Wall Street Takes a Hit
cityfile · 01/11/10 11:24AM
It's a good thing many investment bankers are collecting record bonuses. Working on Wall Street just got a lot more expensive! Citigroup raised its cafeteria prices by five percent today, a move that follows UBS's decision last week to begin charging employees ten cents for cardboard lunch trays and Deutsche Bank's recent decree that plastic coffee cups will no longer be available and employees will have to bring a mug of their own to work. [Business Insider]
Flouncy European Gay Politicians Try to Make America Look Bad
Brian Moylan · 01/11/10 11:21AMDana Carvey to Launch New Sketch Comedy Show With Spike Feresten
Mike Byhoff · 01/11/10 11:10AMMichael Wolff, New York Times, Roger Ailes: Predictable Argument Ensues
Hamilton Nolan · 01/11/10 11:00AMHow To Make Ramen Noodles Healthier
David Matthews · 01/11/10 11:00AMCost of Ramen Noodles package: 25 cents. Cost to make them healthier according to this video: roughly $2,000.
World's Most Talented Man Juggles, Backflips, Eats Pringles, Proves Eminence
Kirk · 01/11/10 10:52AMRepublicans, Again, Endorse Political Correctness When It is Convenient
Pareene · 01/11/10 10:50AMTony Hale's Badass Exit on Chuck
Whitney Jefferson · 01/11/10 10:48AMBird Channels the Old Days, Dances to Backstreet Boys Song
Allison Oldfather · 01/11/10 10:30AMCheck out this cockatoo rocking out to a classic Backstreet Boys song. Obviously, he's the coolest bird on the block.
Who Wants a Ride on James Cameron's Space Banshee of Dreams?
Richard Lawson · 01/11/10 10:26AMDying Like Casey Johnson: Should We Aspire to Do That?
Hamilton Nolan · 01/11/10 10:24AM
Whenever a 30 year-old woman dies tragically, alone, her dead body lying undiscovered for days, capping a horrifically fucked up life, one is always tempted to ask oneself: Shouldn't we treat this event "as a glamorous celebrity happening to which we should aspire?" Eschew the temptation, friend! Andrea Peyser, an expert on sex fiends of all stripes, shall put this in perspective for you:
Working for Nikki Finke Now Preferable to Working for Hollywood's Trades
Hamilton Nolan · 01/11/10 10:04AMDon't Battle-Dance this 7 Year Old
Spencer Lund · 01/11/10 10:00AMAt a talent show in Milwaukee, this little guy delights the crowd with dance moves that would make Pauly D proud. His skills probably ensure Mac status when he makes it to high school in seven years.
Spotted
cityfile · 01/11/10 10:00AM
Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper loading up an SUV before heading to the airport ... Blake Lively shopping with friends in the meatpacking district ... Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi leaving the studios of WPIX on Friday ... Chris Noth paying a visit to the Museum of Natural History ... Annie Potts leaving the Jacobs Theatre after a performance of God of Carnage ... actor Zachary Levi arriving for an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman ... and Leighton Meester standing on the set of Gossip Girl.
Nature to Man: FU
Mike Byhoff · 01/11/10 09:58AMWhich Baseball Player Is Full of Spunk—Literally?
Brian Moylan · 01/11/10 09:56AMJohn Liu Starts Off On a Formal Note
cityfile · 01/11/10 09:54AM
John Liu only became New York City's comptroller 10 days ago. But the self-important, gaffe-prone ex-city councilman has already managed to make himself look idiotic: "New York City's new comptroller, John Liu, has ordered his staff to rise whenever he enters the room and to address him as "Mr. Comptroller. The new presidential-like formalities were laid out during a series of meetings last week that had veteran denizens of the Municipal Building snickering behind his back, sources said." [NYP]
Your Daily Look at What's in Newspapers: It's Conan Time
Ravi Somaiya · 01/11/10 09:39AMMiley Cyrus Tries to Get Into the Wrong Prius
Mike Byhoff · 01/11/10 09:29AMAfter getting some coffee milkshake at The Coffee Bean, Miley gets her Prius' mixed up (a common mistake), and a throng of photographers guide her in the right direction. What would humanity do without the help of the altruistic paparazzi?






