Journalist Nir Rosen has spent years in Iraq reporting the war, lending him a reputation that warranted an invitation to speak to the Senate about his experiences. When Joe Biden asked Rosen for advice about the United State’s next moves in Iraq, Rosen responded, “As a journalist, I’m uncomfortable advising an imperialist power about how [...]

Pardon Crime Scene KC, but I’m just going to quote your post in its entirety. Every word is crucial:
Man climbs onto the roof of the moving minivan he had been driving. He stands on the van’s roof until it crashes and throws him into the woods, police say.
The guy gets up, takes off all his [...]

Shawn Peters likes to fuck his wife in hotels. And he’s shared that with his readers at the Boston Globe:
So why is check-in a turn-on? Do hotel chains put pheromones in their air-conditioning units? Is there something in the newness of the location, giving couples a risk-free opportunity to “take their act on the road”? [...]

The Times has a light piece about Lauren J. Reilly, a 31-year-old Manhattanite who owns a stock 1981 DeLorean. She’s single, boys.
“One time I was down in Philly, and behind me I hear this megaphone from the cops,” she said. “They’re like, ‘Pull over!’ ”
Before Ms. Reilly could comprehend her violation, an officer delivered one [...]

Personally, I haven’t ever enjoyed a bar that was so crowded I couldn’t sidle up the bartender in the first place, but it’s not difficult to see why this would be dangerous in all the good ways. [via Peter W Knox] (Thanks, Richard!)

So this weekend I hit a goal that I hadn’t been entirely sure I was ever going to reach: for the first time since I was a teenager, I officially weighed in under 200 pounds. I’ve never been happier with the way my body looks, although I’ve still got a small gut, soft, saggy tits [...]

Communal bathing isn’t part of American culture, but after a trip this weekend to a Russian bath house in Manhattan, I’m swayed that it should be.
I’ve been fighting off the tail end of a cold for a few days, so thought the steam and sauna might knock out the rest of the gunk. Or at [...]

From the Hollywood Reporter:
The “Mr. Show” duo of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross are returning to HBO with “David’s Situation,” a new comedy pilot starring Cross.
Odenkirk and Cross co-wrote the project, which will star Cross as himself. He leaves Hollywood to move into a suburban, gated community where he has two roommates, a right-wing conservative [...]

This video has been viewed 26 million times on YouTube, so I’m probably the only one of us who hasn’t seen it, but it’s worth throwing another copy up just in case. It’s eight minutes long, but worth watching the whole thing.
Previously • Great Men: Peter Hathaway Capstick, Hunter and Writer [Dethroner]
• Dangerous Jobs: Big [...]

Laugh if you want, but look at the harsh stare of that cold fucker at 0:19 and ask yourself, “Could I pick that well and not grin?”
Bonus Link Update

Shop It To Me (dot com) is a simple service for getting alerts when your favorite clothing brands go on sale. Punch it in your favorite brands and your sizes and Shop It To Me will send you a daily or weekly alert, scanning retailers like Banana Republic, Zappos, and Nordstrom. While the site appears [...]

Thank god this is an optional choice. To each their own, of course, but nothing depresses me more than people who choose this route because they think they can’t choose anything else. [via Waxy]