Ovarian cancer, which is known as the silent killer because it's so hard to detect in early stages, killed 15,000-plus women in the US last year. But now, doctors are a step closer to developing a way to screen for it. [Us News & World Report] Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams, who just got engaged...

  I may have moved to the worst city—ever!—for dating, but at least it's the manliest based on "the number of U.S.-made cars driven in the city, number of sports bars and BBQ restaurants, number of home improvement and hardware stores as well as manly salty snacks consumption."...

The sheriff's department in Chicago's Cook County is suing Cralgslist, claiming the site is the largest source of prostitution in the United States. Um, yeah? [SunTimes] Dare we pick up Jonathan Littell's 1,000-page Nazi-centered novel "The Kindly Ones" which "manages to b...

Hey, geeks (or people like us?): it's National Grammar Day. [National Grammar Day] We were totally pissed we missed this last year and we're actually considering entering this time. It's the third annual Peeps Diorama Contest! [Washington Post] Barbie got a tramp stamp! [Jossip] Justin T...

  We usually wait until we have a mid-week lull to watch Flight of the Conchords (On Demand, baby!) but we're going to watch it as soon as we're done writing this post just so we can see the "Garfunkeling" in better quality. Also, why is it that Jemaine is the only one ever ge...

  Some whack job is in custody after mailing HIV-tainted blood to President Obama. [CNN] As if you needed more reasons to have sex. [Physorg] Oh no! Ed McMahon is hospitalized with pneumonia, and he's in serious condition. Can this poor guy not get a break? [Us] It appears Jessica Capshaw w...

  Netflix will offer a streaming-only service, but apparently it still won't be available to Mac users. [Wired] Former Hugh Hefner flame and original Girl Next Door Holly Madison has split from Criss Angel after nearly four months. [Yahoo!] It looks like there's some not-so-hot lesbian ...

  Most likely playing off of the popular Facebook meme 25 things is the new blog 25 Things About My Sexuality, where people can randomly post just that. [25ThingsAboutMySexuality] Slumdog Millionaire's Freida Pinto has signed onto Woody Allend's latest film. [AfterEllen] Is San Francisc...

  What would Mickey Rourke have said had he won the Oscar? Probably that Marisa Tomei is awesome because "not that many girls can climb the pole, y'know?" [Vulture] A 30-year-old aspiring male model committed suicide in Brooklyn's Prospect Park last week, after stating his int...

  Hey, Scanner Brian: Hayden Panettiere is single again. [Us] Think your man might be a closeted homo? Take this super-reliable, scientific quiz to find out for sure! [MyDailyMoment] A book written early in J.R.R. Tolken's career is about to be published for the first time. [Yahoo!] Suze Or...