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Jersey Shore: Making Up and Breaking Up [Recaps]

The relationships, both romantic and social, of the subjects on Jersey Shore , the most important sociological experiment of our time, are very volatile. Sometimes they are soothed with the balm of alcohol. Sometimes it makes them explode. Sometimes both! More

Joe Biden Is Relaxing on the Beach Today [Exclusive]

What’s Joe Biden doing right now? He and Jill Biden are taking in some sun at Cryder Beach in Southampton, according to a tipster who generously sent along a few photos of the shirtless Vice President under a beach umbrella. More

U.S. Government: Oil Spill Not That Big a Deal, Really [Oil Spill]

Good news on the oil spill front! Not only is BP’s “static kill” tactic apparently working , there’s a new report from the U.S. government saying that the oil in the Gulf of Mexico “poses only a slight risk.” Huzzah! More

Want to See the Sun ‘Burp’? [Space]

You might want to watch the sky on Tuesday night for some possible freaky space-lights (“aurora”), thanks to the sun ” kind of burping ” and emitting gigatons of, like, space stuff. SpaceWeather.com put together a sweet video of the “complex eruption.” More

Would You Spend $200,000 on This Seven-Year-Old’s Paintings? [Overachievers]

Meet Kieron Williamson , a seven-year-old kid from Norfolk, England. Like a lot of kids, Kieron likes to paint—landscapes, mostly, using watercolors. The only difference is, Kieron just sold 33 of his paintings—for a total of $200,000. More

Gamblers Never Win [Rants]

Barney Frank wants to legalize online gambling . Europe’s already reaping the gambling tax revenues . California’s debating legalized gambling , and so is Massachusetts . Table games are back in the Poconos , and they’re popular as ever. Gambling! A financial utopia? More

Google CEO Deters Mistress Tattle Tales [How Things Work]

Google CEO Eric Schmidt ‘s venture capital firm describes its investment philosophy as ” opportunistic .” We’re starting to wonder if that refers to the “opportunity” to buy people’s silence, judging from how much money is flowing to friends of Schmidt’s sometime mistresses. More

How to Talk About a Movie Without Pissing People Off [Etiquette]

I can’t wait to go see Inception this weekend, but all your chatter ( thanks, Max ) is threatening to ruin it for me. Can we set some rules about how to have a proper discussion about a hotly-anticipated film? More

11-Year-Old Viral Video Star Placed Under Police Protection After Death Threats (Updated) [Exclusive]

Earlier this week, a funny video went viral of 11-year-old Jessi Slaughter (AKA Kerligirl13) crying while her dad yelled at the people trolling her on the Internet. It’s not so funny now that she’s been placed under police protection. More

Is Bushwick, Brooklyn the ‘Coolest Place on the Planet’? [Shut Up Brooklyn]

On Sunday, The New York Times took a jaunt to the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick, and called it “arguably the coolest place on the planet.” But is it really? More