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The Beautiful Decay of New York’s Forgotten Island [Photos]

North Brother Island is in the East River between the Bronx and Rikers Island. It was used until the ’40s as a quarantine hospital, but has been abandoned and closed to the public since then. Now it’s a spectacular ruin. More

The Beautiful Decay of New York’s Forgotten Island [Photos]

North Brother Island is in the East River between the Bronx and Rikers Island. It was used until the ’40s as a quarantine hospital, but has been abandoned and closed to the public since then. Now it’s a spectacular ruin. More

Jared Loughner Took Pictures of Himself In a G-String With His Gun [Creepy]

According to the New York Times , investigators have obtained photographs, apparently taken by Tucson gunman Jared Loughner , of Loughner holding a gun against his “naked buttocks” and crotch. More

Jared Loughner Took Pictures of Himself In a G-String With His Gun [Creepy]

According to the New York Times , investigators have obtained photographs, apparently taken by Tucson gunman Jared Loughner , of Loughner holding a gun against his “naked buttocks” and crotch. More

Jersey Shore: Karma Is a Bitch [Video]

Now that the eight subjects in the most important sociological experiment of our time are back in their native habitat, it’s time for them to play. Of course they go to Karma, where they get soused and cause a riot. More

Is Your Prom Photo More Embarrassing Than John Krasinski’s? [Memories]

We all have embarrassing prom photos, and here’s one of John Krasinski of The Office that a friend of Gawker sent in. It’s not that embarrassing—for a prom photo. Is yours worse? You can win a prize! More

Is Your Prom Photo More Embarrassing Than John Krasinski’s? [Memories]

We all have embarrassing prom photos, and here’s one of John Krasinski of The Office that a friend of Gawker sent in. It’s not that embarrassing—for a prom photo. Is yours worse? You can win a prize! More

Student Sues College for Having Her Committed Over Hidden Cam [College]

Chinemerem Eze, a Nigerian national attending Brooklyn College , believed that her landlord had hidden a camera in her apartment. When she asked school officials for help, they shipped her off to a psychiatric ward. Then she found the camera. More

Dumbest Congress Member Wants Guns on the House Floor [Bad Ideas]

We should thank delightful Rep. Louie Gohmert , in a way, for bringing this post-Tucson spree of hastily conceived legislative proposals to its natural conclusion: He’s drafting a bill that allows members of Congress to carry guns on the House floor. More

Your Zodiac Sign May Have Changed [Superstition]

Astronomers have restored the original Babylonian zodiac by recalculating the dates that correspond with each sign to accommodate millennia of subtle shifts in the Earth’s axis. Prepare to have your minds blown, all you people with easily blowable minds. More