Happy Ragnarök, brethren! According to Nordic mythology, while you sit nursing your bloody Mary on this unseasonably sunny Saturday morning, you're probably going to feel the earth move beneath your feet until that very same earth no longer exists. It's over.

Lost today amidst the news that New York State Senator Malcolm Smith, the state's first black senate leader, had been arrested on bribery charges was the fact that his Republican co-conspirator, Dan Halloran, is the first-ever open pagan to hold elected office in the United States, as Steven Thrasher entertainingly…

This is some Indiana Jones level stuff right here. Scientists may have uncovered the Viking "sunstone," a magical-sounding crystal whose powers to locate the sun despite cloud cover, snow, and darkness were understandably considered to be a legend. A group of researchers think a cloudy crystal found in an Elizabethan…

Some Halloween costumes offend the senses. Some are just plain offensive. Here's a handy guide to 12 racially charged Halloween costumes, whether you can get away with wearing them, and what to do if you accidentally bought a racist one.

Last week, Deadspin opened up a barrel of worms for Brett Favre when it exclusively revealed that he'd been sexting—and sending nude pictures to—Jets sideline reporter Jenn Sterger. Tonight, Stephen Colbert hilariously joined the Favre-mocking club. Video inside.

SportsCenter held a poll for "most beloved:" Brett Favre or Wisconsin cheese. Brieng it on, Favre. I bet you Cantel who was right. The vote was a feta accompli. Okay, we're finished.

Did you catch the Saints' and Vikings' pre-game display of players-union solidarity last night? When retired NFL-ers Mike Golic and Marcellus Wiley discussed the demonstration this morning on Mike & Mike, Sh*t. Got. Real.

Leonardo DiCaprio will no longer star in in Mel Gibson's next directorial project, a period piece about Vikings. We have a feeling it has more to do with Mel's recent behavior than how Leo feels about Vikings. [Image via Getty]