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#twitterati
Discussing the Blow-jobby Part of Journalism
Sarah Silverman compared her feelings to quicksand; Rob Thomas compared President Obama to President Bush; and a newspaper staffer likened the story process to oral sex. The Twitterati turned up the contrast. More » -
#printisdead
Is Heeb Magazine Folding?
A tipster informs us that Heeb—the favorite rag of Holocaust-mocking hipster Jews everywhere—is going kaput. Details? Email us. -
#iphoneapps
Gizmodo's Essential iPhone Apps: November '09 Edition
Each month, the best new iPhone apps—and some older ones—are considered for admission into Gizmodo's Essential iPhone Apps Directory. Who will join? Who will live? Who will die? [Gizmodo] -
#clips
New Gap Commercial With Little Girls Is Yeah, A Little Gross
A tipster alerted us to the yuck-factor of one of the holiday-themed Gap ads featuring little girls dancing, and we agree with her: there's definitely something very Sparkle Motion/Little Miss Sunshine about it, especially at the :08 mark. [Jezebel] -
#dirtbagafterdark
Katie Defends Suri's High-Heel Habit; Tiger Pulls Out Of Golf Tournament
- Katie Holmes doesn't see anything wrong with 3-year-old Suri wearing high heels. "Like every little girl, she loves my high heels," says Katie. "They're actually ballroom dancing shoes for kids... I found them for her and she loves them." [Us]
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#badvertising
Ladies: "Be Prepared This Festive Season" By Carrying Mace
Three new ads for Lynx Bullet body spray (the U.K. version of Axe) show snowy imprints of figures fornicating in dark alleys and parking lots, with only one set of footprints leaving. Should we "be prepared" for non-consensual sex? [AdWeek] [Jezebel] -
#requestforinformation
Get Ready for Blogger Shameless Tuesday (And Help Us, Too)
Starting tomorrow, new FTC regulations require bloggers to disclose when they accept cash or freebies for posts. Appropriately enough, fameball queen Julia Allison is leading this coming wave of embarrassing confessionals, with a disclosure about her insides. More » -
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#sanfordsangfroid
Jenny Sanford Takes Infidelity, Makes Lemonade
Back in August, we weren't that impressed with Jenny Sanford's reaction to her husband's "Appalachian Trail" dalliances. But now that she's using his infidelity as a springboard for her own projects, we (sort of) dig her. [Jezebel] -
#picoftheday
Winter Wondering Land
[Members of the media brave the snow and gather outside Roman Polanski's chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland, waiting for the director to be placed under house arrest in the building. Image via Getty] -
#ironman2
Your Real First Look At Iron Man 2's War Machine
Better than the close-up of a toy, here's the official teaser poster for next year's Iron Man 2, just released on Yahoo Movies. [io9] -
#tweetbeat
Elizabeth Banks Doesn't Read Vogue On The Toilet
Today in Tweetbeat, Sarah Silverman relates to Precious, writer Sloane Crosley decides what's gross, Elizabeth Banks makes rules about bathroom reading material, and Audrina Patridge tries to be more Christ-like. Plus: Donnie Wahlberg thinks judging other people is so 1989. [Jezebel] -
#franchises
Hollywood Holds Breath as Bourne Series Suddenly Imperiled
When a franchise dies, all of Hollywood sheds a tear. But when a franchise dies prematurely, while it still has years of cash to give, Hollywood goes to battle stations. And tonight, Hollywood stands on the brink. More » -
#oldnews
Tourists Go to the Same Broadway Shows Year After Year
The good news: tourists poured a truckload of cash into Broadway over Thanksgiving weekend. The sad news: the shows that did best were tired gems like Wicked and The Lion King and shows based on movies. Original musicals are doomed. More » -
#notablequotable
Dawn French: No More Fat Jokes
"It is no more acceptable to make a fat joke than it is to make a gay joke," says actor/comedian Dawn French. "People need to learn to take everyone as they are." [Telegraph] [Jezebel] -
#top10
12 SF Movie Adaptations That Did The Books Justice
Whether or not you loved The Road, most people seemed to feel it captured Cormac McCarthy's novel. Sadly, most adaptations do violence to the original books, but not all. Here are 12 adaptations that did right by the books. [io9] -
#thetribe
Details' "Hot Jewish Girls": Headless, Wrapped In Israeli Flag
The print version of Details' paean to Jewish women contains more of the magazine's signature, sensitive photography. Plus, we got our hands on the casting call for the shoot. Jewish women are so back! (Where did we go? Unclear). [Jezebel] -
#internets
Facebook Revenge: Not All That Sweet
With Facebook, one woman finds, high school never ends. And, oh yeah, she was the one whose life was a living hell: [Jezebel] -
#startrek
Celebrate The Holidays With Starfleet Cookies, A Klingon Christmas, And Abrams-Inspired Trek Novels
Today is a good day to watch the Klingon translation of A Christmas Carol, or just to eat some Starfleet cookies. And in other Trek news, J.J. Abrams' alternate timeline has spawned its own line of alternate-universe tie-in novels. [io9] -
#positivelywrong
Russia Discriminates Against "Miss Positive" HIV Pageant Queen
Russian authorities won't let HIV-positive beauty queen Svetlana Izambayeva adopt her 10-year-old brother from an orphanage, even though she's married and has two HIV-negative children. The human rights group Agora is helping her appeal the "illegal and discriminatory" decision. [Brietbart] [Jezebel] -
#rumormonger
Rush Sets Wedding Date!
Congrats to Rush Limbaugh! We hear he's finally set a date get married for a fourth time—appropriately enough, it is the Fourth of July! More » -
#lights
Hot Electric Metal Encased in a Sphere of Glass
LEDs are efficient. But by choice, my house is still bathed in the warm glow of hot electrified metal, in a bulb of glass and inert gas. [Gizmodo] -
#leftovers
PETA Asks School To Replace Mascot • Lawyer Denounces Knox As She-Devil
• PETA has found a new calling and this time it's the The University of Georgia's mascot. They say that the bulldog, Uga, is being exposed to inhumane risks from the hot and humid air. • [Jezebel] -
#huntingseason
Five-Point Frenzy: When Deer Meets Car
In honor of Midwest deer-hunting season — and because we blubbered like a little girl during Bambi — we bring you this (mostly) blood-free gallery of lovable vehicle-deer moments. Yeah, it's random, but so what? Happy Monday! [Jalopnik]
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