Cannibal Cop Gilberto Valle Is Back on the Loose
Hide your kids, hide your wife, because New York's cannibal cop has been acquitted and his mother says he's looking for a good meal. No, she really did say that. Probably without irony.
Your How to Get Away with Murder Open Thread
Last we left off, the dead girl was pregnant and this is Annalise's reaction.
Nothing's More Satisfying Than Seeing This 20-Year-Old Pimple Pop
Satiate your morbid curiosity: This moving motion picture is so, so satisfying.
Here Is Your Scandal Open Thread
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Jake, Olivia and Fitz are back together again. Good, right? This is "The Last Supper."
Mama June to Dr Phil: Photo of Me with Child Molester Is Fake
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Mama June is officially on the "Salvage My Fifteen Minutes of Fame" tour and by the looks of how it's starting off, things are not going great.
Daughter Fights KMart So Her Mom Doesn't Have to Work Thanksgiving
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Black Friday fucking sucks. It's bad enough that it attempts to commercialize a holiday meant to make people be thankful for what you already have, but now it's also begun to spill over into Thanksgiving Day itself, with many big box retailers now opening on Thursday and robbing their employees of time with their…
Katy Perry Channels Lolita
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In today's Tweet Beat, Katy Perry has been doing a lot reading lately, Michael Strahan nails the photobomb and Shakira is here to make you feel old.
Today the Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Blood & Tissue Safety & Availability (I hope they shortened that for the letterhead) voted to relax the current federal policies on gay men donating blood.
Father's Beautiful Song to His Dying Infant Son Will Make You Cry
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Chris Picco has recently suffered two devastating losses. His wife, Ashley, died after an emergency C-section, and his son, Lennon was struggling to live from his first moments in the world. And although Picco was decimated by grief, he kept it together to perform this beautiful rendition of "Blackbird" for Lennon as…
Bleeding Heart Dream Woman Elizabeth Warren Voted to Senate Leadership
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Ever since she first rose to national prominence, all of my most tree huggingly liberal friends and family members have been positively giddy about the idea of a Democratic Party helmed by people who think and act like Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, a sharp and staunch advocate for the middle class. Well, as…
Ariana Grande Releasing a Kewt Christmas Song
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Ariana Grande teased her upcoming Christmas song, "Santa Tell Me," on Twitter today, which means it's almost time to deck the halls with cutesy cat ears. Let the Holiday Albums Hunger Games begin.
A young woman in was charged with DUI in Riverdale, Illinois on October 25th. In addition to her erratic driving, the woman was caught wearing sunglasses at 4:28 in the morning. That is bad—very bad—and irresponsible. However, her explanation for why she was driving with her sunglasses on at night was top notch.
Cool Pope to Build Showers for the Homeless in Vatican City
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The (comparatively) hip new Pope is really going for it this week, first saying all kinds of compassionate stuff about gay people and divorcees, and now, Religion News Service reports, announcing a plan to build showers for the homeless in St. Peter's Square, the plaza directly in front of Francis's crib.
Rent a Cop: The Big, Shady (But Legal) Business of Secondary Policing
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It's been nearly a month since 18-year-old Vonderrit Myers, Jr. was killed by a St. Louis police officer. Details offered of the moments that led up to his death are today still sparse and sometimes conflicting. An investigation is underway but there are already a few aspects of the incident that should raise…
The Daily Mail Loves That Kim Kardashian Loves The Daily Mail
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On Thursday, The Daily Mail celebrated someone else celebrating them: Kim Kardashian.
Paris Hilton Has Won an Award for Best New Female DJ
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No, you didn't read that wrong: Paris Hilton can spin records right round like, well, records, baby, and now she's got a shiny new award to prove it, after winning French radio station NRJ's "Female Newcomer of the Year."
A very impressive new investigation from RH Reality Check reveals a list of 14 "experts" who peddle junk science and outright lies to lawmakers, in order to push through anti-abortion laws.
The Anita Sarkeesian Hater That Everyone Hates
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In mid-October, I was approached by some Gamergaters who wanted to show me something important. They had bagged a big one, they said. They said they had tracked down one of the people who was sending death threats to feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian.
Watch a Baby Otter Play With a Tiny Basketball and Try Not to Explode
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Here, the Shedd Aquarium's rescued baby otter is eating and drinking and playing and squeaking. She has a wind up toy lobster and a tiny otter-sized basketball. Her ball-handling skills are pretty crappy thus far. I would not consider playing Pup 681 as a point guard; maybe a power forward.
