Lots of fun and fascinating facts in this 3-D video infographic from the New York Times which pits Usain Bolt's record-setting 100m dash against the achievements of sprinters from past Olympics — all the way back to the 1896 Summer Games in Athens.
Henrik Rummel, the U.S. rower who appeared to be sporting a boner while receiving his bronze medal yesterday, claims that his penis was flaccid during the medal ceremony. Rummel spoke out on the internet's chief boner website, Reddit, which he has previously used to discuss Game of Thrones:
On July 4th, Joplin, Missouri's Islamic Center — the city's only mosque — suffered roof damage after an unidentified man set it on fire by tossing a burning object onto the building.
Jesse the Jack Russell Terrier, star of screens both big and small, returns to capture whatever few remaining hearts are not yet under the spell of his doggie charm with the third installment in his award-winning Useful Dog Tricks video series (see also: Part 1, Part 2).
Garden Grove Medical Center employees thwarted a baby theft this weekend after Grisel Ramierez allegedly tried to walk out with a newborn girl she'd hidden in a tote bag. Ramierez had disguised herself in nurses' scrubs and led the newborn's mother to the bathroom, instructing her to shower before the doctor's…
Today was a tough one for Olympians. First, American Judo person Nick Delpopolo accidentally ate some pot brownies and got the boot. Then news breaks that a U.S. rower had a boner during his recent medal ceremony. Now comes word that Italy's national hero and walking champion Alex Schwazer was banned from the Olympics…
Just over a week after calling McCain's decision to pick Sarah Palin a mistake, Dick Cheney sort of apologized. The former vice president clarified his statements to serious journalist Sean Hannity last night, saying, "the process didn't meet the standards I would like to see our candidate pursue when they pick a…
Here's a picture of American rower Henrik Rummel receiving his new bronze medal while sporting a boner. He's the second one from the left, in case you missed the giant erection. All told, U.S. rowers won two bronze medals and one gold. Below is a video of the ceremony. [UPDATE: Rummel claims he was 'not erect.']
From the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics—which featured as one of its star attractions, a large-but-not-even-that-large Cruella DeVille balloon—it's been clear that these Games would be one in which people felt it was okay to go ahead and phone some things in.
Francis "Fran" Higgins, who plays The Viper on the Irish mockumentary series Hardy Bucks, provides some stellar "alternative commentary" for the Women's Laser Radial sailing competition at the Thirtieth Olympiad — AKA "some boats in a race."
Is the 2012 London Olympics a flawed and corrupt but ultimately heartwarming celebration of athletic achievement and a sign of peace and cooperation among nations? Or is it a sinister occult ritual undertaken by the British Royal family and the Illuminati to summon ancient demons and secure their power over the…
Film star Ellen Page, best known for her role as the eponymous character in Jason Reitman's Juno, has alerted the LAPD to a number of death threats she's received via Twitter.
Soon after NBC re-aired Usain Bolt dominating the 100 meter final, we received this email from a woman who would like to spill the details of her ongoing fling in London with one of the other sprinters who is presumably not Usain Bolt. But she would like to sell her story anyway, even though most publications would…
The Galaxy water park in Erding, Germany, has barred women from using one of its "X-Treme" high-speed slides after several female guests required medical treatment for "intimate injuries."
Ahoy, ahoy. My name is Cord Jefferson, and today is my first day at Gawker. You may have seen some of my work on the site before (and maybe on Jezebel and Gizmodo, too), but today I'm coming on full-time as your West Coast Editor. I live in Los Angeles, and thus will be the first California staffer since Seth…
America's hottest after-hours discotheque is Club Applebee's.
Ragú took the Internet by storm last night after unveiling the first in a series of ads revolving around quintessential childhood moments — starting with walking in on your parents having sex.
After six months of an uneasy ceasefire, Sir Elton John last night fired shots at longtime scratching post Madonna during an interview on Australian television.
Human babies have long been observed to be inferior to their adult counterparts, in part because they are not old enough to compete (legally) in the Olympics, smart enough to solve Sudoku puzzles with no help, or tall enough to hand me that thing from the top shelf.
