Politics Buzz The North Carolina senator and Conservative superhero (dubbed "Senator No," for his opposition to...well, everything) passed away of natural causes. Maybe we're hopelessly romantic, but it wouldn't surprise us if, on every Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (which Helms opposed), if you listen really carefully, you'll be able to hear echoes of racial slurs and homophobic slights emanate from the senator's grave!
Celebrity Buzz Shia LaBeouf says he is "embarrassed" by a video which showed the visibly drunk actor in a slapping contest where he calls an unidentified male a "faggot." After all those years of sporting the Brian Krakow 'fro, Shia should have a profound understanding of what embarrassment is.
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