Tell Us Your Awful Prom Stories

Remy Stern · 06/03/11 04:23PM

As May ends and June begins, 'tis the season for American teenagers to get all dolled up and attend the final school dance before college. Prom. A magical night… that can turn into a nightmare. So what was yours? [Jezebel]

Yet Another Amazing Time-Lapse Video of New York City

Brian Moylan · 06/03/11 03:52PM

Are you a filmmaker looking for a bit of attention? All you have to do is make a time-lapse video of New York. Tons of them have come along, but every time a new one rolls around, I stop and stare at the people moving quickly, the sun rising over the buildings, and the little squiggles of light trailing taxi cabs. It gets me every time.

A Perfect Example of How Sarah Palin Soaks Up the Spotlight

Jim Newell · 06/03/11 03:45PM

Mitt Romney, the likely favorite among 2012 Republican presidential candidates, launched his campaign in what for him is the must-win state of New Hampshire yesterday. All the local reporters were invited. So how did the state's biggest newspaper, the Union Leader, present Romney's announcement on today's front page? Look up at the hilarious image up top! What, you can't see it? It's neatly tucked away there in the bottom right corner, next to all the important stuff about non-candidate Sarah Palin saying "hi" to some fishermen and eating clams.

How I Spent Part of My Life Chasing Jack Kevorkian

Remy Stern · 06/03/11 03:40PM

It was the call those of us working night shifts at Detroit's Associated Press bureau in the mid-1990s dreaded. A body in a seedy motel or dropped at a hospital's ER meant one thing: Dr. Death at work. [Jalopnik]

Chris Brown Got a Really Ugly New Tattoo

Brian Moylan · 06/03/11 03:28PM

Musician and Rihanna-beater Chris Brown got a new tattoo and his new girlfriend posted a picture of the tat on Twitter. It appears to be a smiley face with a skull under it, but it sort of looks like a fat kid on the way home from an orthodontist.

Shep Smith Calls Bill Keller 'Not Nice'

Hamilton Nolan · 06/03/11 03:00PM

In your finally Friday media column: Shep Smith vs. Bill Keller, New York Times overload, Utah is just like New York, Conde Nast's real estate decisions criticized, and Tina Brown poaches another one.

Congress Actually Votes on Something Libya-Related

Jim Newell · 06/03/11 02:51PM

House Speaker John Boehner quickly put together some vague vote on American involvement in the Libya war today, which the Obama administration technically has been waging illegally for over two weeks, and which Congress has refused either to authorize or end.

'ZOMG' Is Now an Official Word or Something

Richard Lawson · 06/03/11 02:24PM

The Oxford Dictionaries Online has apparently added the popular internet exclamation "ZOMG" (short for Zak Orth's Mating Grounds) to its big list of words. They've also included "NSFW" (Nudie Sex Fisting Women) and "Twittersphere." Oh brother. I mean, they're citing them as abbreviations and informal words and stuff, not actual King's English, but still. What an age we live in!

Everyone Wants Bitcoins After Learning They Can Buy Drugs With Them

Adrian Chen · 06/03/11 01:05PM

Above is a chart of the exchange rate, in dollars, of the digital currency Bitcoin. That red arrow shows the price on Wednesday afternoon right after we published a story about Silk Road, a Bitcoin-powered online marketplace where you can easily buy illegal drugs. In the past 48 hours alone, a Bitcoin's worth has jumped from around $9.90 to around $14.

Real Housewives of New York: Breaking the Camel's Back

Brian Moylan · 06/03/11 12:54PM

Last night on Princesses of Persia: The Sand of Time our reality royalty got in even more fights, the natural world rebelled against them, and everyone nearly pooped their pants. It's just another vacation with the Housewives.

Economy Update: It's Still Bad

Jim Newell · 06/03/11 12:43PM

The economy added a whopping 54,000 non-farm jobs last month, and the official unemployment rate is now back to 9.1 percent. That's really, really bad.

Posters on NYC Cop's Block Call Him a Rapist

Remy Stern · 06/03/11 12:34PM

Last week, former NYC cop Kenneth Moreno was acquitted of the rape of a 29-year-old woman, though he and his partner were convicted of misconduct and stripped of their jobs. This week, a tipster noticed these posters. [Jezebel]

Give Us Your Summer Job Horror Stories

Brian Moylan · 06/03/11 12:30PM

Yes, it's that time of year when high school and college kids partake in the great ritual of finding a summer job. Seasonal employment sucks and usually entails meager pay, physical labor, embarrassing costumes, or putting up with swarms of pesky kids. But now your torture could win you a prize.