by Justin Wolfe
“The so-called ‘tasteful’ Playboy pics will be… a classic tribute inspired by original…
by Seth Colter Walls
1. Stinkers 2. A bad lot 3. Little brat 4. Wart 5. Nasty little worm 6. Dangerous creature 7. Bluebottle 8. Nasty, dirty things 9. Little brute 10. Gangster 11. Little…
by Michelle Dean
“Individually, each wasp flew from the bottom of the T to the fork, where they could view an image on either side before picking one to touch. One of the two images delivered a mild and unpleasant shock. For each pair of images, wasps had 40 chances to learn which was a safer bet. When…
“In showbiz, there is the term ‘jumping the shark’ that is used to describe a project in decline. It is derived from the hit sit-com ‘Happy Days’ which, sorely lacking for material after years on the air, featured a show wherein The Fonz…
Ms. Britney Jean Spears turns 30 today, which makes you old no matter what side of that particular divide…
What are you going to see at the movies this weekend (if you’re not being held all weekend by the…
It’s tonight. The Holiday Awl Bawl. At Flaming Saddles. Which is 793 9th Avenue, 6 to 9 p.m. NEW YORK CITY. There will be nametags with tiny Awls on them. You will definitely meet great people with whom to have sexual intercourse. Be there or be dead inside. Oh and: This extremely gay bar is cash-only. As one does.
“A Moscow court on Friday ruled that the country’s sole independent election watchdog had broken Russian law by publishing citizens’ complaints about campaign abuses during the run-up to this weekend’s parliamentary elections.” — “Most of the reports concern the ruling…
“For anyone who needed official word, a new study confirms that many of us — and the majority of young adults — go online for no good reason at all. The report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project found that on any given day, 53 percent…
SNIFF MY DOMINANCE: “Getting to know someone usually requires at least a little conversation. But a new study suggests you can get a hint of an individual’s personality through his or her scent alone. Participants in the study assessed, with some degree of accuracy, how outgoing, anxious…
Remember the guy whose severed thumb was replaced by his big toe? Well, Britain’s James Byrne (or, as the BBC has it, “Toe-Thumb Man”) has had his bandages removed. You can go have a look if that sort of thing interests you.
“What do you think? Do you support sheep-deer relationships?”
I am keeping a skeptical-yet-hopeful eye out on this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhq1uWY9wHg
You’ll need to stick with this one until about the 2:20 mark. After that you’re free to do whatever you’d like, but my guess is you’ll hang around, ensorcelled by its magical somethingness. Ladies and gentlemen, “The King That Never Was.” [Via]
An upside to the potential collapse of the single European currency: cheaper wine! The downside is a worldwide financial crisis, but it probably won’t hurt so much if you’re drunk on a fine, newly-affordable Italian red. [Via]
