See what I did there? Hot off the Youtubes comes the trailer for "Jersey Shore XXX," a porn spoof of MTV's already-self-parodying "Jersey Shore," and featuring the adventures of characters like "The Predicament." I'm too tired to dish out double entendres about stiff competition or how the shoot was hard on the cast, but I do have one observation to make after you watch the nudity-free, but profanity-laced, trailer: (more...)

slideshow Remember, early on in this innocent decade, when it was a big deal when Bill O'Reilly started criticizing rap music? Now, it seems to happen all the time. For someone opposed to the immorality and hedonism that he sees embraced in rap lyrics, O'Reilly knows how to start a hip-hop-style feud with some of the big names in the industry, including Ludacris, Nas, and Cam'ron. Eight notable beefs between O'Reilly and rappers, starting off with Ludacris (semi-NSFW): >>>First up: O'Reilly vs. Ludacris (more...)

Micheline Maynard — "Micki" to her friends and Twitter followers — is the Detroit-based senior business correspondent for the New York Times covering autos and aviation, and the author of the just-released The Selling of the American Economy: How Foreign Companies are Remaking the American Dream. If you're wondering if it's a good book, consider this: Her last one, The End of Detroit: How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the American Car Market, was published in 2003 and got pooh-poohed all over the Motor City. Well, we know how THAT one turned out. (more...)