Wednesday - November 17, 2010
#therich Click here to read This Is the Most Expensive Diamond of All Time

This Is the Most Expensive Diamond of All Time

This 24.78-carat "fancy intense pink" diamond just sold for $46 million at a Swiss auction, making it the most expensive jewel ever sold. It's okay, though! The birthstone necklace you bought at a truck stop is very pretty, too.
02:07 AM
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By Max Read
#whoa Click here to read This Strain of <em>E. Coli</em> Can Solve Sudoku Puzzles

This Strain of E. Coli Can Solve Sudoku Puzzles

Some strains of the intestinal bacterium E. coli can kill you. This one can solve Sudoku puzzles. I don't know which one is scarier. More »
01:20 AM
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By Max Read
#elections

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski now has more uncontested write-in votes than challenger Joe Miller has votes, period. Comment »

12:43 AM
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#trailerpark Click here to read <em>Your Highness</em>: James Franco Is Prince Valiant

Your Highness: James Franco Is Prince Valiant

Here's the trailer for Your Highness, a stoner fantasy-comedy starring James Franco, Danny McBride, Zooey Deschanel and Natalie Portman in a thong. And also Franco and McBride's vaguely British accents.
More »
12:12 AM
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By Max Read
Tuesday - November 16, 2010
#crowdsourcing

Help Choose a Name for the Prime Minister of Russia's Puppy

11:16 PM
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#outbursts

Willow Palin's Homophobic Facebook Freakout (Updated)

Click here to read Willow Palin's Homophobic Facebook Freakout (Updated)
What was Sarah Palin's daughter Willow up to during the premiere of her family's new TLC reality show, Sarah Palin's Alaska? According to TMZ, she was engaged in an epic Facebook war about the show. There are screenshots! More »
10:50 PM
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By Max Read
#dwts Click here to read Bristol Palin Makes <i>DWTS</i> Final, Remains Booed While Doing So

Bristol Palin Makes DWTS Final, Remains Booed While Doing So

Tonight, we witnessed possibly the most shocking—and controversial—elimination in Dancing with the Stars history when Brandy was sent home, making way for Bristol Palin to compete in next week's final. Also: the audience booed. Loudly! The video, inside. [Gawker.TV]
10:26 PM
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By Matt Cherette
#mysteries Click here to read Cops Can't Figure Out Which Twin Is Dead in Shooting

Cops Can't Figure Out Which Twin Is Dead in Shooting

Two sisters were shot in Colorado on Monday. One survived; one didn't. Here's the thing: They were twins, and the police don't know which one is which. More »
09:22 PM
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By Max Read
#schwasted

A Completely Wasted Movie Supercut [Gawker.TV]

09:05 PM
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By Matt Cherette
#madscience Click here to read How do you really know what time it is?

How do you really know what time it is?

Why can't you tell when an hour has passed without looking at a watch? Why are you able to do three things at once? Does coffee make time go faster? Neuroscientsts explain how our brains tell time - or don't. [io9]
08:36 PM
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By Annalee Newitz
#picoftheday

Otherwise Engaged

[After announcing her engagement to Prince William, Kate Middleton showed off her engagement ring today, which used to belong to William's mother, Princess Diana. We hope it's not haunted. Image via Getty]
07:05 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#holidaze

Does This Christmas Ornament Look Like Hitler?

06:25 PM
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#wereadyou Click here to read Comment of the Day: Yo, Teach

Comment of the Day: Yo, Teach

Today we briefly looked at how teacher training programs suck. It's true, they do. Boo hoo. It was the perfect opening for a well-placed joke, and one well-taught commenter took it. More »
06:00 PM
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By Richard Lawson
#weird Click here to read This Professor Is Surgically Implanting a Camera in the Back of His Head

This Professor Is Surgically Implanting a Camera in the Back of His Head

When Waffa Bilal turns around for the next year, a camera surgically embedded in the back of his head will stare back at you. [Gizmodo]
06:00 PM
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By matt buchanan
#glitches Click here to read Facebook Gives Women the Third Degree

Facebook Gives Women the Third Degree

A flood of female Facebook users woke up this morning to find their accounts disabled — and the social network demanding government ID to let them back in. Facebook admits there was a problem, but says it's been fixed. More »
05:43 PM
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By Ryan Tate
#magazines Click here to read The Internet Has Killed <em>Cooks Source</em>

The Internet Has Killed Cooks Source

Two weeks ago, Cooks Source was just a tiny regional New England food magazine. Then its editor stole a freelancers article and haughtily dismissed her protests, drawing the internet's wrath. Now, it seems you people may have killed Cooks Source. More »
05:33 PM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#opencaption

Snooki Emerges from Vat of Bleach Feeling Refreshed

[The day after the premiere of her first movie, Christina Aguilera airs out her armpits in L.A. Updated caption inspired by youthinkyouknow. Image via INF.]
05:31 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#polls Click here to read Early 2012 Presidential Polls, State by State

Early 2012 Presidential Polls, State by State

Four Republicans have emerged as the clear early (err, very early) frontrunners in the 2012 Republican presidential primary, according to a recently concluded series of Public Policy Polling (D) surveys. The favorite of the bunch? Not so clear. More »
05:23 PM
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By TPM
#recovernomics

Let's Talk About Anything Other Than What's Happening Right Now!

04:52 PM
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#iphone Click here to read Busted For Exploiting Hipsters

Busted For Exploiting Hipsters

A scrappy Chinese-speaking teenager sold $130,000 in parts for the white iPhone 4. Now he's being slapped with legal threats. Won't anyone defend Fei Lam's right to exploit fashion-obsessed gadgeteers? More »
04:45 PM
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By Ryan Tate
#traderoundup Click here to read The Triumphant Return of Rachael Leigh Cook

The Triumphant Return of Rachael Leigh Cook

Your favorite late-'90s superstar is making a comeback on the small screen. Also today: Baz Luhrmann has found his Daisy Buchanan! Seth Rogen gets a writing gig. And a nerdy goddess heads to New Jersey. More »
04:34 PM
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By Richard Lawson
#videuhoh Click here to read Metallica Guitarist Accidentally Kicks a Child

Metallica Guitarist Accidentally Kicks a Child

During a Sydney performance of "Seek and Destroy," Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett is kicking balloons around the stage. He winds up, swings his foot, and—uh oh. Was that a child that just went flying? More »
04:18 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#awards Click here to read PBS Weeds Out Tina Fey's Sarah Palin Jokes

PBS Weeds Out Tina Fey's Sarah Palin Jokes

Tina Fey received a fancy Mark Twain Prize in Washington last week, for being a funny person. But if you saw the taped ceremony on PBS Sunday night, you missed Tina Fey's mildly controversial live comments about Sarah Palin. More »
04:17 PM
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By Jim Newell
#feuds

Now Sam Zell and Tina Brown are feuding over who's a bigger media disaster. Now, now. You're both right. Comment »

04:04 PM
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#clipjob

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

Today at Gawker.TV, Emma Watson explains why she cut her hair, Kathy Griffin impersonates Justin Bieber, Daniel Radcliffe confuses horcruxes with Pokémon, Autotune The News appears on the Today Show, and Robin Sparkles returns with a pervy song about beavers. More »
04:00 PM
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By Whitney Jefferson
#dailyprofile

A co-founder of MTV and once a top exec at AOL Time Warner, Bob Pittman returned to the media industry this week to help turn around radio giant Clear Channel Communications. More »

03:56 PM
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#video Click here to read The Situation and Bristol Palin's Abstinence PSA Is Unbelievably Bad

The Situation and Bristol Palin's Abstinence PSA Is Unbelievably Bad

Do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do abstinence spokesperson Bristol Palin and Jersey Shore's aggressive hook-up artist The Situation aren't the best choices for an abstinence PSA, mostly due to their bad acting skills. They also use the word "situation" 17 times in two minutes. Awful.
03:50 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#arthistory

The Gayest Images from Michelangelo's Most Famous Painting

An Italian art historian claims some of the images depicted in Michelangelo's "Last Judgment"—the fresco on the wall of the Sistine Chapel—were inspired by acts the artist witnessed in homosexual bathhouses. Let's take a closer look, shall we? More »
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03:47 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#maghag Click here to read The New Magazine That's Just For Pole Dancers

The New Magazine That's Just For Pole Dancers

Friends, this is the premiere issue of Pole Spin, "The International Pole Dance Fitness & Lifestyle Magazine." Let's take a look inside, shall we? [Jezebel]
03:35 PM
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By Dodai Stewart
#theend Click here to read The End of Four Loko Is Nigh

The End of Four Loko Is Nigh

After a fun campaign of widespread panic resulting in four state bans and an irresistible opportunity for political grandstanding, it looks like the FDA is set to ban caffeinated alcohol drinks once and for all—everywhere in America. More »
03:30 PM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#souvenirs

Royal Wedding Memorabilia: An Industry Is Born

Click here to read Royal Wedding Memorabilia: An Industry Is Born
Hours after Prince William announced his engagement, England's "heritage souvenir" industry has flown into action. Commemorative royal wedding magazines! Royal wedding t-shirts! Royal wedding thimbles! A guide to the souvenirs already available, plus a few suggestions of our own, below. More »
03:17 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#republicans

'Gentry' Quits the RNC in Style

02:45 PM
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#edumacation

Resolved: Teacher training programs in America suck big time. Comment »

02:38 PM
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#review

Showtime Does Lady Pain Just Right

Click here to read Showtime Does Lady Pain Just Right
Last night's season finales of The Big C and Weeds demonstrated what HBO's oft-wayward younger brother does best. They make compelling, if ridiculous, drama about middle class women in precarious tight spots. More »
02:31 PM
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By Richard Lawson
#mediacrack

Sasha Frere-Jones to News Corp

02:22 PM
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#lists

What Other Political Reality Shows Do We Need?

02:14 PM
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#music Click here to read Why You're Too Cool for the Beatles on iTunes

Why You're Too Cool for the Beatles on iTunes

The reports were true, the Beatles are now on iTunes. Reading the online reaction, however, you'd think only Apple overlord Steve Jobs was into the band's e-debut. Everyone else played like they were totally above it. More »
02:01 PM
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By Ryan Tate
#theview

Larry King's Passive-Aggressive Piers Morgan Comments on The View [Gawker.TV]

01:54 PM
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By Matt Cherette
#murder Click here to read Hollywood Publicist Shot and Killed in Beverly Hills

Hollywood Publicist Shot and Killed in Beverly Hills

RadarOnline's reporting that Ronni Chasen—a 64 year-old Hollywood PR woman who started her own firm after stints at Rogers & Cowan and MGM—was shot five times and killed while driving in Beverly Hills this morning. An uncommon crime.
01:28 PM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#realitybites Click here to read How Palin Conservatives Are Cheating The <i>DWTS</i> Voting System

How Palin Conservatives Are Cheating The DWTS Voting System

It's been alleged that the Tea Party's "Operation Bristol" is keeping the teen mom in the competition. However, the real conspiracy is that her conservative supporters have figured out a way to exploit ABC.com's email-voting feature, allowing infinite votes. [Jezebel]
01:21 PM
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By Tracie Egan Morrissey
#opencaption

Emma Watson Heard What You've All Been Saying About Her, and She's Embarrassed

[Emma Watson, who everyone seems to have a crush on these days, heading to the New York premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Halllows: Part One". Photo via Bauer-Griffin]
01:16 PM
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By Richard Lawson
#fail Click here to read 'Sexy' Halloween Brawl at Denny's Caught on Video

'Sexy' Halloween Brawl at Denny's Caught on Video

Watch as a group of "sexy" witches, devils, pirates, and elves destroy an Oakland Denny's on Halloween. [Gawker.TV]
01:06 PM
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By Richard Blakeley
#theinternet

Attempt to Civilize Comments Section Quickly Blamed on Hitler

01:03 PM
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#recaps

Gossip Girl: Serena Is Dead, Long Live Serena

Click here to read <em>Gossip Girl</em>: Serena Is Dead, Long Live Serena
Set your phasers to fun! Last night's Gossip Girl was so full of intrigue is was like a carnival ride through the tunnel of mysteries. If said tunnel was dimly lit and didn't make much sense. More »
12:57 PM
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By Richard Lawson
#recaps Click here to read <em>The A-List</em>: Gay Housewives Don't Fight Fair

The A-List: Gay Housewives Don't Fight Fair

The men on Logo's gay housewives show The A-List finally came to blows, and it wasn't the blows we were expecting. There was actual 'mo-on-'mo violence and we all had a ringside seat. More »
12:37 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#verdicts

Rep. Charlie Rangel has been found guilty of 11 out of 13 ethics charges in his congressional trial. Comment »

12:33 PM
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#truestories Click here to read Jewelry Is A Filthy, Poisonous Business

Jewelry Is A Filthy, Poisonous Business

Last month's icky earring-removal story prompted the grossest stories you'll ever read. But we also received a message from a woman who had worked in the jewelry industry, and was not surprised about the hair-clog earring. She'd seen worse. [Jezebel]
11:57 AM
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By Dodai Stewart
#health

Have a Couple Drinks, Ladies, You'll Live Longer

11:49 AM
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#viral Click here to read Cornell Professor Bans Yawning Forever During Classroom Presentation

Cornell Professor Bans Yawning Forever During Classroom Presentation

After teaching the same course year after year, professors must develop rage over pet peeves. Watch as this professor loses it while attempting to give a keynote after someone simply yawns too loudly. [Gawker.TV]
11:30 AM
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By Richard Blakeley
#gossiproundup

Why Did Anne Hathaway Run Out of a Restaurant Crying on Her Birthday?

And why are birthdays such polarizing affairs? Did Jessica Simpson buy her own engagement ring? Did Britney's insanity make her parents fall back in love? Tuesday gossip is a toddler who keeps asking, "Why?" More »
11:14 AM
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By Maureen O'Connor
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