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Craigslist’s Hooker Listings Are Officially Dead [Sex]

After silently turning off its Adult Services section earlier this month, Craigslist has made it official: Its listings for escorts, masseuses and barely disguised prostitutes of all sorts have been terminated. More

Koran Hero Has a Dream: ‘I Want to Be in High Times’ [Heroes]

Jacob Isom —the rattail-coiffed hero who swiped a Koran from right-wing fanatics and ran —has a dream. “I want to be in High Times ,” he told me by telephone. Then he showed a t-shirt screenprinted with his face. More

Justin Timberlake, Nerd God [Crossovers]

Who would have thought the Facebook movie’s breakout star would be Justin Timberlake ? Apparently the singing, dancing, tequila-brewing genius put out a surprisingly strong performance in The Social Network . Well enough, maybe, to take an obscure nerd international. More

Sarah Palin, Christine O’Donnell Endorser, Tells Karl Rove to ‘Buck Up’ [Feuds]

How are you liking Sarah Palin now, GOP? Her endorsement of wacky Christine O’Donnell clinched her primary victory, which will cost the GOP a safe Senate seat. And now Palin has some words for a furious Karl Rove: “Buck up!” More

Why Is This South Carolina Senate President Playing Confederate Dress-up With Slaves? [Parties]

Here we have South Carolina Senate president pro-tempore Glenn McConnell dressed up in a Confederate general’s costume, alongside two African-Americans in “historical” garb. Oh man. What kind of slave party were they throwing down in Charleston, recently? More

Gossip Girl: Paris Is Burning [Recaps]

PBS’s Masterpiece Theater series has returned for a fourth season, bringing more Whartonesque New York City social wheeling and dealing. Well, New York and, this time, Paris! A couple of our kids traveled across the pond and made mischief. More

How to Avoid Catching the Brand-New ‘Drug-Resistant Superbugs’ [Guides]

How are you feeling today? Feverish? A little bit under the weather? It’s probably the flu, right? Or it’s a new, antibiotic-resistant “superbug”! They’ve already appeared in three U.S. states. But don’t fret! Follow our guide to stay healthy! More

Why You Shouldn’t Drop Acid and Go to the Movies [Freakouts]

Ever thought it’d be cool to take some hallucinogenic drugs and check out a movie—say, sci-fi masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey ? This guy thought it’d be cool. And his trip—and resultant freakout—was recorded by five different audience members. More

Seven Cartoons That Deserve Their Own Live-Action Movies [Free Advice]

Transformers , G.I. Joe , Garfield , The Chipmunks , and now The Smurfs . Hollywood’s gone on a spree pilfering our childhood favorites to make crappy live-action movies. We have some suggestions of ‘toons that should make the trip to the big screen. More

Facebook CEO Admits To Calling Users ‘Dumb Fucks’ [Confessions]

Mark Zuckerberg admits in a New Yorker profile that he mocked early Facebook users for trusting him with their personal information. A youthful indiscretion, the Facebook founder now says he’s much more mature now, at the ripe age of 26. More