In the latest story of  journalists self-inflicting hardship so  as to make some sort of living in the world of journalism (what I like to call the Spurlock Effect) Colin Beavan brings us No Impact Man , wherein he (and by proxy his family) try to live a “zero net impact” life for one year, in [...]

Abi had a job. Now Abi has to fill 40 hours a week with something. Here are 15 things she did this week. Plus, a Pinko bonus: Some non-profit job resources Abi has scoured and found so far fruitless.

Rode my bike down to Union Square yesterday to run some weekend errands. As i was riding down 14th street, i noticed the air was full of white bits – i assumed it was some sort of pollin (happy spring, by the way); it turns out it was feathers that were a byproduct of [...]

We can add another cliche to the “confirmed” list: men love their gadgets – apparently, even more than their faces. Super-congenial late night host (supposedly congenial? there are some rumors around town involving red wine, but we’ve all been there…) Charlie Rose broadcast Monday night sporting a shiner worthy of ten rounds with Holyfield. [...]

Seriously, Religious Right: Horton Hears a Who as anti-abortion propaganda? Is nothing sacred? It was bad enough when you made Bert and Ernie a bastion of the Gay Agenda – and then in short order Sponge Bob too subtext. While there’s nothing I can do about the fact that hollywood feels like they [...]

Oh Eliot, we hardly knew you! But take heart: The sudden fall of Spitzer reminds us of two other “career-ending” political scandals that weren’t career enders at all.
Exhibit A: Jerry Springer. In the early 1970s, Jerry Spinger was an up and coming politico – a golden boy whose name was often uttered in the [...]