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Adele's Album of the Year Acceptance Speech Is the Most Endearing Ever

Matt Toder — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:35:00 EST

This Is Nicki Minaj's Completely Insane Exorcism-Inspired Performance

Matt Toder — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:13:00 EST

Jennifer Hudson Pays Tribute to Whitney Houston with 'I Will Always Love You'

Matt Toder — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:52:00 EST

Bon Iver Frontman Justin Vernon's Speech Dripped with Ironic Detachment

Matt Toder — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:49:00 EST

Adele's Incredible Performance of 'Rolling In the Deep'

Matt Toder — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:15:00 EST

Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt Name-Check Whitney Houston and Sing in Memory of Etta James

Matt Toder — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:35:00 EST

LL Cool J Opens the Grammys With a Prayer for, and a Memory of, Whitney Houston

Matt Toder — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:14:00 EST

Open Thread: The 54th Grammy Awards

Emma Carmichael — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:45:00 EST

The 54th annual Grammy Awards will air at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Here are your nominees. Please talk amongst yourselves and share your Whitney tributes in the comments. More »

Greek Protesters Set Fire to Notable Buildings, Starbucks

Louis Peitzman — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:25:06 EST

In order to salvage a tanking economy, Greece is expected to pass a package of severe budget cuts — and many citizens are not taking it well. As Parliament prepared to vote on the new plan, which would cut 3.3 billion euro from people's wages and pensions, protesters began rising up, starting a series of fires using homemade explosives. More »

A Tearful Jennifer Hudson Will Perform Whitney's Biggest Hit at Grammys

Louis Peitzman — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:54:19 EST

Whitney Houston's sudden death on Saturday has had producers of the Grammys scrambling to include a fitting last-minute tribute. Fellow diva (as christened by VH1) Jennifer Hudson will be performing "I Will Always Love You" at tonight's ceremony, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, she is having a trouble holding herself together. More »

Bizarre Teen "Twitching" Epidemic: Toxic Chemicals or Brain Chemistry?

Louis Peitzman — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:30:00 EST

Whitney Houston Joins Growing List of Celebrities Who Have Died From "Accidental" Prescription Drug Overdoses

Louis Peitzman — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:31:43 EST

While it may be a while before we learn the exact cause of Whitney Houston's death, the leading theory is that she fell asleep in the bathtub after taking Xanax (possibly in conjunction with alcohol). More »

Whitney Houston's Daughter Bobbi Kristina Rushed to Hospital (UPDATED)

Louis Peitzman — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:54:27 EST

The day after her mother Whitney Houston's death, Bobbi Kristina Brown has been rushed to Cedars-Sinai hospital, TMZ reports. More »

No, We Don't Have to Forgive Chris Brown

Louis Peitzman — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:39:52 EST

I don't have much to add to this piece by Sasha Pasulka, "I'm Not Okay With Chris Brown Performing at the Grammys and I'm Not Sure Why You Are." But the internet is abuzz with reaction, and I do think it's worthy of discussion — even if I completely agree with the author. More »

Is Romney Conservative Enough for Sarah Palin?

Louis Peitzman — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:43:34 EST

Everyone's favorite pundit and reality star Sarah Palin has yet to endorse a Republican presidential candidate. (But Sarah, there are so many great options to choose from.) The Washington Times has an article about Palin's appearance on Fox News Sunday, where she (predictably) pondered the question of Romney's conservatism. More »

Tony Bennett's Response to Whitney Houston's Death: Legalize It

Louis Peitzman — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:34:27 EST

Can we chalk this one up to the grieving process affecting his judgment? In the wake of Whitney Houston's death, Tony Bennett performed in tribute to her at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy gala. And while I believe his heart was in the right place, he had some baffling things to say about the way we treat drugs in this country. More »

Whitney's Final Film Performance Hits Theaters in August

Louis Peitzman — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:00:00 EST

It's been less than a day since Whitney Houston died, but the show must go on. And that doesn't just refer to the Grammys, which will air tonight as scheduled. MTV News reports that Sparkle, Houston's final film and her first since 1996's The Preacher's Wife, will be released in August. More »

Watch SNL Parody Clint Eastwood's Chrysler Super Bowl Spot

Matt Toder — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:14:49 EST

Listen to Just the Vocals of Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know"

Leah Beckmann — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:37:34 EST

Whitney's voice in her prime was unrivaled. Here is the isolated vocals of "How Will I know." More »

Whitney Houston Dead at 48 (UPDATED)

Louis Peitzman — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:09:28 EST

The Associated Press Twitter account reports that Whitney Houston has died at age 48, as confirmed by her publicist. The cause of death has not been determined. More »

Protesters Occupy Palin Speech, Get Thrown Out As Crowd Chants 'Sarah' and 'USA'

Emma Carmichael — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:12:33 EST

Sarah Palin delivered what was essentially the cherry-on-top to CPAC this evening, just after the American Conservative Union announced that Mitt Romney had won the conference's annual straw poll. Palin turned 48 today, and the birthday girl was, by far, the conference's darling. ACU chairman Al Cardenas called her speech the "perfect, perfect ending" after the crowds had parted, and she was given more than 10 standing ovations by a capacity crowd. More »

Catholic Leaders: Providing Birth Control to People in Need Raises "Serious Moral Concerns"

Louis Peitzman — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:44:10 EST

Well, this isn't exactly surprising. Under pressure from the religious right, Barack Obama made a concession about birth-control insurance coverage — while religious employers will not have to offer free contraceptives to workers, the insurers themselves will have to. It's a compromise he shouldn't have had to make in the first place, and Catholic Church officials (along with prominent Republic leaders) are being dicks about it, anyway. More »

Ron Paul Aims to Keep Screwing With Romney

Louis Peitzman — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:46:32 EST

Can we always call him "feisty Ron Paul" the way Steve Peoples of the Associated Press does? In an AP article republished by MSNBC, Paul reflects on his chances in Maine, which he believes are good. Romney can probably stand to lose another one of these caucuses, right? And a Paul win would bring his name back into the discussion, as we cycle between the final four unelectable Republican presidential candidates. More »

Informal CPAC Poll: How Many Attendees are Living in Their Parents' Basements?

Emma Carmichael — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:05:46 EST

WASHINGTON, D.C.— There was a line winding out the door of the Marriott Ballroom at CPAC for the bulk of the afternoon today, and it consisted mostly of bright-faced college kids. They were wearing dinner jackets and pencil skirts and toting bags full of free pens and pamphlets and souvenir T-shirts. Sarah Palin will speak at 4:30 today, and they wanted to make sure to get a seat. More »

Could "Weird Al" Make Super Bowl Halftime Fun Again?

Louis Peitzman — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:40:15 EST

I know, I know, you're tired of talking about the Super Bowl and the halftime show. We already got Madonna's reaction to M.I.A.'s middle finger — what more do we need? Well, we could always plan next year. Alternative comedy fans and polka enthusiasts are at the forefront of a movement to get "Weird Al" Yankovic to perform at Super Bowl halftime next year. To some, this might seem like a lost cause, but let's not forget the power of the internet to effect great change. Remember when we ended SOPA? More »

As the Economy Lifts, So Do Wrinkled Faces

Louis Peitzman — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:41:20 EST

Plastic surgery is on the rise — and so is the economy, maybe. USA Today's Healthy Perspective blog has a story about an increase in breast implants, tummy tucks, face lifts, and the like. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons estimates 1.6 million cosmetic surgeries in 2011. This is good news for the nippers and tuckers, who were once concerned the crappy economy was making plastic surgery a thing of the past. So things are looking up for all of us, right? More »

Episode I Proves More Disappointing Than Ever

Louis Peitzman — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:41:09 EST

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While I can't speak to the quality of 3D conversion, I can recount The Hollywood Reporter's weekend box office update. They might be freaking out about the "overperformance" of The Vow and Safe House, but I'm more interested in the re-release of arguably the most hated installment of the Star Wars franchise. You could make a claim for the Star Wars Holiday Special, but that didn't have Jake Lloyd or Jar Jar.) More »

Killer Clown Probably Had Help

Louis Peitzman — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:42:37 EST

Hey, nothing to worry about, but remember John Wayne Gacy, that serial killer who dressed like a clown and performed at kids' birthdays? Two Chicago lawyers are now saying he might have had three accomplices — two of whom are still alive. No word on whether or not these men also wore clown makeup, but for the sake of my sanity, I'll assume that was just Gacy's thing. More »

The Best Videos of the Week

Matt Toder — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:30:00 EST

Have you heard that video is a big thing over at Gawker Media? It's true, we watch and post a lot of videos each week. Here are some of the best videos of week, culled from an array of Gawker Media sites.
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Love Never Dies, and Neither Will This Musical

Louis Peitzman — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:46:09 EST

Today Phantom of the Opera makes musical theater history with its 10,000th performance. That's 10,000 soprano near-murders, 10,000 disfigured face reveals, and 10,000 performances of a love song with seriously nonconsensual undertones. More »

The Hater's Guide to Karmin

Max Read — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:00:23 EST

Who's that making Saturday Night Live even worse this weekend? Why, it's insufferable novelty rap-cover duo Karmin. Who? you ask. Allow us to explain. More »

Madonna: M.I.A.'s Middle Finger "Seemed Negative"

Louis Peitzman — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:43:37 EST

Remember when M.I.A. flipped America off, and we pretended to give a damn? (Well, some of us didn't pretend.) Apparently this is a thing we're still talking about, because on Friday Madonna spoke to acclaimed journalist Ryan Seacrest about The Middle Finger Seen 'Round the World. MTV News has the full report. More »

CPAC Attendees Learn How to Pick Up Women, Gay Men

Louis Peitzman — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:02:19 EST

Another year, another wholesome Conservative Political Action Conference. In addition to hearing white rappers drop N-bombs and Ann Coulter talk about how "all real females are conservatives," CPAC attendees were treated to a lesson from pickup artist Juggler. You know, the one who isn't Mystery. More »

A Week's Worth of Bill O'Reilly Hate-Watching in 60 Seconds

Matt Toder — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:18:11 EST

Kristin Wiig Stops By Portlandia To Take Fred and Carrie Hostage

Matt Toder — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:38:00 EST

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Watch Bill Maher Go Off on Republican Divisiveness

Matt Toder — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:15:00 EST

Saudi Arabian Writer Faces Possible Execution Over Tweets

Danny Gold — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:57:00 EST

Hamza Kashgari, a writer from Saudi Arabia, thought he was simply tweeting a few observations about his love and respect for the Prophet Muhammad. Instead, he might have been securing his own death sentence. More »

Awful White Rappers Drop the N Word at CPAC, Receive Applause (UPDATED)

Danny Gold — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:36:00 EST

IPhone App Will Let You Control Your Dreams

Danny Gold — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:27:00 EST

The Yumemiru app will supposedly let you control your dreams, or at least what you dream about. From Gizmag: More »

Best Classified Ad of All Time Seeks Metal Band Mates, No Blacks

Danny Gold — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:02:00 EST

Former Mudslide (I guess that's a band that existed?) frontman Steve Thunderbolt is ready to rock your face off with a new project he's putting together, and this is your golden opportunity to be a part of it. IT'S ONLY BEEN ATTEMPTED ONCE BEFORE IN THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF MUSIC! He may have blond hair, but he doesn't do glam songs: he's all thrash and metal. Just one thing: no blacks allowed, so don't even bother to respond if you're black. He's not racist, though. It's just a drugs and safety issue, as he practices in his home. More »