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Major Defect Found in $58 Million Jackson Pollock Painting
SPLATTER UP DEPT.
Fresh off its record $58.4 million sale at Christie’s last night, Jackson Pollock’s “No. 19, 1948” is suddenly at the center of a growing controversy. After a closer inspection revealed a significant flaw, the buyer’s representatives are demanding a full refund — and we can’t really blame them.
Arguments O.J. Simpson’s Lawyers are Making for His Release
JUICETICE IS BLIND DEPT.
O.J. Simpson is currently arguing before a judge that he should be freed from jail because his lawyer botched his 2008 trial for armed robbery and kidnapping. (Poor guy — he can’t get away with anything!) His new lawyers will present 19 reasons why the Juice should be let loose — and we managed to get our hands on a few!
Idiot Spotlight: Anton Emdin Tackles American Idol's Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj
SKETCHY CHARACTERS DEPT.
Today's "Usual Gang of Idiots Spotlight" is on artist Anton Emdin! Below is his illustration for "The Real Reasons Pope Benedict Resigned," written by Jeff Kruse.
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Ben & Jerry's New Barack Obama-Themed Flavor
MOUTH WATERING-GATE DEPT.
The I.R.S.'s Puzzling New Children's Book
THE EYES OF TAXES ARE UPON YOU DEPT.
With recent revelations of the Internal Revenue Service’s automatic flagging of the Tea Party and other conservative groups has come a wave of justifiable outrage from all sides. But how to explain to your children such a flagrant abuse of power? Perhaps this new book will help.
The MAD Strip Club — It Only Hurts When I Laugh: Starship
STRIPS TEASED DEPT.
Today's comic is by Christopher Baldwin! Click the strip to make it bigger!
From MAD #500, June 2009
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Hillary Clinton’s Troubling New Movie
COMIN’ AROUND THE BENGHAZI DEPT.
The attack on Libya’s American embassy on Sept. 11 was a tragedy. And as if that weren’t terrible enough, now it’s being said that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton mismanaged the situation, and if it had been handled differently, it might have been avoided entirely. As the accusations continue and new evidence comes to light, Hil’s original story about how things went down is holding less and less water. We’ll see how things shake out, but one thing is for sure — it’s tough to find a silver lining in all this.
A Cake For Ariel Castro
JUST DESSERTS DEPT.
One of the most disturbing revelations from the recent Cleveland abduction case was that alleged kidnapper Ariel Castro “celebrated” his captors’ abductions with an annual “abduction cake” on the dates of their seizure. Now that he’s awaiting trial for his crimes, however, we all have a real reason to celebrate.
