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Bedbugs Close Sexy Hollister Store in Soho

Richard Lawson · 07/01/10 09:17AM

If you've ever walked down Broadway just south of Houston Street, you know the Hollister. There are always shirtless lifeguard-type boys outside, urging you in? It's quite effective! Not so effective? Bedbugs, which are what the store is currently battling.

Demo iPads Coated In Dangerous Bacteria

Adrian Chen · 06/06/10 12:37PM

The demo iPads at Apple stores are like something out of The Andromeda Strain. The Daily News swabbed a couple and found staphylococcus aureus, "the most common cause of staph infections", as well as yeast and a rash-causing bacteria. [Gothamist]

Wisconsin Diaper Thief Gets Off Easy

Jeff Neumann · 06/04/10 09:10AM

Dillon Makuski, a 20-year-old diaper fetishist, was given 30 months probation, 200 hours of community service, and must undergo a psycho-sexual examination for stealing dirty diapers from someone's home. He was arrested with six soiled diapers in his pockets.

Extreme Hoarders Buried Inside Own Home

Jeff Neumann · 05/26/10 05:14AM

An elderly Chicago couple was rescued from beneath piles of junk inside their home where they were trapped for two weeks and may have been bitten by rats. The smell was so bad that firefighters had to wear hazmat suits.

Secret to Naples' Delicious Pizza: Coffin Wood

Max Read · 05/17/10 09:26PM

Why is Neapolitan pizza so good? Could it be the fresh ingredients? The recipes passed down from generation to generation? The long tradition of pizza-making? Or maybe it's the coffin wood possibly being used to fuel the ovens? [AFP]

On the Job Croc Attack

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 04/30/10 03:14PM

Kids always want to grow up to be veterinarians, to play with all creatures great and small forever. That dream ends now thanks to Weird, True, and Freaky, which showed just how terrifying a day at the zoo can be.

Spanish Doctors Perform First Full Face Transplant

Adrian Chen · 04/22/10 09:42PM

Barcelona doctors have performed the world's first full face transplant on a man injured in a shooting accident. There had been partial face transplants before, but this was the whole thing. Like a pancake on a bowling ball. [Telegraph]

Pitcher Had Diarrhea, Okay?

Elaine Moran · 04/14/10 01:30PM

This pitcher's manager simply said he was sick, but he gives us a lot more detail. It happens to everyone, but this man refuses to be ashamed.

Bush Wipes the Poor Off on Clinton

Pareene · 03/24/10 02:15PM

Sure, he may be uncomfortable with the impoverished, but we should just be proud of former President Bush for making is through this whole visit to Haiti without one of his trademark hilarious verbal goof-ups, like "we don't torture.")

American Apparel "Trans-Am" Campaign is Edgy, Gross

Mike Byhoff · 03/18/10 10:38AM

What's hotter than a hip girl with a perfect body and an ample bosom? A hip girl with a perfect body, ample bosom, and a mustache. Throw in spandex with a boner, and it's no longer advertising—it's art.