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Q&A: Mutant Genes On Drunken Dares And The Appeal Of Yahoo Serious

Self-described "incompetent shitbags" Mutant Genes aren't your little brother's hardcore band. If they ever used skateboards, it was probably as a weapon or as a seat at an after-party. And they favor slightly fractured rhythms and tricky riffs to just jocky bro-core. Only about eight months old, yo ... More >>

If You Ever Become a CEO, Make Sure Your Resume Is Flawless

The art of resume-writing is exaggeration; we are all taught to transform "filing" into "transferral of paper entities" and "job" into "duties and responsibilities." Our listed activities and interests are always hobbies we dream of doing on our free time ("fly-fishing," "biking up mountains," etc.) ... More >>

Kew Motor Inn, Alleged "Haven" For Hookers, Closes Its Doors (With A Little Help From The City)

​The Kew Motor Inn, located in a residential section of Kew Gardens, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, was a "haven" for hookers and their pimps. So was the Par Central Motor Inn, which also is located in a residential area of Kew Gardens.Thanks to the city's "nuisance abatement ... More >>

The Four Dumbest Attempts To Explain Why Beyoncé And Jay-Z Named Their Baby "Blue Ivy"

Late Saturday Beyoncé, having taken over an entire floor at Lenox Hill Hospital, gave birth to her first child with Jay-Z—a daughter named Blue Ivy. No sooner did the name surface (well, at first the Internet got it wrong, referring to the baby as "Ivy Blue") than did the super-stupid conspir ... More >>

Radio Hits One: Raising The Bar For "YouTube Platinum"

Justin Bieber and Ludacris: Congratulations. A lot of people watched your video.​On August 28, MTV will throw the 2011 installment of its Video Music Awards, honoring achievements in the art form that used to make up the majority of its programming. While it's all too tempting to note the iron ... More >>

Thailand to Elect Female Prime Minister; Fighter Jet Intercepts Plane Near Obama

​Thailand looks set to elect its first-ever female prime minister, CNN reports. Exit polling shows "Yingluck Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai party with a wide lead over incumbent Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of the Democratic Party." Shinawatra's party also appears to be set to take the majori ... More >>

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Already Visited by Child Protective Services

​It's been a big week...for child protective services? First there was Botox mom, and now this: Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, new parents of twins Moroccan and Monroe (I know), have already had a little moment with CPS. Cannon told Piers Morgan of all people that he was approached in the hospital ... More >>

You Forgot To Do Your Taxes! A Guide

​You've really stepped in it now, pal. The government gave you three whole days extra to file your taxes, but you were too busy eating Hot Pockets and playing Xbox to notice. Now most post offices are closed and you're frantically trying to figure out whether or not that upside-down tomato gar ... More >>

New York Times Journalists To Be Freed in Libya

​The four New York Times journalists missing in Libya since Tuesday were confirmed captured by Col. Muammar Gaddafi's troops, but will be released today, according to the dictator's son, Seif Islam el-Qaddafi, in an ABC News interview with Christiane Amanpour. According to the Times, "the four ... More >>

New York Times Journos Missing in Libya; New York Observer Launches Betabeat Tech Site

​It's a sad, scary day in journalism, as it too often is, with the New York Times announcing that four of their own are missing in Libya, where government forces continue to clash with demonstrators. This after last week, when four BBC journalists were detained by Colonel Muammar el Qaddafi's ... More >>

Women Building Bridge Over Media Gender Gap; NY Times Quotes Anonymous Commenter

​At the beginning of 2011, the writer and reader Anne Hays published a much-discussed open letter to The New Yorker, decrying the lack of female voices in recent issues and demanding a refund should the gender imbalance not at least move toward righting itself. In the weeks since, the women's ... More >>

Earth Will Be Crowded, Hungry, and Full of Human-Robot Porn in 2050

​The United Nations is predicting that Earth may be "unrecognizable" in 2050 due to the rise of population and the increase in demand for food. The population is expected to jump from seven billion to nine billion by that year. Yahoo quotes Jason Clay of the World Wildlife Fund as saying, "We ... More >>

In Defense of My Beloved Snooki: The Best Valentine's Date Ever

​Jersey Shore star Snooki has been voted by Yahoo users as the worst Valentine's date. The New York Daily News News reports that she "got 41 percent of votes in a poll of omg! Yahoo readers on the woman with whom they would least like to spend Valentine's Day." This is so wrong: Snooki would b ... More >>

Verizon iPhone Is Here; Miley Cyrus Regrets Legal Bong Hit; Andrew Cuomo Will Push for Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage

​• The Verizon iPhone is here! The Verizon iPhone is here! We're excited. [NYP] • Miley Cyrus has come forward to admit that smoking Salvia was actually not such a good idea. Because she's Miley, and people expect more of her than they do just regular old non-celebrity people. Oh, Miley. ... More >>

News Corp. is Basically Hiring Everyone for The Daily iPad Thinger

​Lock up ye editorial staffers! The Daily is trying to hire them if they haven't already. And if Papa Rupe doesn't come for 'em, Yahoo will. A New York Observer-er peaces out. Finally, the clearing out of some old items, the firing of some long-needed shots, and the media company you're most l ... More >>

NY Mag, Yahoo, Mediaite, CNN, and Gawker Media: A Manic Monday's Media Moves

​Remember, remember, the 15th of November. The world of media gigs spins, and with it, our heads. How are New York Magazine, Mediaite, Business Insider, CNN, and Gawker Media intricately tied together today? If you get motion sickness easily, well, you probably shouldn't be reading this on a m ... More >>

The Village Voice Guide to the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

Via​If there's a possibility that you care, then you already know: today is Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the National Mall in Washington D.C. A bunch of liberals and reporters are currently making their way to our nation's capital by any means necess ... More >>

Media Moves: Doree Shafrir to Rolling Stone

​Doree Shafrir -- who was responsible for, among other things, being one-half of the author of the blog-to-book phenomenon that was Postcards from Yo Momma and being responsible for the "Hipster Grifter" story during her tenure at the New York Observer in addition to being among the few to sur ... More >>

Stiller and Meara Discuss Lady Gaga

​Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara are the comic legends who in the 1960s defined sardonically hilarious husband-and-wife comedy banter, like a more realistic Sonny and Cher. And they're better at it than ever!

Jimmy Carter Rushed to Hospital for Tummy Problems as Newspapers Prepare Obits

​No, people: Jimmy Carter is not dead.

Morning Links: Middle East Peace Process Revived; BP Payout Requires Lawsuit Waiver; Last Chance to Dip in a Dumpster Pool

​• Israel and Palestinian will reportedly return to negotiations for the first time in almost two years. Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, will probably be invited by President Obama to Washington in early September to ... More >>

BREAKING: Baby Bear With Head Stuck in a Jar for 10 Days Can Eat Again

​The Daily News comes through with a curious Sunday afternoon report: a black bear cub, whose head was stuck in a jar preventing eating or drinking for ten days, is finally free again. With a stroke of unoriginality, the bear had been called "Jarhead." Thanks to the Florida Fish and Wildlife C ... More >>

Crazy Scary Mystery Bat Disease/Drug Conspiracy Scaring Bats, Creatures of the Night Everywhere

​Do you know any bats? Any Batmen, Batgirls, or Bat-Children? Tell them to be scared, aware, and on the lookout! As bats everywhere are being persecuted by...

HP CEO Mark Hurd Resigns After Sex Harassment Probe

​Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd has reportedly resigned after an investigation of sexual harassment claims made by a former contractor. He'll be replaced by CFO Cathie Lesjak on an interim basis. While the company says that the investigation found no violations of sexual harassment policy, HP s ... More >>

Connecticut Warehouse Shooting Leaves at Least Eight Dead

via NYT/Jessica Hill/Journal Inquirer (AP)​The AP is reporting that nine people have died in a shooting at Hartford Distributors, a Manchester, Connecticut, beer distribution warehouse, this morning. According to a company executive, a warehouse driver was asked to resign, refused, and then op ... More >>

Charles Rangel Will Stand Trial for Ethics Violations

​New York Rep. Charles Rangel -- at 80, the fourth oldest person in the House and the former chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee -- will stand trial on 13 violations of congressional ethics and federal law statutes, despite efforts by Rangel's lawyers to negotiate a last-minute deal ... More >>

Chelsea Clinton's Wedding Is Turning Brooklyn Teacher's Big Day Into Hell

via Yahoo Shine​Who should we feel worse for: Chelsea Clinton, who's trying to have a normal wedding as the public speculates about every detail, or Emn Haddad-Friedman, a Brooklyn teacher scheduled to marry on the same day and in the same town where Clinton is widely rumored to be tying the k ... More >>

Breaking: Holy Crap, the Oil Leak in the Gulf May Be Contained

Unfortunately, capping the leak is probably not going to help this hermit crab.​Can it be? Dare we to believe? Say it's so! Brett Michael Dykes at Yahoo! News reports that "A tweet from the PBS NewsHour Twitter feed probably sums it up best: 'BREAKING: There does not appear to be oil flowing i ... More >>

Did the New York Times Actually Ban the Word "Tweet"?

​Earlier today, Choire Sicha at The Awl reported that the New York Times had banned the word "Tweet" -- as in, what you do on Twitter when you use it -- from their newspaper in a memo sent out to editorial staffers. It got around the internet pretty quickly. And Yet: Times ArtsBeat blogger Dav ... More >>

Media Moves: Original Defamer Mark Lisanti Consumed by Infamous Maw of Yahoo

​Mark Lisanti--the highly-revered-by-other-bloggers blogger who was the original Defamer.com editor and helped make Gawker Media's name on the West Coast--is now going to be joining his fellow Gawker Media alumni John Cook and Brett "Cajun Boy" Dykes at what Gawker Media publish Nick Denton on ... More >>

Internet Week: 'Future of Media' Function of Corporate Incest

​ In case you haven't heard, it's Internet Week here in New York City! One wonderful event that's taken place was a panel yesterday to discuss the "Future of Media," which we writers and bloggers and alt-weeklies are invested in, along with most of the information consuming population. The ta ... More >>

The Most Exciting Moment of TechCrunch Disrupt Thus Far: Michael Arrington Told to "Fuckoff"

​Do you know what a TechCrunch is? No? Well then: it's a site run by a guy out of San Fransisco for San Fransisco tech geeks, and unless you work for FourSquare or you're a venture capitalist with a few hundred thousand to peel off, don't worry too much about it. All you need to know is that T ... More >>

School Attacks Highlight Mental Illness, Increasing "Social Pressures" in China

​Why do Chinese adults keep attacking Chinese schoolchildren? Most recently: A man broke into a school in the Shandong Province on Friday and beat five preschoolers before setting himself on fire. This has been the fourth assault on Chinese students in just over a month, and the third in thr ... More >>

John Cook Leaving Gawker for Yahoo News

​Woah.

BlogBeat: Denton's High Marks, Newsweek's Not-So-Secret Weapon, New Hires at Village Voice and Paris Review

​Another Monday, another BlogBeat column. Hopefully, unlike last week's column, this one won't cost us $20,000 a year in advertising money. A former employment situation with Nick Denton and Gawker is assessed, the face behind Newsweek's newest weapon talks, and new hires emerge at the Paris R ... More >>

New Sun-Maid Girl Allegedly Sexy, Actually Tron Nostalgia

Most people over the age of 12 will see this commercial and think: huh, the Sun-Maid Girl has gone crappy-computer-animation. Some folks, however, look at this and think, "Sexy." KSEE, Yahoo, and others are complaining that the Girl, who has repped raisins since early last century, has been made ... More >>

David Gordon Reworks a Brecht Play to Prod at America Political Perils

Booze News: Flowers & Bacon In Your Cocktail Glass; Save the Planet to Save French Wine

​The latest trend in cocktail mixing? Bartenders are using edible flowers in their drink recipes -- from house-infused spirits to infused syrups to products like St. Germain elderflower liqueur. [NY Times] Meanwhile, bacon-infused spirits and other "carnivorous cocktails" are all the rage. Fo ... More >>

Bloomberg, Quinn Seek Billions in Breaks for Businesses

You might think that the middle of a recession spawned by massive corporate malfeasance wouldn't be the best time to propose a giant tax break for corporations. But then, if you're Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn, you might not. Crain's reports today that the dynamic duo of ... More >>

Is Anyone Sicker Than Phil Spector?

Let's have a belated hooray for the conviction of human chia pet Phil Spector and his Yahoo Serious hairdo. Can you believe a couple of jurors last time around actually thought Lana Clarkson had killed herself, even though a procession of other women came forth to describe the way Phil had ritualist ... More >>

Low-fat Fries, Offensive Burger Ads and Tainted Bacon

In a recent study of heart-healthy foods, vegetables, nuts and the Mediterranean diet were named as "good" heart foods, while--shocker!--the trans fats in french fries are bad. Meat, eggs and milk are still in heart-health limbo. [AP via Google] Meanwhile, an Iowa company is working on a geneticall ... More >>

Ass-Baring Parties Conquer Nightlife!

These are hairy times, but you can still enjoy yourself, if Bingo is your game-o

Checking Out

Renters around town are getting ousted from illegal hotels

Cred Sheet

Stuff You Need to Know to Avoid Cultural Ostracism

That's My Bushranger

Aussie renegade heroism and British dental derring-do thrive against overwhelming odds

Front Lines

Finding War Coverage on the Web

Securing the Masses

We Got Your Hacker Repellent Right Here

Leonard's Lips Are Sealed

Were the 'New York Press,' New Times Shut Out of Bidding on the 'Voice'?

Ryan's Hope

The Former Manager of the White-Hot Internet Fund Makes You a Millionaire and Heads to the Gym

Monomania