The future of the Internet – it’s all jerks and bullies [Infographic]

There's a common perception about conversation on the web that at some point regardless of how well the conversation may have started off will devolve into seeing who can hit Godwin's Law of The USENET; which was arrived ... continue

Oregon sues Johnson & Johnson for secret buyback of bad Motrin

You know all the recalls Johnson & Johnson has announced over the past year or so, mostly given to quality control issues in some of their plants? (Earning them several stern rebukes from the FDA?) Well, it seems ... continue

Even more Tylenol is recalled…

This not a repeat from November, December, January, April or May- Johnson & Johnson is recalling even more of their over the counter medications. Johnson & Johnson is recalling an additional 21 lots of Tylenol, Benadryl and Motrin ... continue

Subway cheese tessellation may not be going smoothly in all stores

You have the internet to thank for the long-awaited correction to sandwich shop Subway's irrational placement of cheese on their subs. After a years-long campaign to convince the fast food chain to re-think their cheese alignment strategy, Subway ... continue

FDA slams J&J again, tells parents ‘use generics’

For the second time in the past few months, the FDA has criticized manufacturer Johnson & Johnson for quality control oversights after several medications were produced with "known contamination with gram negative organisms" in a Pennsylvania factory. 43 ... continue

Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon exposes cheating husband in mass email

When actress Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon discovered her husband of nine years, Mike Nilon, had been carrying on a long term affair with another woman, she didn't keep the knowledge to herself. In an email entitled "Tiger Woods/Jesse James/Mike Nilon," Beauvais-Nilon ... continue

Mother forces son to kill pet hamster for getting a bad grade

38-year-old Lynn Middlebrooks Geter was arrested in Meriwether County, Georgia after police say she punished her 12-year-old son in an unconventional and undeniably cruel way. Geter, whose son is not being named, demanded the child kill his beloved ... continue

FDA slams Tylenol as recall spreads to Motrin, Benadryl, Rolaids, more

Remember the recall of Tylenol, specifically Arthritis Pain EZ-open tabs late last month? The product was recalled due to contamination with a substance that causes vomiting, nausea, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms. While that recall was for a ... continue

Why the hell not? Apple insists on returning iPhone to thief, not owner; AT&T concurs

Sometimes it's hard to read posts on Consumerist because they're so infuriating and unjust- it's like watching a movie where someone is falsely accused of something like Double Jeopardy or The Fugitive. Enter Alisa and her Christmas anti-Miracle. ... continue

Watch your internet mouth: anonymous comments could get you sacked

If you leave a crude comment on Kurt Greenbaum's St. Louis Dispatch articles, he'd like a word. With your boss. Greenbaum penned an admittedly (by the author) lame piece Friday for the Dispatch, a "nice, soft edition of ... continue

Pic: Dear Criminals

Voicing the frustration anyone who's spent $250 on a window broken for $0.64 in change and a half a Kit-Kat, this man calls out the dick who broke his ocarina. I feel you, dude. My driver's side window ... continue

Marriage proposal ends with romantic baby sea turtle massacre

A romantic marriage proposal for a careless couple on a Hilton Head Island beach on Tuesday ended in the deaths of 60 endangered sea turtle hatchlings. The man arranged to propose to his now fiancee with 150 luminarias- ... continue

Actually indoctrinating schoolkids: the RIAA

Earlier this month, parts of this country devolved into chaos when President Barack Obama made a speech to kids about such controversial issues as staying in school and achieving things. While that tyranny was not allowed to quietly ... continue

Admitted kitty-killer taunts cat lovers in court

Cheyenne Cherry had one thing to say to the supporters who showed up in memory of a tiny little kitten who met a gruesome end at Cherry's hands- "...it's dead, bitch!" Cherry, 17, stuck her tongue out at ... continue

Michael Lohan Strikes Back at Lindsay and Sam

Wow. I've started to feel like I'm in the Lohan's living room witnessing the. biggest. fight. ever.: thankfully, I don't have to be anywhere near Michael Lohan to get the gossip. That's good, since he sounds one ... continue