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Googler’s Barely-Legal Party Scandal [Geeks Gone Wild]

They say money can’t buy happiness, but Marissa Meyer sure has been trying. And now the Google VP’s hedonism/masochism roller coaster has, we hear, earned her a police spanking after a birthday party went too wild. More

Facebook CEO ‘Visibly Uncomfortable’ When Asked About Privacy [Facebook]

Mark Zuckerberg , the 26-year-old CEO of Facebook, was publicly interviewed on Wednesday at the D8 tech conference. How’d he do? Apparently, he got so nervous and sweaty answering questions about privacy that he had to take his trademark hoodie off. More

We Called BP and Gave Them Some Ideas to Fix the Oil Spill [Advice]

The top kill has failed. Now BP is so desperate that they put a hotline on their website where you can call in and offer ideas. We called it and a nice woman answered. We gave her some ideas. Listen! More

Real Housewives of New York: Jill Fell Down [Recaps]

Hello, friends. Your Gawker Housewives recapper is feeling a little burnt-out by this unending, shriek-filled season. So he enlisted the help of another Gawker staffer to pose some questions that might make it a little easier to tackle today’s tale. More

So You Want to Be on Jersey Shore? [Advice]

If you want to join MTV’s ongoing reality madness, you’re in luck: Open casting calls for Jersey Shore are scheduled for Sunday in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Getting on the show won’t be easy though. Here are some tips. More

Terrorists Now Using Autotune to Attack America [Terror]

Al Qaeda’s latest diabolical plot: an assault on America’s eardrums. The weapon with which it plans to do this: autotune. A pair of hip-hop jihadis—including Alabama-born convert Omar Hammami —released hot new English-language tracks on terrorist websites this week. More

Facebook’s New Privacy Controls: The Good and the Shameful [Your Privacy Is An Illusion]

In response to a backlash over its recent privacy rollbacks, Facebook will consolidate its many control panels into a simplified new privacy interface. But users are still pushed to overshare, and still have to opt out of egregious privacy breaches. More

The Kardashian Bikini Paradox: Famously Large Asses Perpetually Losing Weight [Tabloids]

This week, Khloe and Kim Kardashian repeat a cover and weight loss interview almost verbatim for Life & Style magazine. Last month, Kourtney Kardashian did three weight loss-themed Life & Style bikini covers in a row. What gives? More

Apple Swarmed by Feds [Crime]

The Justice Department is looking into whether Apple’s iTunes Store violated antitrust law, according to the New York Times . It’s at least the fourth federal inquiry into the company in less than a year. More

They Have Seen Sex and the City 2 and It Is Bad [Reviews]

The newest batch of ladygoop premiered last night to much fanfare and fancy dressery . But how was the actual movie? Well, judging by a few critics’ reactions, it was not so good. Actually, it sounds terrible . More