Meet the 8-Year-Old on TSA's No-Fly List

Maureen O'Connor · 01/14/10 02:33AM

NYT found the mythic third-grader who shares a name with someone suspected of terrorism. (Shouldn't this happen regularly? Kid names and adult names aren't that different.) Read about Mikey Hicks crying during a pat-down, and other disheartening stories. [NYT]

Daniel Craig: Alien-Fighting Cowboy?

Adrian Chen · 01/14/10 12:42AM

"Cowboys and Aliens" is one of those projects that will either be really awful or really awesome: Apache Indians and white settlers come together when an alien spaceship crash-lands in their city. Daniel Craig is in talks to star.

Ask About the Tits, Harvey

Ryan Tate · 01/13/10 09:00PM

TMZ's managing editor asked a pressing boob question; Twitter's founder inflated a newspaper article; and a TechCrunch writer puffed up her sources. The Twitterati were swell.

Kumail Nanjiani on Cheese

Matt Leary · 01/13/10 09:00PM

Kumail is a top notch up-and-comer who you may have seen on Michael and Michael Have Issues, a show he wrote for as well. In this clip Kumail gives us the inside dirt on a new drug called Cheese.

John Edwards' Sad, Sexless 'Sex-and-Booze Bender'

Adrian Chen · 01/13/10 08:07PM

The National Enquirer—which is always right about everything—says John Edwards "recently" went on a "sex-and-booze bender". But in a sign of how far he's fallen, Edwards couldn't even seal the deal with a young, blond bartender.

cityfile · 01/13/10 07:02PM

• The Tavern on the Green auction kicked off today and continues through Friday. Expect long lines if you plan on checking it out yourself. (But forget about meeting Regis Philbin if you go; he was already there today.) [Crain's]
• Four Seasons chef Fabio Trabocchi is out after only three months. [NYP]
• The critics: Sam Sifton of the Times gives one star to the Breslin; Bloomberg's Ryan Sutton also weighs in on the Breslin, as does the Village Voice's Robert Sietsema; Adam Platt of New York takes on Maialino, giving it three out of five stars; Time Out awards four stars to Purple Yam; and the Post's Steve Cuozzo makes the case that Robert in Columbus Circle offers the best views in town.

What We're Watching Tonight

Whitney Jefferson · 01/13/10 06:30PM

Tonight we'll be tuning into all of the Late Night shows and The Real World. What are you watching tonight? Let us know in the comments.

Comment of the Day

Richard Lawson · 01/13/10 06:27PM

Everyday we endeavor to highlight a single comment that is wise or witty or whatever. We're a bit too stupefied by the cruel whims of the natural world to read a long comment today, so here's a short one from sassypants: