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Oscar Winner Cut 9/11 Joke From Current Film To Increase Chances At Winning
Danny Gold · 03/02/12 10:36PMThe Neo-Nazis of Hipster Brooklyn
Danny Gold · 02/27/12 08:30PMIt was bad enough living next to a superfund site with limited subway access, but now these neo-Nazis prowling the streets are really making life in Greenpoint unappealing. Right next to the vegan bakeries and rockabilly barbers, wafting in like the stench of rotten pirogis, a group of misguided Polish youth are embodying the worst stereotypes of their homeland.
Madonna: M.I.A.'s Middle Finger "Seemed Negative"
Louis Peitzman · 02/11/12 10:43AM
Remember when M.I.A. flipped America off, and we pretended to give a damn? (Well, some of us didn't pretend.) Apparently this is a thing we're still talking about, because on Friday Madonna spoke to acclaimed journalist Ryan Seacrest about The Middle Finger Seen 'Round the World. MTV News has the full report.
Bon Iver Turn Down Grammys in Favor of Whining
Louis Peitzman · 02/04/12 02:48PM
Indie folk fans tuning in to the Grammys — gotta be some overlap there, right? — will be disappointed to learn Bon Iver will not be performing. The Hollywood Reporter has some choice quotes from frontman Justin Vernon, who spoke to press on Thursday night at a Bushmills whiskey event in New York. Vernon's musical talent is apparent, but he could use some work on not sounding like a complete tool. Turns out his frustration with the Grammys stems from Bon Iver being asked to perform with — horror of all horrors — another group.
In the Battle of Kardashians vs. Dr. Oz, French Senate votes Kardashians
Caity Weaver · 01/23/12 10:42PMDutch Architects Behind Accidental 9/11 Tribute Love Pretension, Not Al Qaeda
Seth Abramovitch · 12/11/11 11:08PMMVRDV, the Rotterdam-based architectural firm that caused an uproar last week when they unveiled plans for a building that reminded a lot of people of 9/11, would like it very much if you would stop calling their offices and threatening their lives, please. Well, not you per se — because you presumably do not breathe exclusively through your mouth and have a "United We Stand" tattoo etched across your torso — but whoever has been leaving those kinds of messages, kindly stop.
Creepy Old Professor Poses Naked with Students for 'Art'
Maureen O'Connor · 11/28/11 05:40PM'Explosions in the Sky' Concert on 9/11 Causes Obvious Controversy
Jim Newell · 08/19/11 01:29PMIndie band Explosions in the Sky is performing at Boise's Egyptian theatre on September 11th! You can tell because there's a big marquee outside that reads, "EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY CONCERT SEPT 11." Oh, shit.
The Most Controversial Magazine Covers Ever
Remy Stern · 08/13/11 02:17PMChicks on the Rag Ruin Hilarious Milk Campaign
Hamilton Nolan · 07/22/11 11:24AMThe people who sell milk (who ARE those people?) started an edgy and viral marketing campaign last month based on the scientific(?) fact that milk can help ease PMS symptoms in women. The edgy part was that the campaign was aimed at dudes, the ones who suffer most when chicks are on the rag! "Slip your bitch some milk," I think was the underlying message.
Richard Dawkins Torn Limb From Limb—By Atheists
Remy Stern · 07/07/11 05:37PMBiologist, philosopher, and atheist prophet Richard Dawkins really put his foot in it. The New Statesman says Dawkin's career as a public intellectual is kaput. The Atlantic Wire has him losing a flame-war against his very own fan base. In the blogosphere, the most devoted Dawkinsians—people who've spent their adult lives in adoration of his every utterance—are boycotting his books and calling him a buffoon. A classist, male chauvinistic, and potentially racist buffoon. And why?
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Case Close to Collapse
Seth Abramovitch · 06/30/11 11:17PMThe case against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on the verge of falling apart. Prosecutors investigating charges that he raped a hotel maid in mid-May have found major holes in the woman's story, as well as "possible links to criminal activities, including drug dealing and money laundering," the New York Times reports.
Apple Kills an App on Behalf of Israel
Ryan Tate · 06/23/11 04:31PMTracy Morgan Would Love His Gay Son
Richard Lawson · 06/13/11 03:30PMGay People Not Happy With Tracy Morgan
Richard Lawson · 06/10/11 10:37AMNew Gossiping Twitter Account Puts Britain In a Tizzy
Adrian Chen · 05/31/11 11:53AMWasilla High School Principal Bans Bohemian Rhapsody Because Freddie Mercury Was Gay
Seth Abramovitch · 05/12/11 09:04PMWay up in Wasilla, where the men are men and the moose are meat, members of the high school symphonic jazz choir were excitedly rehearsing for the upcoming graduation ceremony, where they'd be performing an epic rendition of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody." Then they were told by Principal Dwight Probasco (that's his staff directory page) that the song had been pulled from the program. "Why?" they wondered, having put months of effort into the big number. Probasco explained it was because he'd received a complaint from a parent. You see Freddie Mercury, the vocalist who had sung the original version of the song, was gay.