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Twitter Ashamed of Squalid New York Office

Ryan Tate · 09/23/10 03:01PM

San Francisco's Twitter just rented space for its burgeoning New York staff. But don't call it an "office:" Twitter is insistent its only real office is in California, and the thing in Gotham is, by definition, ghetto and weak.

These Are the French Fries That Could Kill You

Brian Moylan · 09/23/10 12:33PM

You can't have a hamburger without a side of fries. Heck, French fries are sometimes a meal unto themselves, but either way there's no getting around the fact that they're unhealthy. Here's a ranking of the worst offenders in America.

Terrible Mom Arrested for Encouraging Teen Daughter in Brawl

Jeff Neumann · 09/23/10 05:02AM

A Florida woman was arrested yesterday after a YouTube video surfaced showing her egging on her 16-year-old daughter during a brawl with another teenage girl. The video shows April Newcomb midway through the fight telling her daughter, "Don't fucking stop."

America's Most Honest Lawyer

Adrian Chen · 09/22/10 06:57PM

An advertisement for a Florida law firm: "If you and your spouse hate each other like poison and want to get out of the hellhole you call a marriage, you've come to the right place." Not pulling any punches here!

What Did Lady Gaga Write on This Newspaper?

Maureen O'Connor · 09/22/10 06:09PM

Lady Gaga ran into a Politico reporter at a restaurant in the East Village. She signed a copy of the paper "Repeal DADT," but—wait—what is the word preceding those ones? That doesn't say "Cenate," does it? Updated!