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Danny DeVito Is the Lively Bard of Twitter

In today's edition of Tweet Beat, Danny DeVito twitter-raps, Neko Case is having a very uniquely bad day, and Aaron Carter always takes musical risks ("Aaron's Party").

Finally! A Disney Princess Story with More Black Death

Do you ever watch Disney movies like Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella or Brave and think to yourself "These Olde Europe-based cartoons are great and all, but I wish they would be a more accurate portrayal of the times!"? Of course you do! Luckily, musician and comedian Rachel Bloom has you c

NBC News Just Got a New President and She Is a She

As you may recall, when writing about the Today kerfuffle surrounding Ann Curry's departure, Brian Stelter noted that though the show targets women, it is mainly managed by men. But yesterday, NBC News got a new president. Her name is Deborah Turness.

Wack Courtrooms Look to Urban Dictionary for Help With Slang

Hey, hey, hep cat jurors! In today's modern and crazy courtroom, some words may come up that you don't quite understand. While in your everyday life, you could just let these words go, in court you gotta get wise to 'em because they may make the difference in a guilty/not guilty verdict.

Comedian Fired After Hecklers Demand She Show Her Tits and Bush

It's a crazy world when a woman can't get through five minutes of comedy without some drunk assholes screaming at her to take her clothes off, but hey, that's apparently the world we're living in.

Good News: 1980s 'Crack Babies' Epidemic Was Hugely Overblown

The narrative of the "crack epidemic" came to be a subject of frenzied media discourse in the 1980s.

Rich Parents Now Outsourcing Absolutely All Parental Duties to Nannies

Administrators at some tony New York private schools are currently having a massive collective snit over the fact that rich parents don't show up for even the most basic school functions.

OKCupid Juggalos Are Ready to Rescue You From Your Tower of Loneliness

Are you a Juggalette searching for her perfect Juggalo? Have none of the old methods of dating worked for you? Then you might want to try OKCupid Juggalos where your knight in shining Violent J makeup could be waiting to rescue you from your tower of loneliness and Faygo cans.

Far-Right Activist Commits Suicide in Notre Dame Over Same-Sex Marriage

In an apparent response to France legalizing same-sex marriage last week, a far-right activist published his last essay online then killed himself at the altar in Notre Dame.

Anarchist Garden Gnomes Invade Fancy British Flower Show

What's in a gnome? According to the world of British gardening, that which we call a rose by any other gnome would NOT smell as sweet (ok, I will stop now).