Ten Tunes for Halloween: The Most Metal Holiday Ever

You know how Christian fundamentalists are always going on about how Halloween is an evil pagan holiday that glorifies Satan and tempts children toward the path of eternal damnation? The usual response from, you know, normal people is to be like “chill out, it’s just an excuse for kids to dress up and extort some candy from old people.” But my questions is: why would you want to deny Halloween’s badass nature? I mean, sure, we have a day honoring zombie resurrection, and a day that celebrates slaughtering a bunch of people and taking their land. But Halloween is the only holiday that’s based on an ancient festival named after Glenn Danzig’s second-coolest band and that encourages girls to dress up like slutty witches (who, as we know, were all about kinky devil sex). So the fundamentalists are actually right on this one: Halloween is evil, Satanic, and totally freaking awesome. Show our religious friends you agree by blasting these songs as loud as you can, preferably near a church.
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A Tragedy of Epic Proportions: Kim Kardashian Filing for Divorce

I know! You are just as shocked as me. If these two slightly attractive, spunky kids can’t make their marriage work, CAN ANYONE?

First reported by TMZ, and now confirmed by Ryan Seacrest via Twitter, Kim Kardashian is filing for divorce from her husband of just a few months, NBA basketball player Kris Humphries. TMZ reports that it might have had something to do with Kim not wanting to live in Minnesota. Can you blame the girl? (Don’t hit me, ginger!) Continue reading →

Anonymous Goes to War with Mexican Drug Cartel

Online hacktivist group Anonymous has issued an ultimatum to the vicious Mexican drug cartel The Zetas. According to a video released on YouTube, the hacker group is demanding the release of one of its members who has been kidnapped by the cartel. The Zetas are responsible for thousands of deaths and kidnappings in an effort to increase and secure its operating territory. Continue reading →

Recipe for a (Way Too Early) Snow Day: Root Vegetable Gratin

Hi, everyone! If you live in the northeast, I hope you’re having the kind of day I’m having, which is to say that I hope you’ve spent most of the day in pajama-type clothing and have cooked something delicious and comforting and warm. For me that thing was a root vegetable gratin! Join me after the jump for a look at the magic of how it all happened.

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