Farewell, Diners Club

cityfile · 11/24/09 04:43PM

Who knew Diners Club still existed? It turns out it does and today Citigroup announced that it's selling off the near-dead credit card franchise to a Canadian bank for "an undisclosed sum" (read: not much) as it looks to shed "noncore assets and streamline operations." A look back at the glory days of America's first credit card below.

Rue McClanahan: the Crazy Old Cat Lady Who Cares

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 11/24/09 04:30PM

The slutty Golden Girl takes time out of her busy schedule to hang out in a house full of felines, narrowly escaping a full-on Cat Woman transformation. Rue is the cat's over-sized bedazzled padded-shoulder pajamas!

Bicycle Safety, Ironic Hipsters, and You

Mike Byhoff · 11/24/09 04:16PM

Here's an informative PSA about how to not only be the safest, coolest cyclingest dude around, but also how to make a convincing fake PSA.

The Muppets Do Bohemian Rhapsody

Whitney Jefferson · 11/24/09 04:10PM

A new YouTube channel called Muppet Studio launched yesterday and delivered this darling video that has undoubtedly been forwarded to many parents today. Queen and the Muppets, together at last.

Man Marries Virtual Girlfriend

Whitney Jefferson · 11/24/09 04:02PM

This past Sunday, Japan's new resident weirdo Sal9000 married the "love of his life," Nene Anegasaki. The catch? She currently resides inside of his Nintendo DS.

Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day

Whitney Jefferson · 11/24/09 04:00PM

Today at Gawker.TV, a criminal channels television during his arrest, a little girl's unknowingly racist, a documentary from "the future" remembers the present differently than we do, sexting gets its own song, and we examine the best literal music videos.

How to Deal With Teens

Hamilton Nolan · 11/24/09 03:45PM

"A 13-year-old girl won't interact with her long-distance father, and she even called him 'gay' for caring. What's a dad to do?" Point out that she's the gay one, and she looks like a slut. Kids' respect is earned. [WaPo]

Ravi Somaiya · 11/24/09 03:39PM

Lindsay Lohan has not been fired by fashion house Ungaro. Despite designing nipple pasties.

There is a Deadly New Drug to Kill Our Kids

Ravi Somaiya · 11/24/09 03:08PM

There's a menacing new drug around. And it's called... meow meow. Really. The press in Australia and Britain, who love a new drug they can moralize about, say it's deadly and legal and kids are all doing it.

How To Look Great in Photographs

Whitney Jefferson · 11/24/09 03:00PM

For those of us who are extremely vain, here's a video from HowCast chock-full of tips on how to always look fantastic in pictures. Get practicing!

cityfile · 11/24/09 02:53PM

• France's first lady, Carla Bruni, will star in Woody Allen's next movie. [AFP]
• Time Inc. is shutting down InStyle Weddings and laying off nine people in the process. The company also let 15 staffers go at Fortune today. [Gawker, NYP]
• Adam Lambert's racy performance at the AMAs has stirred up some drama, in case you haven't heard; ABC says it's been flooded with complaints. [NYT]
• In related news, Lambert will not be appearing on GMA due to the fallout, but he will be on the Early Show and the Late Show with David Letterman. [HL]
• The Washington Post is closing its NYC, LA, Chicago bureaus. [WaPo]
• Time Inc., Condé Nast and Hearst are setting up a company to "allow them to take the digital future into their own hands." Better late than never! [NYO]
• Sarah Palin's Going Rogue sold 700,000 copies in its first week, sadly. [AP]

Kentucky Census Worker Was Not Murdered

Ravi Somaiya · 11/24/09 02:49PM

When a census worker was found hanged with 'fed' scrawled on his chest, many across the country denounced anti-government nuts like Glenn Beck for inciting a lynching. It now seems that wasn't the case. Prepare for some unbearable crowing.