We Don’t Need No Lance Armstrong: 5 Inspirational Sports Moments (Now With Less Doping!)


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Lance Armstrong using performance enhancing drugs. Tonya Harding instigating a smash to her opponent’s knee. Gymnast Dong Fangxiao falsifying her age in order to compete in the 2000 Olympics. Kids, this is NOT how the sport is played. Or rather, not how the sport should be played. And mom and dad, don’t even think of [...]

Today In Awesome: Samuel L. Jackson Sings Taylor Swift’s ‘We Are Never, Ever, Ever Getting Back Together’


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Oh Samuel L. Jackson. In addition to being a pretty great actor (ahem ahem, Django Unchained), he’s an all around entertaining human. He’s a true delight on twitter; he recapped the Olympics with hilariously spicy verve; he helps remind our darling children to go the fuck to sleep – and now he sings Taylor Swift [...]

JEAH! Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte Lands His Own Reality Show On E!


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Listen, I realize that reality TV is never supposed to, like, MAKE SENSE and stuff, but in this time of fiscal conservatism and safe bets I’m finding myself perplexed by E!‘s announcement that they’ve green-lighted a Ryan Lochte reality show. Joining the likes of the Kardashian clan, Ryan Lochte will have cameras following him around [...]

Top 10 Memes of 2012


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Do you know a dude by the name of Richard Dawkins? If not, then let me introduce you. Internet, Mr. Dawkins. Mr. Dawkins, Internet. Yes, this, Richard Dawkins, is the man who created the word meme. (Pronounced MEEM, FYI.) His use of the term, however, was way super boring and totally about genetics and evolution [...]

Your Job Sucks: Rihanna To Get $8 Million For Turning Some Lights On


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A London shopping centre (or “center” for us American plebes) is going to pay Rihanna £5 million (or ”8,085,000 dollah dollah billz y’all”) to turn on their Christmas lights. TO TURN ON THEIR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. And no, it’s not like she’s being expected to haul the boxes of Christmas decorations out of storage and dig out the [...]