Yesterday, Gawker received an impassioned email from a Mt. Lebanon (Pa.) High student concerning the school's proposed "grinding" ban. (If you are not sure what "grinding" is, you'll find out in detail shortly.) The letter was so convincing that we asked to republish it in full, and the student complied, so long as they remain anonymous, lest the school administration attempt to suppress Mt. Lebanon's one true Grinder Crusader. We salute the student's important cause.

On Tuesday night, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton found herself embroiled in a surprise bump and grind session at a dinner hosted by South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.

A recipe in Australian cookbook, Pasta Bible, for "spelt tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto," threw in a bit of unfortunate imagery. The book has now been pulped. Our theory? Someone said 'people' just as the author was typing 'pepper'. [BBC]