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All White Men Look Alike In Chinese Stereotype Reversal

When will the far East stop its racist stereotyping of the white man? Athletes from across the world define the Chinese by the slanty-ness of their eyes. But China is just as bad. They harbor the ludicrous notion that whites look alike! Listen carefully, China: BBC pundit Steve Parry is a tall, white, goofy former swimmer. But Michael Phelps is a tall, white, goofy current swimmer. Being mistaken for someone else is just one more thing white men in China are forced to endure, like weird foreign food and a lack of readily available American flag bumper stickers. Watch the clip of Parry being mobbed by enthusiastic Michael Phelps fans below: More »

11:37 AM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
10,228 views, 77 comments

Latest by backseat_driver10023: The case of mistaken identity makes going to Chinatown fucking annoying. I'm not going to Boston. I already have perfume more »

Doppelgangers

Banksy vs. Banxy

Well god damn. Banksy really is mysterious! A couple of weeks ago we showed you what was allegedly a 1999 photo of Banksy, the once-secret-but-now-maybe-not street artist. Before that, there had only been one known photo of the man in existence. But now...it looks like there's still only one known photo. Stupid Brits and their stupid names! Here's what happened: More »

12:45 PM on Wed Jul 30 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
5,267 views, 28 comments

Latest by mcas: You haven't been right on ANYTHING on this story yet. Yet you haven't bothered to go back and UPDATE more »

nightlife

Ashley Dupre, Out And About

Ashley Dupre, Eliot Spitzer's call girl and special friend, is back on the town! She's feeling safe enough from the hordes of paparazzi to venture out to the clubs once again, and that seems only fair. Dupre was reportedly out partying at Marquee last night [Steve Lewis], where "she sat very inconspicuously on the back of a banquette waving her arms and partying like a party girl." We're offering a $100 prize for a picture of her (cell phone camera or otherwise) at the club. Email us. And some nightclubs are so excited, they'll even settle for anyone vaguely resembling New York's most famous political party girl: More »

2:17 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
7,053 views, 19 comments

Latest by Saxon 212: I have a photo of a trail of slime leading out of the Beartrice Inn.Is it worth anything? more »

scandals

Roger Clemens: Baseball's Eliot Spitzer

Here on day two of the Roger Clemens Infidelity Scandal And Schadenfreude Festival Of '08, it's becoming more clear that the brawny former Yankees ace pitcher and full time jerk did in fact cheat on his wife with the wild country singer Mindy McCready. Because now she's admitted it! McCready said the two did have an ongoing affair, although the sex didn't start until she was of legal age. They first met when she was only 15, (Miley Cyrus joke). But the most entertaining aspect of this scandal is how Clemens—heroic, honored, self-righteous, dismissive of critics, a King of New York—is turning into an uncanny baseball version of another recently fallen hero: Eliot Spitzer. More »

10:42 AM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
4,187 views, 44 comments

Latest by maxfield1: @scroll_lock: We need the Law Office of Bob Lablaw! more »

resurrection

Chris Farley Returns To Earth For Yankees Game

Some AP photographer was roaming around Yankee stadium during the rain delay, and who did he stumble upon but overweight deceased SNL comedic maniac Chris Farley! Farley, who passed away in 1997, apparently assumed human form once again in order to take in the historic final opening day in the classic ballpark. The identity of his female companion remains unknown. Click to enlarge the pic, via the WSJ.

9:11 AM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
5,385 views, 13 comments

Latest by scroll_lock: This reminds me of the time John Belushi came back to go to the Ice Capades. more »