We've always thought the Supreme Court could be livened up with more dog fights. Now, thanks to a controversy over something called "free speech," we're getting our wish. And the result could rip the liberal set asunder!
Awww. They looked like such a cute couple, but now it seems the aural adventure that would be Lady Gaga and Kanye West's "Fame Kills" tour will not come to fruition. Gaga reportedly wanted to trash the whole thing. [MediaTakeOut]
CityFile just published a groveling retraction of an item it published in July in the face of a defamation suit from Jim Dolan, the truculent chairman of Cablevision, which owns Newsday.
Each year starting in 2003, Microsoft has honored Jon Skeet for his extensive work helping people code in a Microsoft-developed programming language. But Skeet joined Google last year, and his new employer is apparently the jealous type.
A Portsmouth, Ohio, blogger recently asked the mayor for some documents under the state's public records law. The mayor said, "Sure." And also: "You're a worthless piece of s**t and I wouldn't p**s on you if you were on fire."
Disbarred Florida lawyer Jack Thompson gained some notoriety when, in 2006, he appeared on 60 Minutes to rail against violent video games. Nerds the world over took to Facebook to call him names. Now he's suing the website.
We always suspected that if Joy Behar and Ann Coulter were in the same room, they would, like matter and anti-matter, cease to exist. But that's not the case. They just argue about whether or not Sarah Palin's coherent.
Elon Musk and Hendrik Fisker are mortal enemies in the green car business. Yet the feds just split a billion dollars between the two companies. If that sounds like a bad idea, blame Al Gore.
So, Michael Moore has been making the media rounds to promote his latest project, Capitalism: A Love Story. The film, we're sure, will be enlightening, but, as happens with all things Moore, may be overshadowed by the man himself.
We all know that texting while driving kills the world, but that means nothing to truckers: they're fighting prohibitive legislation because it will cost them money to pull over and check on-board computers. And because they like being fringe. [NYT]
No one wants to be ACORN's friend anymore. Not even Barney Frank. Or the IRS. But, never fear, because the group still has some fighting spirit: it's suing James O'Keefe III, the filmmaker who shot those sexy pimp videos.
We've all been concerned about the remake saturation that has plagued Hollywood as of late. Even though America has subconsciously begged for Footloose: Redux, our culture's fascination with all things old borderlines on pathological. Thank goodness, then, for Meghan McCain.
David Pogue's taken fire from all sides: Both bloggers and the New York Times columnist's own public editor challenged the tech reviewer over his conflicts of interests. He's finally unloaded with both barrels, at friend and foe alike.
Some wonder what business lesbian talk show host and non-singer Ellen DeGeneres has being a judge on American Idol. Ellen's reply? "I know I'm going to be a great judge — because I've spent my whole life being judged." [ET]
CBS and its hot shot lawyers were impotent in their efforts to thwart old manDan Rather's $70 million wrongful termination suit. Now Rather's lawyers want Viacom big wig Sumner Redstone to take the stand. It's war! [Reuters]
Courtney Love has subjected fellow singer Ryan Adams to a series of online rants for more than a year now, and now Adams is pushing back. He says he never borrowed any money from Love, nor did he date her.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk likes to call himself "founder" of companies he didn't actually start. This weird fetish has never been fully safe and legal, until now: The real founder of Tesla Motors is dropping his lawsuit and granting permission.
How did a group of private investors snag Skype for $2 billion+ when big public corporations like Google were too scared to bid, thanks to lawsuits? With stolen computer nerd sorcery, allegedly.
At minus-400 degrees, lunar craters full of billion-year-old ice are the coldest place in our entire solar system—colder even than Pluto, or the employee-relations portion of Martha Stewart's soul. [NYT]