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Foursquare's Founders Are Too Cool

Ryan Tate · 09/02/10 01:16PM

[Foursquare founders Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai pretend to be chill in balmy SoHo this morning during a winter-themed photo shoot for their mobile "check-in" service. Icy stares ensued. Photo via our own Tom Plunkett.]

Juror Kicked Off Case, Punished Over Facebook Post

Brian Moylan · 09/02/10 12:55PM

A Detroit-area woman was kicked off a jury for commenting on Facebook that it's "gonna be fun to tell the defendant they're GUILTY" before the trial was over or the defense even presented its case. Guess what her punishment was?

Dudes Have All Types of Excuses for Wearing Makeup

Hamilton Nolan · 09/02/10 11:55AM

Men use cosmetics these days. Okay, fine. "Do you!" as we always exclaim, followed by a Z-shaped pattern of finger snaps. Unfortunately, guys seem to have a bit of a problem owning up to their makeup fetish.

Another Oil Rig Explodes in the Gulf of Mexico

Richard Lawson · 09/02/10 11:08AM

An offshore rig to the West of the Deepwater Horizon disaster site has exploded. Luckily, it was non-producing and there are no reported deaths. But man, oil companies really shouldn't have listened to that sinister Explode-O-Rig 5000™ salesman. [NYT]

Study: Ladies Spread Babies Like Rabies

Hamilton Nolan · 09/02/10 11:00AM

Ladies: Have you been "bitten" by the "baby bug?" If so, blame those bitches at your work, for messing with your mind. A new study says that women are helplessly influenced by that baby-having of their social betters.

Smoking Baby Has Kicked the Habit

Richard Lawson · 09/02/10 09:23AM

For now. Indonesia's world-famous cigarette-smoking two-year-old has quit cigs after undergoing therapy. Though there is concern that he will pick up the habit again once he returns home and the everyday stress of baby life wears at him once more.

The Craziest Reality TV Pitch You'll Hear This Week

Brian Moylan · 09/01/10 02:26PM

A young go-getter emailed the heads of most major TV networks yesterday with a pitch for a new reality show. It's about his "cool as hell" friend who's stringing along four guys and should be super-famous. Below: the insane email.

Black Swan Sounds Crazy, Amazing

Richard Lawson · 09/01/10 12:08PM

Darren Aronofsky's new ballet thriller (yes!) Black Swan premiered at the Venice Film Festival last night and reviews are in. Most people? Most people really liked the film, which sounds weird, dark, and insanely intriguing.