Despite Cameo, Ron Paul Plans to Skip Brüno

Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat follow-up tricks Texas Republican

(NEWSER) - Ron Paul is about the last person you’d expect to see in Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat follow-up. But the libertarian congressman appears for a 5-minute cameo, reports Slate, in which Cohen’s gay character, seeking to attain fame via sex tape, tricks Paul into a darkened hotel bedroom. When Bruno drops his pants, Paul storms out, seeming to mutter, “This guy is a queer!” More»

Study also finds that about half of cyclists overall skip the headgear

(NEWSER) - Bicycle-sharing programs are catching on around the country, which is good if you care about the environment, and bad if you care about people's skulls. A new study from Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found that about half of all cyclists and more than 80% of bike-share riders specifically don't bother with helmets, USA Today reports. More»

Suit accuses Baron Cohen of trying to incite riot among factions at gay rally

(NEWSER) - A cameraman who says he was shoved around by Sacha Baron Cohen's camera crew during a gay rights rally is taking the comedian to court. Baron Cohen—in character as the flamboyantly gay Austrian fashionista Bruno—joined protesters opposed to legalizing gay marriage at the Los Angeles rally, and journalist Mike Skiff says he was shoved, pulled, and threatened with wooden signs when he tried to film him, AP reports. More»

Bill sparks debate among spokesmen

(NEWSER) - Next on the list of people barred from texting could be California cyclists. Distracted drivers aren't the only menace on the road, and state politicians plan to crack down on bike riders too busy texting to watch what they're doing. The bill has sparked a firestorm of controversy in California, even among bikers. "These fools be swerving, and they be doing their little texting thing," complained San Francisco cyclist DeAndre Sims, who never texts on his bike and is annoyed by those who do. More»

Congratulations, Katherine Heigl, for making the list twice

(NEWSER) - Sometimes on-screen sex scenes are just sex…not sexy. The Frisky points to a list on YourTango detailing the 10 worst sex scenes of 2009:

• The Watchmen: Two superheroes have sex on a spaceship…with Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” playing in the background. Enough said.
• The Ugly Truth: Katherine Heigl’s orgasm-in-a-restaurant scene just can’t live up to the original from When Harry Met Sally.