Democratic Congressman Recommends "Sexting" to Organize Voters
Rep. James Clyburn, a sweet old Democrat from South Carolina who may or may not own a cellular device, has some ideas about how to organize voters in Ferguson and elsewhere. He told a C-SPAN caller, "We've got great tools to communicate... We can text—what do we call it? Sexting. Let's do some … organizing over the…
90-Year-Old Women Get Married After Seven Decades Living Together
It's not a competition, but here's the best wedding that happened this weekend: 90-year-old Alice "Nonie" Dubes and 91-year-old Vivian Doyack got married in Davenport, Iowa after 72 years together. Vivian wore pink, Nonie wore taupe, and the two held hands in their wheelchairs during the ceremony.
Cory Booker Remembered His Girlfriend’s Birthday
Remember Bianca Levin, Cory Booker’s Hollywood girlfriend? The Yale grad and entertainment lawyer, first tied to Booker by Page Six last month, turned up in an Open Public Records Act request filed by Gawker for the infamously private New Jersey senator’s correspondence. Neither Booker nor Levin have confirmed the…
Cory Booker Flirted With This Portland Stripper on Twitter
Benny Johnson at BuzzFeed reports that Newark Mayor and U.S. Senate hopeful Cory Booker exchanged private direct messages on Twitter with a Portland stripper named Lynsie Lee last February. “The East Coast loves you, and by the East Coast I mean me,” Booker wrote in one. Lee and Booker both appeared in a movie about…
Bros Helping Bros: Boston Frat Raises Thousands of Dollars for Transgender Brother's Surgery
Frat bros do lots of things that upset us. They host "racist ragers." They butt-chug fine pinot grigio. They host barbecues on Locust Walk during finals when you're trying to study OH MY GOD TURN DOWN THE MUSIC.
OMG Baby Gibbon
This little guy is being hand-raised by Australian zookeepers after having some difficulty with his mom. Watch him cuddle his stuffed friend. See him drink from a bottle with his weird little old-man face. Note that he has trouble retracting his tongue all the way into his mouth. Fall in love.
Looming Shutdown Brings John Boehner to Tears
During a closed-door meeting today, Speaker John Boehner "thanked the House Republicans for standing by him and supporting him through these tense negotiations," for which he received a standing ovation. Then he cried again. Can we ban Congress now?
National Zoo's Lion Cubs On Live Webcam
The National Zoo in DC has a live video feed of its four new lion cubs, and they're cute. (via)
Jennifer Griffin Makes First Report from Afghanistan Following Battle with Breast Cancer
Fox reporter Jennifer Griffin made her first report today after recovering breast cancer from Afghanistan on Studio B. Shep took some time afterward to ask her about her recovery. File under uplifting story of the day.
Malia Obama's Birthday Present Is Nothing Short Of Awesome
Instead of taking a present from her Dad, she got him the resignation of Sarah Palin. Not bad. But seriously: this Chicago Tribune profile of where the Obama girls have spent their last few birthdays is ridiculous-cute. Enjoy. [Chicago Tribune]
Scenes from what appears to be Gawker alum Jessica Coen and her boyfriend's Amagansett beach house, where Times food writer Peter Meehan, Spotted Pig owner Ken Friedman and chef David Chang grill burgers. Update: Ah ha! Is actually their friend Ben's house! [NY]

