At long last, machines have replaced those insufferable humans who hand out free samples of food products to the greedy masses! Starting tomorrow at the South Street Seaport, a new vending machine will be doling out free "Temptations" Jell-O pudding samples. We know from advertising that this is the first Jell-O dessert made "just for adults," and children will not be getting any free samples. That's because the machine uses facial recognition technology to determine if the pudding-seeking human is a pitiful adult or beastly child. more ›

Yet another former employee of the NY Post has filed a lawsuit against the tabloid, making this the billionth staffer to add his or her brushstroke to a work-in-progress portrait of the Post as a racist, sexist, alpha male locker room. The latest salvo comes from former Post photographer Mary McLoughlin, who claims she was pushed out of her job because the fratastic editors only want sexy young ladies toddling around the office. One editor, David Boyle, even referred to his young female assistants as "David's Harem," and hired a make-up artist to do them up for the holiday parties, the suit alleges. Then they dirty danced the night away, with Boyle allegedly grabbing their pelvises and "bumping" and "grinding" in an obscene way that was "unprofessional and offensive to those who had to watch this spectacle." Still, we'd like to see some photos. (tips@gothamist.com!) more ›