Rupert Murdoch’s Ex-Wife Gets to Keep Their $44 Million Apartment

J.K. Trotter · 11/20/13 01:55PM

It pays to marry—and divorce—Rupert Murdoch. In June the 82-year-old billionaire and News Corporation owner announced that he and his wife of fourteen years, Wendi Deng, were divorcing. According to Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal, the ex-couple settled the terms of their separation in a Manhattan court today, one of which gives 44-year-old Deng the couple’s $44 million Upper East Side penthouse, which overlooks the lower half of Central Park.

Come Chat with Rupert Murdoch’s Unauthorized Biographer

J.K. Trotter · 11/20/13 12:30PM

David Folkenflik, the media correspondent for National Public Radio, has spent his career tracking the rise of Rupert Murdoch’s sprawling, multinational media empire. Now’s your chance to pick his mind.

"Less Expensev Toys" and Other Things New Yorkers Want from de Blasio

Max Read · 11/20/13 12:11PM

Down on Canal Street, Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has set up a tent for New Yorkers to "talk transition." Among the activities: Writing your wishes in marker on nametags and slapping them up on the wall. Dodge & Burn's Victor Jeffreys went down to check it out and see what New Yorkers are asking for.

Sport Coats and Jeans: Not Okay

Hamilton Nolan · 11/20/13 11:21AM

Men wearing sport coats and jeans: no. You want to be formal? Fine, wear a sport coat. You want to be casual? Fine, wear jeans. Pick one, and stand by your choice—Like A Real Man.

George W. Bush Unveils New Painting, Discusses Putin Dog Diss on Leno

Taylor Berman · 11/20/13 11:16AM

Everyone's favorite retiree George W. Bush appeared on The Tonight Show on Tuesday, ostensibly to promote his new library but also to show off one of his new paintings, which he gave to host Jay Leno. The painting, a portrait of Leno, marks something of an artistic shift for Bush, who has spent the past several months seemingly painting only animals—specifically, cats and dogs.

Word Terrorism: Send Your Selfies To the Ideas Editor

Ken Layne · 11/20/13 11:00AM

selfie: (noun) Nobody has any idea how to take a photograph of another person. Or, everyone hates you. What else explains the badly lit and poorly focused horror mugshots your so-called friends produce when pointing their phones at you? Did they try to zoom in on the first pimple you've had in three years, or are they just fundamentally inept at life? Is it absurd to think a person might use the simple photo-editing tools on every phone to change your eyes from demonic-idiot red to their actual color, or to maybe remove that sesame seed stuck between your front teeth? The selfie is your only shot at ever having a decent shot of yourself. Don't be embarrassed. Take as many pictures as it takes to get one of your beautiful face, instead of your flabby arm that somehow got all the light from the flash.

OutKast to Reunite, Headline Coachella 2014

Neetzan Zimmerman · 11/20/13 10:21AM

Following rumors published by Billboard yesterday afternoon and by Diddy's Revolt TV late last night, OutKast collaborator Sleepy Brown has officially confirmed that the duo will be reuniting to headline next year's Coachella Music Festival.