April Fools' Day

Lindsay Lohan Pregnant?

She tweeted just that mere hours ago. But of course, it was April Fools Day. Whew! But wait a minute. Lindsay happened to have posted the tweet after midnight, EST.

Very Local Seaweed and Fresh Rabbit Blood at Restaurant '13

Can an ingredient be too local? The gelatinous seaweed served at New York's newest pop-up restaurant is scraped each morning from the bottom of the Staten Island Ferry and strewn over sheets of fried kale. It's slippery stuff and it tastes dangerous, like it could kill you. It just might. For the p ... More >>

Hey Companies, You Are No Longer Allowed to Participate on April Fools' Day

April Fools' Day has become, for lack of a better word, a shitshow. A day of pranks played on and by friends has metastasized into overblown theater perpertrated by news outlets, corporations, and even governments. Did you set your sister's clock back an hour? Too bad, Scope has already goofed her ... More >>

New Bacon-Flavored Condoms Are Already Out of Stock

The food-novelty machine that is J&D's has released a new product for bacon lovers who are determined to ruin bacon once and for all for everyone. Bacon condoms, available just in time for April Fool's Day and suspiciously already out of stock, come in packs of three, loaded with the company's own w ... More >>

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A Beer Made with Bull Testicles, Straight Outta Colorado

Much like Rogue's beer made from a brewmaster's beard-cultivated yeast, this weird, ballsy brew started out as a joke. Then it got out of hand. Colorado-based Wynkoop Brewery first imagined Rocky Mountain Oyster Beer as an April Fool's joke: A video of the brewers discussing their love for their st ... More >>

"What About the Good Things Hitler Did?" Probably Was A Bad Headline Choice By Rutgers Student Newspaper

There's a sure-fire way to draw the ire of, well...just about everyone: write a newspaper article with the headline "What About the Good Things Hitler Did?" and then attribute it to a Jewish college kid who didn't even write it -- which is exactly what a satirical newspaper at Rutgers University did ... More >>

Some April Fools' Jokes For the End of April Fools'

April Fools' is just darn frustrating. As a studier of the Internet, you have to be constantly on guard. With every word you read and link you click on you must think, "could this really ridiculous story be real? Or is it a product of someone's imagination?" So, as the most annoying holiday of the y ... More >>

Sleep No More Remixed: Version 2.0, April Fool's Joke, Or Phishing Scam?

Prior to receiving the above "telegram" today, we've been to the McKittirck Hotel twice to engage with Punchdrunk's Sleep No More. Now, it seems the production is about to undergo a radical change. Or engage in an April Fool's Day prank against would be returning customers. Or maybe, as the cl ... More >>

The Best (and Worst) Days for Online Dating in NYC in 2011, According to Data From OkCupid

We were wondering: Could there be truth to the idea that, say, after a natural disaster, or on a long holiday weekend, there might be a stronger inclination to turn to the sex of your choosing and merge, or try to find someone with whom to merge, or at least get some dinner or something? And how did ... More >>

Umami Burger Will Enfold New York in a Meaty Embrace

crazybluepanda/Flickr​Even though New York may not be any closer to getting an In-n-Out Burger than we were on April Fool's Day 2010, it looks like we'll soon receive another meaty Southern Californian love letter in the form of Umami Burger.

Wal-Mart Shopper Super Glued to Toilet Seat

​In cases of being stuck to something, it is far better to be glued than to be fused. Or so it would seem. But if you're in a discount superstore on or around April Fool's Day, your best bet is to use the bathroom at home, lest you end up like the 48-year-old Maryland man who became stuck to t ... More >>

Gwyneth, Gwyneth Everywhere. Even on the Cover of Bon Appetit?

Gwyneth overload.​You can't turn on a TV or a radio without seeing or hearing Gwyneth Paltrow these days. And it's starting to look more and more like the long-legged Country Strong star is about to invade newsstands, too.

Where Am I Eating?

​April Fool's Day is over but that doesn't mean the fun and games have to end. So get ready to play a new round of Where Am I Eating? As always, examine the picture and tell us where we are eating. The first person to guess correctly will win both eternal fame and an awesome cookbook.

Madonna To Receive Special Oscar!

​This is an exclusive, folks. The people that control the Academy Awards have decided that next year they will give a special Oscar to Madonna! For her screen work! A memo that was just leaked to me cites Madonna's "brash charm and deft, chameleon-like skill, as evidenced by her performance ... More >>

Nail Clipping on the Subway: A Battle for the Ages [Video]

Whew, just when we were getting placid on our daily commutes, that little microcosm o' life, there comes this video in which two ostensible strangers battle it out -- to the nail! -- over whether the one should or should not clip his nails on the subway. (He should not.) Still, this is amusing, prob ... More >>

Did the Huffington Post Steal Their April Fool's Day Joke? Plus More Media Gags!

​Today, almost every media operation in the world has already attempted or will soon attempt to make a joke at the expense of their readers, viewers, visitors, or customers. Most will actually fool very few, while even less will be funny. We've already noted some of Google's gags for the day, ... More >>

Dear April Fool's Day: You Suck.

​Dear April Fool's Day, Listen. We hate to be the ones to say this...well, actually, we're perfectly happy to be the ones to say this, because we've been thinking it all damn day. You suck. For people who work on the Internet, you suck especially. But also, you suck for everyone. In the dark ... More >>

Boy Scouts of America Do Not Appreciate Jokes About the Hitler Youth

​On one final April Fool's Day note, our local blog buddy Bucky Turco at Animal New York pulled a pretty fast one on a time-honored national group. First, he grabbed images like the one you see to the right from the Boy Scouts' official website. Then he plastered his blog with the images in pl ... More >>

Lesbian Country Star Keeps Her Top On!

​The other day--about eight months after she came out as a lesbian--country singer Chely Wright took the time to chat with me about the repercussions as I danced a concerned two-step. CLICK HERE for my column in which Chely talks about her changing fan base, the state of gayness in country mu ... More >>

Californian Democracy

Genius mingles with dementia in a crucial seven-disc funk love letter

Gum-Smacking Escapades

Folkies and avant-gardists chew both Juicy Fruit and scenery

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A Rape in Cyberspace

How an Evil Clown, a Haitian Trickster Spirit, Two Wizards, and a Cast of Dozens Turned a Database Into a Society

Crawling Up the Wall

We got a first-time home grant from neighborhood housing services

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Bush Warms Up to Bill

Ex-president now a social security blanket for the current president

Timid Script Stifles Bernie Mac in Race-Reversed Remake

Music

Beautiful Alone

Leslie Cheung, 1956–2003

Horoscope

Press Pause

NY Mirror

Plug Me, Jesus

Horoscope

Agenda Bending

Age of Empire

The Reopening of a Brooklyn Roller-Skating Mecca

The Shrink Brigade

Therapists Take On Managed Care

Seattle : The Sequel

Activists Prep for a D.C. Showdown With the IMF and the World Bank

Virgin Territory

Fanning the Fame