We Are All Subway Heroes Now

Hamilton Nolan · 01/04/10 04:38PM

The Way We Live Now: Muttering angrily to ourselves on the subway. Don't be alarmed! It's the normal response to a public transit system that crumbles at the same time driving becomes increasingly unaffordable. Don't cry—it could be worse.

Tina Turner: Ambassador of Legs

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 01/04/10 04:30PM

In 1989, Tina Turner lent her song What You Get Is What You See to her comrades-in-thighs, Australia's New South Wales Rugby League. Seemingly unrelated to the sport, Tina would be right at home in short-shorts like the ruggers'.

Cowboy Boots: Fashionable Yet Deadly

Mike Byhoff · 01/04/10 04:15PM

An injury on TLC's Emergency Level 1 is usually so traumatic, so outrageous, it simply must be televised. Terrifying, puss-filled gunshot wounds, near-death horse-and-buggy accidents, and of course, infections from wearing slutty cowboy boots to Vanderbilt football games.

Is Bill Hader the Baddest Lieutenant?

Anderson Evans · 01/04/10 03:22PM

Before the Herzhog re-imagining was upon us, with it's surprisingly successful casting of Nicholas Cage, the 1992 Bad Lieutenant with Harvey Keitel was all we had... or was it? Bill Hader of SNL gave his own interpretation of the role.

So Much for the G-Spot

cityfile · 01/04/10 03:13PM

According to a team of British researchers who conducted research on 900 pairs of twins, "the elusive G-spot erogenous zone may be a myth encouraged by magazines and sex therapists." [USA Today, Times UK]

Iron Chef America Takes a Trip to the White House

Mike Byhoff · 01/04/10 03:06PM

After three months of heavy promotion, Food Network finally aired what was pegged to be the greatest Iron Chef ever. The secret ingredient—White House vegetables—was apparently of "national importance." Here are four things we learned during the special.

The Great Unwritten Magazine Stories

Hamilton Nolan · 01/04/10 02:52PM

Vanity Fair's new Tiger Woods cover story doesn't have a Tiger interview, and its Tiger beefcake photos are all of pre-scandal vintage. It just makes us consider the tantalizing magazine story possibilities that are still waiting to be written.

Alec Baldwin Thinks of CNBC as a Dating Service

John Cook · 01/04/10 02:46PM

On the next season of 30 Rock, Jack Donaghy will have a fling with a right-wing CNBC talking head. On the last season of Alec Baldwin's mixed-up life, he hit on this real right-wing CNBC talking head. Art imitates life!

Lose Weight With Taco Bell's Drive-Thru Diet

Whitney Jefferson · 01/04/10 02:43PM

We can't believe this commercial is real. Taco Bell is encouraging Americans to utilize their "fresco" line of tacos for those looking to lose weight as their New Year's resolution. But does this diet include cheesy fiesta potatoes? If only.