2008

Jul

“Jesse Helms was a kind, decent, and humble man and a...”
— George W. Bush on Jesse Helms...

WTF!: A Nazi community for furries

Michael Bay’s unsolicited script for Batman’s...

Ha. And… back to getting drunk (er).

Good ol’ Fourth of July.

‘Members of China’s armed police demonstrate a...

“BREAKING NEWS 10:54 AM ET: Former Sen. Jesse Helms Is Dead...”
— Happy 4th of July! (via...

This is not good.

“A lady on the subway asked me if I was from South...

MGMT - Indie Rokkers I first heard this band serendipitously, as I’ve found with most of my...

What is Microfinance?

dihard: Microfinance is a movement to provide poor households permanent access to financial...

Nothing like a good Tower of Babel joke to start off a 3.5...

Oil Prices: Who's to Blame?

dihard: The big blame game is really getting to be too much. 77% of Americans blame the government...

“He is going to get [a tattoo] of me but he won’t let...”
— Paris Hilton on boyfriend...

Blind kid uses echo location to navigate the world. His mother is amazing, she should give parenting...

Jun

American Family Association reverses course...

The traditional gallon milk jug (heh) undergoes a makeoever...

“Should you kill people for writing books? My view is no....”
— Salman Rushdie

Finally got around to watching Mad Men, which is as great as...

Hollywood Pay Strike II: Clash of the Titans...

Man in a van

I was at a stop light when this 1980’s looking VW van put its signal on for my lane, as the...

Taking Action for Zimbabwe

alexbalk: Renée writes: I was at a conference where Joe Trippi recommended this site; there are a...

You get the point of this video in about 5 seconds, but then you start laughing even harder thinking...

Strangely poetic spam email

Appealing to the free-verse loving, impotent horn dogs who bother reading work...

“The nation knows that the Cornish pasty, Yorkshire...

Does McCain ever get confused at the store? Even the...

‘Cooking with Coolio #6: Tricked Out Westside Tilapia’ I didn’t think one could...

Marketing in the guise of caring, now with...

Aunt Jemima loves it when you make ‘de Cunnel’...

Glass Candy - Rolling Down The Hills

Mini Me Sex Tape: Some things can't be...

Oh good god, even Muhammad Ali is wearing those stupid...

Rant

jakoblodwick: My worst problems are caused by conflicts of schedule. There are too few hours each...

‘Monet painting sets new record at $80.4...

“The Heinz Deli Mayo ad has been pulled after less than a week on air after viewers complained...

“I also put Coco Pops in my butt. Why? For comedy and...”
— Jack Black (what the hell kind...

Promotion for the show Dexter in Madrid, Spain, that’s...

Interview with the Dalai Lama's younger...

Giant Robot: At a young age, you, too, were recognized as a reincarnate of an important man,...

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Untitled

If you know nothing of the political situation in...

What did the police expect from an area known as the...

This certainly does not help in dispelling the ‘All...

That giant marble looking thing is supposed to represent...

“They called up and asked, ‘Are you still interested in...”
— Clint Eastwood

Darth Vader dancing to Thriller. I feel like there is some joke that should be made about pieces...

Laura: My heart says Yes, but my brain...

If you were under investigation for using the services of an international prostitution ring, do you...

‘A health spa in Russia has unveiled a bronze monument...

“I walked through Union Square on my way to acting class and...”
— Alec Baldwin, at a PETA event...

If only they had Nielsen in Croatia

janet: http://gizmodo.com/5017621/woman-who-died-while-watching-tv-sat-unfound-for-42-years
brandon: holy moly
brandon: hope she was watching The CW, we could use the ratings

Jamie Lynn Spears gave birth y'all

jj: man it would be so weird to have a kid going to college when you're only 38
jj: wait
jj: this is a spears
jj: it would be so weird having a kid being tried as an adult when you're only 38

400, 000 hollow black balls were dumped into the Ivanhoe...

Thin Lizzy - Wild One

Chinese Democracy

Have we, as a society, gotten to the point where we need a...

“I think that people really have to look back to Egypt, and...”
— Kelly Cutrone

“A while back I tried to buy the rights because I wanted to...”
— David Hasselhoff

Who would have thunk it? Tim Russert would...

Start your Oxford Capacity Analysis...

‘Answer each question as to how you feel RIGHT NOW.’ 3. Do you browse through railroad...

Photographer James Mollison presents his portraits of music...

The New Pornographers - The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism

The music of Spiritualized

Britt Daniel and Co. pretty much turn everything they touch...

And you thought having crabs was rough.

Which part of the brain is associated with unconditional...

After watching the Luke Russert interview and having to pause it several times, so I could compose...

Tim Russert, 1950-2008

Happy Birthday Andrew! May your birthday be as eventful as when Britney shaved her head.

“It is because of me — I definitely think [my show] has...”
— Tila Tequila on her role in...

Heterosexual women, Dr. Chivers and her...

“Women have started to become lovers of each other as a...”
— Usher

PJ Harvey - Working for the Man

The Tale of Earring Ken

‘Reinventing these beloved characters without inflicting indelible damage is one of the...

“3. General experience indicates that “husky” girls - those...”
— 1943 Guide to Hiring Women

This can't be good.

alexbalk: The dolphins that died after beaching in Cornwall had ingested debris and mud, leading...

'Black Children will Die,' also Obama...

Something tells me that Leather daddy’s fantasy isn’t a girl…

“If they want to have a walk, they can walk inside....”
— Madan Mohan Bhalla: A...

The Little Ones - Lovers Who Uncover

Gary Busey will be advising the celebrities, on the second...

Gizmodo's Inappropriate Spokespeople Contest

50 TV Reporters Give You Their Best ‘O...

cruz: so, everybody, are layered polo shirts IN? because he...

A little girl’s dream of becoming part of the...

“How do you guys say ‘throw up’ in England?”
— Tyra Banks (response:...

Holy Fuck - Royal Gregory

The Jesus Phone 2.0, it’s not the only thing that got...

“A terrorist fist jab?”
— FOX News on Barack...

Trent Reznor’s neck is no longer the width of his...

‘Democratic Primaries in Eight Minutes.’ Just long enough to encompass all the major...

My Morning Jacket - Evelyn Is Not Real

“You can be so proud that, from now on, it will be...”
— Hillary Clinton

‘Dow Slides 394 Points; Oil Surges...

If you are going to spell out Acapulco with bags of cocaine,...

Patching up cracks in walls with Legos.

Looks like the Gay Agenda has vodka now.

Fake bus stop keeps Alzheimer's patients from...

Broken Social Scene - Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl

alexbalk: Reblogging this again because I’ve been looking at...

“Gamers will not be denied the ample...

Who says the art of TV is dead?

Melissa: FARMER WANTS A WIFE
Melissa: ELIMINATION CEREMONY
Melissa: THEY LINED UP PREGNANT COWS
Melissa: AND THEY ALL GET A COW
Melissa: AND THEY STICK THEIR HANDS IN
Melissa: AND THE ONE PERSON WHO FEELS AROUND IN THERE
Melissa: AND DOESN'T HAVE THE PREGNANT COW GOES HOME

How the Web was Won: An Oral History of the...

…Right before I went to bed too…

Wolf Parade - Language City.

“Four years ago I was told I had cancer, lymph cancer…...”
— Sharon Stone on another...

Is NY Mag the new NY Times? Does the difference between...

catbird: Matthew: out of curiosity, how is No Age doing maura: 8,365 Yikes, 8,365? That’s what a...

More smart business decisions from Warner...

Root Beer vodka. Really? In other Gawker related new, Anna...

I have limited dark matter/string theory knowledge, but...

I bet the NY Times think they’re soooo cool for...

Even the fierceness of Steven Meisel and Linda Evangelista...

“We market Donna’s as a home away from home for truckers. There’s always free...

Grizzly Bear’s cover of Deep Blue Sea, not this Deep Blue Sea, but close.

How else will you say, ‘I love you forever… but...

Nothing says ‘No Sex until Marriage,’ like a...

The designer of the Pringles crisp tube has...

“I have two main projects, and another thing I’m...”
— Heather Graham

6.6 lb. cocaine Jesus statue found in woman’s...

I wonder if the next step for these tribespeople is working...

“Wait a minute. Why do we have to help protect the land of...”
— Rush Limabuagh on those...

May

Note to self: Don’t sunbathe on train tracks.

Really disturbing glow-in-the-dark child abuse PSA.

#6: “Let a hungry Carpathian long-haired she-wolf blow your dick, fuck”

KISS with Condoleezza Rice, clearly sharing hair styling...

Could whoever is at XL Recordings stop green lighting Adele projects in which she’s only...

What an unfortunate choice of words for a...

“It’s funny cus it’s racist.” - Ricky Gervais

"Why is it that all of the sudden, New...

It’s essential for kids to know early on that whatever...