Was The Colony built on an Indian burial ground or something? For a place with such a poncey Hamptons theme, SBE's strangely celeb-happy tourist trap is seeming even less Montauk and more Seaside Heights, what with the amount of drunken brawls and police interventions we've seen as of late. The latest entry in the encyclopedia of sloppy awfulness comes courtesy of star-faced rapper The Game, who stands accused of punching a man in the face late last night. Let's review video of last night's scuffle and brush up on those that came before it. More»

If last night's Republican Candidate Debate in Iowa proved anything, it's that one's understanding of a complicated situation doesn't even have to be remotely accurate, as long as enough other idiots believe the world works the same way you do. With that in mind, we turn our eyes to MTV's "Jersey Shore," where we have our weekly check-in on eight very, very special young people and their trip to a faraway land that might be scary or off-putting, if only they possessed even the minuscule spark of consciousness required to know they were no longer in New Jersey. More»

As human beings, we have a lot invested in the idea that our modern existence is more civilized than what has come before us. Although there are daily examples of death, violence, terror and the Tea Party to convince us that we have, in fact, most likely regressed overall, our most compelling example of our own dim humanity is never more present than in the continued adventures of the eight beloved, barely literate gel-trolls that make up the cast of "Jersey Shore." So in the interest of keeping humanity honest about itself, yes, I will be chronicling Season 4. Sorry to let you down, mom and dad. More»

[ [By Rebecca Martin and the editors of Wetpaint Entertainment, experts on everything Jersey Shore] GQ recently ranked the Jersey Shore as #19 on its list of the 40 Worst-Dressed Places in America, in large part because of MTV's smash hit Jersey Shore. But we're not totally convinced. Sure, the guido style popularized by the cast is frequently questionable, but we have a soft spot for their brazenly asset-flaunting choices. At some point, trashy turns the bend and becomes artful again — or maybe we've just been brainwashed by their day-glo skin. More»

• Although sentenced to four years in jail for lying to authorities, Casey Anthony will be released next Wednesday for credit for time served and good behavior. [KABC]
• Amid its sordid phone hacking scandal, James Murdoch announces Sunday will be the last issue of Britain's News of the World tabloid after 168 years. [Telegraph]
• Toll lanes coming to the 10 and 110 freeways set to cost up to $1.40 per mile for solo drivers during rush-hour peaks. [LATimes]
• Watch this video of Snooki in a stellar state of inebriation dancing with an indoor potted plant in Seaside Heights. [TMZ]
• BowWow confesses to having a secret daughter who may be as old as 3 years of age, no word on who the babymama is. [PE]

• James "Whitey" Bulger, Boston mobster and 15-year fugitive found living in Santa Monica, may be shipped off to Mass. today to face the music on charges of murder and other crimes. [KTLA]
• Was Whitey Bulger involved in the '90 unsolved "holy grail of art crime", a Boston museum heist of a Vermeer, five Degas and three Rembrandt paintings? [LATimes]
• Conservatives enraged over children's animated film Cars 2 for portraying Big Oil as the villain. [HuffPo]
• Lindsay Lohan once again squeaks by jail time after appearing in court for a failed alcohol test while on house arrest, claims innocence, blames test results on kombucha tea. [PE]
• Sources say Season 5, which begins shooting in Seaside Heights next week, will be the current cast's last for "Jersey Shore". [TMZ]