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‘Cooks Source’ editor says internet meanies killed the magazine

The self-aggrandizing editor of small-town food magazine Cooks Source has replaced the full page apology on the magazine's website with a passive-aggressive dig at writer Monica Gaudio and a suggestion that Gaudio is at fault for the ... continue

Stupid: ‘Super logoff’ Facebook to avoid interacting with people

Sometimes you read about strategies for interacting via social media that simplify things or alert you to a new, better way of using these tools to communicate with friends, co-workers, clients or relatives. Then there's this, which is ... continue

Cooks Source finally issues half-hearted apology to blogger they ripped off

Much maligned regional food mag Cooks Source has finally apologized to the blogger whose article "A Tale of Two Tarts" was ripped off for their print edition. The furor began when writer Monica Gaudio posted an email exchange ... continue

Aftermath: Cooks Source debacle emerges as cautionary tale about provoking the internet

If you were awake on the internet yesterday, there's no way you missed the compelling narrative of Monica Gaudio's stolen "Tale of Two Tarts." Gaudio, a self professed "medieval food nerd," posted the story of how a for-profit, ... continue

Print editor tells web writer her work is “public domain,” suggests victim should pay for editing of stolen piece

There are full-time bloggers, and there are people who just write for the sheer love of sharing their knowledge, perspective or creativity on the internet. One of the pitfalls of publishing your work on the web (paid or ... continue

Charlie Sheen trashes Plaza suite after losing cell, wallet

Or in other news, Charlie Sheen is Charlie Sheen. Sheen, who has been out of rehab for two months, has been in New York this past weekend and week with ex-wife Denise Richards and their two kids. Richards ... continue

Firefighters watch as house burns to ground, refuse to help because homeowner didn’t pay $75 bill

When the issue of privatized health insurance comes up and is discussed for a long enough time, it is inevitable that an analogy will be made to privatized fire departments and firefighters ignoring emergency calls. That's exactly what ... continue

[Video] Hilarious kid recounts most racist field trip ever

So, so wrong and so, so funny. [via thedailywh.at] continue

Cop gets sacked for posting Facebook pics of strippers on hood of patrol car

A police officer in South Carolina has been sacked after he posted pictures of bikini clad women posing on the hood of a police car during a "Tit n' Tats" car wash to his Facebook account. Apparently, some ... continue

Oregon bus driver caught reading Kindle while operating the bus

Getting a Kindle can be really exciting, and it often ups the amount of reading you can work in to your schedule. Having easy access to any book you digitally have access to is tempting- so tempting, in ... continue

Texas teen suspended from school for bloodshot eyes after dad’s murder

A teenage boy in Texas insisted against his mother's judgment that he attend school two days after his father's murder. Instead of offering counseling or giving the kid a bit of leeway to grieve, school officials that witnessed ... continue

Ryanair CEO says he’d like to remove co-pilots to cut costs

Ryanair, who has run to the press in the past with clever marketing ploys like removing seats and charging for toilets on sky buses, has upped the crazy ante today to propose eliminating "unnecessary" co-pilots to save ... continue

Heidi Montag regrets new boobs, blames divorce on surgery

Not even a year has passed since Fameball Heidi Montag got a dozen plastic surgeries at once and emerged looking like a partially melted Barbie doll. But now Montag says the procedures were a mistake and that they ... continue

Shocker: LIRR service suspended, no one can go home

Unless you're on the Port Washington line, your commute home is probably going to be a fail sandwich. Ha, ha, who are we kidding? Even Port Washington line people are facing an epic evening commute scene at Penn ... continue

Absolutely, positively no signs on window, please

If you can't beat them, beat them to it. [Friends of Irony] continue

‘Precipitous’ three year drop seen in US circumcisions

Is the American love affair with the circumcised penis finally coming to an end? Like breastfeeding, abortion and tipping, circumcision is one of those topics that most Americans are pretty strongly for or against. And while the procedure ... continue

NYPD called in for Starbucks lingo spat

Another showdown in which you kind of want to kick both parties in the groinal region, and would appreciate a smackdown of either side. Do you root for the pain in the ass, entitled and self-important college professor, ... continue

Tulsa’s Double Shot coffee shop percolates Twitter outrage over breastfeeding ban

If you've been on internet forums or any social media outlet, you're probably aware that certain topics are almost always ground zero for a flame war- among them are circumcision, tipping waitstaff and breastfeeding. A Tulsa coffeeshop owner ... continue