Mike Allen reports: For $25,000 to $250,000, The Washington Post is offering lobbyists and association executives off-the-record, nonconfrontational access to "those powerful few" -- Obama administration officials, members of Congre...

News of Hollywood cherry-picking video game franchises for movie adaptations is nothing new, but here’s something that’s a bit more surprising. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the latest game to be slated for the big screen is ...

Michael Jackson Ed Hardy clothing founder Christian Audigier tells TMZ his company will be the next tenant of the Holmby Hills mansion where Michael Jackson died ... and he'll relocate headquarters there in December.Aud...

If you had any doubts about why Mark Sanford wanted to talk about his sex life, then this statement from his wife Jenny should clear them up: Columbia, S.C. - July 2, 2009- The last week has been very painful for me, my family and...

NYTimes.com David Rohde is low-key by nature, and he was in character as he spoke briefly in the Times newsroom on Wednesday, reports Clyde Haberman. He didn't discuss details of his abduction or of his escape, but he said that his ...

From my pal Lisa Derrick: Family Values? Red States Lead in Divorce, Teen Pregnancy and Online Porn What is astounding is the New York Times chart which takes politicians out of the mix and breaks it down into the values that the Ri...

The top five creepy-poignant moments from Wednesday night's finale of "Pitchmen," broadcast (and hastily re-edited) just four days after the death of its star Billy Mays.

Recently I received a questionnaire via Facebook: ‘You have been selected to receive this meme because someone thinks you are a literary geek.’ There followed a series of questions about reading experience and preferences. I answere...

Enjoying life in the Big Apple, Kate Hudson was spotted walking through Greenwich Village in New York City on Thursday (July 2). Carrying a coffee and some shopping bags, the “Fool’s Gold” actress hid under an umbrella as followin...

Information about a new contest to attend the New York City Premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is now online.  Our Order Partner DanRadclife.com reports that the LA Times featured information about this contest, whic...

Today on Staten Island, a couple had to call the authorities about a python that found its way onto their property. No one's quite sure where the 10-foot long yellow Albino python came from when it was spotted on the Great Kills d...

Hans Pandeya, the CEO of Global Gaming Factory (the Swedish company that had recently acquired The Pirate Bay for $7.8 million) has an ambitious plan for the new Pirate Bay. It seems bold, perhaps even too bold at first, but Hans th...

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo's writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, ...

Following in the footsteps of Eminem, the Jack White/Allison Mosshart project the Dead Weather has decided to debut its Jonathan Glazer-directed video for "Treat Me Like Your Mother" on Cinemax on July 11. MORE »...

Following up on a story I wrote about Monday, the Delhi High Court has ruled to decriminalize consensual gay sex, noting that the "crime is a violation of fundamental rights protected by India's constitution." The ruling applies onl...

You don't find people like Jason Oglesbee every day. There's a video inside the link including a brief interview with the very helpful and very humble Oglesbee who wanted to get back to work after the effort. Des Moines Register:T...

I always enjoy news stories that appear to be plucked from the mind of a struggling screenwriter deep in the throes of a salvia trip. Like this one about two tiny Mexican wrestlers found dead in a shady hotel room. Lucha mini wrestl...

Ken Loukinen is part of the FLorida Atheists and Secular Humanists. Recently, FLASH put up this billboard: I realize many of you dislike the color scheme… but the billboard is already provoking discussion. Many in the community do...

More and more franchisors are offering special programs for America's vets. ...

This is a doofy story running on MSNBC without an author byline: "Shrinking of Scottish sheep tied to warming". Why do I say "doofy"? Take a look at the way it describes natural selection: The study upends the belief that natural s...