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As you presumably heard, a couple weeks ago Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien fell during a race with Teri Hatcher, hit his head and suffered a mild concussion. The fall was played during a subsequent broadcast, becoming the latest but by no means the biggest celebrity head-bump. Super Punch provides some context with their listicle [...]

Many things tend to deter us from participating in political rallies. There’s the risk of violence, of course, though we rarely really have to worry about that. There’s the general sense that mass movements of people down city streets can’t achieve much anymore – signing online petitions, that’s where it’s at. Additionally, we’re just not [...]

President Obama is planning to make a speech especially to public school students around the nation on Tuesday and, per the Times, some Republican parents don’t want their kids brainwashed by the socialist propaganda of their elected leader. All parents are notoriously evil and unjust, as we all well know, so this should come as [...]

Today is International Left-Handers Day, which means that all around the world people will be joining hands (only their left hands, somehow) and celebrating the rich lives and momentous accomplishments of left-handed folk everywhere. And with only 7 to 10 percent of the world’s population being left-handed, it’s kind of amazing to see how much [...]

In terms of traditional tchotchkas, they don’t come much more uselessly cute than Russian dolls. Accordingly, they can be adapted to fit just about any theme, as demonstrated by GadgetHer’s listicle of 25 Unusual Russian Nesting Dolls. We’re especially fond of these Michael Jackson nesting dolls, with their reverse-chronological timeline. Still, we found a few [...]

Sure, George W. Bush impersonators’ commercials appearances were good for a laugh, but they probably didn’t do a terribly good job of selling the product in question. With one of the most popular presidents in decades, what better time to put the executive branch to work in advertising? That’s just what the entries in Best [...]

In about two weeks, President Barack Obama will toss out his first opening pitch since moving into the White House (as a Senator he once threw the opening pitch at a White Sox game). The pitch will kick off the MLB All-Star Game, which is happening in St. Louis this year. To get us psyched, [...]

Far be it for us to assume that the folks to the right of the political aisle don’t care about the environment. After all, even crazy libertarians have an irrepressible green thumb. Not only that, but some Republicans in American politics might actually merit the moniker “environmentalist.”
Of course, by “some” we mean 6, and by [...]

Tomorrow is Look-Alike Day, and we’re a little giddy about finally unveiling our Jean Benet Ramsey costume for the local look-alike contest. As we put the finishing touches on it, though, we offer a few cautionary tales on the shaky business of finding resemblances between people who really don’t look that similar. As you finalize [...]

It’s awful easy to write about Republicans with gazillions invested in various super-shady enterprises and ventures, but it’s a little less cathartic and satisfying to hear about the various multi-millionaires in the Obama administration. Like Susan Rice (at right), our ambassador to the U.N., who has something between $14 million and $41 million, in addition [...]