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Consumer Reports Arsenic in Juice Testing: Was Dr. Oz Right?

Back in September, the web was buzzing over an episode of Dr. Oz's show during which he tested popular juices on the market and decreed many contained unsafe levels of arsenic. At the time, the FDA struck back ... continue

Ann Coulter Clarifies: Dickweed, Not Douchebag in Rant on ‘Morning Joe’

Militant conservative Ann Coulter isn't one to mince words. Author of a series of books with increasingly alarming titles accusing the left of everything from godlessness to treason, Coulter isn't above using strong language to get her point ... continue

Susan Sarandon Under Fire From Catholic League for ‘Nazi Pope’ Remark

Susan Sarandon has raised hackles after remarks she made at a Hamptons event this weekend during which she called the current Pope a "Nazi." Sarandon has been criticized strongly by the Catholic League for the remarks, and the ... continue

Sherri Shepherd Calls out Barbara Walters For N-Word Use

Barbara Walters tripped and stammered over the use of a racially-charged epithet in the reporting of a story recently, when the staid anchor was discussing the brouhaha over a hunting camp used by Republican presidential candidate Rick ... continue

Apple Juice Probably Not Going to Kill You, FDA Says

If you don't have a job outside the home or just have really bad taste in television and science and medicine, perhaps you watch the Dr. Oz show. Dr. Oz is known particularly for embracing what many call ... continue

Hot 97 DJ Cipha Sounds suspended indefinitely for Haitian HIV remarks

Cipha Sounds, a Hot 97 DJ with several years of tenure, has been suspended indefinitely after controversial on-air remarks about Haitian women. On a broadcast last Friday Morning, Cipha sparked outrage in the Haitian-American community after he commented ... continue

[Video] Did Duncan Hines invent the most racist cupcakes on the internet?

I know what you're thinking- racist cupcakes? No way anyone can accidentally do that. But it appears Duncan Hines has, at least for a short time, managed to actually make cupcakes singing in blackface for a commercial. Eater ... continue

Upstate NY principal suspended for allegedly visiting, rousing absentee kids

A principal in Orange County, New York has been suspended after a family reported that he entered their home without permission and tried to order two sleeping kids, a 12-year-old and a 16-year-old, to school after their ... continue

‘Precipitous’ three year drop seen in US circumcisions

Is the American love affair with the circumcised penis finally coming to an end? Like breastfeeding, abortion and tipping, circumcision is one of those topics that most Americans are pretty strongly for or against. And while the procedure ... continue

School who banned lesbian teen from prom ordered to pay $35,000

Constance McMillen, the girl from Mississippi who was banned from her prom for planning to bring a same-sex date, then later "allowed" to go only to be redirected to a fake event while almost all the other ... continue

Report: McChrystal resigns after straight up busting on Afghan war

Top commander in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley McChrystal has reportedly submitted his resignation in the wake of a controversial "Rolling Stone" interview that heavily criticized the Obama administration's handling of the war in Afghanistan. According to a timeline on ... continue

Constance McMillen, lesbian teen sent to fake prom, named Grand Marshal of NYC pride parade

As we reported not too long ago, a Mississippi teen was cruelly redirected to a fake prom with only a handful of students in attendance while all her classmates partied nearby- because her peers and their parents ... continue

Followup: Constance McMillen’s classmates confirm prom ruse, the fact that they’re bigoted

Rumors that the teenage lesbian from Mississippi who was banned from attending her prom only to be re-directed to a fake prom with a mere five other students in attendance have been confirmed, quite hatefully, by McMillen's ... continue

Constance McMillen, banned from prom for being gay, says district staged “fake prom”

If internet reports are correct, the teen who went to court for the right to attend her prom is Mississippi with a same-sex date was redirected Friday night to a "fake prom" with only five other students ... continue

Disgruntled employee disables more than 100 cars remotely

Would you feel comfortable knowing a range of auto dealership employees had remote access to determine whether you could get to work on time or at all, transport your partner to the hospital in an emergency or ... continue

Being a lesbian ruins the prom for everyone

Remember in high school when you goofed off at Field Hockey and Coach Lally made the entire team run for twenty minutes? This story is kind of like that, but instead of acting like a schmuck, Constance McMillen ... continue

Did a bunch of FAMU students film an orgy and post in on the internet?

A mix of amusement and outrage amongst Florida A&M University students has erupted on Twitter this morning, due to a circulating sex tape rumored to have been filmed in FAMU dorms and apparently featuring an orgy. It's clear ... continue

Is liveblogging your abortion enlightened or exhibitionistic?

A woman named Angie Jackson created an inevitable firestorm of controversy this week when she decided to live-tweet her medical abortion. Jackson, 27, hit up her own blog, YouTube and Twitter with the ongoing details of her in-progress ... continue

Family Guy voice actress slams Palin’s “sense of humor”

Actress Andrea Fay Friedman, 39, voiced a Family Guy character recently in a bit that took a swipe at Sarah Palin. In Sunday's episode, Friedman did the voice for Chris Griffin's date, a girl who has Down Syndrome ... continue

Web rallies to save banker caught out looking at topless pics during news segment

Poor David Kiely- his moment of internet fame came while he inadvertently viewed some racy pics during a financial news segment. Kiely became the unwitting star of a viral video when an otherwise boring as a coma stocks-type ... continue

Internet hands H&M its ass over mutilated clothes, H&M apologies and promises to stop

That was fast. On Monday night, a CUNY grad student we can only assume was garbage diving (bad idea in NYC, bed bugs!) was horrified to find scads of unworn, new merchandise discarded at the Herald Square H&M ... continue

V Mag plus size spread divides readers, is fashion ready for bigger models?

A controversial new spread in V Magazine's "size issue" is being hotly debated all over the internet, due to the lack of airbrushing and skimpy clothes featured in the shots. Four genuinely plus-sized models (not the more average ... continue