THE GREAT MIGRATION HAS BEGUN As of March 17, Neena and I no longer live in Brooklyn. We’re spending the next several weeks driving across this great country, eventually settling in Los Angeles. As soon as we find our sea legs, expect updates and proper musings here and on T+L’s excellent blog, Carry On. We’ll [...]
Over at the Travel+Leisure blog, I interview travel writer Jonathan Yevin, who pioneered the art of bag-free travel.
Mr. Wiggles takes a roadtrip
Jose Orlando Padrón has the most compelling life story in the cigar business. His journey from penniless Cuban refugee to Miami icon has taken him face-to-face with two of Latin America’s most famous modern dictators. It has brought down upon him the repeated wrath of local terrorists and foreign revolutionaries. And it has generated wealth that he could only have dreamed about when he arrived in Miami with nothing to his name. Alexander Zaitchik meets the man behind the cigars.
Sure, it’s probably fake. But if it’s an editing/CGI trick, someone got lazy. But it’s probably not a diver carrying props, either. So, experts, what’s the natural explanation?
It won’t prevent the upcoming 2012 Race Riots, but the U.S. Chamber of Commerce nonetheless reports that skilled foreign workers are not snatching jobs away from Americans. It’s bad news for those in the anti-immigration crowd who insist that all immigrants — skilled, unskilled, Mexican, Indian, smart, stupid — are making it impossible for us real Americans to find work.
Not long ago, Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes appeared at a comedy showcase, along with a prop he referred to as his “negro baby doll leg.” Things went south from there.
Of course it’s awful. I have a dog. I love my dog. But unlike the Foote family’s mutt, mine isn’t possessed by Satan. Which is why Matthew Foote had to get involved. Judging by his mugshot, he doesn’t feel the least bit bad.
Everyone’s gotta hate someone: America hates Mexicans, the English hate Pakistanis, the French hate North Africans. In Mongolia these days, it’s the Chinese. According to the Guardian, fringe nationalist groups are even adopting Nazi philosophy and iconography.
You want to be a travel writer? Sure it sounds like a dream job. But then you run into assholes like Ned Dawson, whose ego is simultaneously massive and fragile. Enjoy this story of jerk meets jerk — where everyone else suffers for it.
Attracted by a wayward peanut butter sandwich, a black bear climbed into a car and inadvertently went for a joyride. According to Reuters, who reported the story early this morning, “When they went to explore they discovered the car and trapped culprit at the bottom of the hill — a giant bear with teeth bared and claws tearing through the car’s interior. The bear was trapped inside the car for two hours before police were able to release the animal who ran off into nearby woods.” The car was ruined.
My good friend and on-again/off-again colleague Alexander Zaitchik has published the first comprehensive Glenn Beck biography, Common Nonsense, Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance. And boy, it’s good. If you’re familiar with Zaitchik’s work, you know that he’s a topnotch reporter and commentator who specializes in slightly off-kilter subjects. For this book, he spent [...]
Let’s say you find a fish that tests positive for strontium-90 in its bones. Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope that’s pretty much as dangerous as it sounds. And let’s say that fish was found four miles upstream from a nuclear reactor. What do you conclude? If you’re a Vermont state official, you tell everyone that, [...]
Oh, poor Atlantic City. With the arrival of the Borgata and other respectable names in gaming, the fallen-from-grace gambling mecca had finally shaken off its reputation as the home of petty gangsters, herpetic hookers and leisure-suited middle managers. Then the economy crashed, and Atlantic City seems destined to regain its title as New Jersey’s most [...]
For all the drinking I’ve done for 25-plus years, for all the stupid things I’ve done and said, I’ve never been cut off by a bartender. (Knock on wood.) Scott D. Leonard wasn’t so lucky. After the 44-year-old Port St. Lucie resident insisted on playing Pin the Dart on the Drinkers at his local, he [...]
There’s a reason why Fark and Reddit gave Florida its own category. From the First Coast News: According to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department, a homeless man stole a ferret from the Pet Supermarket on Beach Boulevard Tuesday. A witness says he saw the man stuff the ferret down the front of his pants and [...]
Disgusted by the scumbag stock brokers, morally bankrupt bankers and predatory loan officers who will never, ever face justice for their despicable behavior over these last several years? You’re not alone. For one Los Angeles couple and their three friends, screaming at the television wasn’t enough.
Horror stories about airport security are so commonplace they’re not even worth sharing. Everyone’s met an angry TSA agent who snarls when she unearths a forgotten five-ounce bottle of saline solution from deep within your carry-on. But even when they’re complete cocksuckers, the screeners are just doing their jobs. The absurd restrictions aren’t of their [...]
If you’re not reading the Transportation Security Administration’s blog, you’re missing out on some real gems. First of all, the TSA’s blog motto is “Terrorists Evolve. Threats Evolve. Security Must Stay Ahead. You Play A Part.” How great is that? Then, there are the posts themselves. Most recently, blogger Lynn investigated multiple reports of grenades [...]
Flabby fans of The Biggest Loser can now enjoy the reality show experience without the reality show. In a partnership with NBC Universal, Utah’s Fitness Ridge Resort & Spa has been rebranded as The Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge. For $2,000 per week, portly members of the public can now enjoy the same rigorous [...]
