Chelsea's Wedding Guest List Revealed

Hey, not everybody can be interesting: Seth Abramovitch

(NEWSER) - Needless to say, Gawker isn’t all that impressed with Barbara Walters’ annual list of the year’s 10 most fascinating people . The good news is, that didn’t stop blogger Seth Abramovitch from offering up his own list, of the year’s 10 least fascinating people, in response:

• Piers Morgan: “The turnip-headed reality star turned CNN seat-filler loves Twitter wars and speaking over his guests almost as much as no one gives a s*** about him.”
• Brett Ratner: Despite getting himself in the middle of an Oscars-related controversy this year, he “remains the least interesting filmmaker of his generation” and you probably can’t think of a single interesting scene in a movie he’s made.

Former first daughter begins to embrace public life

(NEWSER) - She's the only child of one of the most powerful couples in American history, the gangly teen who has spent her life ducking the glare of the spotlight her parents craved, the bride whose wedding was watched as if she were royalty, and the would-be journalist whose latest gig inspired fury . And now, Chelsea Clinton is stepping out of the shadows and embracing public life, reports the New York Times in a lengthy and flattering profile. “My parents taught me to approach the world critically, but also to approach it with a sense of responsibility,” Clinton tells the Times. More»

Oscar Ortega-Hernandez: I'm the 'modern-day Jesus Christ'

(NEWSER) - Glimpses into the disturbed minds of accused assassins do not usually come in the form of audition tapes made for Oprah Winfrey. But alleged White House shooter Oscar Ortega-Hernandez bared his soul in just such a tape, Fox 5 DC reports. Wearing a black suit and a rosary, Ortega-Hernandez begs Oprah to put him on TV so he can spread God’s word. “It’s not just a coincidence that I look like Jesus,” he says in the video, shot two months ago. "I am the modern day Jesus-Christ that you all have been waiting for." More»

A look at some of the more interesting entries from this year's list

(NEWSER) - Time has just released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and there are some perennial favorites (Barack Obama, Oprah), some recent newsmakers (Julian Assange, Mark Zuckerberg), some villains (Anwar al-Awlaki, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, Kim Jong Un, all of whom get very brief write-ups), some entertainers (Justin Bieber, Patti Smith), and some offbeat choices (like “Tiger Mom” Amy Chua, who was photographed with actual tigers). More»

Trouble in paradise?

(NEWSER) - Is Chelsea Clinton's love life going downhill fast? The former first daughter's hubby has ditched his lucrative hedge-fund job to become a ski bum out West for a few months. Chelsea will "visit him every few weeks," reports the New York Post of the two, who apparently require lots of space. Investment banker Marc Mezvinsky left his job at New York-based G3 Capital before the holidays for the Wyoming slopes of Jackson Hole. More»