Google Rejects Awesome People So It Doesn't Hog All of Them

Ryan Tate · 12/02/09 12:51PM

How selflessly cool is Google? Every now and then the company removes from consideration one of its superhuman job candidates, to avoid an over-concentration of brilliance. Google, you see, doesn't want to become a black hole of awesome.

If You Throw a Turkey Out of a Plane Will it Fly?

Richard Blakeley · 12/02/09 12:42PM

No. But if you're the first person to catch it once it falls you're allowed to run off with it screaming, "Miiiiine!" in this bizarre trailer park tradition.

Gay Marriage Fails

cityfile · 12/02/09 12:33PM

So much for New York's reputation as one of the most liberal and accepting states in the nation. The State Senate defeated a bill that would have legalized same-sex marriage this afternoon after Democrats were unable to convince a single Republican senator to vote for the measure. [NYT]

Russian Pop Singer Natalie Falls Off Stage With Class

Mike Byhoff · 12/02/09 12:12PM

Let's face it, there comes a time in everybody's life when they're going to fall off of a stage in front of a crowd of Russians. Here's a video tutorial of how to do it with grace and dignity.

James Lipton's Weird Beard Exchange

Whitney Jefferson · 12/02/09 12:09PM

This ad from LG urges us, "before you text, give it a ponder." We're stuck pondering this image forever engraved into our heads of James Lipton taking his trademark beard off of his face and onto a teenage girl's.

Cosmetic Surgeons Go Green

cityfile · 12/02/09 12:04PM

Now you can enlarge your breasts and not waste any precious silicone or saline in the process. Gaining new-found popularity among plastic surgeons are boob augmentations that involve liposuctioning fat from one's thighs or buttocks and then injecting it into breasts. You really can save the earth and make the world more aesthetically pleasing at the same time! [NYT]

Ali Wise Returns to the Biz (Updated)

cityfile · 12/02/09 11:48AM

Did scandal-plagued publicist/alleged voicemail hacker Ali Wise just lose a job she only started a couple of weeks ago? [Update: No, she didn't; see below.] A tipster tells us that in recent weeks Wise has been doing unofficial PR for good friend Stacey Bendet's clothing line, Alice + Olivia.

The Making of OK Go's WTF Video

Whitney Jefferson · 12/02/09 11:47AM

Seems like everyone is talking about the amazing new OK Go music video that was shot all in one take. No, not the one treadmill one. The other one. This is a really cool behind-the-scenes for this visual acid trip.

10 Videos Shot From the World's Tallest Buildings

David Matthews · 12/02/09 11:32AM

Tall buildings have always been a symbol for national pride and financial dominance. However, it takes a lot to not curl up like a baby lemur when looking out from this high.

Gym Rat Gets A Little Too Physical

Sergio Hernandez · 12/02/09 11:30AM

Looks like this little resistance cable snafu turned an ordinary weight room work out into an impromptu yoga session.

PostSecret Video Confessions

Richard Blakeley · 12/02/09 11:29AM

PostSecret is a blog where people mail in handmade artistic postcards revealing their often embarrassing secrets. Now they're hitting the streets to ask people their secrets in person.

The Women of Tiger Woods

Brian Moylan · 12/02/09 11:25AM

Tiger Woods may have apologized to his wife and family for running all around town with a succession of women, but that doesn't mean the ladies don't exist. Just like Tiger's wife, we all want to know who they are.

Desperation Sets In at Forbes

cityfile · 12/02/09 11:12AM

Laying off as many as one in four Forbes writers and editors a few weeks ago hasn't been enough to stanch the flow of red ink, it seems. The magazine is now reportedly close to selling its historic headquarters on lower Fifth Avenue for $55 million, which is nearly a third of what it was hoping to get for the building two years ago. [NYP]
Update: Forbes is now denying the report in today's Post.

Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now

Whitney Jefferson · 12/02/09 11:00AM

In 1987 pop singer Tiffany covered Tommy James & the Shondells' hit song, "I Think We're Alone Now." Malls across America rejoiced- proof of which can be seen in the following video.