China closes off media access, shuts down YouTube, CNN, and Google amid violent crackdown in Tibet. China has also begun parading Tibetan prisoners … [Read more...] about News: Michael Stipe, Tel Aviv, Anthony Minghella, China and Tibet
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Does Madonna Now Want to be Known as ‘M-Dolla’?
A closer inspection of the "Give it to Me" fighter's belt Madonna wears on the cover of her new opus Hard Candy reveals the word 'M-Dolla' inscribed … [Read more...] about Does Madonna Now Want to be Known as ‘M-Dolla’?
Barack Obama Gives ‘Race Speech’ in Philadelphia
Barack Obama's much-anticipated speech on race is underway at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia, and the text has been released. In it, he … [Read more...] about Barack Obama Gives ‘Race Speech’ in Philadelphia
First Look: Tropic Thunder Trailer
At the beginning of the month I posted about Tropic Thunder, the forthcoming Ben Stiller movie-within-a-movie in which Robert Downey Jr. plays an … [Read more...] about First Look: Tropic Thunder Trailer
UK Report: ‘Gay’ Now the #1 Abusive Word in Schools
A UK teachers group reports that "gay" is now the #1 most frequently used abusive insult at schools. No doubt the words would be slightly different … [Read more...] about UK Report: ‘Gay’ Now the #1 Abusive Word in Schools
Big Dog: The Better to Maul you With
Robotics company Boston Dynamics yesterday released a video of its "Big Dog" quadruped robot, which I must say is quite impressive in a frightening, … [Read more...] about Big Dog: The Better to Maul you With
The Dream Ticket and The Scream Ticket
Political portraiture. (left image via Joe.My.God, right image via our earlier post) … [Read more...] about The Dream Ticket and The Scream Ticket
Brutal Hate Crime at Bar Near Rochester, New York
A Spencerport, New York man is recovering after a brutal hate attack in a Rochester-area bar on March 7: "According to Ogden police, Lance Neve, 26, … [Read more...] about Brutal Hate Crime at Bar Near Rochester, New York
Pete Wentz: Christian Siriano Wants His Look Back
Fierce hot mess tickety-tack trannies... (via TMZ) Previously Pete Wentz Testing Seth Green's Sex Drive? [tr] Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz: Part of Me … [Read more...] about Pete Wentz: Christian Siriano Wants His Look Back
NY Governor Paterson Admits to Affair Hours After Swearing In
Just hours after being sworn in yesterday, both New York Governor David Paterson and his wife Michelle made the wise move of admitting to extramarital … [Read more...] about NY Governor Paterson Admits to Affair Hours After Swearing In












