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Choice quote from this Times piece about Hamptons residents who fear Hurricane Sandy ruining the Jer

Choice quote from this Times piece about Hamptons residents who fear Hurricane Sandy ruining the Jersey Shore means those people may instead come to the Hamptons this summer: "I don"t want to get anywhere near that sort of thing.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's Family Has a Long History Dealing Drugs

A new piece by Toronto's Globe and Mail outlines how crack-smoking Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's brothers and sister have a long history with the suburban Toronto drug scene, and that his brother, adviser, and current Toronto city councilman Doug Ford was a major drug dealer in the eighties.

Lessons in the Darkness: Young Life Unsupervised in Montana

Lydia Bareback and I were elementary classmates on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in a town called Browning, Montana.

Browning is a small town in Northern Montana with a population of a whisker over 1000.

Seven Injured as Train Accident Collapses Overpass [Photos]

Early this morning in Rockview, Missouri, a Union Pacific train hauling auto parts t-boned another freight train at an intersection, derailing the Union Pacific train and collapsing a highway overpass in the second major train derailment this week.

"Baby, you've got a stew going!"

"Baby, you've got a stew going!" Martha Stewart has put up an Arrested Development Premiere Party Menu featuring chocolate-covered bananas, cornballs, and a stew Carl Weathers would love.

Banner Week for Politicians Trying to Keep Poor People Hungry and Sick

If you're a conservative politician looking to make sure the American underclass eventually dies off either through malnutrition or disease, boy, has it been a pretty great week for you!

The Fresh Prince Reunion Happened, And It Was The Absolute Best

Last time Will Smith was on the Graham Norton Show, he led the audience in a rap-along of the Fresh Prince theme song. This time, he brought along some familiar friends to help him do it again.

Teen Turned Down by Kate Upton Settles for Hotter Swimsuit Model

Jake Davidson's first choice for prom date, Kate Upton, initially said yes after he asked her out via YouTube video, but was forced to cancel due to a "scheduling conflict." So he took a different Sports Illustrated swimsuit model instead.

I Can't Stop Staring At This Tetris-y iPhone Game

I've never dispatched a wrathful bird to destroy a pig. Sometime around 2010, I blocked FarmVille et al. from my Facebook News Feed and never looked back. But last week I stayed up an hour past my bedtime because I thought I had the Dots "hot hand.

Viral Facebook Post Alleges Man Is a Wanted Rapist, But He's Not

Earlier this week, Toledo resident Chad Lesko was walking around a local park when an angry stranger approached the 23-year-old and told him he had to leave.

He just walks up to me and says, "You"re not allowed in this park because you"re a rapist," Lesko recalled yesterday over the phone.