Well the comfort of an Off-Track Betting parlor anyway. The New York Times reports that one man has been pulling in up to $45,000 a year for a decade by collecting discarded betting slips.

Who gets affected most by troubles in rich-people place Dubai? Poor people.

Angelina's secret second family: seven Muslim children, and a wife. Lady Gaga spawns jokes about old queens, Suri Cruise goes glam like never before, Tiger Woods' wife buys a mansion in Sweden. Tuesday gossip keeps coming back for more.

A group of disgruntled staffers at heralded Harvard rag The Crimson said good-bye to the outgoing leadership with a group email that includes the phrases "epically unpopular," "forever-flaccid penis," and "group-fisting."

Boobs! Cars! Explosions! Knife play! Freed from the shackles of overbearing mass-market necessities like "plot," Bay indulges the very poetry of his soul in this ad for expensive panties. Watch it, then read an exclusive transcript of his internal monologue.

On tonight's World's Strictest Parents, two out-of-control teens spend a week with a by-the-book family and end up realizing that things like respect and responsibility are to be valued—after pissing all over said family's toilet, that is.

There will be a time when everyone gets their entertainment through cortex-implanted microchips. But for now, people are still watching a lot of "traditional" (i.e. not Hulu) television. According to a Nielsen study, 99% of video viewing is via TV.

In a warm dystopia many years from now, New York City will be underwater and ginormous mutant crustaceans will roam the globe, mouth-wateringly. Here's hoping the cows don't die, because we're going to need butter. [NatlGeo]

Since we opened up that can of stewed pears by praising the guy who threw tomatoes at Sarah Palin, we figured it's a good time to explain why it was cool that he did that. In other words: Food fight!

Tonight, we answer the question sure to be on everyone's mind: Is Diddy still an annoying, overgrown baby? Short answer: Yes. Long answer: YESSSSS. Evidence? Watch his freak out when a prospective assistant can't spell a word. Game. Set. Match.

Facebook's 100+ "policy enforcers" look for pictures of exposed nipples, nude women, and putdowns of individuals or an unreleased list of "protected groups," neither of which you're allowed to hate. But you're judged only if ratted out, so "friend" carefully!

Hey O'Reilly: Fight your War on Christmas—just don't drag talented and adorable Neil Patrick Harris into it! Tonight, O'Reilly ragged on a Frosty the Snowman-themed promo for "How I Met Your Mother". "Pathetic!" cried O'Reilly's guest-bag.

In Demetri Martin's first Comedy Central special he adds "Material Enhancers" to his weaker jokes to convey a funnier image to the audience. Through these drawing, graphs, diagrams, etc, we see Demetri's opinions about parties, camouflage, and mythical creatures.

Currently, Jeremy Paul Olson languishes in a Minnesota jail for the crime of throwing tomatoes at Sarah Palin today. Although he missed Palin's face, Jeremy struck a chord strung through the center of our heart: Who are you, brave tomato-thrower?

A critic took issue with Tiger Woods' timing, of all things; a tech exec threw down against Barry Diller; and Olivia Munn gave Mr. Thunderstorm something to wet. The Twitterati were stepping to 'em.

[Visitors at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen will be in awe of the CO2 Cube, when they learn it shows the amount of carbon dioxide a person makes each month. Image via Getty]

We get lots of suggestions of what to post on Gawker every day. Today at the #tips page: Rupert-Wendi are splitting, Sarah Palin is a dildo, Nick Denton's a spy, n+1 gets dramatic, among other untruths.

No, you didn't have the pear dream again, The Kids in the Hall are reuniting. And after a decade-long hiatus, your insatiable thirst for off-the-wall Canadian sketch comedy will finally be quenched.

Did Matt Drudge just reverse-jujitsu a Rupert Murdoch rumor into the news? Australian website Crikey reported that Murdoch split with his wife Wendi Deng. No one, anywhere, picked it up, because Murdoch runs half the gossip industry. But here's Matt!

• A few tricks that some eateries rely on to get you to open your wallet. [NYM]
• Permanent Brunch has reopened after getting shut down last week. [GS]
• Tavern on the Green's fixtures go up for auction next month. [NYT]
• Adam Platt looks at what happened to dining out during the aughts. [NYM]
• A handful of celebrity chefs has some weight loss tips, oddly enough. [Time]
• Duvet has been shuttered following a report of a rape inside the club. [NYP]
• Looking to meet a banker? A list of bars popular with the Wall Street set. [BI]