mother to a Pack of 13-Year-Olds
What did New York's A-list socialite Tinsley Mortimer do with her very glamorous weekend? She hosted Serena Bancroft's birthday party. Who is this Serena Bancroft? She's the towns hottest up-and-coming tween socialite. Everything about this is just insane.
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#columnists
Maureen Dowd Thinks Obama Should Totally Act Like Sarah Palin
Maureen Dowd, this weekend: Obama should try to be "dynamic" like Sarah Palin, instead of all this "dithering" and bowing. Today, Ross Douthat writes a "reality-based" column on more or less the same topic! More » -
#gentrification
Coffee Shops: America's Touchiest Subject
"I'd rather see more coffee shops and restaurants open than bodegas and nail salons," said one dude opening a coffee shop in Crown Heights, currently home to many bodegas and nail salons. There is so much beef now. More » -
#nancycartwright
Scientologist Bart Simpson Lady Would Like to Sell You Her Son's Bed
Nancy Cartwright is the voice of Bart Simpson. She is also a famous Scientologist. She is also selling her son's bedroom furniture for $500. Need some shelves? More »
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#foureyedfuck
Curb Your Enthusiasm: 7 Seasons Of Susie Screaming
Last night was the season finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm, and there's no telling when it will return. In honor of its ending, we compiled a montage of every single obscenity-laden Susie Greene (Essman) outburst from the series. [Jezebel] -
#dancingqueen
Update: Katie Couric Celebrated Her First CBS Anchor Broadcast with a Dance of Gin
We figured out where the photos of Katie Couric shaking her lovely lady humps were taken: at the after-party celebrating her debut as anchor of the CBS Evening News. That was the best possible answer. More » -
#solutions
Profusion of "Keep Calm and Carry On" posters successfully ends the recession.
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#badthings
Martha Stewart Ends Feud with Rachael Ray in the Worst Way Possible: She Apologizes
The Martha Stewart-Rachael Ray feud is amazing on paper: two head-strong domestic divas (one with a rap sheet) going at it in the press. It could have been as juicy as the Tropicana warehouse. Now it's ended with a whimper. More » -
#selfhelpbooks
Twitter-to-Book Phenomenon Reaches Bottom of the Barrel with Self-Publishing
Couldn't get a Twitter book deal like Nick Douglas, Twitterature, or business huckster Garyvee? Don't fret! Thanks to TweetBookz you don't even need a deal to see your precious 140-character musings on paper. Congrats! You're an author. More » -
#holidays
Obama's First Thanksgiving Proclamation: Just OK
Thanksgiving Proclamations are, for the most part, pretty routine. Namecheck settlers, Washington, Lincoln, God, and our Troops. Encourage people to give thanks. The end. But there are some key differences between a Bush declaration and an Obama declaration!
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#theinternet
Wikipedia Gridlocked by Wikipedia Nerds
Wikipedia was probably pretty cool a few years back when you could just get a wild hair and immediately post up an article on The Artifacts, or whatever. But now it's run by a dead-ender Debbie Downer "deletionist" nerd army. More » -
#sexytime
Andrea Peyser, Lesbian Racist
Whether you think tabloid sex columnist Andrea Peyser is sexxxy or supersexxxy, you must marvel at her hat trick in today's column: Perpetrating the most pedestrian racist stereotypes against black people and Jews, and coming out as a lesbian.
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#dancingqueen
Katie Couric's Forbidden Dance of Gin
When CBS News anchor Katie Couric isn't asking Sarah Palin gotcha questions, she's doin' Da Butt, or the Lambada, or whatever white ladies do when the Black Eyed Peas are on the sound system. More unbelievable images after the jump. More » -
#opencaption
Natalie Portmanhandle
[Natalie Portman cops an inappropriate feel on co-star Tobey Maguire last night at the New York premiere of their new movie Brothers. Image via Getty] -
#blinditems
Which Actor Is Seducing Straight Men?
Celebrity does have it's charm, but this gay actor is said to lure straight costars into bed. Compared to that, a drunk actor, a busted-haired singer, and a celeb wannabe are just rubes. Let's follow the lucky charms, shall we? More » -
#tabloids
Hot Foot Hottie Had Dirty Doorman Fetish
Sexxxy wealthy foot model Christina Ambers marrying a doorman at her fancy building: A heartwarming story of love overcoming class barriers. Finding out Ambers previously dated another doorman: What a low-class slut. Tabloid law: Unbreakable. [NYDN]
