Winter Sports

Ask a Mexican: Why Don't Mexicans Perform in the Winter Olympics?

Hunter S. Thompson's Playboy Correspondence: Kind of Tame

Playboy​ The above is Hunter S. Thompson's hangover cure, according to a cache of his letters released by Playboy. It's 12 amyl nitrites and "as many beers as necessary." Amyl nitrites are poppers, FYI. What did you expect Hunter S. Thompson's hangover cure to be? Green tea and a hot yoga ses ... More >>

Sarah Palin Screwed Basketball Star, Did Coke and Pot, And Cheated On Todd

​ It seems the idiocy-spewing family-values robot is human after all. According to The Enquirer, a tell-all book about Palin that will come out next week says she once scored with future hoops star Glen Rice (less than a year later, she was pregnant and eloped with Todd). She did coke off a ... More >>

Robert 'Sandy' Vietze, Guy Who Peed on Girl During JetBlue Flight, Was an Olympic Hopeful

​Robert "Sandy" Vietze, the drunk 18-year-old who drank eight alcoholic beverages and then relieved himself on the leg of an 11-year-old girl on the worst flight ever (someone later vomited, in an unrelated incident), has been found to have been a top alpine skier and on the developmental team ... More >>

The Boob Luge: Because Why Not Drink Booze Out of Frozen Breasts

DrinkingStuffJust like mother's milk​File under totally-unnecessary-but-still-kind-of-awesome inventions: the boob luge. Yes, when those evenings at the local watering hole are getting boring, why not down some tasty cocktails right from a frozen nipple? And you're in luck because if you hav ... More >>

Good Morning, Here's Someone Falling Off a Cliff

Straight from the streets of YouTube, here's a helmet camera video of a gnarly dude falling down a rock face. Don't worry, he (probably) survives!

The 2014 Winter Olympics Mascots: How Do They Compare to Mascots of Yesteryear?

​The new mascots for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia are here! They're pretty cute if a little too Pixar. It's a polar bear, a hare, and a leopard with a snowboard. The only one who looks remotely athletic is the leopard. He's actually kind of scary if you look too long into his eyes ... More >>

Johnny Be Good

The Chanel-obsessed bad-boy skater has a book

Justin Bieber Contributes to Kiddie-Celeb Autobiography Genre

​Justin Bieber, tween pop heartbreaker extraordinaire, is writing a memoir entitled Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story. Whether or not the "writing" will be done by the 16-year-old Bieb himself, this represents an important new addition to a time-honored genre -- autobiographies "wr ... More >>

In New York Magazine Feud, Restaurateur Keith McNally is Actually Defending Hipsters

​When you're the name behind go-to New York City eateries like Pastis, Balthazar, Schiller's and Minetta Tavern, what do you care about a one-star review in lowly New York magazine? If you're Keith McNally, you care, goddammit. Enough to write an incensed letter personally attacking the critic ... More >>

OH, CANADA!

See what's new in Canadian cinema

IN NUDE

McGinley is back, fully exposed

Haiti's Rum Industry to Rebuild; Not All Nut Liqueurs Should Be Ignored

​ Several states with tight control on liquor sales, such as Virginia, Vermont, and Mississippi, are considering a change in legislation that would privatize the distribution of alcohol, either by auctioning licenses to private companies or selling distribution centers. [Wall Street Journal] ... More >>

Nodar Kumaritashvili's Death Steps Up Calls for Safer Sports

​In the wake of the gruesome death of Olympic luger Nodar Kumaritashvili in a training accident last week, Olympic officials have moved the starting points on the luge track to slow the course -- which has some lugers already missing the excitement of a world-class run. It may seem the offi ... More >>

Nodar Kumaritashvili Crashes In Olympic Training, Dies

​During a training run for the 2010 Winter Olympics, luger Nodar Kumaritashvili of the Republic of Georgia went over a wall and smashed into a metal pole. Observers say he was going very fast; one of the other lugers hit 96 mph on a run yesterday. He was airlifted to the hospital, but has been ... More >>

Fall for Dance and Raimund Hoghe Ramp Up the New Season

​During a training run for the 2010 Winter Olympics, luger Nodar Kumaritashvili of the Republic of Georgia went over a wall and smashed into a metal pole. Observers say he was going very fast; one of the other lugers hit 96 mph on a run yesterday. He was airlifted to the hospital, but has been ... More >>

WHAT'S NEW?

An ice queen and an English dandy at BAM

COOL DOWN

Figure skaters compete at Chelsea Piers

PARK SLOPES

No lift pass required

SKI BUNNY

Steal a car, and hit the discounted slopes

2009 Nude Calendars So Far a Disappointment

There's still time to get your 2009 nude calendar! The Daily News offers a gallery of what look to be strictly softcore offerings at best, lacking the esoteric appeal of the Salford University and Canadian Women's Biathlon Team calendars we told you about earlier. Till Naked Charity updates, the be ... More >>

Voice Xmas Gifts 3: Nude Biathlete Calendar

There's still time to get your 2009 nude calendar! The Daily News offers a gallery of what look to be strictly softcore offerings at best, lacking the esoteric appeal of the Salford University and Canadian Women's Biathlon Team calendars we told you about earlier. Till Naked Charity updates, the be ... More >>

We'll Stick With The Button, Thanks

There's still time to get your 2009 nude calendar! The Daily News offers a gallery of what look to be strictly softcore offerings at best, lacking the esoteric appeal of the Salford University and Canadian Women's Biathlon Team calendars we told you about earlier. Till Naked Charity updates, the be ... More >>

The Boys of CMJ

Starring Mission of Burma, and, uh, the Women

Crystal Antlers Tonight at the Mercury Lounge

Starring Mission of Burma, and, uh, the Women

Live: Edan and Prince Paul at the Knitting Factory

Starring Mission of Burma, and, uh, the Women

A Fool's Gold

Doctoroff's legacy: no Olympic Medal, no Ground Zero mettle

'Blades of Glory'

Doctoroff's legacy: no Olympic Medal, no Ground Zero mettle

Women Can't Jump

This world-class ski jumper can't compete in Turin—but her little brother can

Iced Out

Figure skating is the hippest

'First Descent'

Figure skating is the hippest

One Love, Many Colors

Taking the Rasta trend from the runway to the street

Rainbow Bright

Giving winter blues the boot

Film

Giving winter blues the boot

Sports

Giving winter blues the boot

Event Horizon

What Would it Cost the City to Host the Olympics in 2012?

Sports

What Would it Cost the City to Host the Olympics in 2012?

Beaned in Boston

The Hockey Season's Best Bouts

Sports

The Hockey Season's Best Bouts

Going for the Olympic Gold

Lusting After a Precious Metal, the NHL Tarnishes Itself

Horoscope

Lusting After a Precious Metal, the NHL Tarnishes Itself

Collision Course

Drop in Enforcement Leaves Kayaks Vulnerable to Jet Skis

Listings

Drop in Enforcement Leaves Kayaks Vulnerable to Jet Skis

Athenian Dreams or Trojan Horse?

New York’s Olympic Bid Could Be Billion-Dollar Boondoggle

Sports

New York’s Olympic Bid Could Be Billion-Dollar Boondoggle

Our Bodies, Ourselves

The Mainstream Embraces the Athletic Amazon

Tumbling Down

Eating Disorders and the Female Athlete

Survival of the Fittest

The Specialization of Women’s Bodies for Specific Sports

The Lords of the Rings

In Salt Lake Olympic Scandal, The Accused Are Less the Problem Than Some of Their Judges