Daily Link Roundup: The Best of the Rest

Whitney Jefferson · 01/12/10 04:30PM

Every day we come across so many great things on the internet. Here's our favorite links and webjunk that we came across today.

What Made You Think You Deserved the Fancy Gym?

Hamilton Nolan · 01/12/10 03:58PM

The Way We Live Now: Just wandering on up to the front counter of Equinox gym thinking everything is fine. Well it's not fine. It's far from fine. Your money's gone. Your jobs are gone. Your abs are gone.

Meet the Sad Sack Facing Jail for a Wolverine Bootleg

Ryan Tate · 01/12/10 03:01PM

If Gilberto Sanchez is the new face of movie piracy, the studios should be worried. He's a 47-year-old motivational speaker from the Bronx who was trying to entertain his three grandkids on the cheap. Now he faces prison time.

Who Wants to Be a Gay Housewife? There Are Plenty Who Don't

Brian Moylan · 01/12/10 02:55PM

Logo announced today that it picked up the "gay housewives" show Kept, to launch in October, but they're still looking for one more cast member. Maybe that's because some gay-listers have already turned it down. Like who?

Breakdancing Beggar Kicks Over a Toddler

Sergio Hernandez · 01/12/10 02:30PM

If you ever feel bad about ignoring the "proud begging" kids who dance on the subway, just remember this video of the time they kicked over a toddler.

Has Fox News Gone Rogue on Rupert?

John Cook · 01/12/10 02:24PM

Roger Ailes played the part as Rupert Murdoch's political apparatchik — transforming Fox News into the Republican Party id to suit his corporate master's political interests. But recent events suggest Murdoch's no longer in control of the beast he created.

Snooki Crushes Dreams at NYU Law

cityfile · 01/12/10 02:22PM

It's been a heartbreaking day at NYU Law. It seems a group of students tried to make arrangements to have Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi from MTV's Jersey Shore pay them a visit, but then the whole thing fell through at the last minute. After the jump: The tragic details and amusing memo that was circulated earlier today.