Everyone’s favorite Vatican City resident, Pope Francis, has been named Time‘s Person of the Year 2013. “Rarely has a new player on the world stage captured so much attention so quickly—young and old, faithful and cynical—as has Pope Francis,” Time editor Nancy Gibbs said of the magazine’s choice. (Time) Read More
Thousands of wasted Santa Clauses are about to come to town—and the Lower East Side doesn’t want to get scrooged. Read More
It’s an unhappy holiday over at Time Inc.: CEO Joe Ripp has lowered the corporate match on contributions to the 401(k) plan by two percent, and there are rumors that on Dec. 9, at the company’s quarterly management meeting, Mr. Ripp will announce a plan to to cut $125 million in costs from the budget next year. (New York Post) Read More
‘Tis the season for giving—but only to people with sweet punning skills. Read More
Martin Bashir has resigned from MSNBC after his not-so-appropriate on-air comments about Sarah Palin. “It is my sincere hope that all of my colleagues, at this special network, will be allowed to focus on the issues that matter without the distraction of myself or my ill-judged comments,” he said. (Mediaite) Read More
First, there was the announcement that there’d be a 20,000-square foot, pesticide-free, energy-efficient farm on the roof. Then, we learned the roof would also be home to a bar serving local brews.
Today, with news of a partnership with a local arts group, it’s clear the soon-to-open Gowanus Whole Foods is trying its best to become one with its hipster clientele. Read More
Because you almost definitely woke up this morning and thought, “Hey, I’d love to give even more undeserving attention to the 300 sandwiches couple,” the man dubbed “The Internet’s Worst Boyfriend” is now publicly soliciting ideas for proposing to his hardworking, sandwich-makin’ girlfriend. Read More
Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein has written a delightfully supportive open letter to Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger, who is being questioned about Snowden leaks by UK MPs today. Additionally, despite his photo here, we still can only picture Mr. Bernstein as a young Dustin Hoffman. (The Guardian) Read More
“We wanted a stage a lot of peeing shots, so Tim [Sessler] used a Sriracha bottle and filled it with apple juice.” Read More
Drunkenness can be a valid excuse for a lot of things, but it’s definitely not going to get you out of a murder charge in New York. Read More
