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Paul Janka's Attempted Date-Rape Brush-Off: the People Respond
In small towns, shame is used to regulate people's behavior. In New York, we have Gawker. Welcome to the town meeting! Guess what—it's not okay to try to force a girl to do things she doesn't want to do. OK? It's also not okay to grab them! Something like that happened to me once, and it was scary! So what did everyone have to say about the Paul Janka debacle—in which, after reading an account of a tipster's night with him (he grabbed her, touched her, and wouldn't let her leave) he responded with, "I'd say going on a date under false pretenses is pretty underhanded, wouldn't you? I'm not interested in disputing her account, tit-for-tat. Suffice it to say she's spun it to serve her interests." Here are some of the quality comments from the Paul Janka debate. More »
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Monkey Bartender Will Shake Your Martini!
This rather world-weary looking monkey actually works in a bar in Japan. From extremely casual research, we think he looks like a macaque. Hiring monkeys: a great way to outsource bartenders! What's next, monkey bloggers? Oh, shit...
Star Reunites With Father At Thurgood
"An audience member reports [Laurence] Fishburne, who has been estranged from his parents for 15 years, was overcome when he saw his father in the crowd and began to weep as he introduced his dad to the playgoers." [Page Six]
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Sad Martha Stewart's Dead-Dog Blogging is Trying to Break Our Heart
Who would have guessed that Martha Stewart's late dog Paws would look like this? We had her pegged as more of a Labrador person. But her doggie died, and she's grieving via a photoessay on her blog. It's a truly stark portrait of grief and the saddest thing ever. More »
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Jamming Out With Craig and Janine
Perez Hilton made out with John Mayer. Perez Hilton made out with John Mayer. Perez Hilton... Kmart definitely Kmart... Johh Mayer - Oh hi there! Didn't see you. I was just bumbling down a shame spiral, still reeling from this hideous (maybe a stunt?) news. It's been a tough morning already, so let's take a little breather. You all love videos of crazy jam-out drummers, right? And I know you love aspiring Broadway diva Craig Stevens, our possibly-pretend geigh friend from the northern wilds of Inwood who started video blogging his New York adventures three short weeks ago. Though, I almost think that girlfriend Janine ("I ate a lot of Subway!") may be the real star here. She's funny and pleasant and, as far as I know, didn't make out with Perez fucking Hilton. Soothing videos after the jump. More »
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Treadmill Dogs Say 'Woof'
Long before hardass trainer Cesar the Dog Whisperer was putting pups on treadmills in his training camp, our ancient ancestors of 1930 were trying to figure out how to avoid walking their dogs. Solution: an early version of a dog-treadmill, and one of the first documented beginnings of the LOLdog trend. [Modern Mechanix via Boing Boing] More »
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Man Jumps Three Subway Tracks To Save Drunkard
Meet Veeramuthu Kalimuthu, a Columbia University mechanic with the courage and electrical knowledge to jump over several 600-volt subway rails to save a reportedly intoxicated man who fell onto the tracks on the other side of the station. The guy was immobile and significantly heavier than Kalimuthu, but with some help he was lifted up to safety with about a minute to spare before the next train came along. Kalimuthu is also kind of an insane family man: he jumped back over the various rails to catch his next train home to his wife and kids. The story already made Drudge, so Kalimuthu will probably be a national hero by morning. Video clip excerpted from WCBS' coverage after the jump. More »
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Puppies: America's Last Taboo
The internet has inured us to everything — violence, weird porn, etc. Nothing is off limits — except puppies. There's no doubt about it: America loves puppies. I do, too! Which got me to thinking: why does hurting a puppy (or any animal) elicit such intense emotion, often far more than, say, hurting people? Why are puppies the last taboo? Is it because they are innocent, like babies (and unlike people)? For your career, kicking a dog is basically the worst thing you can do.More »
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Lily Allen's "Five Minutes Of Awkward" Still Kind Of Awesome
So yes, agreed, the premiere of Lily Allen's new variety show was shift-in-your-chair awkward, judging by the five-minute YouTube clip that's been circulating online. But go easy on the tiny British pop singer in your Livejournal posts or whatever, she sort of had more important things going on lately than prepping for her TV show, like dealing with a tragic miscarriage. Also, most of the "awkward" in this clip radiates from creepy internet singer Tay Zonday; Allen's unguarded enthusiasm and lack of pretension mean the show could someday embody the awesomeness for which Allen is otherwise known. Her five minutes of not-so-awful awkward: More »
Cutest Beagle in the World Wins Westminster
See? It doesn't have to be all snark and sass, all the time. This adorable little beagle named Uno won Best in Show. He got a standing ovation at Madison Square Garden. Click to see the puppy!
See? It doesn't have to be all snark and sass, all the time. This adorable little beagle named Uno won Best in Show. He got a standing ovation at Madison Square Garden. Click to see the puppy!
