This sign for a found “transitional object” aka security blanket aka dirty blanket with a bear head on it was spotted by a reader in Park Slope.

Legendary thespian Gene Hackman, 82, lost his cool yesterday after a homeless man allegedly called his wife a “cunt.”

Well, at least we're in good company.

Is your boss opening the office today and making you go to work? This is not a bad thing, necessarily, if you like your job, hate your kids, have cabin fever, or live in one of the dreaded Dead Zones, where no one has power and gangs of restless professionals roam the streets, wearing elaborate ceremonial jewelry crafted out of their now-useless electronics. No, the bad thing is getting to work.

All but one of Gawker’s New York-based writers live in Brooklyn, where for the past few days we’ve been spoiled by high-speed internet access, refrigerated food, and running water, but we’ve peered over at blackened downtown Manhattan from afar and thought one thing: Thank god I live in Brooklyn.

Eat Your Entire Fridge: NYC Power Will Be Down For at Least Several More Days [updates.jezebel.com]

After Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Paul Ryan was accused of forcing his way into a charity soup kitchen and doing nothing two weeks ago, you’d think he’d be a little more careful when it comes to photo ops, especially when his campaign is in charge of the charity event. And yet!

What's going on in New Haven, Connecticut, you ask? What has the storm wrought in the city best known for providing the gritty backdrop to the education of our future presidents? Here's what's going on in New Haven, Connecticut: a fucking ancient skeleton being uncovered by Hurricane Sandy, that's what.

I grew up with the Star Wars trilogy and I count myself among the millions of people who have disavowed the prequel trilogy, accused George Lucas of childhood rape (LEGITIMATE CHILDHOOD RAPE), and cursed Lucasfilm for cunningly blending the original trilogy and prequel characters together in virtually all Star Wars children’s merchandise. I couldn’t keep my children from those fucking Jar Jar movies if I tried. BECAUSE GEORGE LUCAS IS A BEARDED SHIT DEMON WHO WILL DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY.

Finally, some good news comes out of the hurricane: all the rats who previously treated the New York subway system as their labyrinthine Kingdom of Shadows will soon rule the area above ground as well as below.

For New Yorkers:

While the adults worry about boring things like getting the power turned back on and pumping water out of the living room, kids up and down the East Coast are freaking out over the thought that Halloween might be canceled.

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There's a funny juxtaposition in the right-hand column of Buzzfeed today: One highlighted piece, by staff tech writer John Herrman, is titled, "Twitter Is a Truth Machine," and it delves into the idea that Twitter, despite its flaws, is a beacon for virtuous honesty in time of need. Right next to that article, ironically, is one by BuzzFeed contributor Jack Stuef. In that one, Stuef uncovers Shashank Tripathi, a New York-based GOP campaign consultant who deliberately spread misinformation about Hurricane Sandy via his Twitter account last night. It makes sense for Stuef's piece to be on top in the image, because if Twitter is anything, it's a hive of lies.

While many of us in New York City spent last night fleeing to high ground or cowering in the bathroom, others had a better idea: hit up Craigslist for a "casual encounter."

When the winds died down last night, at about 11 p.m., I drove down to Dumbo/Brooklyn Bridge Park with a few friends to see the blacked-out cityscape from across the river. The view was eerie and surreal—a bit like the mid-point of any apocalyptic movie ever set in New York.

Twitter was not the only source of fake photos of Sandy hitting New York City. The state-owned Iranian news agency Press TV used a still from Jake Gyllenhaal vehicle The Day After to accompany an article about Sandy’s affect on the presidential elections today. They wish. Although the photo doesn’t really look all that worse than the actual images of flooding coming out of New York, to be honest. If they were going to fake New York City’s destruction, why not go full Planet of the Apes?

Several sources have reported that Disney purchased LucasFilm and will release Star Wars Episode 7 in 2015.

Nadya “Octomom” Suleman is headed to rehab for Xanax. Oh, so that’s what’s making her so weird. TMZ has the story, because of course they do:

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