If you put up with six hours-worth of bouncing balls in the longest grand slam final in tennis history during the Australian Open men's final, you were treated to quite the reward for your efforts when Novak Djokovic gave Bruce Banner a run for his money after finally beating Rafael Nadal (who also disrobed!). The video that cemented tennis as our current favorite sport, after the jump.

First with word of a round of robo-calls in New Jersey and now with a newly-formalized campaign to steal away marriage rights from New York families, it looks like the National Organization for Marriage is really trying to corner the hate business in the tri-state area. Details follow.

In response to the Monday release of the National Organization for Marriage's 2010 financial records, the Human Rights Campaign hits hopefully the final nail in NOM's coffin directly on the head: with only five big donors, how can NOM call itself a "grassroots organization"?

Anyone outraged that the National Organization for Marriage stole an Obama rally picture to falsely insinuate that more than four homophobes showed up to its New Hampshire hate rally needs to shut up because gays are trying to steal marriage. The theivery and deception was totally justified! OK? (At least this is what NOM's lead bigot Brian Brown is attempting to claim today.) Details follow.

Updated Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. EST

Rachel Maddow caught wind of The National Organization for Marriage's theft of an Obama rally picture and dedicated a segment to the ruse on her Tuesday night broadcast. Follow the jump to hear Rachel blast NOM for the lie.

...at least a few folks think so. Details follow. 

So, we were searching for "Anderson Cooper Rips Off..." during lunch, but before we could type in "clothing," Google-auto filled in the results to include this insanity: a morning-TV personality for Fox's Charlotte, NC affiliate is accusing our husband of ripping off a Snooki skit. Details follow. 

It was bound to happen sooner or later. Katy Perry is still riding out her impressive album that has spawned four huge number ones and Gaga, is, well the number one popstar in the world. They are both young female popstars with eccentric tastes. But it can't possibly be coincidence that they are now sporting the same theme for the second time this year, can it? Haus of Gaga Creative Director Laurieann Gibson doesn't seem to think so. Quote and photos after the jump.