<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:taxo="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/taxonomy/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>mtanzer</title><link>http://mtanzer.kinja.com</link><description></description><language>en</language><item><title><![CDATA[The Newspaper That Published Personal Information of Local Gun Owners Now Has Armed Guards]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5972381/the-newspaper-that-published-personal-information-of-local-gun-owners-now-has-armed-guards</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="404" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18a6we3f13zmgjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text">The saga of the <em>Journal News</em>' decision to publish the <a href="http://www.gawker.com/5971218/newspaper-publishes-names-addresses-of-local-gun-permit-holders-some-people-have-a-problem-with-this" target="_blank">names and addresses of gun owners</a><inset id="5971218"></inset> in Rockland County now has another chapter.</p>
<p>Earlier this week, the competing <em>Rockland Times</em>went ahead and put out the home addresses and phone numbers of the reporter, editors, publisher and CEO involved with the original story. After that, the <em>Journal</em> promised to double down on its efforts to release the public information by expanding its coverage to other surrounding areas.</p>
<p>But everyone knows that pissing off a bunch of people who own guns isn't really a good mess to get yourself into. <a href="http://www.rocklandtimes.com/2013/01/01/the-journal-news-is-armed-and-dangerous/" target="_blank">So according to The <em>County Times</em></a>, the Journal has now hired armed security guards to man their headquarters until this whole thing blows over.</p>
<p>The <em>County Times</em> says that they found police reports showing that <em>Journal News</em> Editor Caryn A. McBride was alarmed by the volume of &quot;negative correspondence&quot; after the paper published their gun owner registry.</p>
<p>Afterall, as NRA spokesman <a href="http://www.gawker.com/5970512/the-only-thing-that-stops-a-bad-guy-with-a-gun-is-a-good-guy-with-a-gun-and-other-horrifying-lies-from-todays-nra-press-conference?tag=wayne-lapierre" target="_blank">Wayne LaPierre says</a><inset id="5970512"></inset>, &quot;The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.&quot;</p>
<p>[<em>Image via AP</em>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">gun debate</category><category domain="">controversy</category><category domain="">invasion of privacy</category><category domain="">doxxing</category><category domain="">the journal news</category><category domain="">sandy hook shooting</category><category domain="">freedom of information act</category><category domain="">appic</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jan 2013 22:52:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5972381</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rudy Giuliani is Just Like That Guy who Never Leaves Your High School]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5972376/rudy-giuliani-is-just-like-that-guy-who-never-leaves-your-high-school</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="427" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18a6p6uqu5rk0jpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text">In this morning's paper, The <em>New York Times</em> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/nyregion/for-giuliani-a-chance-to-put-new-stamp-on-city.html" target="_blank">takes a look</a> at the former Mayor of New York and one time <a href="http://www.gawker.com/5956682/romneys-new-attack-dog-rudy-giuliani-calls-for-obamas-resignation" target="_blank">Mitt Romney supporter and attacker</a><inset id="5956682"></inset>, Rudy Giuliani. He's back in the news this week for his attempts to be a kingmaker in the upcoming mayoral election in New York.</p>
<p>The field right now is crowded with Democrats, which includes the front-runner and Mayor Bloomberg favorite, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. But there still isn't <a href="http://www.politicker.com/2012/11/wanted-gop-mayoral-hopeful-with-vague-conservative-impulses-massive-personal-wealth-a-plus/" target="_blank">a standout Republican candidate</a> who is generating any major buzz. Giuliani is pushing for his former deputy mayor and MTA chairman Ray Lhota to be that guy.</p>
<p>Guiliani hasn't been mayor for a full 12 years now, what's he doing worrying so much about this race? It's kind of like he's that guy who graduated from your high school but still hangs around all of the football games and works crew on the school play. Everyone just lets him and no one asks why, but it's just kind of annoying.</p>
<p>Lhota was <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/09/nyregion/new-york-subways-find-magic-in-speedy-hurricane-recovery.html?pagewanted=all" target="_blank">recently profiled</a> in the <em>Times</em> after he led the MTA's speedy recovery of the subway system after Hurricane Sandy. Shortly after, he resigned from his post to ready himself for his mayoral bid.</p>
<p>But the article doesn't mention that Lhota would face a hard time getting past the fact that he ran the MTA, one of New Yorkers most hated things in the entire world. Also the MTA raised rates again right before he left on his recommendation. It's a slam dunk for any of his opponents.</p>
<p>No matter what's in Lhota's way, Guiliani told the Times that if Lhota wants him to, then &quot;he would become a highly visible presence on the campaign trail for his former deputy.&quot;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/01/nyregion/for-giuliani-a-chance-to-put-new-stamp-on-city.html" target="_blank">NYT</a> [<em>Image via AP</em>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">rudy giuliani</category><category domain="">ray lhota</category><category domain="">christine quinn</category><category domain="">mike bloomberg</category><category domain="">nyc</category><category domain="">mayor</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jan 2013 21:35:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5972376</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Kathy Griffin Torture Anderson Cooper and Kiss his Crotch]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5972367/watch-kathy-griffin-torture-anderson-cooper-and-kiss-his-crotch</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><span class="flex-video widescreen"><iframe mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" webkitAllowFullScreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" class="youtube" height="360" width="640" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EKRccr6Q2Ow?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;showinfo=0" id="youtube-EKRccr6Q2Ow"></iframe></span></p><p class="first-text">  Kathy Griffin continued her annual New Years Eve tradition of making her CNN cohost Anderson Cooper squirm and giggle in front of the massive crowd in Times Square and the families watching at home. Cooper's coming out this year apparently had no effect on his attitude toward getting felt up by Griffin in public because he was just as red-faced as he was in years past.</p>
<p>At 1:50 in the video above, Griffin tries to kiss the crotch of the silver fox and he says &quot;no sweetie.&quot; When she prods further and tells him that he wants it, he says, &quot;believe me, I really don't and I never have.&quot;</p>
<p>That's probably one of the most revealing comments Anderson has ever given on his sex life. Kudos.</p>]]></description><category domain="">anderson cooper</category><category domain="">kathy griffin</category><category domain="">new years eve</category><category domain="">times square</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jan 2013 20:31:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5972367</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naked New Years Day Samurai Captured by Police]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5972362/naked-new-years-day-samurai-captured-by-police</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="426" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18a6eaz7y976wjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text">In case you thought this year was going to be any more normal than the last, San Jose Police had a standoff with a man wielding a samurai sword. This man was naked as the day he was born, naturally.</p>
<p>The authorities were first called to the scene because the man was standing in front of a house with an assault rifle. Always cool to see that crazy people with guns is still a thing in 2013. While the police were on their way to the house, the man started to speed away.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/south_bay&amp;id=8938492#&amp;cmp=twi-kgo-article-8938492" target="_blank">local ABC News affiliate</a> has the rest of the story:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>San Jose Police located the vehicle traveling near Southwest Expressway and Bascom Avenue and the man immediately came to a stop. The subject exited the vehicle naked and brandishing a large Samurai sword saying, &quot;You're going to have to kill me&quot; several times.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Police were able to take him into custody safely and confiscate his gun and his sword. Somewhere an NRA rep is thinking, &quot;we need to give more naked people samurai swords to solve our naked samurai problem.&quot;</p>
<p>[<em>Image via Nuno Monteiro/<a href="http://www.Shutterstock.com" target="_blank">Shutterstock</a></em>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">crime</category><category domain="">samurais</category><category domain="">california</category><category domain="">shutterstock</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jan 2013 19:59:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5972362</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hugh Hefner Proves that 2013 is Going to be the Year of Love]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5972360/hugh-hefner-proves-that-2013-is-going-to-be-the-year-of-love</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="403" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18a6cozp965npjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text">2012 saw the public splits of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Heidi Klum and Seal, Will Arnett and Amy Poehler, amongst other couples. After 30 years of marriage, Rhea Perlman and Danny Devito called it quits in October. Their breakup was the official death of love as we knew it. There was no hope.</p>
<p>But that was <em>last</em> year. 2013 brings the promise of fresh hope and the belief that we can love again. Hugh Hefner, the 86-year-old Playboy founder, finally got married last night to his 26-year-old bride Crystal Harris. It's worth remembering that the pair were supposed to be married back in 2011, but Harris <a href="http://www.gawker.com/5811879/hugh-hefners-latest-child-bride-calls-off-the-wedding?tag=hugh-hefner" target="_blank">called off the ceremony</a><inset id="5811879"></inset> five days before it was supposed to happen.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/playboy-hugh-hefner-marries-his-runaway-bride" target="_blank">Associated Press said</a> that &quot;the bride wore a strapless gown in soft pink,&quot; which is exactly the type of wedding dress that a 2009 Playmate of the year should wear. They also reported that guests to the reception included Jon Lovitz, Gene Simmons, and Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria, which sounds like the worst porno ever.</p>
<p>It's hard to imagine that their honeymoon sex is very good. Harris once told Howard Stern that Hef lasts <a href="http://www.gawker.com/5825057/hugh-hefner-lasts-two-seconds-in-bed?tag=hugh-hefner" target="_blank">&quot;like two seconds&quot;</a><inset id="5825057"></inset> in bed.</p>
<p>Congrats to the happy couple, love is back forever.</p>
<p>[<em>Image via AP</em>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">playboy</category><category domain="">hugh hefner</category><category domain="">crystal harris</category><category domain="">weddings</category><category domain="">appic</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jan 2013 19:17:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5972360</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What The Hell Just Passed? The Senate Fiscal Cliff Deal Explained]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5972352/what-the-hell-just-passed-the-senate-fiscal-cliff-deal-explained</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="427" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18a65d79h2cw9jpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text">Two hours before the ball dropped in Times Square last night, the Senate was hard at work and managed to pass a plan that would avert the fiscal cliff. The deal was strongly agreed upon in an 89-8 vote.</p>
<p>Now the bill is in the hands of the House, which is kind of a messy situation. House Speaker John Boehner and other Republicans <a href="http://gawker.com/5972058/republicans-start-to-give-up-as-obama-clowns-them-on-meet-the-press?tag=fiscal-cliff">have been pretty difficult</a><inset id="5972058"></inset> throughout this process and very well could screw this whole thing up.</p>
<p>If it's passed in the House, it will be the first time in two decades that tax rates will increase for the wealthiest Americans. The bill would also extend the 10% individual income tax bracket forever, which would avoid a lot of debates for the foreseeable future. House Republicans <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/statuses/286160122709950466" target="_blank">just announced</a> that they will not make a decision on whether or not they should vote at their first meeting today. They'll have two meetings today before they will make the decision on whether or not they want to move the vote to the floor.</p>
<p>So what stuff did the Senate give them to work with?</p>
<h4>You're Safe This Time, Middle Class</h4>
<p>If the Senate's deal goes through, taxes will stay the same for most Americans. However, if you make over $400,000 or you and your spouse make a combined $450,000, your taxes will increase from the current 35% rate to 39.6%. This is the same rate that it was during the Clinton-era. This is probably the biggest display of 90's nostalgia of all time.</p>
<p>Itemized deductions for those who are making $250,000 and for married couples making $300,000 would be capped.</p>
<h4>Fewer Cuts For Now</h4>
<p>Marco Rubio, a Republican frontrunner for the way-too-distant 2016 Presidential race, was one of the eight senators who voted against the plan. <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2013/01/why-rubio-voted-no-on-fiscal-cliff-deal-153084.html?hp=t3_3" target="_blank">In a statement</a>, Rubio said, &quot;Thousands of small businesses, not just the wealthy, will now be forced to decide how they'll pay this new tax and, chances are, they'll do it by firing employees, cutting back their hours and benefits, or postponing the new hire they were looking to make. And to make matters worse, it does nothing to bring our dangerous debt under control.&quot;</p>
<p>He does have a point in that last part of his statement. The Senate plan does give a two-month delay to part of the $110 billion in spending cuts that would've taken into effect this month.</p>
<h4>No More Of Daddy's Money For You</h4>
<p>The taxes on inherited estates will go up to 40% from 35%. This applies to estates that are over $5 million. President Obama wanted to set the bar at a 45% rate with a $3.5 million exemption, which means he might hate his rich friends' kids more than you do.</p>
<h4>More Milk Please</h4>
<p>As the <a href="http://www.on.wsj.com/TuxFj8" target="_blank"><em>Wall Street Journal</em> explains</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>The bill also included a measure preventing a sharp increase in the price of milk that was feared early in the new year, and extending some other agricultural programs through September. The last five-year farm bill expired at the end of last September as lawmakers were unable to reach a deal on the sweeping legislation.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>This means the cost of milk will stay low, which is pleasing legislation for babies and cats.</p>
<p>[<em>Image via AP</em>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">fiscal cliff</category><category domain="">barack obama</category><category domain="">john boehner</category><category domain="">republicans</category><category domain="">taxes</category><category domain="">explainer</category><category domain="">appic</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jan 2013 17:59:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5972352</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psy decided to retire "Gangnam Style" last night. ]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5972338/</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="first-text">Psy decided to <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/psy-im-ending-gangnam-style-tonight-20121231" target="_blank">retire &quot;Gangnam Style&quot;</a> last night. And we shall never have to speak of him again.</p>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 1 Jan 2013 16:15:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5972338</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Charlie Sheen Really Have a Lisp Or Did He Just Use a Homophobic Slur?]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5972094/does-charlie-sheen-really-have-a-lisp-or-did-he-just-use-a-homophobic-slur</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="475" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/189z7lvfcde0ijpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text">Actor and profesional crazy person Charlie Sheen recently hosted the opening of his new bar in the El Ganzo hotel in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, was on hand to watch Slash perform. What a party!</p>
<p>Too bad Sheen ruined the night <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/30/charlie-sheen-homophobic-slur-bar-mexico-faggot" target="_blank">with a homophobic slur</a>.</p>
<p>When greeting the crowd, Sheen asked, &quot;How we doing?...Lying bunch of faggot assholes, how we doing?&quot;</p>
<p>Sheen quickly gave a two bullet-pointed <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/30/charlie-sheen-homophobic-slur-bar-mexico-faggot" target="_blank">apology to TMZ</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>1. &quot;I meant no ill will and intended to hurt no one and I apologize if I offended anyone.&quot;</p>
<p>2. &quot;I meant to say maggot but I have a lisp.&quot;</p>
</blockquote>
<p>A lisp you say, dear Charlie? Well let's take a look at some quotes from Sheen's 2011 public meltdown and see if he really can't pronounce that &quot;ma&quot; sound that's in the word &quot;maggots&quot;:</p>
<ul><li>&quot;I'm tired of pretending I'm not a total bitchin' rock star from <strong>Mars</strong>.&quot;</li><li>&quot;If you borrowed my brain for five seconds, you'd be like, ‘Dude! Can't handle it, unplug this bastard!' &quot;It fires in a way that's <strong>maybe</strong> not from, uh… this terrestrial realm.&quot;</li><li>&quot;Look what I'm dealing with, <strong>man</strong>, I'm dealing with fools and trolls.&quot;</li><li>&quot;I'm sorry <strong>man</strong>, I got <strong>magic</strong> and I've got poetry in my fingertips, you know, most of the time, and this includes naps.&quot;</li></ul>
<p>Charlie, it's safe to say that you can say that word, and other crazy dumb things, just fine after all, ya maggot.</p>
<p>[<em>Image via AP</em>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">charlie sheen</category><category domain="">homophobia</category><category domain="">lisps</category><category domain="">lies</category><category domain="">appic</category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:15:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5972094</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anne Hathaway Says her Performance in Les Misérables was "Eh"]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5972074/anne-hathaway-says-her-performance-in-les-miserables-was-eh</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="431" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/189z4k99i5ej5jpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text"><em>Les Misérables</em> has already made off with $67 million at the box office since debuting on Christmas day, but a lot of people have found the sweeping musical largely problematic. Many are quick to criticize the performance of Russell Crowe. He can't really sing that well after all and some really judgmental critics feel that he ruined the whole movie.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2012/12/les-miserables-movie-review/60013/" target="_blank">The Atlantic Wire described</a> Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen's performance as the Thénardiers as &quot;an awkward sore thumb in an otherwise serious production.&quot; Amanda Dobbins over at Vulture stated her feelings about the director succinctly: &quot;<a href="http://www.vulture.com/2012/12/vulture-fights-it-out-over-les-miz.html" target="_blank">Tom Hooper ruined Christmas</a>.&quot; The New York Times said that the chemistry between characters, as well as the movie in its entirety, &quot;lacked spark.&quot;</p>
<p>But the one thing you can't say is that Anne Hathaway didn't absolutely slay her performance of &quot;I Dreamed a Dream.&quot; The Times invoked the image of <a href="http://www.gawker.com/5899787/" target="_blank">goatse</a><inset id="5899787"></inset> and said that Hathaway &quot;devours the song, the scene, the movie, and turns her astonishing, cavernous mouth into a vision of the void.&quot;</p>
<p>Unfortunately, there's no reliable clip of the scene online right now, but here's a <a href="http://open.spotify.com/track/2JCeco3IudmCAw0MyQY2QD" target="_blank">Spotify link to the audio of it</a>. Just imagine Jesus kissing Beyonce and you've got the visual aspect of the performance (make sure you try to picture Hooper's dramatic and unnecessary camera movements for the full effect though).</p>
<p>Well the one person who really didn't think Hathaway's performance was anything special was in fact Hathaway herself. The <em>L.A. Times</em> spoke with her about the filming of the song, which took 20 takes to produce (mostly at Hathaway's own request):</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Asked if she is pleased with the version that appears in the final cut, she shrugged half-heartedly.</p>
<p>&quot;Eh.&quot;</p>
</blockquote>
<p>&quot;Eh,&quot; eh? Well there's no Academy Award for modesty! Get over it and start bragging about how awesome you are. Everyone's already saying it.</p>
<p>[<em>Image via Getty</em>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">les miserables</category><category domain="">anne hathaway</category><category domain="">oscars</category><category domain="">gettypic</category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:33:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5972074</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using an iPhone on a Plane Won't Make it Crash, You Morons]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5972072/using-an-iphone-on-a-plane-wont-make-it-crash-you-morons</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="427" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/189ywufpqppiljpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text">It's 2012 and The Federal Aviation Administration still doesn't allow electronic devices to be used during takeoff and landing. Of course, phones — the F.A.A.'s worst nightmare ever, aren't allowed to be used even when you're at the gate and your plane's not moving. Just ask <a href="http://www.gawker.com/5865677/alec-baldwin-kicked-off-his-flight-for-playing-words-with-friends" target="_blank">Alec Baldwin about that</a><inset id="5865677"></inset>. This is the dumbest rule ever.</p>
<p>The F.A.A. and some superstitious captains still think that a text message or a Kindle will take down an transatlantic flight. But as <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/30/f-a-a-rules-make-electronic-devices-on-planes-dangerous/" target="_blank">The <em>New York Times</em>' Nick Bilton points out today</a>, there's just no scientific proof that anything bad like that would actually happen.. Bilton is rightfully really pissed. He just wants to read some goddamn Michael Chabon on his Kindle, you idiots.</p>
<p>Bilton points to two significant scientific studies to show how stupid the F.A.A. and these spooked pilots are. One was done by EMT labs, an independent company in California, and they said that there was &quot;no difference in radio output between two iPads and 200.&quot; This proves that if a whole plane is plugged into their devices, there won't be an electromagnetic death cloud forming anywhere on board.</p>
<p>NASA recently released an annual report that said that no cases involving electronic devices on plans have ever &quot;produced scientific evidence that a device can harm a plane's operation.&quot; Boom.</p>
<p>The F.A.A. is still standing by the fact that you're supposed to be super attentive during takeoff which is so insane. If the plane is going down, there's no way that you'd want to be sitting in your seat focusing on your imminent demise. Let's face it, you'd rather be beating that one last frustrating level of Angry Birds.</p>
<p>President Obama, please do us all a favor and appoint Nick Bilton to be the executive of the F.A.A. in 2013.</p>
<p><a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/30/f-a-a-rules-make-electronic-devices-on-planes-dangerous/" target="_blank">The New York Times</a> [<em>Image via Pressmaster/<a href="http://www.Shutterstock.com" target="_blank">Shutterstock</a></em>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">travel</category><category domain="">planes</category><category domain="">flights</category><category domain="">the new york times</category><category domain="">nick bilton</category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:59:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5972072</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[mhmmm.]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/mhmmm-477472768</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-300"><img height="263" width="300" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/189ym58wjkjvqgif/original.gif" class="transform-original"/></p><p class="first-text">mhmmm.</p>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:27:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">477472768</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans Start to Give Up as Obama Clowns Them on Meet The Press]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5972058/republicans-start-to-give-up-as-obama-clowns-them-on-meet-the-press</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="361" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/189yk14ahgjk7jpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text">President Obama appeared on <em>Meet The Press</em> this morning to talk about the ongoing fiscal cliff negotiations. His 30 minute conversation with host David Gregory was pretty cordial and never really got heated at any point. Those looking for Obama to show anger at Republicans were probably disappointed, but he dug into them at several moments for their inability to take any of the deals that he offered over the past month.</p>
<p>There were really three pivotal moments in this interview that made Obama look like a car salesman who has been dealing with the world's most picky and frustrating customers, which is what this interview was really meant to do.</p>
<p>The quote that made Obama's advisors fist pump behind the camera:</p>
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<p>They say that their biggest priority is making sure that we deal with the deficit in a serious way, but the way they're behaving is that their only priority is making sure that tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans are protected. That seems to be their only overriding, unifying theme.</p>
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<p>The quote that made John Boehner spit out his Sunday brunch:</p>
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<p>I put forward a very specific proposal to do that. I negotiated with Speaker Boehner in good faith and moved more than halfway in order to achieve a grand bargain. I offered over a trillion dollars in additional spending cuts so that we would have $2 of spending cuts for every $1 of increased revenue. I think anybody objectively who's looked at this would say that we have put forward not only a sensible deal but one that has the support of the majority of the American people, including close to half of Republicans.</p>
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<p>The quote that made everyone pretty angry at Republicans for not taking this deal:</p>
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<p>I offered not only a trillion dollars in — over a trillion dollars in spending cuts over the next 10 years, but these changes would result in even more savings in the next 10 years. And would solve our deficit problem for a decade.</p>
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<p>Obama was also asked about his goals for his second term. He said that he wants gun violence measures and immigration reform passed in the first year. He also stressed the importance of stabilizing the economy and putting a new focus on producing energy.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/gop-senator-concedes-fiscal-cliff-defeat-hats-of" target="_blank">Over on <em>Fox News Sunday</em></a>, South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham was already offering his concessions to President Obama saying, &quot;The president won. The president campaigned on raising rates and he's going to get a rate increase.&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;He stood his ground. He's going to get tax rate increases,&quot; Graham said. &quot;It will be a political victory for the president.&quot;</p>
<p><a href="http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/30/16240309-obama-gops-insistence-on-halting-tax-hikes-for-the-wealthy-is-stopping-fiscal-cliff-deal?lite" target="_blank">NBCNews</a>, <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/gop-senator-concedes-fiscal-cliff-defeat-hats-of" target="_blank">BuzzFeed</a> [<em>Screencap via NBCNews</em>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">barack obama</category><category domain="">fiscal cliff</category><category domain="">john boehner</category><category domain="">meet the press</category><category domain="">david gregory</category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:11:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5972058</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up Close Footage of Yesterday's Russian Plane Crash Captured by Dashboard Camera]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5972037/up-close-footage-of-yesterdays-russian-plane-crash-captured-by-dash+cam</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><span class="flex-video widescreen"><iframe mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" webkitAllowFullScreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" class="youtube" height="360" width="640" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hEQdW6yS5o4?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;showinfo=0" id="youtube-hEQdW6yS5o4"></iframe></span></p><p class="first-text">  <a href="http://www.animalnewyork.com/2012/russian-dashcam/" target="_blank">Dashboard cameras placed in Russian cars</a> have revolutionized the Internet in ways we could have never imagined. Thanks to them, we now have up close footage of yesterday's plane crash in Russia that killed four people.</p>
<p>The craziest thing about this video is that the car in front, the one that gets smacked with debris from the plane, just keeps on driving.</p>
<p>Eight crew members from Red Wings airlines were the only people on board when the plane veered off the runway at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport. Russian officials are still trying to figure out <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2012/12/30/moscow-russia-plane-crash/1798579/" target="_blank">what caused the crash</a>.</p>
<p>[<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/15nb3n/footage_from_russian_plane_crash_taken_from/" target="_blank">via Reddit</a>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">russia</category><category domain="">plane crash</category><category domain="">dash-cams</category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:35:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5972037</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of Course House Republicans are Trying to Stop Hurricane Sandy Relief Funds]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5971985/of-course-house-republicans-are-trying-to-stop-hurricane-sandy-relief-funds</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="435" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/189vo07mq6tdgjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text">Hurricane Sandy relief efforts continued over the holidays with volunteers dropping off meals on Christmas eve and <a href="http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/12/faces_of_the_storms_sandy_sama.html#incart_river" target="_blank">confidential documents being returned</a> from the wreckage to their rightful owners. But good will can only go so far and victims in the north east are still waiting for federal aid to trickle in.</p>
<p>Almost two full months after the end of the storm, the Senate has finally approved a plan that will give states $60.4 billion in emergency aid. But House Republicans are already organizing against the legislation, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/29/nyregion/senate-approves-hurricane-aid-bill-fate-in-house-is-uncertain.html" target="_blank">says The <em>New York Times</em>.</a></p>
<p>New York Senator Charles E. Schumer, said, &quot;For the House to go home without taking up this bill would be unconscionable.&quot;</p>
<p>House Republicans say that they're worried for all the typical reasons: there was not &quot;enough time for hearings and debate,&quot; it puts pressure on the &quot;already-strained Treasury,&quot; and that there's not going to be a way to pay for it. But the thing about this stimulus package that sets it apart from normal ones is that it's <em>emergency</em> money. This aid is needed for stuff like making necessary repairs to bridges and providing cash to damaged small businesses to get them going again.</p>
<p>Even the most casual viewer of the fiscal cliff debates knows that House Republicans look totally uncooperative and partisan right now. Not only would passing this bill help out a lot of people, it would be a great way for Republicans to attempt to show the American people that they're not impossible to work with, they can get stuff done, and they actually care about their constituants.</p>
<p>If they choose to just let this bill expire, they're going to look more ineffective than ever before.</p>
<p>[<em>Image via AP</em>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">hurricane sandy</category><category domain="">staten island</category><category domain="">chuck schumer</category><category domain="">republicans</category><category domain="">fiscal cliff</category><category domain="">appic</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:11:21 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5971985</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The woman charged with pushing a man to death in the subway said she did it as an "act against Musli]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5971996/</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="first-text">The woman charged with <a href="http://www.gawker.com/5971732/this-is-the-woman-who-fatally-shoved-a-man-onto-subway-tracks-in-queens" target="_blank">pushing a man to death</a><inset id="5971732"></inset> in the subway said she did it as an &quot;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/30/nyregion/woman-is-held-in-death-of-man-pushed-onto-subway-tracks-in-queens.html?_r=0" target="_blank">act against Muslims</a>.&quot;</p>]]></description><category domain="">subway</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:55:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5971996</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[George H.W. Bush is No Longer in Intensive Care]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5971988/george-hw-bush-is-no-longer-in-intensive-care</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="482" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/189vpuyui80p0jpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text">And as the &quot;<a href="http://www.nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2012/12/perfect-snow-to-fall-on-new-york-tomorrow.html" target="_blank">perfect snow</a>&quot; falls all over New York and the day comes to a close, there's good news coming out of Houston tonight. <a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/29/former-president-george-h-w-bush-no-longer-in-intensive-care/" target="_blank">CNN reports</a>:</p>
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<p>Former President George H.W. Bush was moved on Saturday out of the intensive care unit of the Houston hospital where he has been for over a month.</p>
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<p>Bush entered the hospital in November for bronchitis and was kept in ICU because he was having trouble with shaking a persistant fever. &quot;The Bushes thank everyone for their prayers and good wishes,&quot; said the former President's spokesperson <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/29/us-usa-bush-idUSBRE8BM08N20121229" target="_blank">to Reuters</a>.</p>
<p>Those wishing to send gifts to the former President must remember that he has a <a href="http://www.articles.latimes.com/1990-03-22/news/mn-1244_1_bush-family" target="_blank">lifelong hatred of broccoli</a>. Also he wears really awesome socks, so you should probably just get him more of those:</p>
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<p>One of my favorite things about George H.W. Bush is his socks. The man wears some awesome socks. <a title="http://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/284089239841406976/photo/1" href="http://t.co/SxpJhpgr" target="_blank">twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew…</a></p>
— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) <a data-datetime="2012-12-27T00:12:07+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/284089239841406976" target="_blank">December 27, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<p>[<em>Image via AP</em>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">george hw bush</category><category domain="">recoveries</category><category domain="">presidents</category><category domain="">appic</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:26:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5971988</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is Roseanne Barr Aligning Herself with Anonymous and Calling Herself "Rononomous?"]]></title><link>http://jezebel.com/why-is-roseanne-barr-aligning-herself-with-anonymous-an-5971957</link><description><![CDATA[<p class=" class=&quot;has-media media-640&quot; first-text"><a href="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/189v0jyarfupdjpg/original.jpg" rel="lytebox" target="_blank"><img height="326" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/189v0jyarfupdjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></a>A rape case in Steubenville, Ohio, involving some members of the city's beloved football team has drawn <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/sports/high-school-football-rape-case-unfolds-online-and-divides-steubenville-ohio.html?pagewanted=all" target="_blank">national attention</a>. The <em>Times</em> said that it was a notable case because it was &quot;a sexual assault accusation in the age of social media, when teenagers are capturing much of their lives on their camera phones ... and then posting it on the Web, like a graphic, public diary.&quot; There were some images of the crime uploaded to Twitter and Instagram that show the unconscious girl being carried around.</p>
<p>A sub-group of the hacker collective Anonymous called KnightSec has taken up the case and has planned a protest in Steubenville this afternoon. Over the past month, they have hacked the football team's website twice and <a href="http://jezebel.com/5970975/anonymous-outs-members-of-alleged-steubenville-high-school-rape-crew">released some personal information</a> about the accused members of the football team.</p>
<p><a href="http://gawker.com/5881965/roseanne-barr-is-running-for-president-wants-to-legalize-pot-and-outlaw-bullshit?tag=roseanne-barr" target="_blank">Former Presidential candidate</a> and television star Roseanne Barr is now aligning herself with the group after seeing their support of the Stubenville victim. She gave herself an extreme Twitter makeover over the holiday weekend, changing her background and display picture to a mashup of her face and the Guy Fawkes mask. She has previously said that <em>V for Vendetta</em> is <a href="https://www.twitter.com/lbelgray/status/284802326898810880" target="_blank">the only movie that she likes</a>.</p>
<p>When complimented on the profile change, Barr had only one word to say:</p>
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<p>@<a href="https://twitter.com/kateaurthur" target="_blank">kateaurthur</a> rononomous</p>
— Roseanne Barr (@TheRealRoseanne) <a data-datetime="2012-12-28T22:41:51+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/TheRealRoseanne/status/284791297175322624" target="_blank">December 28, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<p>Barr is a manic Tweeter and she often spends hours at a time responding personally to her fans and critics. She told some members of Anonymous how she truly felt about their organization on Thursday night:</p>
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<p>@<a href="https://twitter.com/malulz" target="_blank">malulz</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/kyanonymous" target="_blank">kyanonymous</a> anonymous has shifted the balance of the world for good! <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23proudgrandmother" target="_blank">#proudgrandmother</a></p>
— Roseanne Barr (@TheRealRoseanne) <a data-datetime="2012-12-28T04:18:33+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/TheRealRoseanne/status/284513643498975232" target="_blank">December 28, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<p>But this isn't Barr's first experience with the group. Earlier this year, she had an <a href="http://storify.com/methadonna/roseanne-vs-anonymous" target="_blank">all out brawl</a> with Anonymous after a simple misunderstanding led the popular account @YourAnonNews to call for her head:</p>
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<p>Presidential candidate, @<a href="https://twitter.com/therealroseanne" target="_blank">therealroseanne</a>, has taken to twitter to attack <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Anonymous" target="_blank">#Anonymous</a> and many outspoken Anons. The hive is many, <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23ExpectUs" target="_blank">#ExpectUs</a></p>
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) <a data-datetime="2012-06-17T02:28:36+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/214182727828779009" target="_blank">June 17, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<p>It seems she has let bygones be bygones and is now fully in support of a group that once attacked her. Also, &quot;Pedos r in charge,&quot; in case you didn't know:</p>
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<p>Pedos r in charge</p>
— Roseanne Barr (@TheRealRoseanne) <a data-datetime="2012-12-29T06:08:02+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/TheRealRoseanne/status/284903583042920448" target="_blank">December 29, 2012</a></blockquote>
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]]></description><category domain="">anonymous</category><category domain="">roseanne barr</category><category domain="">rape</category><category domain="">scandals</category><category domain="">steubenville</category><category domain="">sexual assault</category><category domain="">high school</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5971957</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katt Williams Should Stop Doing the Following Things Immediately]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5971958/katt-williams-should-stop-doing-the-following-things-immediately</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="415" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/189vbn67qediijpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text">Katt Williams has had the worst holiday season ever. <a href="http://www.gawker.com/5968365/a-ferry-a-three+wheel-atv-suge-knight-and-slap-fights-recapping-katt-williams-terrorization-of-the-west-coast?tag=katt-williams" target="_blank">His month of hijinks</a><inset id="5968365"></inset> included a mic-throwing incident, a police chase, a smack across the face of a Target employee, and a tearful retirement (and un-retirement) from comedy. His rampage makes 2007 Britney Spears look like child's play.</p>
<p>Last night, Williams was held <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/28/katt-williams-arrested-child-abuse-endangerment/" target="_blank">in jail for child endangerment</a>, after LAPD officials found numerous guns and illegal drugs in his house. Katt Williams needs to relax. Here are some things that he can do to chill out for a while and get his life back together.</p>
<h4>Stop Calling Jamie Foxx Gay</h4>
<p>This week, Williams spent a portion of a comedy show he actually showed up to <a href="http://www.hiphopwired.com/2012/12/23/katt-williams-calls-jamie-foxx-gay-says-he-was-offered-django-unchained-script-video/#JvV5K85izDEOYkLe.99" target="_blank">calling out Jamie Foxx</a> for his role in Quentin Tarentino's <em>Django Unchained</em>. &quot;They offered me the script,&quot; said Williams. &quot;And I said, 'Any ni—a that do this deserves to die.' And the next thing I heard, Jamie Foxx was in makeup.&quot;</p>
<p>This makes him seem jealous and bitter but an even worse moment came when he told the crowd that Jamie Foxx was a closeted homosexual. Williams claimed that Marcus Anthony, an artist on Foxx's record label, is Foxx's secret lover. Offering up information like that as gossip during a standup performance makes him seem like he's losing it. This makes him seem super crazy.</p>
<h4>Stop Buying Guns And Weed</h4>
<p>Williams <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/20/katt-williams-detained-arrested-subway/#ixzz2GT0AqibZ" target="_blank">was handcuffed by police outside of a Subway</a> in West Hollywood less than two weeks ago while he was waiting for his manager Suge Knight to get out of a manicure/pedicure (which is a really great image when you think about it). Although he only walked away with a citation for parking too close to a fire hydrant, cops initially confiscated some weed and a gun that he was carrying. He had a medical marijuana card and a permit for the weapon, so they let him go. But c'mon, leave the stuff at home until you're a stable human being.</p>
<h4>Stop Not Paying Your Taxes</h4>
<p>Yesterday it was revealed that Williams has been slapped with a lien by the IRS alleging that he has not paid almost <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/28/katt-williams-tax-lien-4-four-million/" target="_blank">$4 million dollars in taxes.</a> If you're going to be a professional crazy person, you need to pay your taxes so these little things can't hold you up. Having permits is all good and fine, but if you're an incredibly unstable person, it's best to leave that stuff at home.</p>
<h4>Stop Talking To TMZ</h4>
<p>Harvey Levin's army of paps seem to have a tracking device on this guy. Right after almost every major incident, TMZ has been there to interview or record Williams being insane. And he seems more than happy to oblige. After his weapons related arrest last night, <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/29/katt-williams-arrested-child-endangerment-video/#ixzz2GT1uALcg" target="_blank">Williams supplied them</a> with the cringeworthy quote, &quot;How do you keep kids safe without guns?&quot;</p>
<p>Williams needs to go hide somewhere for a while, prefereably rehab, or some other place that won't have a lot of guns or weed.</p>
<h4>Stop Hanging Out With Suge Knight</h4>
<p>Katt, let's get serious here. Most importantly of all, you have to dump your friend/tour manager Suge Knight. He is the most bad-news thing in your life right now. Right after you got out of jail last night, you and Suge went out to the club and <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/29/katt-williams-suge-knight-fight-video/" target="_blank">got involved in a fight on the sidewalk.</a></p>
<p>You're more reliable with an AK-47 and ounce of O.G. Kush in your hands than you are hanging around with this guy. Remember, he once (allegedly) dangled Vanilla Ice from a hotel balcony and may or may not have orchestrated the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. This is the man controlling your life right now. Get rid of him.</p>
<p>[<em>Image via Getty</em>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">katt williams</category><category domain="">suge knight</category><category domain="">weed</category><category domain="">guns</category><category domain="">drugs</category><category domain="">tmz</category><category domain="">gettypic</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:28:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5971958</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is Roseanne Barr Aligning Herself with Anonymous and Calling Herself "Rononomous?"]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5971947/why-is-roseanne-barr-aligning-herself-with-anonymous-and-calling-herself-rononomous</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="326" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/189v0jyarfupdjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text">A rape case in Steubenville, Ohio, involving some members of the city's beloved football team has drawn <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/sports/high-school-football-rape-case-unfolds-online-and-divides-steubenville-ohio.html?pagewanted=all" target="_blank">national attention</a>. The <em>Times</em> said that it was a notable case because it was &quot;a sexual assault accusation in the age of social media, when teenagers are capturing much of their lives on their camera phones ... and then posting it on the Web, like a graphic, public diary.&quot; There were some images of the crime uploaded to Twitter and Instagram that show the unconscious girl being carried around.</p>
<p>A sub-group of the hacker collective Anonymous called KnightSec has taken up the case and has planned a protest in Steubenville this afternoon. Over the past month, they have hacked the football team's website twice and <a href="http://jezebel.com/5970975/anonymous-outs-members-of-alleged-steubenville-high-school-rape-crew" target="_blank">released some personal information</a><inset id="5970975"></inset> about the accused members of the football team.</p>
<p><a href="http://gawker.com/5881965/roseanne-barr-is-running-for-president-wants-to-legalize-pot-and-outlaw-bullshit?tag=roseanne-barr">Former Presidential candidate</a><inset id="5881965"></inset> and television star Roseanne Barr is now aligning herself with the group after seeing their support of the Stubenville victim. She gave herself an extreme Twitter makeover over the holiday weekend, changing her background and display picture to a mashup of her face and the Guy Fawkes mask. She has previously said that <em>V for Vendetta</em> is <a href="https://www.twitter.com/lbelgray/status/284802326898810880" target="_blank">the only movie that she likes</a>.</p>
<p>When complimented on the profile change, Barr had only one word to say:</p>
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<p>@<a href="https://twitter.com/kateaurthur" target="_blank">kateaurthur</a> rononomous</p>
— Roseanne Barr (@TheRealRoseanne) <a data-datetime="2012-12-28T22:41:51+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/TheRealRoseanne/status/284791297175322624" target="_blank">December 28, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<p>Barr is a manic Tweeter and she often spends hours at a time responding personally to her fans and critics. She told some members of Anonymous how she truly felt about their organization on Thursday night:</p>
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<p>@<a href="https://twitter.com/malulz" target="_blank">malulz</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/kyanonymous" target="_blank">kyanonymous</a> anonymous has shifted the balance of the world for good! <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23proudgrandmother" target="_blank">#proudgrandmother</a></p>
— Roseanne Barr (@TheRealRoseanne) <a data-datetime="2012-12-28T04:18:33+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/TheRealRoseanne/status/284513643498975232" target="_blank">December 28, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<p>But this isn't Barr's first experience with the group. Earlier this year, she had an <a href="http://storify.com/methadonna/roseanne-vs-anonymous" target="_blank">all out brawl</a> with Anonymous after a simple misunderstanding led the popular account @YourAnonNews to call for her head:</p>
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<p>Presidential candidate, @<a href="https://twitter.com/therealroseanne" target="_blank">therealroseanne</a>, has taken to twitter to attack <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Anonymous" target="_blank">#Anonymous</a> and many outspoken Anons. The hive is many, <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23ExpectUs" target="_blank">#ExpectUs</a></p>
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) <a data-datetime="2012-06-17T02:28:36+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/214182727828779009" target="_blank">June 17, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<p>It seems she has let bygones be bygones and is now fully in support of a group that once attacked her. Also, &quot;Pedos r in charge,&quot; in case you didn't know:</p>
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<p>Pedos r in charge</p>
— Roseanne Barr (@TheRealRoseanne) <a data-datetime="2012-12-29T06:08:02+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/TheRealRoseanne/status/284903583042920448" target="_blank">December 29, 2012</a></blockquote>
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<p>[<em>Image via <a href="https://www.twitter.com/TheRealRoseanne" target="_blank">Twitter</a></em>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">anonymous</category><category domain="">roseanne barr</category><category domain="">rape</category><category domain="">scandals</category><category domain="">steubenville</category><category domain="">sexual assault</category><category domain="">high school</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:23:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5971947</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On her next tour, Lady Gaga will provide counseling for her fans to help them deal with issues like ]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5971935/</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="first-text">On her next tour, Lady Gaga <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ladygaga/posts/10151406249154574" target="_blank">will provide counseling</a> for her fans to help them deal with issues like depression. Nice.</p>]]></description><category domain="">lady gaga</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 15:38:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5971935</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kanye West Wore a Face Mask of Crystals to Make You Forget About his Skirt]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5971928/kanye-west-wore-a-face-mask-of-crystals-to-make-you-forget-about-his-skirt</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="320" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/189upsil6qeivjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text">Earlier this month, Kanye West wore a Givenchy Kilt while performing at the 12-12-12 benefit show at Madison Square Garden. <a href="http://gawker.com/5968111/kanye-west-wore-a-skirt-last-night-and-everybody-freaked-out">Everyone lost their collective minds over it</a><inset id="5968111"></inset>. A <a href="http://www.refinery29.com/2012/12/40957/kanye-west-kilt-video" target="_blank">behind the scenes video</a> was released last week to let his fans know how serious his kilt game actually is.</p>
<p>But now 'Ye probably has some more explaining to do after his performance this weekend in Atlantic City. Yeezy took the stage at the Revel casino (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0qs_KZxkCg" target="_blank">where Beyonce held her first post-baby show</a>) and managed to upstage his Scottish inspired look with a wintery outfit that hid his face entirely.</p>
<p>In an ensemble that made him look a bit like the abominable snowman, Kanye First showed off a white feathery hood that completely masked his face, save for some eye slits.</p>
<p>Then Kanye showed the crowd a second hood, which was a full face mask made out of crystals — think <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLYYo-7s9Sg" target="_blank">the greenman</a> from <em>It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia</em> but fancy.</p>
<p>The mask is actually from Maison Martin Margiela's fall 2012 couture runway show. The masks were a <a href="http://www.refinery29.com/2012/07/33854/margiela-face-masks" target="_blank">surprise hit of the season</a> and were shown in a bunch of colors.</p>
<p>Someone over at Lady Gaga's camp is surely getting fired for not getting this glittery veil into her hands before anyone else wore it.</p>
<p>[<em>Source Images via Instagram <a href="http://www.statigr.am/p/356816063482863612_4145806" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="http://www.statigr.am/p/356816063482863612_4145806" target="_blank">2</a></em>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">mens fashion</category><category domain="">kanye west</category><category domain="">margiela</category><category domain="">revel</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 14:55:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5971928</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lindsay Lohan is Really Upset About the 
 Scary Move 5 Trailer]]></title><link>http://jezebel.com/lindsay-lohan-is-really-upset-about-the-scary-move-5-5970892</link><description><![CDATA[
 <p class=" class=&quot;has-media media-640&quot; first-text"><a href="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/1899jlnebbpj4jpg/original.jpg" rel="lytebox" target="_blank"><img height="483" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/1899jlnebbpj4jpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></a>The trailer for future Academy Award winner <em>Scary Movie 5</em> is finally here and it features the scene we've all been waiting for. Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen's &quot;love scene.&quot; From the early looks of it, it doesn't look that romantic. Allegedly, Lilo was afraid of catching <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/lindsay-lohan-refused-to-kiss-charlie-sheen-scary-movie-5-1" target="_blank">a disease from Sheen's mouth</a>.</p> 
 <p>This is the smartest decision she has made in the last five years.</p> 
 <p>In the trailer, Lindsay shrieks while Charlie is being attacked by a ghost, but a quick cut away to a TV shows that her probation was overturned. <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/23/lindsay-lohan-pissed-scary-movie-5-trailer-producers-lied" target="_blank">According to TMZ</a>, she believed that the TV would be showing a clip from her 2005 flop <em>Herbie Fully Loaded</em>. This would have been the first TV in the world to screen <em>Herbie Fully Loaded</em>, so this was a big deal for her.</p> 
 <p>TMZ also says that Lindsay signed onto the film with the privilege of having final approval on jokes about her. This change of material might break her contract.</p> 
 <p>Here's the trailer so you can judge for yourself.</p> 
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]]></description><category domain="">lindsay lohan</category><category domain="">charlie sheen</category><category domain="">trailers</category><category domain="">scary movie 5</category><category domain="">gettypic</category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 22:30:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5970892</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Times Shows us the World of Rich Kids Buying Apartments for their Parents]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5970899/the-times-shows-us-the-world-of-rich-kids-buying-apartments-for-their-parents</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="397" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/1899u1302cqfajpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text">In today's <em>New York Times</em> there's an article called &quot;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/realestate/the-ultimate-amenity-grandparents.html?pagewanted=1" target="_blank">The Ultimate Amenity: Grandparents.</a>&quot; It examines the lives of a few young New Yorkers who recently purchased apartments, not for themselves, but for their parents.</p>
<p>The piece features subjects like &quot;two brothers in their 30s who helped buy a $505,000 Lincoln Towers co-op for their retired parents,&quot; an Upper West Sider that spent two years and $899,000 searching for an apartment suitable for his mother, and Barbara Yastine who splurged $875,000 for a &quot;sun-filled co-op with a terrace.&quot; And one can't forget Melissa Sawyer and her husband, Eric Kaplan, who foot the monthly $3,300 rent on her mother's brand new Jersey City apartment.</p>
<p>Esther Rein, Ms. Yastine's agent, provides the piece's money quote: &quot;The win-win is to have the grandparents live close, but not live with.&quot; Because there's nothing worse than having old people smell in your apartment.</p>
<p>It all comes through without using the phrase &quot;helicopter parents&quot; or identifying the reason for the trend as &quot;lazy 30-somethings who can't take care of their new children by themselves.&quot; This should be applauded.</p>
<p>The biggest reason that these kids want to live so close to their parents is to get rid of the need for a nanny. If you're a successful young person with child, there's now no reason to let your kid ruin your career — just buy your mom a nanny's quarters down the street and you're good to go apparently.</p>
<p>After reading the article, I asked my mom (hypothetically) if she wanted me to buy her an apartment so that we could live closer to each other. She said yes of course and then explained to me that she thinks this is a return to a way things used to be. &quot;People used to stay close together because they didn't want to break up their families,&quot; my mom said.</p>
<p>And thinking about it for a bit, it would be kind of fun to have your mom at arm's length to help you do stuff that you don't want to do.</p>
<p>She then accurately described answering questions for me &quot;just like that new movie with Seth Rogan and Barbra Streisand, but on the Internet&quot; and said that we wouldn't even have to go on a roadtrip. That would be way too close for comfort.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/realestate/the-ultimate-amenity-grandparents.html?pagewanted=1" target="_blank"><em>New York Times</em></a> [<em>Image via Getty</em>]</p>]]></description><category domain="">parenting</category><category domain="">new york times</category><category domain="">rich kids</category><category domain="">real estate</category><category domain="">gettypic</category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:49:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5970899</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bethenny Frankel and her husband Jason Hoppy have announced that they are splitting up. ]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5970901/</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="first-text">Bethenny Frankel and her husband Jason Hoppy <a href="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20657870,00.html" target="_blank">have announced</a> that they are splitting up. Jill Zarin is surely snickering.</p>]]></description><category domain="">bethenny frankel</category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:33:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">5970901</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MTanzer]]></dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cory Booker Once Fisted a Man's Gunshot Wound]]></title><link>http://gawker.com/5970894/cory-booker-once-saw-a-guy-get-shot-and-then-stuck-his-hand-an-open-chest-cavity</link><description><![CDATA[<p class="has-media media-640"><img height="414" width="640" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/1899kev1twmdajpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="transform-ku-xlarge"/></p><p class="first-text">Here's a picture of Cory Booker reacting to Peggy Noonan on ABC's <em>This Week with George Stephanopoulos</em>. This was his expression when he heard her say that video games were to blame for gun violence in America. It's the same look that TV viewers at home have been giving to Peggy Noonan for years. Major props to Cory Booker for putting it out there on national TV.</p>
<p>During the debate, the <a href="http://gawker.com/5970149/cory-booker-wont-run-for-governor-teases-the-possibility-of-a-senate-run-in-2014?tag=cory-booker">not-Gubernatiorial and probably-Senatorial candidate</a><inset id="5970149"></inset>, talked about his own experience with guns.</p>
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<p>I don't know if anybody here has seen anybody shot, I have. I don't know if anybody here has had to put their hand in somebody's chest and try to stop the bleeding so somebody doesn't die, I have. And the what frustrates me about this debate is it's a false debate, it's a false debate. This is a convenient trick to try to divide our country more. Most of us in America, including gun owners, agree on things that would stop the kind of carnage that's going on in cities all over America.</p>
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<p>Booker, the Newark Mayor who's often hailed as a &quot;Super Mayor,&quot; once saw someone get shot. He wants you to know. He wants you to know that he put his hand in a man's bloody chest cavity. Cory Booker is not afraid of your silly little guns and what they do to people.</p>
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