Kim Jong Il More Web Savvy Than The Average Despot

The Cajun Boy · 07/09/09 12:03AM

Remember North Korean's deranged little troll leader, Kim Jong Il, the one firing missiles into the Pacific lately like a ten year-old with bottle rockets on New Year's Eve? Well, he's been hacking into American and South Korean government computers!

Agyness Deyn Is, Like, So Very Bored Right Now

The Cajun Boy · 07/08/09 10:32PM

Agyness Deyn is, like, such a rebel. She's a model who is so unmodel-y. She, like, hates fashion! And she, like, lives in East Village and wears Converse sneakers and quirky hats and smoke Parliaments. She's, like, so unique!

It's Not Always Progressive in Philadelphia

The Cajun Boy · 07/08/09 09:02PM

In a story that reads like something printed in newspaper during the early 1960s, a Philadelphia swim camp turned away over 60 African-American children because their presence would "change the complexion" of the pool.

Live Blogging Top Chef Masters, Week 4

Mister_Hippity · 07/08/09 08:00PM

Well, a fortnight has passed since we last met, thanks to Bravo's pre-empting of TCM with The Fashion Show last week — a bid to trick us into watching their lame Project Runway replacement. Hope you didn't fall for it!

Chocolate Is Death

Hamilton Nolan · 07/08/09 04:25PM

A 29 year-old chocolate factory worker in New Jersey died today after falling into an eight-foot-deep vat of melted chocolate. One option for the poor man's cadaver: a mold for chocolates.

The Quick Gutting of Peter Thiel's Clarium Capital

Ryan Tate · 07/08/09 04:05PM

The June numbers are in, and Peter Thiel's hedge fund is looking puny, having shrunk to just $1.5 billion in assets, from $7.8 billion in June 2008. Placed in an historical context, the PayPal co-founder's fund looks even worse.

Tom Waits Being Cool

Hamilton Nolan · 07/08/09 03:36PM

"All I remember was my sax player making a fire out of chop sticks and holding his horn over the flame to warm it up before we went on. Everyone was dressed up in moon gear." And fuck Frank Sinatra:

A Tasty Wave

Richard Lawson · 07/08/09 03:28PM

[A Californian body surfer rides a big one. From BodySurf, a great site that collects pictures of people riding waves. Their third collection is up now. You should take a look.]