by Claudine Zap

The sisters of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority have gone alpha on their president and want her removed. Their beef: Barbara McKinzie, while managing the sorority, was mismanaging the organization's funds.

The biggest affront: A wax statue of the president's likeness that a lawsuit claims set the sorority back a cool $900,000. We have to admit, having a wax statue commissioned of yourself does sound like something Dr. Evil would do, if Dr. Evil ran a sorority.

The besieged president fired back that the expense was way less, and anyway, covered two wax reproductions, not one. Either way, it's apparently not how sororitiy members want their money spent. Members also weren't too cool with Ms. McKinzie spending $400,000 on clothes, jewels, and lingerie.

Sorority members accuse their leader of not only going on a serious shopping spree with the club's funds, but cashing in on points racked up on the organization's credit card to get more goodies—a flat-screen TV and gym equipment.

By the way, this traditionally African American sorority has some serious history: Past members include Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, musician Alicia Keys, and actress Jada Pinkett Smith. Sure, but how many of them claim a wax statue?

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by Mike Krumboltz

Ostentations shows of wealth are out of fashion, but nobody told the designer of the Oculus super yacht. The $95 million vessel is worthy of the wealthiest James Bond villain and its sailing the high seas in Search.

What makes this obnoxiously fancy yacht different than all the other ones floating around? Well, for one, it's designed to look like a giant, friggin' whale. That's right, kids. Why voyage across the ocean in a boat that looks like a boat, when you can look like Shamu's sleaker brother. You can check out some killer pictures over at CNN.

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by Mike Krumboltz

New homes are full of questions and possibilities. What color to paint the walls? How to arrange the furniture? What to plant in the garden? The Obama family must have asked a lot of those same questions when they moved into the White House. However, the first lady's dreams of growing an organic vegetable garden have been dragged down by a previous resident that refuses to leave: sludge.

Various sources within the Buzz are reporting that Michelle Obama's "organic" garden has been besieged by icky goo in the ground. As a result, the veggies aren't quite what the first lady had in mind. According to Daily Finance, the National Park Service tested the soil in the vegetable patch and found "highly elevated levels of lead" due to sewage used as fertilizer.

So the question is: Who to blame? While dumping sewage into the ground sounds like a crime worthy of Mr. Burns from "The Simpsons," the actual perpetrators were none other than the Clintons. Yep, back when Bill and Hillary were living it up in the White House, their gardening team used "sewage sludge for fertilizer." The fiends! 

Sounds gross, but it's actually fairly common. However, it does mean that the highly touted "organic garden" will never "attain organic status." The certification process doesn't allow "the use of sludge as a fertilizer substitute." And there's another problem: If Malia and Sasha weren't into eating their veggies before, it's going to be that much harder to get 'em to eat 'em now.

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by Claudine Zap

Our top picks from the day's hottest searches.

1. Maine Lobster Festival (Searches increased by 1,247%). The crustacean is celebrated with cook-offs, a lobster-themed parade, and a crate race.
2. Jude Law (+297%). The British star is expecting his fourth child with model Samantha Burke.
3. "District 9" movie (+256%). An interview with Peter Jackson explains how the upcoming flick breaks the sci-fi mold.
4. X Games (+227%). The sports event that brought you competitive skate boarding and dirt-bike tricks is on.
5. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (+158%). The cast of "Seinfeld" will reunite for the upcoming season of Larry David's off-beat show.

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by Mike Krumboltz

Thursday’s much-anticipated "beer summit" started rocking the Search box as soon as President Obama unveiled his plans to knock back a cold one (or two) with Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Cambridge police officer James Crowley. People are especially interested in which brews the trio will imbibe.

For those wondering why two regular joes get to hang with President Obama, a bit of history: Two weeks ago, Gates and Crowley were embroiled in a controversy when Gates was arrested outside his own home. Gates alleged that the arrest was racially motivated, a charge that Crowley denied. President Obama jumped into the discussion, saying the police "acted stupidly" in arresting Gates.

President Obama has since apologized for his remarks and wants to turn the incident into a "teachable moment." What better way to learn than by drinking during class? The three participants won't be boozing up with the same brand, however. Gates will enjoy Red Stripe, a Jamaican brew. Crowley will reportedly drink Blue Moon. And the president? A man with simple tastes, he's scheduled to drink Bud Light. (What, Schlitz is too fancy?)

The threesome's beer choices has been dissected by experts, and sought out in Search. Queries on "blue moon beer" experienced the biggest spike, but "red stripe" also enjoyed a nice bump. Even Bud Light let out a belch in the Buzz, thanks to Obama's unofficial endorsement. What are the odds we'll see a Bud Light commercial featuring an Obama look-alike at next year's Super Bowl? Better than average, we'd say.

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Our picks from the day's hottest searches.

• US News College Ranking (up 5,424% in searches on Yahoo!). Princeton Review released its best 371 colleges, prompting users to check the more familiar one.
• The Taliban (+1,266%). The Sunni Islamist movement plans chaos for the Aug. 20 Afghan elections.
• Rats of NIMH (+723%). Much talk about a live-action adaptation of the 1971 children's classic, "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH."
• Carbon Motors (+410%). The company that builds fancy police cars will move from Georgia to Indiana.
• Swine Flu Symptoms 2009 (+140%) As work towards a vaccine continues, the flu's hitting Australia, Europe... and Capitol Hill.

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by Claudine Zap

If you love "Star Trek" but wouldn't be caught dead in costume (yes, Comic-Con counts) or have long outgrown your action figure collections, consider this: You can simply smell like a character from "Star Trek."

According to Gizmodo, the scent that only a Trekkie could love is called "Red Shirt." The male cologne is a sly reference to the expendable characters on the TV show that faced certain death. Get it?

Relax, unless Danger is your middle name, there's no cause for concern here. Although the blog i4u points out this cologne put out by Think Geek (retailing for an eye-popping $30) might make you smell nice, that's no guarantee with the ladies. Hey, we warned you.

Look, it's just a scent. Not magic in a bottle. So geeks-at-heart, pick some up and boldly smell like no man has before. (Sorry, we just couldn't resist.)

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