heroes

Chesley Sullenberger Is Even Better Than You Think

Hamilton Nolan · 02/03/09 12:38PM

Is hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger a normal man, or a superhuman paragon of ethics sent to earth to shame us into being better people? His treatment of an overdue library book points to "superhuman":

Coy Sully Cancels TV Interview; America Weeps

Hamilton Nolan · 01/19/09 09:53AM

Hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, America's most popular man, was all set to make his big national television debut on the Today show this morning. Then he pulled out. Stop restraining our Sully!:

Hero of the Hudson

Ryan Tate · 01/15/09 07:06PM

Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, III was the last person to leave US Airways Flight 1549 — a true captain, he swept the center aisle twice to ensure no one else was still on board.

Some Idiot (and Recession Hero) Spent $20,000 on Champagne

Sheila · 12/17/08 01:53PM

What's this? Someone partying at Marquee bought a $20,000 bottle of Armand de Brignac champagne? Guest of a Guest doesn't know who it was—the bottle-buyer wanted to stay anonymous, for obvious reasons—but let's investigate. The way in which the clubgoer is brandishing the bottle in this photo—with the fizz spewing out of the top—is clearly phallic. Freud would have much to analyze. As obnoxious and appalling as this is, we're still glad (if only for the club's staff) that these morons still exist. Let's salute the overspending assholes of the world—who, unlike the tightwad assholes of the world—are at least keeping people employed.

Bush Comes Under Shoe Attack in Baghdad

Hamilton Nolan · 12/14/08 01:15PM

[Update: Now with video!] Hero president George W. Bush placed his own life at risk today by visiting an Iraqi office, where he came under heavy shoe fire: