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more about #danger more comments → DoctorNine: If the explosion was preceded by an auditory cue of sufficient duration that she was able to stop it and get out to investigate, then it is unlikely t... more » FTGDWolverineEdition'09: more » shostakobitch: This morning, when I blew a fuse making toast and plugging in an electric space heater, my first thought was that Russian gangsters had gotten wind of... more » BicycleShed: Maybe this is just car karma for her agitating for Polanski's release while not disclosing her relationship with her husband (who has also been critic... more » Perhaps Not: Jesus P. God. Whenever anyone talks about the death of journalism these days, I picture Anne Applebaum smoking over an Underwood, beating out some inc... more » MrInBetween: Russian cars are just like Russian men. If you don't regularly ply 'em with vodka, they ALL make strange noises before exploding. more » miss_msry: Sometimes an explosion is just an explosion. more » Sloop_John_B: It's either the worst Russian gangster job on the planet or she's driving a Tatra, Lada, Trabant, or older Skoda. When it makes noises and then "Blow... more » Elhigh: I'd want to know more about exactly what make and model of car before taking it as ominous news. I don't expect Ms. Applebaum is driving a 1965 Tatr... more » BettyCrocker: My first car (a 1978 Thunderbird) blew up during rush hour, backing up traffic for miles. The creepiest thing about it was that even though I had the... more » AzureTexan: This is yet another argument in defense of going green. I mean, it's hard to hide a detonator — especially a long-period delay detonator — beneath... more » DennyCrane: Someone send Austin Millbarge and Emmett Fitz-Hume to investigate! more » The Real JR: So is Russia running out of Polonium or something? more » momof3wildkids: For some reason, I cannot help but think of Spinal Tap and the spontaneously combusting drummers. more » Ash78, cube farmer: It could have been any manner of Lada, Trabant, or older Skoda. They'll "blow up" if you look at them wrong. Or, to give in to our editor's conspirac... more » -
#whoa
Anne Applebaum's Freaking Car Explodes
Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum is A) married to a high-ranking Polish politician, and B) critical of Russia's shady government, which makes it—in the most general way—kind of alarming that her car blew up yesterday. [Update: She's okay!] More » -
#danger
"Bagel-related injuries are exceeded only by chicken, potato, apple and onion injuries." Knowledge is power.
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#wegetemails
Laid-Off Conde Nasties: Armed and Dangerous
One of this week's Conde Nast layoff victims has emailed us with a harrowing inside look at the human cost of magazine death. She seems ready to snap. Her email, in full, below: More » -
#ourfaircity
Ninja vs. Reggae Star In Unfair Sword Fight
What happens to a dancehall reggae artist retired? Does he dry up, like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore, and then run? No. He moves to East New York and is attacked by a ninja-like swordsman. More » -
#advertising
Kiwis Chuckle as 'Reporter' Faces Death
Some news site in New Zealand of all places dangles a dude off a balcony by his ankles to promote how "If our team don't break stories first, there are consequences." Remind me to never face peril in New Zealand. More » -
#art
Pigs Can't Handle Nudie Photog Taking Nudie Pics of Nudie Model
Photographer Zach Hyman keeps NYC wacky—and sexy—by taking pixxx of nude models, in public. Sure, it's all wacky and sexy until the cops show up, and Justin Rocket Silverman has to race the scene. More » -
#crime
Online Poker Mogul Killed in Alleged Hit
Being a gambling mogul in the internet age is apparently just as dangerous as it was in the mob-infested Casino age: The 36 year-old founder of an online poker site was murdered in his home in Sweden last week. More » -
#danger
Obama Protecting Cheney
Unlike former Presidents, former Vice Presidents don't get Secret Service protection. (No one's ever gonna take a shot at Quayle.) Except one! A certain mean old man still gets a taxpayer-funded security detail. More » -
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#watchout
Toby Young Hit by Car
Vaguely annoying Brit writer and Top Chef judge Toby Young was hit by a car while riding his bike in London last week, but he's going to be okay. Here, his busted head. [Toby's blog] -
#trendwatch
Everybody's Home Doing Tae-Bo by the Gun Cabinet
Here is what is happening in America today: citizens grow obese; paranoia sets in; we all huddle in our homes, poor and alone, doing workout videos and cleaning our many, many guns, preparing for battle. More » -
#danger
Elitists Feared Obama's Lack of Protection From Elitists
It would've been soooo easy for a ridiculously wealthy liberal campaign donor to assassinate Barack Obama during the inaugural. More » -
#crime
L.A.: Dangerous Place
Bizzy Bone, of Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony, was choked, beaten, and robbed for his jewelry in LA. By an anti-gang outreach worker. [LAT] -
#troubledwaters
Cruise Ships Now Most Dangerous Place On Earth
Enjoy your cruise! But beware of running aground, falling overboard, disappearing, and/ or being jacked by Somali pirates. Click to watch a compilation of just one month of holiday cruise ship disasters. More »
