Thanks to social media, college kids’ vacation plans might be just a little tamer from now on.
Flight Attendant Behind Parody Videos Fired
If you want to keep your job, you probably shouldn’t post videos online making fun of your bosses, right? An American Airlines flight attendant from Miami had to learn that the hard way.
Gailen David, who had been with …
Are Americans Over Being Polite?
Are Americans becoming more rude, abandoning traditional polite phrases, or are the words we use now just updated versions of the same sentiment? This debate is the subject of an NPR piece that investigates camps from both …
This St. Patrick’s Day, Learn to Pour the Perfect Pint of Guinness
For those of you playing bartender at St. Patty’s Day parties this weekend, impress your friends with a nice creamy Guinness topped with a veritable crown of foam. But I don’t have a tap, you’re probably whining, so I’ll have to …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! A Brief History of Leprechauns
When you think of a leprechaun, the first notion that comes to the modern mind might be the tiny green man on the Lucky Charms cereal box. Or perhaps the star of cult horror film Leprechaun in the Hood. But this mythical …
Late-Night Laughs: The 7 Best Comedy Clips of the Week
This week, late-night comics brought on esteemed guests, like a Spanish-speaking funnyman and even a certain Muppet
George Clooney Arrested in Washington While Protesting at Sudan Embassy
The Oscar-winning actor and his father were arrested by police while protesting the humanitarian crisis in Sudan on the steps of the country’s embassy in Washington.
Fashion Friday: A Perfume for the Pope and More Style Scoop
TIME’s Feifei Sun rounds up the brilliant and bizarre from this week in fashion.
Jury Convicts Ex-Rutgers Student of Bias Crime in Webcam Spying Case
The case, which became high profile in the face of other suicides of gay teens, could send the former student to prison for 10 years and result in his deportation.
Hundreds of Elephants Slaughtered in Cameroon as Ivory Demand Skyrockets
In one of the deadliest poaching massacres in decades, at least 200 elephants were killed at Bouba N’Djida National Park in northeastern Cameroon, the Associated Press reports. That’s at least half of the elephants at the remote …
Reading While Eating for March 16: Big Spenders
Friday’s links talk high-earning women, tourist destinations and celebrity style slip-ups.
Andy Warhol’s ‘Double Elvis’ Could Sell for $50 Million at Auction
It seems like auction gold: combine pop-art icon Andy Warhol with music icon Elvis Presley and you get an exceptional piece of fine art. A piece of art that might just set you back $30 to $50 million.