How to Make <em>The New York Times'</em> Most-Emailed List

How to Make The New York Times' Most-Emailed List #visualizations #newyorktimes

Jay Leno on His <em>Late Show</em> Super Bowl Promo: 'A Good Joke Is a Good Joke'

Jay Leno on His Late Show Super Bowl Promo: 'A Good Joke Is a Good Joke' #latenightwars #jayleno

The Teabaggers Are Just College Protesters with More Tricorner Hats #shutupamerica #teabaggers

Yale Sorority Girls Are Pretty, Smart, and, Most Importantly, Pretty #videuhoh #yale

<em>Undercover Boss</em>: Advertainment's Fourth Wave

Undercover Boss: Advertainment's Fourth Wave #corporateamerica #television

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How to Make The New York Times' Most-Emailed List

Click here to read How to Make <em>The New York Times'</em> Most-Emailed List

Ever since Andrew Wiles solved Fermat's Last Theorem, the greatest intellectual puzzle facing humankind has been: How does the New York Times "Most-emailed" list work? Social science has finally given us the answer! More »

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#chicagoautoshow

Ford Transit Connect Taxi: Say Hello To The Next NYC Cab

Ford's got two new flavors of Transit Connect targeted squarely at the commercial market. One's an all-electric. The other's a customized Transit Connect running compressed natural gas or LPG for taxi fleets across the country — including New York City. [Jalopnik]

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By Ben Wojdyla

Yesterday - February 8, 2010

#latenightwars

Jay Leno on His Late Show Super Bowl Promo: 'A Good Joke Is a Good Joke'

Click here to read Jay Leno on His <em>Late Show</em> Super Bowl Promo: 'A Good Joke Is a Good Joke'

You've read about the Cold War-level skulduggery that went into keeping that Letterman/Leno/Oprah Late Show promo secret in the days before the Super Bowl. Tonight, Jay Leno gave his side of the story on his show. More »

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#snowmageddon

Incoming!

Granted, New York is way better prepared for this than DC. And, granted, it's only 6-12 inches. But still: SNOWMAGEDDON 2010: NYC EDITION! Forecasters are now predicting up to a foot of snow in the city on Wednesday. [CBS 2]

09:57 PM

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By Adrian Chen

#dictatorstyle

Now Is the Time to Tune Into Venezuelan Radio

You can always count on Venezuelan dictator-president Hugo Chavez to say something stupid. Last month, for example, he claimed a U.S. weapons test caused the Haiti earthquake. Now he's launching a radio program to be broadcast whenever he wants! More »

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By Adrian Chen

#twitterati

Google's One of the Few Things in the World That Can Still Scare Lindsay Lohan

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#scandal

'Unintentional' Daily Beast Plagiarist Did It Four Other Times

The Daily Beast writer who confessed Friday to "unintentionally" lifting several sentences from a Miami Herald article also copied passages on four other occasions, as far back as July 2009. And now he's taking a "time out" from the Beast. More »

07:29 PM

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By Ryan Tate

#wereadyou

Comments of the Day: New Ways to Ignore Things

Mondays are the worst. Everyone hates them and you hate everyone when it is Monday. Luckily we have you, our loyal and would-totally-kill-for-us-if-we-asked-you-nicely commentariat. Here, recognition junkies: Two of our favorite comments from this terrible, terrible Monday. More »

06:28 PM

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By Richard Lawson

#picoftheday

Launch Party

[People gather in Florida early this morning to catch a glimpse of the space shuttle Endeavor taking off in NASA's last planned night launch. Image via NASA]

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By Brian Moylan

#herogram

Google's Chief of Fabulous Opens a Disco — In His Penthouse

We couldn't persuade Orkut Büyükkökten to invite us to his opulent birthday-and-housewarmingparty Saturday, but we won't hold it against him. After all, Google's ambassador to the gay party scene had to fit several billionaires between his new dance poles. More »

05:45 PM

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#tiplist

What's in #tips Today?

Today on the #tips page: A philosophical quandary over sexy avatar pics, Stephen Fry talks about the Catholic Church, and Drudge headlines to make you go "ugh." On #crosstalk: everyone's got Paterson bombshell fever. More »

05:33 PM

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By Gabriel Snyder

#shutupamerica

The Teabaggers Are Just College Protesters with More Tricorner Hats

With the Tea Party convention having just ended and with organizers already planning another one for this summer (in Vegas maybe!), it is time to cast judgment on the movement: these guys are old right-wing college activists. More »

05:25 PM

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#hipstergrifter

Kari Ferrell in the Belly of the Beast

Now-free Hipster Grifter Kari Ferrell has evolved from dispensing sex advice from jail to dispensing advice about how to masturbate in jail. (With a toothbrush and a sock). Baby steps. [Animal NY]

05:13 PM

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By Hamilton Nolan

#videuhoh

Yale Sorority Girls Are Pretty, Smart, and, Most Importantly, Pretty

Gaining a reputation for producing silly and misguided student videos, Yale has released another smash hit! This one is for the sorority Pi Phi, which attracts potential rushers with promises of fun activities, intellectual rigor, and people thinking you're pretty. More »

05:10 PM

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#corporateamerica

Undercover Boss: Advertainment's Fourth Wave

Click here to read <em>Undercover Boss</em>: Advertainment's Fourth Wave

So we assume you saw Undercover Boss last night, CBS' big new reality show that got the plum post-Super Bowl spot? Amazing, was it not? Televised entertainment has now completed its long, winding journey into becoming 100% corporate propaganda. More »

04:25 PM

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By Hamilton Nolan

#catsanddogslivingtogether

Support for Obama Wavering in the Democratic Stronghold of Wall Street

The New York Times' David Kirkpatrick delivers the shocking and troubling news that Wall Street bankers are so disappointed in Barack Obama that they've started giving money to Republicans. Bankers! To Republicans! More »

04:09 PM

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By John Cook

#pullquote

Ron Arbuson —

Greenwich, Conn., jewelry store owner, on a client who bought his wife a Mercedes S550 sedan (starting price: $91,600) this year instead of her usual Rolls-Royce, in a wonderful McClatchy story about bonus season in the banker enclave.

04:06 PM

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#clipjob

Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day

Today at Gawker.TV, CBS's premiere of Undercover Boss, Jason Alexander's weight-loss ad, the trailer for Stephin Merritt's documentary, a makeup artist swears on Rachael Ray, and all of the violence from the Super Bowl commercials in one video. More »

04:00 PM

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#heartbreakers

The Only Thing Worse Than Valentine's Day Is People Who Hate Valentine's Day

Of all of capitalism's high holidays, Valentine's Day is definitely the worst, with its corporate-sponsored emphasis on love, couples, snuggling, and other disgusting things. The only thing worse? The people who empower it with emphatic hatred. More »

03:52 PM

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#listcle

Five Actors Who Almost Made It and the Long Road Back

Reading about the comeback struggle of American Beauty weirdo Wes Bentley yesterday got us thinking about other youngish, once-promising stars who made a big initial splash and then mostly disappeared. Let's give some career advice to Bentley and four others. More »

03:37 PM

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#rumormonger

Paterson Scandal Unveiling Day Has Been Postponed Until Wednesday

WPIX says the New York Times' resignation-worthy takedown-to-end-all-takedowns of David Paterson will now appear on Wednesday. If it doesn't, we're sure it will come out on Thursday, or maybe Friday. Saturday could work, too. And Sunday's always good. More »

03:24 PM

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By John Cook

#recessionomics

Don't Blame the Rich, or Golfers, or Rich Golfers

The Way We Live Now: Blaming the victim. People, stop! It's crazy! We know you're angry about your unemployment and poverty and endless coupon-clipping. But golf-happy bankers are not the enemy! More »

03:23 PM

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By Hamilton Nolan

#andnowhesdead

Representative John Murtha

Representative John Murtha is dead. The Pennsylvania Democrat, 77, died in an Arlington, Virgina hospital after complications following gall bladder surgery. More »

03:04 PM

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#shutuptwitter

The iPad Tweet That Enraged Steve Jobs?

There was inevitably some cultural friction when Apple's secretive CEO took his new iPad around to New York's professionally indiscreet media. Exhibit A is a single tweet from a Wall Street Journal editor, which purportedly made Steve Jobs go ballistic: More »

02:39 PM

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#mediacrack

Who's the Next Rich Sap to Blow His Wad on Journalism?

02:23 PM

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#bowledover

Click here to read Farewell <em>M*A*S*H</em>: More Americans Watched the Super Bowl Last Night Than Anything Ever

Farewell MA*SH: More Americans Watched the Super Bowl Last Night Than Anything Ever

Just-in Nielsen numbers confirm that last night's broadcast of the Indianapolis Colts vs. the (winning) Nawlins Saints was the highest-rated television broadcast in US history, with 106.5 million viewers tuning in. This edges out the M*A*S*H series finale's 27-year record. More »

02:13 PM

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By Richard Lawson

#sexliesandvideotape

Cops Are the Only Ones Who Can Watch the John Edwards Sex Tape Now

02:09 PM

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#wtf

Yoga For Haiti (Updated)

I guess several yoga mats could be combined into some sort of...nah, no idea. We've contacted the yoga studio for comment. Donate now, you selfish bastard. [via James Fallows] UPDATE: A nice lady from the yoga studio explains, below. More »

02:08 PM

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#shutuptwitter

The Democratic Twitter Gap

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#fordtourist

Harold Ford Compares Self to Bobby Kennedy, is Beset by Ghosts

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#photoshopofhorrors

The Irresistible Allure Of Unretouched Madonna Photos

And who keeps leaking the "before" shots of Madonna photo shoots? [Jezebel]

01:20 PM

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#scarymovies

The Best Animated Feature Oscar Honors Outstanding Achievement in Frightening Children

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#recaps

Big Love: Sweating It Out

Click here to read <i>Big Love</i>: Sweating It Out

The fourth season of HBO's sweeping melodrama was brought down to Earth a bit this week, even though the beginning of the episode seemed like an overstuffed Robert Altman movie. More »

12:26 PM

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#heroes

Rappin' Monk Expands Artistic Repertoire

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#thetodayshow

Hoda Kotb is Still Drunk From Her Super Bowl Celebrations and Reporting Live!

Following in the footsteps of previous NBC anchors, Hoda Kotb gave us a sloppy report of her Super Bowl trip. Kathie Lee, back in New York, sober—and probably jealous—decided to let us in on how Hoda hasn't slept yet. [Gawker.TV]

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#voodoo

Voo Dat: A Southern Conjurer Explains How the Saints Were Helped by Voodoo

The Indianapolis Colts were favored to win yesterdays Super Bowl everywhere from Vegas to the White House. But one woman wasn't buying it: Lisa Johnson has enough experience with voodoo to know that the Saints were unbeatable. More »

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#crime

Italian-American stereotype found next to Italian American Museum.

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#magazines

Print Continues to Die

The US magazine circulation figures for the second half of 2009 are in. And grim! The big losers (and a winner), below. More »

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#beautifulmesses

The World Is Not Ready for the Fabulous Train Wreck of André Leon Talley on America's Next Top Model

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#pullquote

Allen St. Pierre —

executive director of NORML, on the $700 pot smoking device called the Volcano Vaporizer that's shown up in Weeds and Bored to Death, to The Daily Beast. Apples still cost around 25 cents.

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#scandals