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• Debate #3: It's Better To Fade Away Than To Burn Out

  Maybe it would be better if Cranky McCrankypants just disappeared for a while, and reemerged a few days (or even a week or two) from now to swoop in with some brilliant attack ad that's effective and actually warranted, unlike everything else he's been for months. Seriously, think about it: it worked for him after his staff began bailing on him in the primary runup; then he did some soul searching, stripped everything away that wasn't working, and bit by bit, built himself back into a winner and took the New Hampshire primary like a force of nature. Because this "transcript," our memory of tonight's debate, shows you why his recent strategy/tactics aren't working for him... Read More... Posted Oct 08 2008, 09:22 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: politics, books, Barack Obama, scanner emily, bobby tisdale, john McCain, elections, Republican, joke, debates, old people, campaigns, katie couric, tom brokaw, new hampshire

• No Vice-Presidential Candidate Left Behind

  We're not going to say what you think we're going to say about Katie Couric's interview with Sarah Palin. But if you missed Palin on the topic of abortion, you should watch it. It's pretty horrifying—for the obvious reasons, sure, but if we think about those reasons, smoke will begin to pour from our ears. No, we have another issue with this video... Read More... Posted Oct 02 2008, 10:29 AM by Emily Farris with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: video, babies, abortion, katie couric, sarah palin, grammar police, their, they, they're, ru486, they/them/theirs, morning after pill, RU 486

• Sloppy Seconds: Was Lilo Just Joking About the Whole Coming Out Thing? Yeah, Sure.

  D.J. AM has been released from the hospital following the plane crash that left him and Travis Barker badly burned and four people dead. [Us] Move over Katie Couric; Rachel Maddow is the new queen of news. [Queerty] Is ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" getting another surprise sibling? [Yahoo!] Read More... Posted Sep 26 2008, 05:02 PM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: lindsay lohan, britney spears, sloppy seconds, lesbians, abc, songs, siblings, olympics, katie couric, lindsay and sam, michael phelps, travis barker, dj am, brotehrs & sisters, brothers and sisters, rachel maddow

• McCain Sabotages His Own Attempt To Save The Nation

  It's time someone called "nuts!" on this McCain campaign suspension, fake attempt to save the economy, and the sabotaging of that fake attempt once it appeared Obama had the upper hand on the issue again... Read More... Posted Sep 26 2008, 09:44 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: politics, george w bush, Barack Obama, david letterman, john McCain, stupid, debates, nancy pelosi, katie couric, the white house, economic stimulus, interview, sarah palin

• Sloppy Seconds: Is Lindsay Lohan High on Drugs or Love?

  Katie Couric asks Sarah Palin what, exactly, does Alaska have to do with Russia? [MollyGood] It's a little creepy to think of that guy from Moviefone making a list of "the hottest young stars." [MTV] Read More... Posted Sep 25 2008, 05:01 PM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: gay, lance bass, sloppy seconds, drugs, MTV, brad pitt, russia, katie couric, clothes, alaska, samantha ronson, sarah palin, moviefone, lilo, clay aiken, lindsay lohanohan, gay aiken, goatees

• While You Were Sleeping: Will Smith's Milestone

  Poor Natalie Portman. She moved from New York to LA to be with Devendra Banhart, only to see the relationship fall apart. Check out the full clip of John McCain turning Letterman down yesterday to "rush back to Washington"... and ending up on another CBS show. We thought about not telling you about this one... Read More... Posted Sep 25 2008, 09:22 AM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: New York City, jay leno, natalie portman, birthday, david letterman, porn stars, john McCain, Los Angeles, Jenna Jameson, penises, philadelphia, Breakup of the Week, kentucky, circumcision, katie couric, will smith, wanda sykes, hot dog

• Sloppy Seconds: What's Wrong With This Picture Of Brad Pitt?

  Vanity Fair mocks the New Yorker cover's failed satire with actual satire, kinda. Hey, wanna be buried in an iPhone? Only if a nude Lauren Amborse jumps in there with us.  Maybe there's something to keeping your kids locked inside, home-schooled for life, and unavailable to interact with other children: Amy Winehouse is planning to have five children, count 'em, five children. Of course, it'll be hard to procreate that often when conjugal visits are every six months... Read More... Posted Jul 23 2008, 05:30 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with no comments Filed under: politics, google, scandals, amy winehouse, brad pitt, john McCain, children, vanity fair, katie price, new yorker, digg, katie couric, iphone

• While You Were Sleeping: Katie Couric Decided to Leave CBS Early

  Single women spent another night destroying Earth. [Jezebel]  Just yesterday we found Emily Farris on Facebook. Her birthday is one day (and two years) after ours. We exchanged a few emails (her parents sometimes accidentally send us emails, and her mom and our stepmom are both Patricia Farris so it's all very confusing) and decided to meet for drinks when she's in New York. Then we had an idea to write a story about it. Then we learned this morning that the New York Times stole our idea. [New York Times].  Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn called off their divorce. [Extra]  A man in Belgrade has decided that extra terrestrials are targeting him after five meteors hit his home since November. We pretty much want to get high with him in his living room and wait for the aliens to come. [BoingBoing]  Read More... Posted Apr 10 2008, 09:13 AM by Emily Farris with | with no comments Filed under: pete wentz, olympics, katie couric, ashlee simpson, while you were sleeping, mumps, robin wright penn, sean penn