Fidel Castro: Goodbye Earth, Communism Forever
Old communists never die; they just introduce incremental change while slating major political reform for the unspecified future.
500 Days of Kristin, Day 500: Dunzo
Former Laguna Beach star Kristin Cavallari’s debut book Balancing in Heels comes out today. Don’t buy it.
500 Days of Kristin, Day 415: Everything I Know I Know About Kristin
Four hundred and fifteen days ago, Kristin Cavallari—you know, Kristin Cavallari—began writing a book called Balancing on Heels. That book, now titled Balancing in Heels, comes out tomorrow.
Next week, the U.S. government will announce that it is allowing commercial airline service to resume between the U.S. and Cuba, up to more than 100 flights a day. This is the beginning of the end of the beginning of the end.
Two-Thirds of Likely Republican Voters Support Trump's Call to Ban Muslims
You may have thought that Donald Trump’s vague and fascist proposal to ban all Muslims from entering America was absurd. Republican voters disagree.
Asteroid to Strike Earth on Halloween: Scaremongering, or Scary Fact?
Here is what everyone agrees on: this Halloween, a “massive” asteroid will pass close to earth at “unusually” high speeds. Will it kill us? Well, that is the question.
Now we know how fast the universe is dying. Nothing matters.
Perfect Google Robot Car Not at Fault for Accident With Faulty Humans
One of Google’s very good self-driving cars that have been zipping around Mountain View, California has gotten in its first accident involving injuries. The humans, who are very bad and distracted easily, were at fault. The machine was good, and we’re glad it’s here, very glad.
Co-op Chaos! Crazy Photos of Empty Shelves and Packed Lines at Markets
No man from New Jersey to Maine will be safe from the blizzard barreling toward the East Coast. Anticipating the end of this world and the rising of a new society come Wednesday, many have stormed their local grocery stores to stock up. If you have not gone to the store yet, you are probably too late.
"Choose Your Own Adventure" Creator R.A. Montgomery Dead at 78
Every adventure has to end sometime: R.A. Montgomery, the author and publisher who launched the Choose Your Own Adventure series that got a generation of '80s kids hooked on reading, died Sunday at his home in Vermont. He was 78. A cause of death hasn't been made public.
Crossfire Is Dead, Again
It wasn't that long ago when Crossfire, CNN's goofy establishment shoutfest, was considered a serious detriment to journalism. Well, it took care of itself. The show is being canceled (again).
Scientist: Sorry, It's Too Late to Avoid Environmental Disaster
Worrying about global warming can be exhausting. What should we do? Recycle? Plant a garden? It's confusing. So it's good to hear a respected scientist say: Relax. We're already completely fucked no matter what.
5 Pointz Has Been Killed
[Queens graffiti mecca 5 Pointz was painted over last night, to make way for condos. Sickening. Photos via Animal NY.]
Graffiti Mecca 5Pointz Will Be Demolished
This was bound to happen one way or another, but that doesn't make it any easier: 5Pointz, a huge, empty warehouse building in Queens that's long been a magnet for the world's best graffiti artists, will be demolished to make way for condos. Insta-commemorative 5Pointz photo gallery below.
This Free-Running War Robot Is Not Designed to Harm Humans Yet
It has been a busy week for the Machine-Human Alliance. Sorry! The Human-Machine Alliance. Humans will always take precedence. First there was the deployment of South Korea's autonomous jellyfish-killing aquatic robot swarm. Now, in a completely unrelated development, the engineers at Boston Dynamics—working on behalf…
Crossfit for Toddlers: $280 a Month
At Crossfit Gantry in Queens, kids "as young as 3" can learn quote-Crossfit-unquote for "$140 a month for class once a week, or $280 a month for classes twice a week." Ban Crossfit now. [DNAinfo. Photo: Shutterstock]
This Drought Will Not End Until The West Evaporates
One year ago, America had bigger things to worry about than A-Rod's pharmaceutical regimen and the latest tripe from Beyonce: a huge, well-deserved drought covering the majority of the country. What has the new summer brought us? More drought. And now we must suffer for our sins.
Now another person in China has been infected with the H7N9 strain of bird flu, previously unseen in humans.
You Have Nothing Interesting to Say About Brooklyn
It's not just that you don't have anything interesting to say about Brooklyn; we don't have anything interesting to say about Brooklyn. Neither blogs, nor magazines, nor newspapers, nor serious academic thinkers, nor urban planners, nor philosophers, nor international jet-setters, nor fashion mavens, nor foodies, nor…
An "athlete's foot from hell" is killing all the world's coolest frogs. Damn.
