Today's Best Deals: $20 Fitness Tracker, Wake-Up Light, Filter-Free Vacuum
A filter-free vacuum, a life-changing alarm clock, and a $20 fitness band lead off Wednesday’s best deals.
Today's Best Deals: Chromecast, Sous-Vide, Nerf Guns, and More
$50 off a sous-vide circulator, Google Chromecast, and a deeply discounted drill kit lead off Thursday’s best deals.
Today's Best Deals: Anker Phone Cases, Foam Furniture, Cuisinart Griddler
Foam chairs, inflatable couches, and Anker phone cases lead off Thursday’s best deals from around the web.
What Should Bernie Sanders Ask For?
Barring an act of god or the FBI, Bernie Sanders is not going to win the Democratic nomination. He does, however, now have a window to make some demands in exchange for his support. What should he get?
Telecom giant Verizon will gobble up AOL for a cool $4.4 billion, at $50 a share, in a deal described by the Wall Street Journal as “aimed at advancing the telecom giant’s growth ambitions in mobile video and advertising.”
Two Idiots Brave the Arctic Blast for Drug Deal That Gets Caught on TV
As winter's frostbitten hand bitch-slaps the east coast with flurries, two men emerge from the frozen tundra in Worcester, Ma. to make what appears to be a drug deal as a very enthusiastic reporter tells everyone: snow day!
Louisiana Restaurant Offers 10 Percent Discount for Gun-Toting Customers
As any American looking to eat out on a budget, I'm not one to pass up a great deal, and this one is arguably better than the McDonald's value menu: Bring your gun to Bergeron's Restaurant in Port Allen, La. and get 10 percent off your order for making the owner feel "safer." "I just need to see a weapon. I need you…
Robert Marcus took over as CEO of Time Warner Cable in January. Six weeks later, the company was sold to Comcast. When the deal goes through, Marcus will receive $80 million, "a severance payment that amounts to more than $1 million a day in compensation for the less than two months he ran the company." He earned it.
IKEA Australia Offers a Free Crib to Any Baby Born 9 Months From Today
Good news if the only thing keeping you from having a baby was the fear that you might not be able to scrape together $99 to buy a crib from IKEA; IKEA Australia is offering a free crib to any baby who is born nine months from today, on November 14, 2013.
Spend $290 on a Fancy Paper Bag
It's not exactly news that rich people will spend too much money to look cheap, but the latest accessory from designer Jil Sander is still noteworthy for being hilariously expensive and useless.
Win a Date With Nadya Suleman
Nadya "Octomom" Suleman really needs money — so much for that whole supporting herself thing. But hey, she's finding new ways to generate income: her latest endeavor is a for-pay dating site.
Is Groupon Responsible for This Waffle Restaurant Shutting Down?
Back Alley Waffles spent only three months in business before closing, and they're blaming deals site Groupon.
Digg (It's a Website) Sells for a Measly $500,000
There needs to be a term for when the shining tech star of the previous generation of the internet burns out then sells for less than the world's most expensive dollhouse. MySpacing out? New York tech incubator Betaworks has bought the skeleton of Digg, once a social networking monster—it even got verbed!—for a paltry…
The Cost of Private Lunch With Warren Buffett: $3.5 Million
Even the most expensive meals generally don't top four figures, but one person's private lunch with Warren Buffett cost the anonymous bidder $3.5 million.
A Low Six-Figure Book Deal for the Fox Mole
Congratulations to Joe Muto, formerly known as the Fox Mole, for selling a book about his experiences inside Fox News Channel to Dutton, an imprint of Penguin.
Facebook Bought Instagram for $1 Billion
In by far its largest acquisition to date, Facebook said it will buy photo-sharing service instagram for $1 billion, or about $100 million per Instagram employee. At last, the world will be blessed with a fresh gigantic explosion in Instagram-manipulated pics.
Chinese Teen Trades Own Kidney for Apple Products
Like most 17-year-olds his age, Wang wanted to keep up with the latest technology and impress his friends. Unlike most 17-year-olds his age, Wang decided that the best way to do that was to sell his kidney for an iPad and an iPhone.
Freedom Isn't Free, And Neither Is Taking a Photo With Newt Gingrich
For many of us, getting a photo taken with Newt Gingrich isn't on the bucket list, but some people would pay good money for a snapshot with the Republican presidential candidate. And they'll have to, because as of today, Gingrich is charging $50 for photos at public speaking events.
Bid on Burnt Toast With Image of Mitt Romney and Satan Shaking Hands
This is one of those things where you have to really squint to see it — except even squinting is no guarantee. A tipster sent in this eBay listing for "IMAGE OF MITT ROMNEY AND SATAN SHAKING HANDS ON PIECE OF TOAST." An intriguing find, to be sure, but whatever image the toast advertises is subtle, to say the least.…
Get a Vasectomy In Cape Cod and 'Heck We'll Even Throw In a Free Pizza'
BOVGOP, Buy One Vasectomy Get One Pizza, is the new BOGO. In festive March Madness spirit, Urology Associates of Cape Cod in Hyannis are offering one free pizza with every vasectomy performed.
