More dolphins have beached themselves on the shores of Cape Cod in the past three weeks than typically beach in an entire year, and marine biologists have no idea why. This is the "single largest stranding" of dolphins in the Northeast since at least 1999, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and rescuers anticipate more to come. Interestingly, this is happening just as Congress is poised to cut funding for stranding response teams nationwide. "If scientists do not have the funds to determine the cause of a mass mortality event, there could be a threat to public health without anyone knowing," the IFAW warned Congress last week. Here's an MSNBC news video segment from the dolphin-clogged beaches of Cape Cod: more ›

Today is "Blue Monday," which was invented back in 2005 as part of a marketing campaign for a travel company, by psychologist Cliff Arnall. At the time, he declared the third Monday in January to be the most depressing day of the entire year. Why? Well there's the freezing cold temperatures, your failed New Year's resolutions, your post-holiday debt, and basically everything is just terrible. He's explained in the past that the "low" is also caused by a drop in your motivation and "the hibernation effect"—in other words, we're eating and sleeping more, and basically just feeling lethargic. more ›

Eastman Kodak Co., the 131-year-old film company whose iconic "K" logo is a universal symbol for photographers and filmmakers around the world, is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection in the next weeks, reports the Wall Street Journal. more ›

So sad. Last night an apparent murder-suicide in Bayonne, New Jersey, left four people (including a baby) dead and a fifth being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. According to Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith the shooting, "a tragedy and a senseless loss of life for the family and the community as a whole," was performed by one man who shot the two adults, the baby and then himself. The baby, a boy, was 14 months old. more ›

How can you tell when your amorphous movement has made it big? When famous musicians start showing up and not just fake showing up? When it inspires protests around the world? When it starts airing commercials? Or maybe just when MTV starts sniffing around? No, you know you've made it big when random people start trying to trademark the movements name to make an easy buck. Anybody want to buy an "Occupy Wall St." hobo bag? more ›

A sad story for animal lovers and generally decent people: An East Harlem resident was jailed today in upstate New York for allegedly kicking a seagull so hard it had to be euthanized. more ›

The one player in former Congressman Anthony Weiner's downfall that everyone wants to hear from is his pregnant wife, Huma Abedin. But she has not been seen at any public appearances with Weiner—not at his Twitter crotch shot confession nor at his resignation, though she was spotted with him at a grocery store. Now, the Post reports she "feels hopelessly trapped in her marriage to the disgraced pol, whose online antics have completely disgusted her once-supportive family," according to a source. (The Post's sub-headline: "Huma feels cornered carrying Weiner bun.") more ›

A severely emaciated dog was discovered behind a dumpster off of Bruckner Blvd, so weak she couldn't even stand up and was only barely able to lift her head—but it looks like she's in for a happy ending, as caretakers have been carefully nursing the pup, which they've named Ella, back to health. more ›

It's four mugshots and counting: Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan went back to jail yesterday for violating her probation (by testing positive for drugs including cocaine)—and then managed to get out later in the evening. While the judge initially wanted her held in custody until an October 22nd hearing, a supervising judge threw that decision out, because, according to TMZ, it "flies in the face of California law, which gives defendants the right to bail in misdemeanor cases." Lohan's bondsman posted bail around 10 p.m. PDT; her friends claim that the Long Island native thinks she needs to go to rehab, not jail. more ›

The Princeton Review's annual "Best Colleges" list—based on surveys of 122,000 students at the 373 schools—features seven New York schools! Way to go, right? Except those seven schools are getting called out for containing the unhappiest students in the nation. (All the happy kids are allegedly at Brown University.) more ›

Embattled political journalist Dominic Carter told the press yesterday that he was innocent, but that the allegations of domestic abuse and his conviction of attempted assault mean that his family has "lost everything." more ›

Who doesn't need some good news on a rainy day? It's been a while since we've checked up on Wall Street's unofficial mascot, Sad Panda, and guess what we found out when we did? He was happy one sunny day back in May! You know what this means, Sad Panda probably just has Seasonal Affected Disorder like the rest of us. Maybe he's really just S.A.D. Panda. more ›

Reader David Velez (link NSFW) sent us these photos of a sad looking panda walking around downtown at Battery Park late yesterday afternoon. Was he laid off from the zoo? He was carrying a Duane Reade bag and kept his head hung low as he walked amongst the humans. Aw, depression era panda, you make us so sad. (Though the eye witness pointed out this could be some sort of fetish thing, in which case, gross.) more ›