News You Can’t Use is recession-proof

Not even a 500 point drop in the stock market can stop some businessmen.

So, about that European sophistication…

So, about that European sophistication…

The guy who made a robot to kill himself

And other strange news.

Let them eat cake, and irony lives

If a felon baked you a cake, would you eat it?

Why you’ll want your computer to feel regret, and other weird news

Kidnap victims, cocaine addicts and computers alike experience regret.

The first strip club for vegans, and other headlines

Get a taste of a new marketing strategy and learn what makes a strip club vegan.

Quit grinning if you can — it’s bad for your health

Smiling, along with everything else you’ve ever enjoyed, proven bad for your health.

NYCU is back, back again

It’s been two weeks since the last NYCU, but it’s still totes awesome.

Charities profit from people’s failures, and other headlines

A Czech woman poses as a young girl (and boy), universities expect students in class on Fridays, and more.

Malaysian minister sex tape, and other headlines

Malaysia turns out a sex tape to give Paris Hilton a run for her money, Portugal also has incompetent government workers, and more.

News Presidential candidates you can’t use

The strangest presidential candidates you’ll find.

World leaders bicker like children, and other headlines

Decrease in violence in Iraq means fewer “sick” days, elite athletes may be required to wear GPS tracking devices and world leaders bicker like children. Fun times.

FEMA holds fake press conference, and other headlines

And the Russian who wanted to kill 64 people — one for each space on a chessboard.

Deputy mayor attacked by wild monkeys, and other headlines

Lawyers smuggling underwear, monkeys attacks, and a Republican vaccine help our columnist relax this week.

CIA to accidental torture victim: oops! And other news

Why the CIA’s latest incident has been like an episode of Seinfeld.

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