Yoga For Haiti (Updated)

Hamilton Nolan · 02/08/10 02:08PM

I guess several yoga mats could be combined into some sort of...nah, no idea. We've contacted the yoga studio for comment. Donate now, you selfish bastard. [via James Fallows] UPDATE: A nice lady from the yoga studio explains, below.

Even in Scandal, Paterson Disappoints

cityfile · 02/08/10 01:26PM

Here we were expecting to hear a tawdry tale about coked-up key parties at the governor's mansion in Albany. But now word has it the much buzzed-about David Paterson scandal may not be quite as juicy as some have been suggesting, says Gabriel Sherman: "According to a source close to the Paterson camp who is familiar with the scope of the Times' reporting, the Times piece will be an in-depth profile of the governor focused on his personal character. There are likely to be new details about his marital infidelities, but the source added that it's not going to be the bombshell the blogs have predicted. "The piece is PG-13, not XXX.'" [NYM]

What's For Lunch Today? The iSandwich 4G

Whitney Jefferson · 02/08/10 01:08PM

Foodies and techies alike can get behind this tasty-looking lunch. The iSandwich 4G may be the nerdiest and best-tasting sandwich out there. But in order to taste it, you're going to have to learn how to make it first.

Big Love: Sweating It Out

Richard Lawson · 02/08/10 12:26PM

The fourth season of HBO's sweeping melodrama was brought down to Earth a bit this week, even though the beginning of the episode seemed like an overstuffed Robert Altman movie.

Rappin' Monk Expands Artistic Repertoire

Hamilton Nolan · 02/08/10 12:18PM

Big news for fans of Kansho Tagai, a.k.a. Mr. Happiness, Japan's most famous 49 year-old rappin' Buddhist monk: He's ready to move into a new medium—"mixing Buddhist chants with tap-dancing." Is the Buddhist hip hop audience ready? [Reuters]

The Sportsman's Tank

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 02/08/10 11:45AM

Guns are never the answer—tanks are. In this Australian commercial, some gentlemanly blokes supersize skeet shooting using enormous discs, replacing the usual firearm with a tank, because explosions make everything better. Someone call the Olympic Committee....

Greenwich Gets Back to 'Normal'

cityfile · 02/08/10 11:43AM

Now that the economy has rebounded—for people who make their living on Wall Street, at least!—and big bonuses have returned, how are residents of fancy schmancy Greenwich faring? Life is "slowly returning to normal," apparently. "The Greenwich version of normal, anyway," which means people are once again turning up to the local Ferrari dealership:

Brazilian Announcer Faints on Live Television

Mike Byhoff · 02/08/10 11:32AM

Two announcers are breaking down the upcoming fútbol match between Gremio and São Luiz, (go Fightin' Rubros!) and one of the announcers goes down like a sack of potatoes. Why? The 39º Celsius (102º F) temperature may clue you in.