There is an understanding amongst the population, particularly rich, powerful men, that you can buy your way out of trouble. This has largely worked since mankind introduced the concept of money and baubles. In fact, I'm pretty sure jewelry was invented as an addendum to the formal verbal apology.

Case in point: Reuters reports that some ding-a-ling in the United Kingdom used the allure of the pricey and shiny for nearly three decades to make amends for repeatedly making lust to women other than his wife. Over the course of 26 years, Robert Charlton purchased roughly $400,000 worth of … Read More

Sometimes you run out of things to say (kidding), sometimes you just want to write about too many fun things (it's plausible) and sometimes you stayed out until four AM drinking your face off and need a little respite from a firm but fair editor (closer to the mark). That's when you find a bunch of great stuff that other people have written, make a pithy comment and let the readers decide for themselves what's hot. No more ado, the links: 

We'll start with Lemondrop, they interview Steve-O of Jackass fame. He thinks most guys are real jerks and … Read More

Misleading headline? Perhaps. But I've been noticing more and more cheating these days. Just in the last month alone we've had the Jon and Kate Plus 8 fiasco, the Mel Gibson baby mama drama and the hurley burly surrounding Sean Penn and that girl from Star Wars. In fact, a study came out the other day that said people in committed relationships are involved in 100% of all cheating cases; the study was sponsored by the Human Fund (wait for it).

So, because these cheaty cheatersons aren't dancing with themselves (like Billy Idol) it's really easy to … Read More

How often does this happen outside of a soap opera? According to the San Francisco Gate's Daily Dish (brilliant name for a gossip column), Shania Twain may be dating Patrick Thiebaud (note: we're pretty sure his name is Frederic Thiebaud). Amazing, right? Oh, you probably don't know who Frederic Thiebaud is (or Patrick, for that matter). How about his wife Marie-Anne Thiebaud? No? OK, how about Mutt Lange? Vaguely? OK, Mutt Lange is a super-producer of rock and country music. He also married Shania Twain after producing her album Come On Over back in the '97. They … Read More