Millennials Will Destroy Our Cities Coming and Going

Hamilton Nolan · 12/04/12 10:07AM

The biggest demographic challenge of our times is this: how can we funnel the "Millennial" generation away from our nation's biggest and best cities and into some isolated holding area—a rural internment camp, perhaps—where they cannot do damage to all of the grown-ups, or make a lot of noise at all hours? The bad news is that we completely failed at this. Millennials have infested our nation's cities. The worse news is this: cities now do not want those Millennials to leave.

Roger Ailes Tried to Convince David Petraeus to Run for President in 2011, Said Rupert Murdoch Would "Bankroll" It

Taylor Berman · 12/04/12 12:27AM

It appears as though the Petraeus affair isn't quite over, after all. In today's Washington Post, Bob Woodward broke the news that in spring of 2011, Fox News head Roger Ailes attempted to persuade David Petraeus to run for president if Obama didn't appoint him Joint Chief of Staff, telling the then-general that News Corp head Rupert Murdoch would "bankroll" the campaign.

Newt Gingrich Earned Role on Parks and Recreation After Walking Into Indianapolis Steak House

Taylor Berman · 12/03/12 11:21PM

If you were wondering how Parks and Recreation could top cameos from Joe Biden and John McCain, here's your answer: Newt Gingrich will make a guest appearance on the show sometimes later this season. What's more, the the casting was a complete coincidence. As the Indianapolis Star reports, the Parks and Recs crew were filming in the St. Elmo Steak House in Indianapolis when the former presidential candidate and Speaker of the House strolled in for lunch.

Woman With Runny Nose Turns Out to Be Woman With Leaking Brain Fluid

Taylor Berman · 12/03/12 08:28PM

If this doesn't prove that you should always self-diagnose yourself with the worst symptom-matching WebMD diagnosis possible, nothing will. After four months of leaking a grotesque amount of liquid from her nose, which several doctors initially blamed on severe allergies, Aundrea Aragon went to the emergency room where, after testing the fluid, she was diagnosed with a cerebrospinal fluid leak AKA her brain juices were leaking all over her face.

Where and When Did Kate and Will Have Royal Sex to Conceive the Royal Baby?

Max Read · 12/03/12 06:22PM

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge and future Queen of England, is pregnant, thanks (we presume) to her husband, Prince "Duke of Cambridge" William. This child will likely one day rule England, and therefore you are probably asking yourself: When and where did the royal couple have royal procreative sex? Some people might say this is a question for nosy perverts; luckily, you are at a website geared toward nosy perverts.

Did Vice Magazine Accidentally Reveal the Location of Fugitive Anti-Virus Pioneer John McAfee? [UPDATE: Yes]

Adrian Chen · 12/03/12 06:12PM

Everyone wants to know where John McAfee is. The notorious computer anti-virus pioneer is on the run from police in Belize, where he's wanted for questioning in connection to his neighbor's murder. Now it appears Vice Magazine accidentally revealed his location to the world—and the authorities hunting him. Or did it? Come along for the latest confusing chapter in a very twisted story.

Does This Child Sex Offender Have What It Takes to Replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress?

John Cook · 12/03/12 05:45PM

The void in Congress left by Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who resigned last month after spending the second half of 2012 bouncing in and out of mental institutions and bars, is vast. And the bar is high for a candidate to meet the expectations of Chicago voters, who resoundingly re-elected Jackson less than four weeks ago even though he had disappeared without a word for five months and was under federal investigation for campaign finance violations. Luckily for Chicagoans, convicted sex offender and former congressman Mel Reynolds is bravely stepping into the breach.

Hamilton Nolan · 12/03/12 04:59PM

NY Times restaurant critic Pete Wells admits he is "skeptical of pasta salad." Media bias is everywhere.

Obama Uses Twitter Town Hall to Remind Us He's So Chill

Robert Kessler · 12/03/12 04:26PM

Under threat of the impending fiscal cliff, President Obama held a town hall-style Q&A today on the official White House Twitter account. Currently lawmakers are stalled out on negotiations to prevent automatic tax hikes from taking effect January 1. The Q&A's stated mission was to inform the public about the impact of the fiscal cliff — which it did. But really it was PR. "Look, the President uses the internet and is cool and is friends with Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Does John Boehner do that?"