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#internationalincidents
Anne Applebaum Safe And Sound!
WaPo writer Anne Applebaum has emerged from her cocoon of Polish Secret Service agents to assure everyone that her car explosion yesterday was simple mechanical trouble, not an assassination attempt. (Are you writing under duress, Anne? Blink twice.) The details! More » -
#recessionomics
Plenty of People Have Yachts and Rockets These Days So What Is Your Problem?
The Way We Live Now: Getting our gumption back. Money? There's plenty of ways to make money. Money! Shoot. We're already back to building outlandish yachts. Pay me a respectable banker wage or I'm outta here! More » -
#media
The New York Times Buyout List (Updated)
Today was the deadline for New York Times staffers to take the buyout package that was offered to everyone in October, as the paper seeks to cut 100 newsroom positions this year. Some big names are taking the buyout. [UPDATED]. More » -
#diets
The Slim-Fast secret: bacterial contaminant-induced vomiting and diarrhea.
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#whoa
Anne Applebaum's Freaking Car Explodes
Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum is A) married to a high-ranking Polish politician, and B) critical of Russia's shady government, which makes it—in the most general way—kind of alarming that her car blew up yesterday. [Update: She's okay!] More » -
#science
Probable waste of money: Expensive multivitamins. Another probable waste of money: All multivitamins.
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#shutupcollege
Court: Columbia Lies, Is Dumb
An appeals court ruled that Columbia University can't use eminent domain to grab property it wants for its expansion just by calling its neighborhood "blighted." The judges pointed out: Columbia is so freaking shady. More » -
#cigarettes
Kids Heed Government's Call to Smoke Menthols
Earlier this year, the US government banned "flavored" cigarettes, saving kids the shame of having to admit decades later that they used to smoke "Kauai Kolada Camels." In the meantime, more kids than ever started smoking menthols. Health policy success! More » -
#addicts
Ashley Dupre Cannot Stop Talking to Tabloids About Prostitution
You are frustrating us a lot, Ashley Dupre. We tried and tried and tried (and tried!) to tell you that the New York Post is not your friend. But here you are, exchanging text messages with them. They print those!
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#advertising
Grandmothers and Ice Cream Should Not Get So Close
The old person sex thing has gone on far too long. [Copyranter at AnimalNY] More »
