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Real Housewives of New Jersey: The Second World War Begins [Recaps]

On last night’s wander into the black forests of the Garden State, we saw a sad woman at a crossroads. We saw an angry woman coming undone. We saw women who were trying to be better, but failing. More

Five Creative Ways to Survive a New York City Summer [How Tos]

New York City opened its public pools today to help residents cope with the record heat wave. Too bad they’ll be full of squealing children. Here are some other more peaceful but equally cool ways to beat the heat. More

Did Al Gore Make ‘Unwanted Sexual Contact’ with a Masseuse? [Scandals]

The National Enquirer has uncovered a 2006 police report about an alleged incident of Al Gore making unwanted sexual contact with a Portland masseuse. According to the District Attorney’s office it’s legit. Is Al Gore a dirty old man? More

Want to Hear What the ‘God Particle’ Sounds Like? [Whoa]

The Large Hadron Collider is an enormous, $8 billion machine built to detect the existence of certain hypothesized-to-exist particles. But what if, instead of looking for those particles, scientists could listen for them? This is what they would sound like. More

Meet ‘Crying Girl,’ California’s Celebrity Grifter [Fameballs]

Jill Johnson is UC Davis ‘ hipster grifter . (Instead of hip, though, she’s a beauty queen.) Campus blogs hunted down the “prolific and notorious scammer” with “heavy, tear-smeared makeup.” The internet used to be for porn . Now it’s for outing grifters. More

American Apparel Confidential: A Million-Dollar Penalty for Whistleblowers [Exclusive]

Last week we brought you internal documents and employee testimony about American Apparel ‘s hiring practices and work environment. AA CEO Dov Charney wasn’t happy with our reporting! And for AA employees, leaking to us carries a $1 million penalty. Seriously. More

The Non-Kombucha Drinker’s Guide to Kombucha Tea [Guides]

When you’re in Whole Foods tomorrow to pick up your organic free-range sustainable humanely slaughtered coconut chicken skewers, you might see some people staring forlornly at an empty shelf. Why? The kombucha’s gone! Oh, overpriced fermented tea. Where’d you go? More

Real Housewives of New York Reunion: Death Is Only the Beginning [Recaps]

Last night we finally saw all of the New York ghouls put back in their coffins and lowered into the earth, where they will hopefully stay for years and years and years. Well, until next season at least. More

Republicans Furious At Idiot Congressman for Apologizing to BP [Whoops]

John Boehner and fellow Republicans are, naturally, furious at freaking Rep. Joe Barton for apologizing to BP earlier this morning, at the beginning of Tony Hayward’s hearing. Why did he do that? He could lose his fancy committee seat! More

Rules for Using the ‘Reply All’ Button [Etiquette]

An email with a long list of recipients can be an easy way to accomplish tasks by electronic committee. It can also be an infuriating way to gum up your inbox for days. Let’s set some ground rules. More