The Beautiful Decay of New York's Forgotten Island

Brian Moylan · 01/14/11 05:18PM

North Brother Island is in the East River between the Bronx and Rikers Island. It was used until the '40s as a quarantine hospital, but has been abandoned and closed to the public since then. Now it's a spectacular ruin.

Here's the Best Moment from Oprah and Suze Orman's Octomom Intervention

Matt Cherette · 01/14/11 05:07PM

On today's Oprah Winfrey Show, she and financial powerhouse Suze Orman performed a financial—and psychological—intervention on "Octomom" Nadya Suleman. The best part of the show, however, involved awkward lesbian jokes related to Suleman's addiction to approval from women.

Cell Phones Are For Closers

Hamilton Nolan · 01/14/11 04:47PM

The Way We Live Now: cutting corners. Corners are expensive. You want a 90-degree angle? Pay up. Otherwise you get a ragged, crumbling edge, just like everyone else.

TV News, Web Links, and What to Watch Tonight

Whitney Jefferson · 01/14/11 04:30PM

Steve Carell will depart The Office much earlier than expected, Wendy Williams gets a third season, CBS finally speaks about Charlie Sheen, Garfunkel and Oates get an HBO show, and an inappropriate mural from Parks & Rec!

AMI Executives Agree: Everything's Fine at AMI

Hamilton Nolan · 01/14/11 04:00PM

Yesterday we told you that a revolt may be brewing at National Enquirer publisher AMI, where employees are upset about furloughs, layoffs, and perceived management screw-ups following its recent bankruptcy. Did we get some feedback from AMI execs? Did we!

Warm Winter Glow

Richard Lawson · 01/14/11 03:54PM

Need a little light in your life, specifically for your desk? Well, we're giving away two vintage industrial lamps from Chase and Scout and all you have to do to win one is enter a caption contest!