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Dick of the Week: Sen. Jake Knott

Carmel Lobello :: Friday, June 4th, 2010 7:57 pm

This was just too easy. South Carolina Republican Senator Jake Knott basically served himself to our “Dick of the Week” column on a golden platter today. In what appeared to be an effort to one-up Rand Paul’s racist quote about segregation, he said on the web show, “Pub Talk Live” that “We already got one raghead in the White House, we don’t need a raghead in the governor’s mansion.” MORE »

New York Rainy Weekend Calendar

Carmel Lobello :: Friday, June 4th, 2010 6:21 pm

If you happen to be in NY, you’re probably aware that the insanely perfect weather is set to end just in time for the weekend. We compiled a shortlist of events that should be enjoyable to attend, rain or shine (but probably rain), if you’re in the big apple this weekend.Check it out after the jump. MORE »

Google Maps Nearly Kills Woman

Amy Laviero :: Friday, June 4th, 2010 5:30 pm

The other day I was driving from “Lawn Guyland” to NYC, and was psyched to be getting there with the help of my shiny new iPhone. I have a perchant for getting lost, so Google Maps was helpful, although halfway through the trip I realized manually written directions would have been easier to look at while driving. The phone’s small touch-screen was a hard to maneuver behind the wheel, but it’s proven invaluable while wandering city streets. If I were Lauren Rosenberg, however, I may hold a different opinion; while using Google Maps on her BlackBerry in January, Rosenberg walked onto a four-lane highway and found herself right in the path of an oncoming truck. She’s now suing Google Maps for their less-than-accurate directions. I’d say this may be worse than the woman who sued McDonald’s over her hot coffee. MORE »

Marko Jaric: Another Reason Why Life Sometimes Just Ain’t Fair

Matt Kiebus :: Friday, June 4th, 2010 3:30 pm

Our culture is pretty accustomed to professional athletes getting whatever and whomever they want. You don’t even have to be a very good athlete to pull copious amounts of tail. Groupies will bang the last man on the bench, because, hey, they’re famous. But Victoria’s Secret super models are not supposed to slum with the last man of the bench. They are reserved for superstar athletes like Tom Brady and Andy Roddick. I’m cool with that, to the victor go the spoils. But when Marko Jaric gets to come home to Brazilian bombshell Adriana Lima after a rough day of being a mediocre basketball player you’ve got to wonder if God exists. MORE »

National Doughnut Day; America Should Rethink Her Cuisine

Amy Laviero :: Friday, June 4th, 2010 3:00 pm

Today marks the first Friday of June and, subsequently, National Doughnut Day. Celebrated since 1938, the day was meant to mark summer’s approach (88 degrees means the arrival of summer in my book) and was initially used to celebrate the women who served soliders doughnuts during World War I (because nothing spells appreciation like “doughnut”).

Does anybody else find dough fried in fat totally disgusting? MORE »

Les Savy Fav Expecting To Release New Album In September

Gray Hurlburt :: Friday, June 4th, 2010 2:30 pm

NME.com reports that Les Savy Fav are aiming to release their next studio album sometime in September. Bassist Syd Butler told the British rag that this album would be heavier than Let’s Stay Friends, which I’m all for:

“We’re not buying atmospheric gizmos to fill out space on the songs,” he said. “They’re all three-and-a-half minutes long, they’re more compact and concise. This record feels a lot more ’90s – closer to our roots.” MORE »

Debrahlee Lorenzana Is A Moron, A Vaguely Sexy Moron

Amy Laviero :: Friday, June 4th, 2010 1:00 pm

No one said it was easy to be homely, but according to Debraalee Lorenzana it’s even more difficult being (vaguely) hot. The now former Citi-bank employee filed a lawsuit through the Manhattan Supreme Court against Citigroup claiming sexual harassment and unlawful termination. According to Lorenzana, she’s just too damn hot for the stiff suits over at Citibank. Despite her efforts, however, it’s unlikely the lawsuit will ever make it to trial thanks to a mandatory-arbitration clause Lorenzana signed upon being hired at Citibank. Womp, womp, womp. MORE »

Armando Galarraga Should Have Been a Lot Angrier

Matt Kiebus :: Friday, June 4th, 2010 12:30 pm

Everyone in Comerica Park knew Jason Donald was out at first, the fans, players, coaches, even Donald himself. Everyone except first base umpire Jim Joyce, whose eye’s and general lack of judgment failed him miserably Wednesday night. Now the entire world pities Armando Galarraga, and passionately despises Jim Joyce. New York Mag’s Will Leitch wrote about how Galarraga, Joyce, and all other parties directly involved with the situation handled themselves with class and dignity. Yet, the media and fans wanted Joyce tarred and feathered. Granted it was refreshing to see Galarraga handle himself so well, but quite honestly he shouldn’t have, it’s not the American way. MORE »

McDonald’s Makes Health-Concerned Recall (Not Food-Related)

Carmel Lobello :: Friday, June 4th, 2010 12:01 pm

McDonald’s is recalling 4 of its Shrek-themed collectors edition drinking glasses because traces of Cadmium, a known carcinogen, has been found in the painted designs. The traces of the toxin are minute, but McDonald’s has voluntarily recalled the products because they’re concerned that the chemical element, used in the manufacturing of batteries and found in cigarette smoke, could contribute to adverse health effects such as bone softening, as well as kidney and lung problems. Although children won’t get sick right away from the Cadmium in the glasses, their long-term health could be affected if the paint rubs off on their hands, or if they lick, kiss or otherwise ingest some of the toxic paint. It should be noted that long-term, life threatening health risks including cancer and kidney failure are also associated with the ingestion of every single item on McDonald’s menu.

O’Reilly Jumps Shark with Gay Terrorist Sneer

Andrew Belonsky :: Friday, June 4th, 2010 10:56 am

Bill O’Reilly’s no stranger to controversy: the Fox News man has made millions by inflaming political, social and cultural tensions. His latest stunt – comparing gay people to Al-Qaeda terrorists – thrust him into an entirely new realm of absurdity.

Interview - “Get Him To the Greek” Director on Russell Brand and Diddy

Alex Moore :: Friday, June 4th, 2010 10:00 am

Writer and director Nicholas Stoller knew he wanted to make a movie about hanging out with rock stars. “Rock stars just take things to a whole different level than comedy nerds,” he says.

The director of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him To The Greek talked with us about his new movie, Russell Brand, and Diddy as you’ve never seen him before. [Photo by Julia Galdo] MORE »

9 Worse Calls Than Jim Joyce’s Flub

Carmel Lobello :: Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 5:49 pm

I think we can all agree that today is a great day to not be MLB umpire, Jim Joyce. After ruining Armando Galarra’s perfect game last night by erroneously calling a grounder to first base safe, Joyce has spent the day under vicious, unrelenting fire from fans, the press, and even U.S. Senators. After watching the tapes himself, he emotionally admitted that he had messed with baseball history and made one of the worst calls of his career. In an effort to ease some of the pressure on Joyce, we made a list of what we believe are nine far worse calls that have been made in the last century: MORE »

Sarah Palin Blames BP Oil Spill on Fussy Environmentalists

Gray Hurlburt :: Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 5:15 pm

Just where Sarah Palin’s logic generates from is a nebulous, national mystery, one on par with understanding the lofty arrogance of BP CEO Tony Haywood. Here’s a comparison for you: the latter “would like his life back”: the former blames the spill on environmentalists. It’s as though we’re being spoken to by martians with only a primer on the present reality of human beings.

And so it played out yesterday with Alaska’s paranoid chatterbox. True to her MO, Palin took to Facebook again, this time with an open letter to “extreme ‘environmentalists’ who hypocritically protest domestic energy production onshore and offshore.” In short, she remarks that it’s environmentalists’ fault the rig explosion happened in the first place. MORE »

Rest In Peace, Rue McClanahan

Amy Rose Spiegel :: Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 4:05 pm

Everyone knows that annoying breed of girl who will designate corresponding Sex and the City characters to her friends. “I’m a Carrie, and Mitzi’s a Samantha,” and so on and barf and so forth. My friends and I never did this. Instead, in a similarly annoying but slightly more elderly-inspired way, we picked which Golden Girl was most like each of us. I’m proud to say that my was Blanche Devereaux, played by the late Rue McClanahan. MORE »

One Man’s Quest to Be an Esquire Man

Matt Kiebus :: Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 4:00 pm

In their Summer 2010 issue, Esquire devised guidelines for how men are supposed to age. They published a list that details the transitions men make and the transitions they should make between the ages 18 and 59 years old. Since I recently turned 23 I decided to check how poorly I match up with the Esquire ideal, and how I see myself aging in the future. MORE »