New York in the '70s Wasn't All That Great

Brian Moylan · 04/12/11 02:44PM

Some people have a tendency to idealize the wild, anything-goes New York City of the 1970s. Here's some vintage footage from some sort of news program or documentary about public transportation during the era. The hilariously stereotypical voiceovers talk about dangerous subways, dirty buses, and horrific cabs. Nostalgia isn't all it's cracked up to be—but the retro soundtrack sure does rock. [via Animal NY]

How the Doobie Brothers Conquered the Gulf Oil Spill

John Cook · 04/12/11 02:22PM

After ejaculating 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, BP doled out $750 million to state and local governments in a panicked attempt to seem less evil. The states, being dutiful stewards of the environment, directed the money to cleanup and mitigation. Kidding! No, they spent it on the Doobie Brothers and iPads.

Nancy Grace Sued by Fellow Angry Lady

Hamilton Nolan · 04/12/11 02:00PM

In your cooling Tuesday media column: Nancy Grace gets sued, traffic stats for the post-paywall NYTimes.com, Hearst meets Mark Burnett, trade magazines roll up and die, and more Nocturnalist for all.

Conservative Idiots Freak Out About Boy Wearing Nail Polish in J. Crew Ad

Richard Lawson · 04/12/11 12:42PM

Last week an ad was emailed to J. Crew customers featuring a photo of the company's president and creative director Jenna Lyons and her son in which she was painting his toenails pink. A caption below the picture read: "Lucky for me I ended up with a boy whose favorite color is pink. Toenail painting is way more fun in neon." Oh, fun. Good for her. Good for him. Right? Wrong. This is an outrage!

Monte Carlo: An Olsen Movie Without the Olsens

Richard Lawson · 04/12/11 12:18PM

Here's a trailer for Monte Carlo, the summertime girlz jam about TV stars hoity-toitying it up in a feature film. Specifically, Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, and aspiring Golden Globe Awards presenter Katie Cassidy have teamed up to tell this tale about a trip to Paris gone wrong.

You Can Now Enroll in Marijuana State University

Brian Moylan · 04/12/11 12:08PM

Ray Logan has opened enrollment for his Marijuana State University, a three-hour workshop in Maine that teaches people how to grow marijuana in their homes. Logan is one of the nearly 1,000 people in the state who have a medicinal marijuana prescription. And now he's sharing his green thumb with the world.

New Rules For Student Debt

Hamilton Nolan · 04/12/11 11:48AM

Hey, underemployed recent college graduates struggling in the worst job market in a generation: do you have a trillion dollars? I really hope you have a trillion dollars. Because you owe a trillion dollars, in student loans.

Kristen Stewart's 21st Birthday Party Was Pretty Lame

Maureen O'Connor · 04/12/11 10:43AM

Kristen Stewart eats birthday cake in the vicinity of Edward and Jacob. Charlie Sheen is a serial pet killer. Tori Spelling is pregnant again. Ashley Tisdale shows her boobs, and so does Christina Hendricks. Tuesday gossip eats cake.

What Was Anyone Thinking With Ashton Kutcher's New Anti-Slavery PSAs?

Richard Lawson · 04/12/11 10:22AM

Oh dear. Ashton Kutcher and his old lady Demi Moore are apparently, and justifiably, upset about human trafficking. So upset, in fact, that they called up some of their celebrity friends — Justin Timberlake, Jamie Foxx, the Old Spice guy - and had them make anti-slavery ads. Good for them! Too bad the ads are completely befuddling.

HuffPo Writers Sue For Their Piece of the Pie

Hamilton Nolan · 04/12/11 10:17AM

Ever since The Huffington Post sold itself off to AOL for an enormous pile of treasure, the legions of people who've been happily blogging for HuffPo for free for all these years have been asking themselves: Hey, shouldn't we get a piece of that pie? Now, they are demanding it.

Which Actress Is Cheating with a Former Co-Star?

Brian Moylan · 04/12/11 09:40AM

This actress went to the cast reunion of a famous film but really reunited with her old co-star behind her famous husband's back. This footballer has a drug problem. And this actress just joined the mile-high club. Sadly it wasn't with anyone she'd been in a movie with.

Professor Wins Fame with Innovative 'Strippers in Class' Method

Hamilton Nolan · 04/12/11 09:01AM

We must beg your apologies for a brief delay in bringing you the very latest news in College Professor In-Class Sex Demonstration Scandals, but we think you'll be pleased with the most recent developments in the field. Jack Rappaport, an assistant professor of management at La Salle University in Philly, has been suspended while the school investigates allegations that he hired strippers to give lap dances at a $150 extra-credit symposium on "the application of Platonic and Hegelian ethics to business." What?

Psycho Slasher Killer Is New York's Most Insane PR Man

Hamilton Nolan · 04/12/11 07:53AM

The tabloids of New York are currently having a tabloid party over the grisly murder of Sarah Coit, a pretty young blonde living in Manhattan who was savagely hacked to death Sunday by her boyfriend—a celebrity publicist.