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People
North Korea Is Very Unhappy About ‘Arch Criminal’ War Games
1:19AM jeff neumann | North Korea says it will pummel the South under “a merciless shower of fire” unless the “arch-criminal” U.S. and South Korea call off war games scheduled for today in disputed waters off the west coast of the peninsula. [WaPo] More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Will Spanx For Men Destroy Masculinity Once And For All?
12:41AM Hamilton Nolan | First, America’s women were relentlessly assaulted by Spanx undergarments, which bound their bodies tight like so many sausage cases. Now, our nation’s men – once presumed impervious to this sort of thing – are also falling prey to, well, girdles, for chrissake. More »
Small Screen
South Park Creators Receive Death ‘Warning’
9:49PM jeff neumann | Those wacky guys at South Park have gotten death threats over their 200th episode, which includes the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit and Buddha snorting coke. The cyber lynch mob is fuming. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Breast And Booty Bombs Invade Our Airspace
2:17AM Hamilton Nolan | Heaving, bulbous bosoms – of doom. That is what America and, indeed, the world is facing, in the alternate universe where terrorists with plastic explosive breast implants threaten airline safety. Also, butt bomb implants. Please let this be real. More »
Big Screen
On Mankind’s Love For The Undead
7:00PM Andrew Belonsky | Woody Harrelson recently took some time from banging his bongos to make a big Hollywood movie. It’s called Zombieland and deals with the undead, a tried and true cinematic draw. Should we be worried? And what of the soul’s role? More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Dudes Buying Fancy Beds
2:36AM Hamilton Nolan | Just trying to be a normal xenophobic man these days means constantly fighting back against The System (ladies, etc.) telling us to buy fancy shampoo and fancy underwear, so, hey fellas, do not buy more fancy crap by choice. More »
People
Threatening Bloggers Via Text Message: Not Savvy PR
5:32AM Hamilton Nolan | An actor named Kevin Byrd sent a bad, self-composed press release to reporters, which one of them posted on Facebook. A PR blogger picked it up to point out how bad it was. That’s when Kevin Byrd came unhinged. More »
BREAKING: Brad Pitt Still Not in Danger
6:16AM STV | A few months after Brad Pitt’s security detail evacuated him from a perfectly safe Toronto hotel, TMZ sends late word that the actor is once again not threatened by an emergency near his L.A. home. More »
Tina Fey Plans Potential Move to Outer Space In Case of Sarah Palin Victory
3:40AM Kyle Buchanan | Though playing Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live has given a huge boost to Tina Fey’s already percolating profile, Fey herself is not so keen on the added workload. Already, she has implored the Emmy press room to help vote an end to her portrayal on November 5, and now Fey is telling TV Guide that if Palin wins the vice presidency, 30 Rock will have to find brand-new ways to shoot in low-oxygen environments: More »