Girl Gets Revenge On Parking-Spot Thief

Elaine Moran · 04/28/10 02:08PM

This is the sort of thing you fantasize about for hours after someone has successfully usurped a spot that you clearly intended to park in. This girl made it a reality.

The City: Walk of Shame

Brian Moylan · 04/28/10 01:39PM

We were too busy paying good money to see Courtney Love sleepwalk through a 45-minute set at Terminal 5 last night to watch the season premiere of The City. Luckily fictional freelancer Betsey Morgenstern was on the job.

Tow Strap Fail

nightintern · 04/28/10 01:30PM

As anyone who has survived a mud season in Vermont can tell you, nothing good can happen with do it yourself tow jobs. Here, nothing good happens.

Obama "Sings" the National Anthem

Kristina Lucarelli · 04/28/10 12:43PM

There's a long history of musically inclined presidents. Nixon was an accomplished pianist, Harding played every instrument under the sun, and we all know how badass Clinton is at the sax. But Obama? Who knew his singing was so angelic?

Sarah Ellison Banned from WSJ Press Conference

Hamilton Nolan · 04/28/10 12:41PM

In your indignant Wednesday media column: yet another example of the WSJ's determined surliness, big media buys cheap ass stories, the battle for control of the doomed Philly papers, and Alex Pareene is somewhere else now.

Glee: Burt and Earnest

Brian Moylan · 04/28/10 12:30PM

Kristin Chenoweth's boozy April Rhodes was back last night as our favorite musical misfits gave us a double dose of Burt Bacharach songs. It was a doozy downer of an episode, but we still shed some tears of joy.

The Deadly Curse of AOL

Ryan Tate · 04/28/10 12:25PM

AOL just sold ICQ for at least $100 million less than it paid, cementing the brand's infamous association with the absolute worst deals in internet history. To cut a deal with the internet conglomerate is to invite epic disaster.

Premieres Tonight: Sunset Daze

Christa Palmer · 04/28/10 12:24PM

The channel that brought you Bridezillas and marathons of The Golden Girls (is anyone hotter than Betty White these days?) is now bringing you a new twist on reality television: Sunset Boulevard Sunset Daze.

American Idol: Looks Like We Made It

Richard Lawson · 04/28/10 12:06PM

Last night's singing blitzkrieg brought the final six to Nashville by way of the Canadian wilds, as a singer who hasn't done anything interesting in years (or ever?) was the featured catalog artist/mentor.

Your Bodega Will Be a Wal-Mart

Hamilton Nolan · 04/28/10 11:47AM

Manifestation of capitalism's logical conclusion Wal-Mart has nearly finished blanketing small-town America with huge unattractive warehouse centers. But that does not mean Wal-Mart will stop expanding. It is now getting smaller to swarm you, like the nanobots of Prey.