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Escaped Prisoner Disguised as Old Man Caught in Chicago | January 6, 2013 |
 A bank robber who broke out of downtown Chicago's federal jail in an "old man" disguise has been recaptured. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, 38-year-old Kenneth Conley was arrested Friday while dressed as an elderly man wearing "sunglasses, a beret, an overcoat" and hobbling with "a cane." More » More.. |
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Cat Caught Smuggling Escape Tools Into Brazilian Prison | January 6, 2013 |
 Early New Year's Eve, police in Brazil's Alagoas state thwarted a potential jailbreak when they captured a cat attempting to smuggle various escape tools into a medium-security prison. According to Google's probably very accurate translation of the State of Alagoas' official statement on the matter, the small black and white cat was found with " two saws, two drills for concrete, a headset, a memory card, a cell phone, three batteries and a mobile phone charger" taped around its stomach. More » More.. |
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Gérard Depardieu 'Betrays' France for Russia's Flat Tax | January 6, 2013 |
 There is not a detail in the story of France's Orson Welles Gérard Depardieu's apparently-real move to Russia to avoid higher taxes that will not delight you. After President François Hollande attempted to make good on his campaign pledge to increase taxes on the wealthy, Depardieu announced plans to leave France for Russia's 13% flat tax and his new best friend Vladimir Putin. More » More.. |
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The Library of Congress Is Almost Finished Archiving 170 Billion of Your Best Tweets | January 6, 2013 |
 If you'd forgotten your drunken or embarassing tweets from 2010, bad news: the Library of Congress is reportedly weeks away from finishing their project to archive the roughly 170 billion tweets sent between Twitter's founding in 2006 and April 2010, when the initiative was announced. Why are they archiving your tweets? All in the name of science and research. More » More.. |
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Armed Hate Crime Victim Decides Not to Shoot Attacker | January 6, 2013 |
 Earlier this week, a 24-year-old Tampa-area resident named Cameron Mohammed was walking with his girlfriend into Walmart at around 3 a.m. when the two were approached from behind by a 25-year-old named Daniel Quinnell. Quinnell allegedly yelled racial epithets at the two, then fired 20 shots at Mohammed with a pellet gun — pictured above — striking him multiple times in the head and neck. Mohammed was armed, too — but with a real .45 caliber pistol. He chose not to shoot. More » More.. |
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For Some Reason, the New York Times Published a Story on Non-Married Spouses Who Call Each Other Things Like 'Fusband' | January 6, 2013 |
 Sometimes the New York Times profiles people that are genuine monsters of upper-class naiveté and privilege — like, say, the kids flown to summer camp on private jets or The Ivy Plus Society. But sometimes the NYT does stories on well-meaning people whose lives end up looking really inane in print, like the non-married spouses who fret about the ridiculous names and phrases they call each other. More » More.. |
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Rockland County Clerk Claims "Gun Maps" Outdated, Inaccurate | January 6, 2013 |
 New York's Journal News has hired armed security guards after receiving a barrage of criticism over its recent decision to publish interactive maps with the names and addresses of licensed gun owners. More » More.. |
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Azealia Banks Called Perez Hilton a "Faggot," But That Doesn't Make Her a Homophobe | January 6, 2013 |
 For the better part of the past 48 hours, 21-year-old New York rapper Azealia Banks (best known for her 2011 viral hit "212") has been holding the attention of her Twitter followers hostage. First it was a Twitter beef with fellow 21-year-old hip-hop up-and-comer Angel Haze, which resulted in a swapping of dis tracks. And then, last night, she really had people freaking out when, during a spat with Perez Hilton resulting from his #TeamAngelHaze status, she called him a "messy faggot": More » More.. |
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Gunman in Aurora, Colo. Has Multiple Hostages, According to Police [UPDATE: 4 Reportedly Dead] | January 6, 2013 |
 This month was supposed to represent some sort of closure for Aurora, Colo., with the Cinemark that was the site of last summer's mass shooting set to reopen on Jan. 17 in a ceremony attended by the town's mayor and the state's governor. Instead it could also be marked by tragedy: police believe a gunman there is currently holding three or four hostages in a town house. More » More.. |
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Pink Slip Pilgrimage: A Broke Writer Needs a Loan | January 6, 2013 |
 There are as many roads to penury as there are paupers to follow them. As a writer, I always tried to see my own journey as material for nostalgic anecdotes to be delivered during acceptance speeches at some national awards galas. I like to imagine my struggles as leisurely, rather loopy jaunts. More » More.. |
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London's First Atheist Church Opens Tomorrow | January 6, 2013 |
 The first comedian-founded atheist church in England is set to hold its first monthly service tomorrow. Pippa Evans (a "musical improv comedian") and Sanderson Jones (just a regular talking comedian) came up with the idea together. More » More.. |
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Rick Ross Poses in Fur Coat Holding Baby Leopard (?), is Very Much the Boss | January 6, 2013 |
 Say what you will about Rick Ross, but the man knows how to construct a character and then live out that lifestyle. His Instagram feed — username "richforever" — is an unending succession of expensive sneakers, cars, jewelry and courtside seats to basketball games, but he may have reached his zenith this morning when he posted the above photo. He is wearing a fur coat and holding what appears to be a baby leopard. His hat says "Kings." The caption for the photo is "Come & $uck a D-ck 4 a Millionaire. #TwoKings." That seems to present a problem, considering the presence of the wild cat, but I'm sure he'll figure it out. More » More.. |
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The Forbes-College Professor War Is So On | January 6, 2013 |
 How could a Forbes article that opened with "university professors have a lot less stress than most of us" go so wrong? More » More.. |
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Director of Italian Fashion House Missoni Aboard Plane Missing in Venezuela | January 6, 2013 |
 Vittorio Missoni was one of six people aboard a plane that has been reported missing off the coast of Venezuela. Missoni — as you could have guessed — runs the famed Italian fashion house Missoni along with his siblings Luca and Angela, neither of whom was on the plane. More » More.. |
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This Week in Vomiting | January 6, 2013 |
 It's hard to believe that only yesterday io9 introduced us to "Vomiting Larry,", the mannequin-like robot designed to vomit on command "not just forcefully, but in an anatomically accurate fashion." In some ways it feels like old Larry's been with us for years, teaching us all how to vomit correctly. But he's not just a novelty vomiting robot; he's here to help scientists stop the spread of the stomach flu: More » More.. |
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Eat Like the Stars: A Course-by-Course Golden Globes Menu Analysis | January 5, 2013 |
 The best thing about Golden Globes night is that it provides dinner to a roomful of stars who otherwise could not afford to feed themselves. The celebs sit smushed elbow-to-elbow at round dinner tables and the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton looks like an Olive Garden the ad sales department has rented out for its 2003 F-ad-bulous Employee Recognition Dinner. Also everyone gets wasted, which is great for .gifs. More » More.. |
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Listen to a Pastor's Slightly Sexy, Very Polite Ball-Gagged 911 Call: 'Hi There! I Am Stuck in a Pair of Handcuffs...' | January 5, 2013 |
 The Illinois Times reports that a Springfield pastor has taken a leave of absence after making a polite but oh-dear-so-nervous-sounding call to local police, seeking help after he mysteriously managed to get himself stuck inside a pair of handcuffs. More » More.. |
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Are You Cool with This Baby Knowing More About Classic Rock Than You? | January 5, 2013 |
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Watch a Firefighter Fight a Year's Worth of Metro Detroit Fires in Eight Minutes | January 5, 2013 |
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Who Should Play 'Young Hillary Clinton' in the Sexy New Biopic about Her Twenties? | January 5, 2013 |
 Zero Dark Thirty has already shown us how al-Quaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed at the hands of U.S. Navy SEALs…now America is ready for a movie about how Hillary Clinton fell in love! More » More.. |
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Predicting 2013: Don't Worry, The Tea Party Will Be Fine | January 5, 2013 |
 If you wait long enough without any expectation of regular victories in politics, it's not surprising that you eventually go searching for them in narrative. Which makes it understandable that "liberals" on TV have used the 2012 election results to claim that the Tea Party is over. The lights have come on; some abstinence pledges have to be torn up, and everyone needs to go home. More » More.. |
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Racial Segregation in Colleges: Well, It Still Exists | January 5, 2013 |
 A new study of racial segregation in American colleges (covering only black and white students) shows that progress has been made in the past 40 years (one should hope so), but also that higher learning is far from integrated. Is that a problem? Depends on your perspective. More » More.. |
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Confessions of a Teenage Word-Bully | January 5, 2013 |
 It is 1986. We are 13- and 14-year-olds, rank-smelling in unwashed teenager jeans, unsupervised and latch-keyed after school, huddled around the face of the future: The screen of a first-generation Apple Macintosh personal computer. Within the machine's non-dairy creamer-colored casing is a malleable visual playground unlike anything we had seen before: Manic fonts, brick-wall patterns summoned with a mouse-click and distorted at will, spray-paint lines of variable size and density. More » More.. |
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Wildlife Filmmaker Has Scary Close Encounter with Hungry Polar Bear | January 5, 2013 |
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Everything Hilarious in Texas Chainsaw 3D | January 5, 2013 |
 Here is how stupid John Luessenhop's incompetent sixth installment in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise is: An alternate sequel, the film picks up where the 1974 original left off (literally with the police responding to a call from the pickup truck driver who rescued final girl Sally) and concerns a baby who is kidnapped from the demented family of homicidal cannibals. When we meet her in the present, she is played by the 26-year-old Alexandra Daddario and surrounded by horny college-esque kids. She should be at least 38. More » More.. |
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Here Are the Republicans Who Voted 'No' on Hurricane Sandy Relief Funds | January 5, 2013 |
 Friday, Congress finally approved a $9.7 billion package to pay flood insurance claims from Hurricane Sandy. The measure was supposed to come to a vote earlier in the week, but was tabled by House Speaker John Boehner, drawing much criticism from both Democrats and his fellow Republicans alike. More » More.. |
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Florida Judge Doesn't Buy Stripper's Claim that She Assaulted Two Strangers as Part of a Performance Art Piece | January 5, 2013 |
 A woman who was arrested for attacking two people in Hallandale Beach, Florida, told a bond court judge she was merely a misunderstood street artist who was "trying to do some artwork." More » More.. |
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American Eagle Pilot Fails Breathalyzer Test Before Takeoff | January 4, 2013 |
 A pilot employed by American Eagle was removed for his plane this morning by airport police after failing an alcohol breath test. More » More.. |
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BUCKWILD's Shain Is a Trash Collector Who Loves His Job | January 4, 2013 |
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are Excited to Host the 'Sloppy, Loud Party' That is the Golden Globes | January 4, 2013 |
 Another promo for this year's Golden Globes has made its way to YouTube. This video features co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in the same glitzy dresses from their last one, answering questions about their expectations for this year's ceremony. More » More.. |
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Tough Guy Esquire Writer Hilariously Challenges Anyone to Ten Round Boxing Match | January 4, 2013 |
 Esquire and ESPN Magazine writer Chris Jones—winner of both a National Magazine Award (though not as many as he believes he deserves) and a Gawker Least Important Writers award—has long been known as that guy. That guy who, despite having one of the more enviable writing jobs in journalism, would wail about not winning an award. That guy who would launch soul-pained howls against the merest online insult. That guy whose Twitter bio said "I'm also a big fan of The Three B's: bacon, books, and bourbon"—until now. More » More.. |
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Superstorm Sandy Victims Stunned to Find Themselves in Allstate Ad — Because They're Suing the Insurer for More Money | January 4, 2013 |
 Sheila and Dominic Traina of Staten Island were in the middle of Thanksgiving dinner when they suddenly spotted their New Dorp Beach home in an Allstate ad aimed at patting the insurer on the back for helping victims of Superstorm Sandy get back on their feet. More » More.. |
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Here Is a Heartbreaking Photo of President Obama First Hearing About the Sandy Hook Shooting | January 4, 2013 |
 Just as we all remember that famous AP photo of then President George W. Bush first hearing about the 9/11 attacks, so too will we remember this image of counterterrorism official John Brennan briefing President Obama on the details of last month's devastating Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. The photo was released yesterday via the official White House Flickr feed. Reads the picture's caption: "The President later said during a TV interview that this was the worst day of his Presidency." More » More.. |
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'Salacious' Photo of Princess Diana Ordered 'Not to Be Published' Finally Sees the Light of Day | January 4, 2013 |
 An "intimate photo" of an 18 or 19-year-old Princess Di is being published for the first time after being put up for auction at a New Hampshire-based auction house. More » More.. |
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Woman Who Received Sexts from Anthony Weiner Shows Up on His Facebook Page to Apologize | January 4, 2013 |
 A Las Vegas blackjack dealer who sold her story of sext and intrigue involving Anthony Weiner to Radar Online made an impromptu appearance on the former congressman's Facebook page to apologize for destroying his political career. More » More.. |
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Icelandair Gets a Gold Star in Restraining Crazy Drunk Passengers | January 4, 2013 |
 The above photo comes to us from a tipster whose friend took off on a plane from Iceland yesterday and quickly ascended to hell in the skies. More » More.. |
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It's Friday!: Time to Dance Like Nobody at the Airport is Watching | January 4, 2013 |
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'Teens' Caught Egging Suburban Home Turn Out to Be Off-Duty Officers | January 4, 2013 |
 Newton, Massachusetts, is consistently voted among the safest cities in America. So it's no wonder, then, that police officers have plenty of time for extracurricular activities. More » More.. |
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California Court Says Woman Wasn't Technically Raped Because She Isn't Married | January 4, 2013 |
 Basing its decision on a law from 1872, an appeals court in California ruled that a man convicted of rape by a trial court was not guilty of the crime because the woman he allegedly raped wasn't married. More » More.. |
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Subway Violence in New York City Continues Unabated in 2013 | January 4, 2013 |
 Towards the end of last year, two people were shoved onto subway tracks and killed in separate incidents. Tonight, two plainclothes NYPD cops were shot, a bystander was grazed by a bullet and a suspect was killed after opening fire at the Fort Hamilton Parkway subway stop in Brooklyn. More » More.. |
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RIP Fiscal Cliff Parody Accounts | January 4, 2013 |
 The fiscal cliff has been avoided, and here's the best news: it means the end of fiscal cliff parody accounts! Assuming you're sane, you weren't following any of these accounts, anyway. But let's roll the montage of "greatest hits" so we never forget how creatively empty and unfunny Twitter is at its worse. More » More.. |
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