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More Nude Celebrity Photos from Hacked Phones
This week, Scarlett Johansson became the latest celebrity to have her cell phone hacked and private nude photos of her leaked on the internet. As it turns out, the Johansson case is but the tip of the iceberg. Dozens of other celebrities have had their phone hacked, but the hackers have had the decency not to leak the photos obtained. Until now.
Editor’s Note: At the time of this posting, The Idiotical was unable to independently verify that these photos are real and not simply the work of a sick, twisted individual with Photoshop.
Celebrity Snaps: Jack Nicholson, Before & After
Circa 1971
Circa 1989 (No longer wearing those shorts, thankfully)
Upcoming “Edgy” Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Flavors
This week Ben & Jerry’s announced their newest ice cream flavor — Schweddy Balls. This on the heels of another — Clusterfluff. What has happened to this once great, All-American ice cream brand? They are clearly traveling down a rocky road and it’s only a matter of time before these edgy names leave a bad taste in consumers' mouths. We can only imagine what additional flavors they plan announcing in the weeks ahead.
Be Afraid! "Horrifyingly MAD" — A New Book Exclusive to Barnes & Noble!
Why wait to be horrified by the next Republican Presidential debate when you can simply go on down to your local Barnes & Noble (or bn.com) and pick up a copy of the latest MAD book? This soon-to-be-bestseller contains such classic MAD movie satires as The Ecchorcist, Rosemia’s Boo-Boo, The Bland Witch Project and The Calamityville Horror. Plus Sergio Aragones’ A MAD Look At…A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Mummy, Zombies and The Twilight Saga. Plus many, many more delightful articles that we could list here, but nobody reads long blog posts. Who has the time or the attention span? In fact, we would bet very, very few readers are still reading the very words that we’re typing right now. And even those of you who are still ”reading” are probably skimming at best, and you’re mere nano-seconds away from dumping out and going to some sick, twisted site that makes you feel "special” in a way that makes us want to take a shower. Oh, a shower. You’d like that now, wouldn’t you? All nice and wet and sudsy? Get some help, creep.
Other Problems Caused by Today's Cartoons
The announcement yesterday that SpongeBob causes hyperactivity in preschoolers is but the tip of the iceberg. Preliminary results of other studies of popular cartoons point to even more ominous affects on our nation’s children.
Can You Guess What Hermann Mejia is Working On for MAD #512?
Think you can figure out what's going on in this sketch by Hermann Mejia? Take your best shot in the comments, smartypants! We'll give you a hint: it's not a parody of The Help.
Artist: Hermann Mejia (Did we mention that already?)
The Startling Similarities and Disturbing Differences between Kate Plus 8 and Borders Bookstore Both Ending Their Runs This Week
Borders Bookstore closes its doors for good this week, the same week Kate Gosselin’s show Kate Plus 8 ends its infamous run on TLC. Two disparate stories with nothing in common? Think again.
• John Gosselin hasn’t been in either in years
• Borders problems started when they expanded too much too quickly. Ditto Kate’s uterus
• The wind rushing through the empty Borders Store is identical to the sound of the wind rushing through Kate’s empty head
• Borders already took 90% off, Kate is still mulling the Playboy offer
• Borders went out of business because we’ve become a country of shallow, anti-intellectual non-readers, ironically the very reasons Kate’s show became popular in the first place
• Borders problems started when they expanded too much too quickly. Ditto Kate’s uterus
• The wind rushing through the empty Borders Store is identical to the sound of the wind rushing through Kate’s empty head
• Borders already took 90% off, Kate is still mulling the Playboy offer
• Borders went out of business because we’ve become a country of shallow, anti-intellectual non-readers, ironically the very reasons Kate’s show became popular in the first place
The MAD Strip Club — Middle School Nostradamus: Pop Quiz
We foresee many comments telling us how much you like this strip...
Middle School Nostradamus is written by Simon Rich and drawn by M.K. Perker!
If those word balloons are too tiny, click the comic to make it bigger!
The MAD 9-11 Cover — The Untold Story
The cover of MAD # 411, which went on sale shortly after the 9-11 attack, was not the cover originally planned for that issue. In fact, another cover was already printed and awaiting to be bound with the magazine’s interior pages when the attack occurred. The working title of the planned cover was “The New York City Marathon” and it was written and illustrated by longtime MAD contributor John Caldwell. Here it is: 
Like the rest of the nation, we were stunned by the 9-11 attacks and it just didn't occur to us that a MAD cover showing a throng of runners racing through the canyons of downtown Manhattan, while an oblivious Alfred jumped over a dead body, could be interpreted as anything but a silly marathon gag. Fortunately, the magazine’s printer at the time, Quad Graphics in Wisconsin, called and asked if we were absolutely sure that was the image we wanted on the cover of MAD given the recent events. We didn't. With only one day to conceive and deliver a new cover to the printer and still make our shipping schedule, Associate Art Director Nadina Simon disappeared into her office and soon returned with what became the cover of MAD #411. 
The Alfred used is the classic Norman Mingo Alfred from issue #30, the very first time he appeared on the cover as Alfred E. Neuman. Not a traditional MAD cover by any stretch of the imagination, but given the time and mood of the country, it seemed right.
Rick Perry vs. Ron Paul in Heated Exchange — Exclusive Details!
Much has been made about recently released pictures that show a heated exchange between Gov. Rick Perry and Rep. Ron Paul that took place during a commercial break at the recent GOP debate. No one knows exactly what was said — however, MAD has learned the details of that conversation, and we’re happy to share it now, as an Idiotical exclusive!
