bloopers
Guy Falls Out of Window During Live News Broadcast
What’s more satisfying than a surprise live-news blooper? This reporter takin’ it to the streets in Lodi, New Jersey, is business as usual while a guy wearing camo shorts hurls himself out of the window of the house behind him.
brilliant
15-Year-Old Science Fair Winner Develops Revolutionary Pancreatic Cancer Test
Jack Andraka, 15, invented a pancreatic-cancer test that’s 90% accurate and 28 times cheaper than current technology. He took home the top prize, worth $75,000, at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. And there was a huge rave.
Meth-See TV
Breaking Bad to Return for 8 Episodes Beginning July 15
Mark your calendars, folks. The meth-lovin’ folks from Albuquerque will be returning for two mini-seasons, beginning in July. But when will the other episodes be debuting? We’ve got the details right here.
the kids are all right
Jamie Oliver Loves This Adorable 9-Year-Old’s Food Blog
Martha, a.k.a. VEG — for Veritas Ex Gusto — is a 9-year-old who blogs about her daily school dinners, ranking each meal with a “Food-o-Meter” and waxing poetic about brownie icing. We’re not the only ones who find it fascinating.
Condoms Exist
This 33-Year-Old Dude Has 30 Kids By 11 Different Baby Mamas
Apparently Desmond Hatchett has never heard of this thing called condoms. The Tennessee man reportedly has 30 kids from 11 different women. But that’s not even the craziest part of the whole story. What is? Find out here.
stay classy
¡‘Anchorman 2’ Teaser Trailer!
Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner and Steve Carell return for the sequel to “Anchorman,” which came out — Jesus, was it really that long ago? — in 2004 and was quoted more times than the Bible. Check out the teaser.
WHEN YOU SEE IT …
Hey, Scholastic, You Might Want to Update This Book Cover
Hey, this looks like a cool Scholastic horror book, published in 1990. Whoa, scary tagline. “If you fail … you’ll just die.” Hmm, I wonder where it’s set. … Ohh noo! No! Nooooo! Oh, god. Oh, god, why!
spike the watercooler
Yes, I Have Short Hair. No, I’m Not a Lesbian
I have been told on several different occasions that I look like Christopher Reeve, Harry Potter (without glasses) and even Michael Cera. Instead of comparing me to the likes of Natalie Portman or any other kick-ass short-haired females, I get told I look like a boy.
The Tourist
The Best Tourist-Shot Video of New York City You’ll See Today
Mayor Bloomberg, incorporate this tourist-shot video into your marketing materials, post-haste. It’s very Times Square-centric, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a better short video that highlights the elegance of this gritty city.
thwock treatment
This Table Tennis Trick Shot Will Melt Your F***ing Eyeballs
This jaw-dropping ping-pong wizardry — a behind-the-back trick shot that catches an opponent completely off guard — is enough to make slapping a dinky plastic ball with fat little paddles seem macho for a few seconds.
That'll Learn Him
Parents Try to ‘Scare’ Child, Throw Him in Washing Machine (Then It Turns On!)
Want to scare the sh!t out of your kid? Throw him in a washing machine. Want to scare the sh!t out of yourself? Watch that machine’s auto-lock system engage and whirl the kid. Bad parenting or unfortunate appliance quirk?
global warming
Enormous Arctic Fart Is Bad News for Planet Earth
Melting permafrost in the Arctic will likely Dutch-oven the atmosphere with a cloud of buried methane larger than scientists expected, which may cause accelerated global warming, Al Gore films and freako New York City winters.
Shaken, Stirred, Whatever, All Good
‘Skyfall’ Teaser Trailer: Your First Glimpse at James Bond’s 23rd Adventure
What is Skyfall? Is it an operation? Is it a person? Is it a lovely hat? The official teaser doesn’t exactly answer that question, but we do find ourselves with a glimpse of how the Agent 007 franchise will bounce back from Quantum of Solace.
That's So Raven
‘Lazy Sunday 2’ & Other SNL Highlights
Chris Parnell returned to SNL for the much-anticipated sequel to Lazy Sunday. Plus: Mick Jagger on karaoke, a find farewell to Kristen Wiig, Arcade Fire and much more.
Whaaaambulance Rides
10 People Who HATED Day 1 of 'Great GoogaMooga' Festival
“Ram a splintery broom up your ass and keep it there for 9 hours and then we will be even.” Festival-goers were none-too-pleased with Superfly Production’s inaugural run at the Great Googa Mooga in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park.
Hoodies
‘Thugwear’: Geraldo Digs Deeper on Trayvon
Laughably mustachioed Geraldo Rivera didn’t learn much from his hoodie disparaging. Now he says Martin’s “thugwear” is “significant” part of the story. Here’s why he’s wrong.
Men in Back
Slappy Will Smith Does Not Want Ukrainian Men Kissing Him on the Lips in Public
What happens when a male Ukrainian reporter tried to kiss the Fresh Prince on the red carpet at the Moscow premiere of Men in Black 3? Smith got a little slappy. Watch what he does and says when confronted with some male lips.
laters, baby
Gilbert Gottfried Reading ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Is Freaking Terrifying
If the E.L. James bestseller didn’t make your reproductive organs want to run screaming from your body, just try listening to it read by Skrillex Gilbert Gottfried. Be warned: You will never be able to unhear this.
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Yes, I Have Short Hair. No, I’m Not a Lesbian
I have been told on several different occasions that I look like Christopher Reeve, Harry Potter (without glasses) and even Michael Cera. Instead of comparing me to the likes of Natalie Portman or any other kick-ass short-haired females, I get told I look like a boy.
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‘Thugwear’: Geraldo Digs Deeper on Trayvon
Laughably mustachioed Geraldo Rivera didn’t learn much from his hoodie disparaging. Now he says Martin’s “thugwear” is “significant” part of the story. Here’s why he’s wrong.
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‘The Bachelorette,’ Reviewed by a Guy. Sorta.
I love horrible, smutty television. I’m that guy. So I’m going to review ‘The Bachelorette’ on a weekly basis. This week, Emily Maynard meets 25 guys in a row, one by one, as they get out of a limo, because that’s how real life works.
