Rich Lady Wants You and Your Grubby Shoes to Know She Is Not a Bad Hostess

Suzanne Murphy hates shoes and grime. She hates them so much that an invitation to a recent party said no shoes allowed. She is not ashamed because she she loves her "super comfy" carpets. More »

Actually, Yes, I Do Mind Taking Off My Shoes

There is nothing worse than arriving at someone's home — especially for a fancy, high-society party — and being asked if you mind taking off your shoes. Yes, I mind. It is disgusting and it needs to stop. More »

Magic Shoes and Magic Cookies: Bullshit

You know what else is bullshit, besides juice cleanses? The idea that wearing some ugly Reeboks with a curvy sole will give you an Ass of Steel. Bullshit. Also, cookie diets? Bullshit. More »

Baghdad Shoe Hurler Victory Tour Starts Tomorrow

Iraqi shoe thrower and hero journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi was scheduled to be released from prison today, but he'll have to wait one more day due to beatings paperwork delays. Fine. If he gets out with his testicles intact, he wins.

Teenager To Be Suspended For Taking Girlfriend To Prom, Dancing, and Embracing Satan

High school sucks sometimes. Prime example: boy finds date, boy goes to the big dance, and boy probably returns home at a reasonable hour. What happens? Boy gets suspended. More »

What Will Become of the Baghdad Shoe Thrower?

Muntader al-Zaidi will probably never again do something as awesome as hurling his shoes at the US President during a press conference. But was it worth it, considering what came next? More »

Does Nike Hate Gays? Or Do Gays Hate Basketball?

Nike's new ad campaign for its Hyperdunk shoes features a series of pictures of basketball players getting dunked on in what's considered the worst way possible: the dunker dangling off the rim, his balls dangling in the face of the man being dunk-ee. They all have dynamic slogans like "That Ain't Right!" The company has been plastering them around NYC's most famous streetball meccas, like Harlem (home to The Rucker) and West 4th St. Their rollout coincides with a big foofaraw this week (which some critics say is stupid oversensitivity) over whether the ad industry is making blatantly homophobic ads. All of which raises the question: Are these Nike ads a new low in homophobic advertising? Or do the gays just not understand basketball? More »