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#drudgeology
When White People Are Arrested on Their Own Property, Matt Drudge Is There
Hey look, Matt Drudge is bringing much-needed attention to the outrageous case of Jeremy Engelking, a white man who was arrested for trespassing on his own property. Arresting white people on their own property is an abuse of power. More » -
#recaps
Jersey Shore: A Field Study
Jersey Shore is like opening a tiny present to find it is full of diamonds, but diamonds made of booze, puke, fights, diseases, and discarded thongs. You thought this gift couldn't get better, but it does. It really, really does. More » -
#woodwars
Giant Penis On Building Apparently Part of German Newspaper Dispute
Remember how the Post used to tease the Daily News with billboards, but now their mogul owners have instituted a "no criticizing the other guy" policy at both New York tabloids? German newspaper wars are way, way better. More » -
#mediacrack
When Local Reporter Pops the Trunk, Hit the Deck
In your ferocious Friday media column: A reporter brings a gun to cover Obama, more NYT layoffs coming soon, the Dallas Morning News would like your continued patronage, and plagiarist plagiarizes. More » -
#racism
Obama Compares the Insurance Industry to a Bunch of Thieving Gypsies
At a town hall in Allentown, Pa.—coverage of which probably made Billy Joel a couple grand in licensing fees today—Barack Obama said consumers are getting "gypped" by insurance companies. Cue the outrage. More » -
#blowups
Marky Wahlberg's Nightmarish Vision for Entourage: The Movie
If you thought you might be rid of Vinnie Chase and the boys anytime soon, think again (insert Ari Goldesque homophobic epithet here). The gang is taking it to the big screen! More » -
#youtube
Google Geniuses Disguise Perfect Porn Vehicle as Child's Play
The feds have granted Google a patent on an internet-video version of the game "rock, paper, scissors" (see above). Or at least, that's what they think they've done. Really, they've enabled a brilliant way for Google to tax pornographers. More » -
#racialtension
Palin: Scared of Asians?
Did Sarah Palin leave Hawaii because there were too many Hawaiians? That, apparently, is what her own father said! Of course, her father could be a member of the gotcha liberal media. (Have you gotten to him too, Andrew??) -
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#holidaze
Yahoo Confirms: Holiday Blowout Cancelled
Yahoo has indeed canceled this year's iteration of its infamous year-end bacchanal, a spokesperson for the internet conglomerate told us, confirming our earlier post. There will instead be "department/location based events... in line with industry norms." Norms=boring. (Pic) -
#holidaycheer
How to Celebrate a Recession Christmas
Hallmark writers are staying off welfare this Christmas by writing cards bearing recession-ized slogans like "This wasn't the year that any of us had hoped for." GEE THANKS. I think we can do better than that. More » -
#beautifulawards
Critics Say Nine Is No Oscar Game Changer
There were two shots left at shaking up this year's horrifically locked in Oscar race: the musical Nine and Avatar. Well, after today's very mixed reviews of Nine, it looks like Oscar's only got one bullet left. More » -
#obit
The Quiet Death of the Public Option
We were rather bullish on it before, but a government-run insurance option is now dead in the water. More » -
#advertisement
Don't Panic But There Are Fifty Giant White Rabbits in Union Square at This Very Moment
They claim to be looking for Alice and the Hatter. They have also been leaving rabbit pellets all over the Interwebs for the last week in the name of that noble pursuit. We are semi-terrified and semi-intrigued. What the pellet? More » -
#clips
Jersey Shore: "Like a Horror Movie"
What's left to say about Jersey Shore that wasn't Tweeted last night as MTV's guido-sploitation reality show steamrolled west across our country's time zones like a manure-spreader, bringing us all together in mock-horror and self-satisfied contempt? Well, a couple things. [Jezebel] -
#gossip
Page Six Hires Stephanie Smith
Page Six has hired longtime WWD media reporter Stephanie Smith to replace the departed Corynne Steindler, we hear from good sources. Congrats to Stephanie for landing a new media job, America's rarest commodity. [Pic: Rachel Sklar] -
#30rocks
The NBC-Bashing Jokes of 30 Rock: Tina Fey's Vendetta
What better way to get back at the network that had no faith in you than by making fun of it on its own airwaves. Last night, Tina finally got her revenge.
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#science
Probable waste of money: Expensive multivitamins. Another probable waste of money: All multivitamins.
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#tv
Hoda Kotb Swears On-Air After Burning Her Hand
While sharing her "old family recipe" for holiday cookies on the Today Show, Hoda Kotb demonstrated her culinary expertise, burning her hand and swearing on live television in the family tradition. [Gawker.TV] -
#waronchristmas
Glenn Beck's Christmas Sweater: What Is Its Deal?
Morning zoo DJ and political nihilist Glenn Beck's stage show The Christmas Sweater, true-fake parableof dreamt-but-real death and being a dick to your grandparents, is destined to be a holiday classic—a Charlie Brown Christmas for the hateful and deranged. More » -
#opencaption
Drew Braying More
[Drew Barrymore cackles with laughter after a screening of their movie Everything's Fine at Tavern on the Green last night when Kate Beckinsale tells her that there is such a thing as too many sequins. Image via Getty] -
#blinditems
Which Actor Is Dating a Gay Hooker?
It's one thing to patronize one of the world's oldest professionals, but they are not the guys you marry—especially if you're closeted. Other rules: don't cheat on your wife, don't tattoo anyone's name on your body. Class dismissed. More » -
#addicts
Ashley Dupre Cannot Stop Talking to Tabloids About Prostitution
You are frustrating us a lot, Ashley Dupre. We tried and tried and tried (and tried!) to tell you that the New York Post is not your friend. But here you are, exchanging text messages with them. They print those!
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#carcrime
Foreign Automaker-Loving Senator's Daughter's Chevy Saved By GM OnStar
The daughter of Senator Bob Corker, ardent Detroit carmaker critic and lover of foreign automakers, has GM's OnStar system to thank for recovering her Chevy Tahoe after being carjacked in D.C. yesterday. Let's see her try that in a Nissan. [Jalopnik] -
#gossiproundup
GLAAD's Okay with ABC's Lambert Ban, Because Not All Gay Kisses Are Created Equal
They didn't cancel him for gay kissing, they canceled him for gay kissing without warning; Miley Cyrus copies one of Lindsay Lohan's tattoos; Rihanna cops to being a size queen. Friday's gossip is sassy-meowing all over the place. More » -
#journalismism
Why Celebrity Op-Eds Suck
Pretty much anything Bono or Sean Penn write is a festival of crap that would never be tolerated from another contributor. Even James Franco sounds like a moron in today's Wall Street Journal. Here's why:
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#woodsroundup
Another Bad Day To Be Tiger Woods
Today we find out why alleged mistress Rachel Uchitel canceled her press conference yesterday, who else was at the crash scene and what Jesper Parnevik, the Swedish golfer who introduced Tiger Woods and his wife, thinks of his matchmaking now. More » -
#richkids
Prep School on Diversity Lockdown After Wall Street Dad Declared Culture War
Earlier this week, we learned how Highest Paid Man on Wall Street Hugh "Skip" McGee III ignited a culture war over a prep school pep rally. Now, the aftermath: Kinkaid school email lists overfloweth and diversity is banned. More » -
#itcamefromwasilla
Palin Becomes a Birther as Revenge Unto Those Who Doubted Trig
In a radio interview, Palin endorsed those who question Obama's national origin. Her rationale? "That weird conspiracy freak thing that Trig isn't my real son." Those jerks wanted to see Trig's birth certificate—now she must see Obama's.
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#art
James Franco's General Hospital Appearance Was Subversive Performance Art
We like you, James Franco. (Thank you for signing our copy of Going Rogue.) You are a handsome man and a good actor. But now we have to make fun of you for claiming your General Hospital appearance was art. More » - Yesterday - December 3, 2009
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#mentalimage
Bill O'Reilly and Laura Ingraham: 'Sexy Nude Amateurs'.
A fire left thousands of Time Warner subscribers without cable for a few hours today. But there was a silver lining! The on-screen guide was hilariously confused tonight, labeling Laura Ingraham and Bill O'Reilly "Sexy nude amateurs". Ha. -
#twitterati
Bodily Fluids, Mafia Haunt Twitterati
A San Franciscan unintentionally witnessed a sort of in-car tune up; a j-schooler scheduled a sit-down with a reputed mobster and a lady in fur left a bathroom in terrible shape. The Twitterati were traumatized. More »
