Though Olympic fashion continues to revolve around flags and garish patriotic color, a strange undercurrent of hip infiltrated this year: jeggings-esque faux denim, a surfeit of plaid, and the…
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A Tragic Day in Silicon Valley [Photo Gallery]
The damage from a Cessna crash in East Palo Alto California today, which claimed the lives of the three Tesla Motors staff on board, appears contained, amazingly enough. No one on the ground died….
The Na’Vi Dicktails of Avatar Take a Side in Palestine Conflict, Probably Not a Viral Oscar Campaign [Pic Of The Day]
[Demonstrators dressed up as Avatar's Ferngully People and protested on behalf of evicted Palestinians yesterday in the West Bank. Image via AP Photo/Dan Balilty.]
Blackwater Allegedly Put Prostitute on the Payroll [Scandals]
Just the latest outrageous allegation against Blackwater, the prosecution-proof mercenary army that somehow ran amok whilst doing the work of god and country overseas: they billed you, the taxpayer,…
The New York Snow Day [Gallery]
Nothing has ever really happened until it’s happened in New York, so today marks the first big snowstorm of the year. Forget that DC bullshit over the weekend. This is the real-deal. Here are some…
Luke Russert Disproving Those Nepotism Charges One Story at a Time [Media Crack]
In your blizzardy Wednesday media column: Luke Russert does it the Luke Russert way, the NYT has no iPad comment, a new journalism moneymaking scheme, and David Remnick acts so haughty you’d think he…
Prosecutors: Bernie Kerik Was a Republican [Criminals]
Disgraced former NYPD commissioner Bernie Kerik is about to be sentenced. Prosecutors are asking for a stiff penalty, since he “became a wealthy man by shamelessly exploiting the most horrific…
Hooker-Beating, Wife-Raping, Roid-Raging, Oh My! Illinois Dems Pick Another Winner [Politics]
Illinois Democrats dug deep for this Lieutenant Governor candidate: Scott Lee Cohen is accused of threatening his prostitute ex-girlfriend with a knife, abusing steroids, trying to rape his ex-wife,…
Nicknames of the Literary Elite, Part Two [Nicknames]
After yesterday’s nicknames post, I received several indignant emails about leaving out perhaps the most elite nicknamed person of all time: J.D. Salinger, who—as readers of tributes to him…
Jared Kushner Expands His Unsuccessful Newspaper Empire [Media Crack]
In your foreboding Thursday media column: Jared Kushner has a bright idea, Howard Zinn’s reputation impugned, David Letterman plays a funny joke, and Janice Min somehow survives being rich as…