Have you seen that "Sh*t Employed Educators Say" video where that teacher asks "Have you had anal sex?" Neither have we. This is apparently why 52-year-old science teacher Bart Ocuto left Sheepshead Bay High School this year. The Daily News reports that in addition to asking a female student about her abstinence-life, Ocuto described the Three Bases system to another student: "tongue and touching…blow job…all the way." Perhaps Ocuto should have been fired for his misreading of the 1974 Hickey Accords: since when was second base oral sex? more ›

Yes, we've seen our fair share of awkward Martin Luther King Jr.-themed menus in this city, but this one is by far the most questionable: EV Grieve caught sight of East Village's 24-hour hangover helper 7A's "I had a dream"-themed "Brunch Pre Fixe." A step back for civil rights and spelling, all in one fell swoop! In the restaurant's defense, however: at least they know what "MLK" stands for. [via Eater] more ›

It's been a bit of a bumpy road for the Occupy Wall Street movement recently. The removal of barricades around Zuccotti Park was a win, but the group has been burning through their funds, Yoko Ono might be co-opting them, and they may soon be kicked out of the West-Park Presbyterian Church where many occupiers have been staying. On top of all that, Village Voice reports that DJ Spooky and club Work in Progress totally screwed over what's left of the OWS Library last night: "I found them fucking ungrateful. I did them a favor, and it wasn't the favor they wanted, so they threw a little fit. A bunch of them tried to get in, and they probably hadn't showered in days. All of a sudden I'm supposed to change my rules for them? It's a night club!" said WiP's creative director, Stuart Braunstein. more ›

Alert: The spat between a society chronicler and acclaimed novelist Salman Rushdie has made the cover of the Post! Devorah Rose, a self-made wannabe celebrity (she's described as a "fameball" in this recent NY Tmes Styles piece), says of the former Mr. Padma Lakshmi, "Hanging out with him, you kind of feel like you’re with a 5-year-old genius... You’re at dinner, and he’s eating and basically hanging out with your boobs. His mind is smart, but his actions are infantile. His behavior is beastly." more ›

An Upper East Side man who suffers from priapism—which gives you painful, uncontrollable erections for hours at a time—was arrested yesterday after allegedly trying to steal cash from his father to buy painkillers for his condition. "My son has a very rare disease, he has a priapism, which means he gets an erection that lasts five or six hours, and it’s very painful. They gave him oxycodone. That’s his problem. He’s addicted to drugs now,” Tommy Miller said of his 30-year-old son David. more ›

When will Kanye learn to keep his big trap shut? Apparently somewhere between "not anytime soon" and "never," if recent comments are any indication. more ›

Nearly unrecognizable with his clothes on, former Congressman Anthony "Crotch Shot" Weiner was spotted in Manhattan yesterday with wife Huma Abedin. The couple had brunch at La Bottega in Chelsea—a waiter told the Daily News, "No one was really positive that it was him, but then we saw the name on the credit card and we were like, 'Wow, it's really him." And the waiter revealed Weiner seemed "really tense" and left a bad tip. more ›

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo had two problems with his attempt to mingle with potential voters at the 125th Street A train station: The rain and supporters of City Councilman Charles Barron's Freedom Party bid. Captial Tonight's Josh Robin reports, "Cuomo got entirely overrun by Charles Barron protesters and abandoned the subway stop gladhandling. The rain didn’t help either.” more ›

OMG, finally: When former governor Eliot Spitzer's new CNN show with columnist Kathleen Parker debuts next month, we'll get to hear what he thinks of Middle East policy, nuclear proliferation and and tax policy (but probably not black socks). After the jump, you can see a promo video for Parker Spitzer (yeah, that's what the show is called), which is getting appropriately ridiculed: Salon says the show's name "which would be a good name for a sitcom that took place at a wacky law firm. Or a bad name for a hotel. Based on this promo, the show should probably be called 'Nighttime Joe,'" and Gawker's Max Read writes, "I think they should call it... CANCELLED! Get it? No, but really, Parker Spitzer is an awful name." more ›

Food personality Rachael Ray and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand are so on the same page! They love hanging out together whenever they can, especially when it involves feeding thousands of NYC public school children, totally awesome grub, or campaigning in Washington for better school nutrition. Ray actually grew up in her BFF's former congressional district in upstate NY, so it's no wonder the two get along so handsomely. more ›

PolitickerNY caught a seriously awkward moment at a City Council budget hearing between Councilwoman Letitia James (D-Brooklyn) and city budget director Mark Page: "Letitia James: Mr. Page, how was your Mother’s Day? And how is your mother? Mark Page: You know, my mother has been dead and buried for 10 years, and if you get off that subject, that would be more polite. James: So, I assume your Mother’s Day was a fine day. Page: It was what it was." Yikes! You can also see the video here. James's and Page's apparent animosity may stem from a March exchange; the Post reported, "sparks flew as the discussion about tax policy grew testy, eventually devolving into all-out class warfare." (James said changes to day-care funding would impact single-parent households; she "demanded to know if Page came from a single-family home, as she did, he threatened to leave.") At today's hearing, Page was also grilled on the Bloomberg administration's proposal to re-institute the tax on clothing and shoes under $110. more ›

Sam the Cooking Guy -- who boasts on his website that "with no fancy equipment and by speaking English instead of ‘chef-speak,'" he's "sort of the everyman of television cooking" -- may want to tone down the "regular guy" routine next time he's on The Today Show. Which isn't going to happen anytime soon. Eater points out that his most recent appearance did not go well. more ›

It was a modern Father's Day for some of Kate Hudson's past and present beaus. Yesterday Hudson, her current boyfriend Lance Armstrong, his three children, Hudson's ex-husband Chris Robinson, and their son Ryder all attended a two-hour brunch in Brooklyn together in honor of Father's Day. more ›

It's one thing to write about investors unhappy with your boss's business decisions. It's another, probably more awkward thing to write about his separation from his wife! Which is probably by the a short article reporting the separation of Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. and his wife, artist Gail Gregg is unbylined (well, it's says "By THE NEW YORK TIMES") . more ›

...and a thousand Photoshop files were launched! Diane Sawyer may be a veteran journalist and may seem totally unflappable, but even she has totally embarrassing moments. This morning, during a segment unveiling Good Morning America's new holiday windows from the New York Botanical Gardens, she called Mayor Bloomberg a "munchkin." Really: “As a little munchkin, did you come to New York?” To be fair, she was asking Bloomberg whether he visited New York during... more ›