Budget negotiations at the U.N. are probably boring, drawn-out affairs, and as such, delegates apparently have a tradition of having a drink or two before the meetings begin. But according to Joseph Torsella, the U.S. ambassador for management and reform at the United Nations, certain delegates have been showing up …

The dancing soldier YouTube meme has been banished from the Israel Defense Forces. Armed soldiers who danced to Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" in Hebron have been ordered to make a public service video to prevent future dancing soldier videos. [Awl, Mashable]