This Japanese cartoon is pretty old, but it remains a huge hit with members of a militant doomsday cult in Iraq. So says a cult defector who was initially convinced… READ ON

As the nation reflects on the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., on this, the fortieth anniversary of his assassination, no one is more reflective than Republican presidential nominee John… READ ON

I DON’T HAVE ANY MORE, NO! Murakami, Markowitzes (inset) (Photo: Getty Images)
Without a doubt, the person who got the most out of Thursday night’s Takashi Murakami retrospective opening at… READ ON

The trashbag-and-tape artwad made by Graham Hudson and inspired by Saddam Hussein’s first wife and inflicted upon visitors to London’s Holland park has been burned down. Though we admittedly have… READ ON

IN RESPONSE TO YOUR QUEERY The latest
Every once in a while, little nuggets of junk food drop into our inboxes here at Radar: celebrity magazine e-mail blasts. With little… READ ON

Exciting news for those of you who’ve always wanted to see the late Rick James having sex: Rumors are circulating that a video of James’ last studio session before his… READ ON

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ART AND PORN? LIGHTING! AND MONEY! From McGinley’s “I Know Where the Summer Goes”
“That was total crap,” growled one hateful hipster as I approached the door… READ ON

SOMEBODY SAY HOOOO, LEAVE! Quite possibly the home in dispute
These are said to be pictures of the Dix Hills house where Shaniqua Tompkins and her kid with 50 Cent… READ ON

YEAH, WE DON’T KNOW WHAT THIS PICTURE IS ABOUT EITHER Tyra (Photo: Getty Images)
Sure, Oprah may be giving big with her new TV show, but it’s Tyra who’s getting,… READ ON

When we reported this week that former New Yorker editor Tina Brown and fumbling IAC chairman Barry Diller were planning on launching a news aggregator site, Vanity Fair media columnist… READ ON

TAIL AND TWO CITIES Represent!
Coke vs. Pepsi. Kennedy vs. Castro. Heidi vs. L.C. Epic yet minor rifts when compared to the timeless power struggle between New York and Los… READ ON

BLACK PEOPLE TESTIFY LIKE THIS … Great, Chris. Give racists the perfect leaving-the-courtroom pose, why dontcha? (Photo: Getty Images)
• Rock solid testimony: In the Anthony Pellicano trial, Chris… READ ON

VOTE OR DIE Montag, McCain (inset)
Earlier this week, Hills star Heidi Montag put an end to mounting Beltway chatter by informing the world that she would be voting for… READ ON

Trouble (or, you know, more trouble) in Hillaryland: “New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has replaced the longtime chief strategist of her presidential campaign, Mark Penn, after disclosure that he was… READ ON