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Politico Mistakes State Flag for Union Flag, Idiocy Ensues
Hamilton Nolan · 02/16/12 09:34AMMultimillionaire New Yorker Hospitalized After Manic $20 Million Shopping Spree
John Cook · 02/14/12 11:19AMWith a $100 million fortune made from selling miniature ceramic houses, Ed Bazinet is one of New York's richest men. His TriBeCa apartment is worth $28 million, and he was featured Richistan, Robert Frank's 2007 book about the super-wealthy. Two weeks ago, he suffered a manic break and purchased a whopping $20 million worth of expensive kitsch over the course of five days at the New York International Gift Fair.
Dad of the Year Mass-Texts Teen Girl's Nude Pic to 'Teach Her a Lesson'
Hamilton Nolan · 01/30/12 10:46AMNew York's New Gay Disco Can't Even Spell Its Own Name Right
Brian Moylan · 01/27/12 04:23PMThe Sequoia Middle School Newsletter Sure Was Racist Last Week
Hamilton Nolan · 12/20/11 04:46PMChristopher Hitchens' Unforgivable Mistake
John Cook · 12/16/11 12:57PMThe outpouring of grief, goodwill, and teary encomia that has attended news of Christopher Hitchens' passing would—if he was anything like the persona he presented in print—have turned his stomach. He loathed sentiment, welcomed combat, and delighted in inflicting hard truths. In that spirit, it must not be forgotten in mourning him that he got the single most consequential decision in his life horrifically, petulantly wrong.
NYT Twitter Hero 'Pulls a Weiner'
Maureen O'Connor · 12/13/11 03:11PMIdiot SWAT Team Tried to Catch Guy Who Was Already in Prison
Lauri Apple · 12/10/11 07:00PMAfter collecting tips from (drunk? bath salts-addled?) witnesses and obtaining a warrant, a Santa Maria, California SWAT team stormtroopered the home of Hope and Javier Bravo Sr. in search of their son, Javier Bravo Jr. But he was already incarcerated. Which seems like something they should have known!
Murder Suspect Goes Free After DA Forgets to Indict Him
Lauri Apple · 11/21/11 05:55AMOh My God This Marketing Agency Promo Video Is So Embarrassing
Hamilton Nolan · 11/15/11 02:55PMIdiot Doctors Blame Man's Pain on a Past Hysterectomy
Lauri Apple · 11/12/11 04:05PMWhen New Zealander Les Kennington, who is a man, visited a health clinic complaining about severe stomach pains, doctors suggested that his past hysterectomy might be to blame. They know he had a hysterectomy because his medical report says so. Why does it say so, though, given that Kennington is a man?
Police Sent Winehouse's Death Report to Wrong Address
Maureen O'Connor · 10/25/11 01:31PMOh, Weed Spots Don't Actually Reduce Crime
Hamilton Nolan · 10/25/11 08:18AMWhat if I told you that having a medical marijuana dispensary near you could actually reduce crime in your neighborhood? You'd probably be like "duuuude," or some other stereotypically "stoner" thing, because your "glaucoma treatment" has been particularly good lately. Well, snap out of it, man: I'm here to tell you that a medical marijuana dispensary does not reduce crime in your neighborhood after all!
Woman Jailed 53 Days for Having the Name 'Teresa'
Lauri Apple · 10/19/11 04:55AMInmate Celebrates Parole With Contraband Phone Call, Gets Five More Years
Hamilton Nolan · 10/18/11 09:04AMNational Book Awards: Oops, We Shortlisted the Wrong Book
Maureen O'Connor · 10/17/11 12:12PMBumbling SWAT Team Robbed For Its Machine Guns
Hamilton Nolan · 10/17/11 09:12AMWhat is that highly trained squadron of commandos charged with tackling life's thorniest situations and defeating the scariest malefactors in our society, the Los Angeles SWAT team, up to now? Oh just getting robbed for a bunch of machine guns, by malefactors! I guess commando training doesn't include irony appreciation, which is quite an oversight!
Moron Student Who Accused Jewish Prof of Anti-Semitism: I Am The Victim Here
Hamilton Nolan · 09/15/11 09:19AMYesterday, we brought you the story of Sarah Grunfeld, the 22 year-old student at York University who ran out and publicly accused her (Jewish) sociology professor of anti-Semitism when he said the phrase "Jews should be sterilized"—as an example of a bad opinion. Grunfeld's reasoning: "The words, ‘Jews should be sterilized' still came out of his mouth, so regardless of the context I still think that's pretty serious."
Hip Hop Charter School Blew Its Book Money on De La Soul Endorsement
Hamilton Nolan · 09/09/11 12:50PMIn Portland, Oregon, one parent's bright idea and several years of planning and government grants had made the REAL Prep Charter Academy—a high school with a recording and arts program based in hip hop culture—a near reality. Do not insert easy joke here! The idea seems good. The execution was... embarrassing.