Poll: Do You Party?
What does it mean when someone asks, “Do you party?”
You Can’t Get There From Here: Party Hopping at the DNC
PHILADELPHIA — On the third night of the Democratic National Convention, the parties were empty. The ones I was invited to, anyway.
Delirious Mom's Insane Post-Prom Email Leaves Area Parent Demanding Better Wine
Prom rules!! It can also send parents into dissociative fugues.
Former KKK Leader Ready to Start Celebrating Martin Luther King Day
Admitting Martin Luther King, Jr. “wasn’t a perfect person,” a former KKK leader says he’ll still go forward with his plans to celebrate the three-day weekend this year.
Listen to the Governor of New Mexico Defend Her Hotel Pizza Party To Cops
If you really are only as old as you feel, then audio released today by Santa Fe police regarding a little hotel pizza party that got out of hand indicates that New Mexico governor Susana Martinez is... maybe 17 years old.
Malia Obama Seen in General Vicinity of Beer Pong Cups During Brown University Visit
Malia Obama, eldest daughter of the President of the U.S. and possible Joey Bada$$ superfan, is currently touring prospective colleges to decide which one she would like to attend and, according to some student narcs she encountered this week, learn the game of beer pong.
North Koreans Enjoy Nice Day Out, Vow to Reduce U.S. to Ashes
Fellow worker: I wish you a very joyous “Struggle Against American Imperialism” month. Raise high your fists against the hostile animalistic imperialist!
Immaculate Reception: How to Be the Perfect Party Guest
Some people are great at parties—they know exactly when to arrive, how much to drink, and, most importantly, when to leave. Me, I’ve arrived so early I’ve had to devein shrimp, I’ve laughed wet bursts of wine onto people’s faces, I’ve tucked hosts into bed at evening’s end.
1988 Mom and Dad Bust 1988 Teen Party
Hiding at the bottom of Dave Holmes's (very entertaining) write-up of the March 23, 1988 pop charts is a link to an incredible document. It is titled "B-Rock Party." It is a home video, shot the night of June 28, 1988, of a party attended by some exquisitely 1988 suburban teenagers. At 1:36, a set of parents arrive…
Video Shows Exact Moment Roof Partiers Realize They Messed Up
Standing on things can be fun! For millennia, people have been standing up high for pleasure and amusement. But standing on things can also be a mistake if those things weren't meant to be stood on, like the disappearing garage seen below:
My Super Spring Break: Watching This Holiday Inn Pool Cam All Day
If you haven't yet lost the will to live, what are you waiting for? Scared? Afraid of ending up in Hell? Afraid everyone in Hell will find out you're a big baby? In any event, heaven exists here on Earth: It's a live streaming feed of poolside bros at a Holiday Inn.
300 Manatees Shut Down Florida Hot Spring for Slow, Gentle Sea Cow Rager
Hundreds of manatees, the Andrew W.K.s of the sea, turned up at a Florida hot spring this week in such great numbers that the water had to be closed to humans for more than a day while they got their mellow, listless sea cow party on.
Dad Throws Drunken Playboy Party for Hundreds of Lingerie-Clad Teens
Olivia Lake, the baddest bitch in Poway, Calif. (source: her mom) celebrated her 18th birthday Friday night with a Playboy Mansion-themed party that took "a small army of sheriff's deputies" to shut down.
Town With Butt in Its Name Not Pleased With Bud Light Party Invasion
Residents of Crested Butte, Co.—a real place—discovered recently that their fair domain had been elected by Bud Light to be the host of a grand "Whatever" party over the the first weekend in September. Many are not pleased with this awesome, unprecedented surprise masquerading as an ad campaign. WHY.
Passed Out Hero of West Michigan's Biggest Party Gives First Interview
Last weekend, 20-year-old James Taylor became a minor internet celebrity after his local news interview about hosting "West Michigan's biggest rave" went viral. But the true star of the Fox 17 segment was the passed out kid the cameraman panned to as Taylor described the party. That kid, later identified as…
The Host of "West Michigan's Biggest Rave" Has No Regrets
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. James Taylor, 20, is in that third camp. He didn't set out to throw the biggest, most outrageous rave West Michigan has ever seen, but it happened. And when the local news showed up, he calmly accepted that destiny had chosen him.
Someone Poured a Beer on a Tiger at a Drunken, Rowdy London Zoo Party
The London Zoo is being investigated after allegations that drunken, lucrative after-hours parties are putting the animals' welfare in danger. Hammered, sometimes naked guests have repeatedly tried to enter animal enclosures, and in one case, "a beer [was] thrown over a tiger," the Guardian reports.
French President's Affair Has Been Super Awkward For the White House
Philandering French president François Hollande's l'affaire de coeur has caused some serious anxiety for the White House, which has planned a State Dinner for him next week.
Tina Brown’s Charity Mostly Threw Parties for Tina Brown
The Women in the World Foundation, former Daily Beast editor Tina Brown’s very own charity, is nominally devoted to “driving solutions that advance women and girls.” According to its sole IRS filing, the New York Post points out, Women in the World spent the plurality of funds raised in 2011, totaling more than a…
Do You Live In "Loud Party" New York Or "Vermin Infested" New York?
Rats and obnoxious parties are two iconic big-city problems, but these irritants, like income, are not evenly distributed across New York City. The map above—inspired by this similar project from The Furman Center—examines two-and-a-half years of complaints to the city's 311 phone line, focusing on the calls…
