#opencaption

The Irony-Free Facial Hair Fest

[The 2010 European Beard and Moustache Championships took place today in Leogang, Austria. Take that, Brooklyn. Image via AP]
12:51 PM
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By Jeff Neumann
#badideas Click here to read James O'Keefe's Sex Dungeon Boat Stunt Too Gross for Andrew Breitbart

James O'Keefe's Sex Dungeon Boat Stunt Too Gross for Andrew Breitbart

Here we were thinking conservative screamy dude Andrew Breitbart was a reality-distorting robot incapable of feeling shame. But his protege James O'Keefe's creepy plan to trap a "hot blonde" CNN reporter on his love boat was too much for Breitbart. More »
12:20 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#records

Iraq now owns the world record for time taken to form a government. Comment »

11:57 AM
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#creepy Click here to read Couple Sues NYC for Displaying Son's Brain in a Jar Without Permission

Couple Sues NYC for Displaying Son's Brain in a Jar Without Permission

17 year-old Staten Island resident Jesse Shipley died in a car crash in 2005. His parents didn't realize that his brain had been removed during autopsy for tests. They found out in the worst way imaginable. More »
11:32 AM
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By Adrian Chen
#sayitaintmoe Click here to read Is The Velvet Underground's Moe Tucker a Tea Partier?

Is The Velvet Underground's Moe Tucker a Tea Partier?

A woman named Maureen Tucker last April attended a Tea Party rally in Georgia, because she's "furious about the way we're being led towards socialism." Is it Maureen "Moe" Tucker, former drummer for The Velvet Underground? Here's the video. More »
11:25 AM
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By Jeff Neumann
#gossiproundup

Shia LaBeouf Reignites Twelve Year-Old Feud with Frankie Muniz

Shia LaBeouf: feuding with Frankie Muniz. The Kardashians are moving to New York. Miley Cyrus wore short shorts to a 21+ club. Britney spears is sued by another maid. Saturday Gossip Roundup is having a flashback. More »
10:54 AM
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By Adrian Chen
#video Click here to read Watch These People Climb Around In a Raging Volcano

Watch These People Climb Around In a Raging Volcano

Filmmaker Geoff Mackley from New Zealand shot an impressive video from the Marum Volcano on the South Pacific island of Ambrym of people climbing insanely close to waves of molten lava. Some of them get to wear cool suits, too. More »
10:12 AM
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By Jeff Neumann
#religion Click here to read Britain Decides Druidry is Actual Religion

Britain Decides Druidry is Actual Religion

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]
09:39 AM
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By Jeff Neumann
#revelations Click here to read Bill Maher Releases Another Embarrassing Christine O'Donnell Clip

Bill Maher Releases Another Embarrassing Christine O'Donnell Clip

Bill Maher vowed to release a clip of Christine O'Donnell on Politically Incorrect every week until she appears on Real Time. Tonight's revelation: O'Donnell was more than a witch—she dabbled in Buddhism and Hare Krishna, too! Video inside. [Gawker.TV]
02:24 AM
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By Matt Cherette
Yesterday - October 1, 2010
#picoftheday

Play Misty for Me

[A couple huddles to stay dry while braving the rain from Tropical Storm Nicole in New York this morning. Image via Getty]
07:45 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#openthread Click here to read Let Us Each Other Tell Happy Tales

Let Us Each Other Tell Happy Tales

This has been a sad slog of a week for humanity, with suicides, overdoses, abuses, and intolerance of everything brought to the fore. Can we take a deep breath as we approach the weekend and think happier thoughts? More »
07:20 PM
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By Kaila Hale-Stern
#mixedbag Click here to read 10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week

10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week

In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, the Sister Wives define the normalcy of their sex lives, Oprah has a crooked toe, and Tina Fey reveals who she thinks was the worst-ever host of SNL. [Jezebel]
07:15 PM
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By Tracie Egan Morrissey
#firings Click here to read Rick Sanchez Fired From CNN

Rick Sanchez Fired From CNN

CNN anchor Rick Sanchez recently went on an anti-Semitic rant, essentially implying Jews control the media. Well, CNN just fired him. More »
06:33 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#apologies

U.S. to Guatemala: Sorry for Infecting Your Citizens with STDs In the 1940s

06:28 PM
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#contests

The Winners of Our Snooki Book Contest

Click here to read The Winners of Our Snooki Book Contest
We're sure that Jersey Shore's Snooki, the greatest literary mind of her generation, needs no help writing her upcoming novel A Shore Thing!, but still we charged you with penning the first page of her book. Your submissions were genius. More »
06:14 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#whitehouse Click here to read Rahm Emanuel's Replacement Is Obsessed With Cats

Rahm Emanuel's Replacement Is Obsessed With Cats

Barack Obama named his former Senate chief of staff, Pete Rouse, to replace Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff today. What's this guy's deal? Well, he's a much quieter, behind-the-scenes type. And he's into cats. Really into cats. More »
05:56 PM
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By Jim Newell
#cyberbullying

Was the Rutgers' Web Voyeurism Incident a Hate Crime?

Click here to read Was the Rutgers' Web Voyeurism Incident a Hate Crime?
As the uproar surrounding the suicide of 18-year-old Rutgers student Tyler Clementi escalates, prosecutors are considering whether they can charge the students who broadcast video of Tyler making out with a man before his death with a hate crime. More »
05:51 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#opencaption

Freak Fishnet Accident Renders Tyra Banks Unable to Smize

[Tyra Banks at a masked ball for French Vogue with "cheap FISHNET stockings I got n crazy store n Paris! I cut em up n made it y'all. N did my ow hair n makeup." Another bizarre image after jump.] More »
05:28 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#drugs

Science Says Smoke Skunk Weed If You Want to Forget

05:09 PM
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#terrorists

Osama Bin Laden Returns to His Terror-Plotting Roots

04:47 PM
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#andnowhesdead

Stephen J. Cannell, Creator of Awesome TV Shows, Dead at 69

04:39 PM
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#announcements Click here to read J.K. Rowling: &quot;I'm Not Gonna Say I Won't&quot; Write More <i>Harry Potter</i> Books

J.K. Rowling: "I'm Not Gonna Say I Won't" Write More Harry Potter Books

Oprah Winfrey's final season started with a screaming women-filled bang (here), and the surprises keep coming: on today's show, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling revealed that she may not be done with the series. Fanboys and fangirls, rejoice! Video inside. [Gawker.TV]
04:24 PM
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By Matt Cherette
#media

Conde Nast's launching paid video-on-demand from Golf Digest and the New Yorker. Funner than reading! Comment »

04:19 PM
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#clipjob

Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day

Today at Gawker.TV, Steve Wozniak appears on The Big Bang Theory, every 30 Rock flashback into young Liz Lemon's life, Between Two Ferns mashed up with The Social Network, and Community pops and locks its way into our hearts. More »
04:00 PM
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By Whitney Jefferson
#recovernomics

You Can't Win 'Em All, So Just Keep Betting

03:53 PM
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#kidsthesedays

Congressman Bores Grandson to Sleep With 'Domestic Violence' Babble

03:50 PM
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#recaps Click here to read <em>Project Runway</em>: Accentuating the Positive

Project Runway: Accentuating the Positive

Doesn't it suck when a reality show makes you cry? Project Runway is supposed to be about sewing and drama, but instead we got a number of heartwarming moments. Can we get a refund? More »
03:40 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#opencaption

Diva-Like Rainbow Insists on Appearing Before Rainfall Ends

[Rihanna braves the rain in London. Image via Bauer-Griffin.]
03:14 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#frauds

Iraq War Fraud Ahmed Chalabi Is Back in Washington

03:12 PM
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#smuggling Click here to read iPhone 4 Smugglers Caught on Tape

iPhone 4 Smugglers Caught on Tape

Even though the iPhone 4 is for sale in China through legitimate channels, there's a short enough supply that smuggling the devices in from Hong Kong is still big business. Especially, it seems, for these two ladies on a subway. [Gizmodo]
03:03 PM
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By Brian Barrett
#mediacrack

U.S. Shocked to Learn Army Guys Love Porn

02:28 PM
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#recaps

Jersey Shore: Trash Bags Last Stand

Click here to read <em>Jersey Shore</em>: Trash Bags Last Stand
Like when Godzilla finally topples and his flame breath is extinguished, so has the creature known as Trash Bags been defeated on Jersey Shore, the greatest sociological experiment of our time. She will not be missed. More »
02:17 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#brats Click here to read Meet the Billionaire Banana Heir Who Calls Himself 'Cobra McJingleballs'

Meet the Billionaire Banana Heir Who Calls Himself 'Cobra McJingleballs'

Justin Murdock—billionaire Dole Food heir and Avril Lavigne's ex-boyfriend—faces a sexual harassment suit for calling an employee a "whore," telling her to suck his dick, and requiring her to start a Facebook account for him as "Cobra McJingleballs." More »
02:07 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#crime Click here to read Finally, the Sexy Russian Cybercriminal You've Been Waiting For

Finally, the Sexy Russian Cybercriminal You've Been Waiting For

Now that sexy Russian spy Anna Chapman is but a stale post on the Facebook wall of our sad lives, we've been waiting patiently for a sexy Russian criminal to fill the void. Enter Kristina Svechinskaya, cybercriminal More »
01:29 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#goodbyes Click here to read Rahm Emanuel Chokes Up During White House Farewell

Rahm Emanuel Chokes Up During White House Farewell

Rahm Emanuel resigned as White House chief of staff today to run for mayor of Chicago. For someone with such a hardened, Machiavellian reputation, his farewell speech — during which he choked up — was surprisingly eloquent. Where's the rage? More »
01:27 PM
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By Jim Newell
#lawsuits Click here to read Fox News Innocent of Anything It May Have Done, Because of Obama

Fox News Innocent of Anything It May Have Done, Because of Obama

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Fox News for retaliating against a former correspondent who'd complained about sex and age discrimination. You know whose fault this is? The biased NObama administration's, naturally. More »
01:23 PM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#thewaytheworldworks Click here to read Excited HarperCollins Editor Says &quot;Fuck List&quot; Author Is &quot;Female Tucker Max&quot;

Excited HarperCollins Editor Says "Fuck List" Author Is "Female Tucker Max"

It's surprising that it took more than 12 hours for these emails to arrive regarding the PowerPoint Fuck List out of Duke — but arrived they have. The first one is courtesy of the Ari Golds at William Morris Endeavor: [Jezebel]
01:15 PM
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By Jessica Coen
#profiles

Daily Profile: Brian Williams

01:00 PM
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#justdance Click here to read Coolest Flight Attendants Ever Perform Safety Dance to Lady Gaga

Coolest Flight Attendants Ever Perform Safety Dance to Lady Gaga

Being a flight attendant isn't always exciting. The crew at Cebu Pacific Airlines, however, found a way to spice up a normally mundane safety demonstration: by setting it to Lady Gaga and Katy Perry songs, and dancing their asses off. [Gawker.TV]
12:46 PM
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By Matt Cherette
#edumacation

The New Math: Like the Old Math, But Dumber

12:44 PM
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#damagecontrol Click here to read Facebook CEO Hires a Circus to Distract from <em>The Social Network</em>

Facebook CEO Hires a Circus to Distract from The Social Network

Not content with doling out $100 million to help Newark schools, Mark Zuckerberg took the next logical step to counteract The Social Network's portrayal of him as a scheming nerd-villain: hiring Cirque du Soleil for a massive PR industry party. More »
12:18 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#rants Click here to read Rick Sanchez Melts Down, Says Jews Control the Media (Updated)

Rick Sanchez Melts Down, Says Jews Control the Media (Updated)

Permanently confused CNN anchor Rick Sanchez has stuck his entire foot in his mouth with his latest gaffe, which isn't really a "gaffe" so much as "textbook anti-Semitism." Did you know that Jews control the media? Rick Sanchez explains. More »
12:12 PM
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By Jim Newell
#laws

Maximum penalty for possessing one ounce of weed in California: $100 fine, no criminal record. Comment »

12:04 PM
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#watchwhathappens Click here to read Tina Fey Plays a Wine-Fueled Round of &quot;Who'd You Rather&quot; With Andy Cohen

Tina Fey Plays a Wine-Fueled Round of "Who'd You Rather" With Andy Cohen

Just when you thought you couldn't genuinely like Tina Fey any more, she went ahead spent her Thursday evening drinking wine alongside Bravo's Andy Cohen. The show notoriously gets their guests filled with alcohol and Tina was in rare form. [Gawker.TV]
12:03 PM
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By Whitney Jefferson
#fatherhood

Spanish Men Get Breastfeeding Rights

11:36 AM
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#razorwars Click here to read Gillette's March Towards Ten-Blade Razors Halted&mdash;For Now

Gillette's March Towards Ten-Blade Razors Halted—For Now

Ever since The Onion's faux-editorial "Fuck Everything, We're Doing Five Blades" came true in real life, it's been clear that the razor industry would just keep adding blades until it was forced to stop. That time has come. More »
11:33 AM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#opencaption

They Tried to Take My Picture in Rehab and I Said... Sure, Why Not?

[Lindsay didn't pose for this grainy picture of her at the Betty Ford Center, but she's holding a coffee and cigarette just like it's any other paparazzi shot. Image via INF]
11:31 AM
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By Brian Moylan
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