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Deadly Horses Killing America's Aristocracy

Horse-riding is dangerous. Deadly even. Especially when uppity commoners are involved! Mark Phillips is the coach of the US Olympic equestrian team. He has so far killed three team hopefuls this season with his "challenging" new jumping courses. This very much upsets his ex-wife, Princess Anne. "Phillips is about to be crucified as the halfwit menace," said one British journalist (according to Page Six). The problem is that Phillips isn't royalty, even though he was married to a Princess for a while, and only royalty can properly manage this exciting and deadly sport. We don't know if this is good or bad for Lou Dobbs' daughter Hillary, who is sort of American Royalty, isn't she? Thankfully, the world is still eradicating the horse menace. After the jump, terrifying footage of just how dangerous horse-riding can be. More »

1:29 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Pareene
2,883 views, 33 comments

Latest by raincoaster: @snappaloosa: Oh, I broke my back once parting ways with the saddle over a four-foot rail and landing sitting straight up. Silly Quarterhorse just wasn't trying hard enough. Ask any Gawker editor: I'm hard to kill. more »

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Coop and Becks Are Friends

We're still not sure why dreamy CNN anchor Anderson Cooper profiled dreamy "football" star David Beckham on 60 Minutes last night (something about Beckham being rich and famous and dreamy?) but he did. And it's on the internet! We're sure the old people who make up the 60 Minutes audience wondered who these dashing young men were and why they were invading their TV screens with their youthful virility and mutual appreciation of athletic prowess. Becks' amazing robot wife Victoria, oddly, is barely mentioned. Full segment, after the jump. More »

2:27 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Pareene
3,723 views, 30 comments

Latest by n/a: @Furious George: You have to wonder about the production guys, there. Anderson Cooper's editor, out? more »

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Becks and The Coop: This Sunday on '60 Minutes'!

OMG everyone who's psyched for 60 Minutes this Sunday! CNN hearththrob Anderson Cooper is going one-on-one with "football" superstar David Beckham!!! There's a minute-long clip on CBS that we've embedded after the jump. But if sitting through an ad is too much work, you can just gaze upon our screenshot gallery of The Coop and Becks broing out on the "football" field (turf? some other word?). Anderson admires Beckman's powerful leg, then does a manly job defending the goal. This is gonna be the best profile ever! More »

12:59 PM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By Pareene
3,065 views, 43 comments

Latest by crosbystreet: All I keep seeing is an ad for Mr. Clean with Febreze. Apparently this new cleaner is "right at home with tough stuff" and "removes stains in two ways". Mr. Clean is bi too? more »