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Boorish Behavior Enlivens Elitist Pastime [Sports]

Tennis is a sport whose only real use is to allow excellent writers to prove themselves, because the sport itself—tennis—is so repetitive that one must be a near-genius to make it interesting.

New York's Third Plague: Skunks [Plagues]

Beleaguered New York City residents, already on the lookout for bedbugs and raccoons, must now beware of skunks, which wander boldly through uptown Manhattan, daring you to make one false move.

What next, alligators? We're hoping for alligators.

Anderson Cooper Would Never Struggle Like This [Open Caption]

[A television reporter fights the surf in Nags Head, North Carolina this morning as Hurricane Earl bears down on the Eastern Seaboard.

Legendary Animal Smuggler Caught with 95 Snakes In Luggage [Smuggling]

A Malaysian man, Keng Liang Wong, was arrested this week after his luggage burst open on a conveyor belt at the Kuala Lumpur airport, exposing 95 endangered boa constrictors. Wong has previously served time in the US for smuggling animals.

Oil Spill Tab Hits $8 Billion for BP [Calculations]

While still drilling a relief well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP has been adding up the total cost of its environmental catastrophe this summer. Of the $8 billion BP has spent so far, $399 million went to claims.

How to Sell Jell-O Shots to Drunk Guys [Drinking]

You have probably been thinking to yourself lately: "What are the best practices for selling Jell-O shots to drunk young men at bars?" What a coincidence! Because The Wall Street Journal can tell you exactly that.

In Soviet Russia, Watermelon Eat You [Pic Of The Night]

[Russian President Dmitry Medvedev bites a watermelon while visiting a farm 450 miles southeast of Moscow. Wuss! Putin would have impregnated it, and then shot it. Pic via AP.

Watch This Master Class in Crime Re-enactment [Videouhoh]

Ever worry that you'll be the victim of a horrible crime, and you won't have the chops to tell the story to the local news? Watch this woman tell her story (of a robbery in Kansas City), and learn.

Facebook's New 'Stalk This Friend' Button, Currently in Beta [Your Privacy Is An Illusion]

Having trouble stalking your Facebook friends efficiently? Help is on the way! Facebook is currently testing a new feature (dubbed the "Stalker Button" by Mashable) that makes online stalking easier than ever.

Guy Who Live-Streamed Himself Sexual Assaulting His Girlfriend Pleads Guilty [Crime]

Jonathan Hock, the 22-year-old whose live-streamed sexual assault of his girlfriend was posted to tween gossip cesspool Stickydrama, has pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault and one count of voyeurism.