var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Jalopnik_s_Top_10_Most_Popular_Stories_Of_2008_w_PICS'; Out of thousands of news stories Jalopnik ran in 2008, the following ten were the most popular. Two of them involve basements, but we're proud to say only one of them was a sex dungeon. Yesterday we ran our...

The Girls are loving the fact that Summer is here. They balanced eggs on their sides during the Vernal Equinox and got out the SPF 30 lotion in preparation to watch some ball - BASEBALL!!! And tennis. And just when you think you’ve seen everything, there’s this clip from Triple A ball. I...

The always edgy comedian George Carlin died yesterday at the age of 71 of heart failure. The comedian had suffered a previous heart attack and had also endured a long battle with drugs and alcohol. Carlin was survived by his wife, Sally Wade and daughter Kelly Carlin McCall. In a past interview with...