Another Reason Revolving Doors Are Terrifying

Sergio Hernandez · 12/14/09 02:00PM

Today's fail is not the result of human stupidity, but a disastrous combination of engineering and mother nature that will shatter whatever trust you had left in revolving doors.

Ain't No Party Like a Skull & Bones Party

Hunter Walker · 12/14/09 01:47PM

The Facebook privacy snafu really is the gift that keeps on giving (if you're a gossip blog). Here are the elect to Yale's Skull & Bones secretest society partying on their private island (we think) near the Canadian border.

Exploiting Tiger

cityfile · 12/14/09 01:46PM

All the revelations about Tiger Woods' mistresses over the past couple of weeks has been very bad news for the big brands that paid out millions to sign Woods up as their spokesman. Enter DeWitt Stern, an insurance company that is now capitalizing on Woods' troubles with what it claims is a totally new type of policy: "reputation risk insurance." Now when the face of your wholesome, family-friendly brand gets arrested in a seedy motel room with a crack pipe and with a tranny hooker, you'll be fully protected! The press release is below.

NYC Goes for Gross

cityfile · 12/14/09 01:08PM

Have you seen New York City's new anti-obesity commercial, which features a man gulping down a glass of what appears to be human fat? It's totally disgusting and incredibly silly, but you can see it here, provided you're not eating/drinking right now and you're not squeamish. [NY1]

Houston Accidentally Elects a Lesbian Mayor

John Cook · 12/14/09 12:57PM

Houston became the largest American city to elect an openly gay mayor on Saturday night, but don't get too excited: No one was really paying attention, and it's not like they're going to let them start getting married or anything.

Today on Maury: How to Make Panty Soup

Mike Byhoff · 12/14/09 12:36PM

So today's Maury wasn't about paternity. Using the Law of Averages, that means it has to be about cheating. A hidden camera in Maury's green room catches one of the most shameless acts of cheating in the show's history.

Washout in Washington

cityfile · 12/14/09 12:22PM

Change isn't easy. Just ask Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein and Morgan Stanley chief John Mack, both of whom were unable to personally attend a meeting with the president in Washington today after their US Airways flights were delayed because of "fog."

The Cat Door Prank

David Matthews · 12/14/09 12:00PM

"Brainstorm: Our cat is too snooty, let's bring him down a peg." Later: "That's what that you get. For being a cat."

Kids These Days: Hopeless

Hamilton Nolan · 12/14/09 11:51AM

What about the children? A cursory examination of the "news" reveals the chilling truth which we have all dreaded for so long: There is no hope for you, kids. Just do what you want.