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NY Post Publishes Insanely Racist Column About Jay-Z And Nets

NY Post Publishes Insanely Racist Column About Jay-Z And Nets

The NY Post has had their fair share of racist controversies—just recently, there was the cartoon which portrayed Muslims as terrorists—but it seems as though columnist Phil Mushnick really wants to take things to the next level. Today, he rails against the new Brooklyn Nets and Jay-Z, who owns 1.47% of the team: "Why the Brooklyn Nets when they can be the New York N------s? The cheerleaders could be the Brooklyn B----hes or Hoes." Wow. Here's the full quote in its grotesque context: more ›

Antonio Cromartie May Be Expecting Babies #11 And #12

Antonio Cromartie May Be Expecting Babies #11 And #12

Fine, Antonio Cromartie: You're officially the most virile man in the NFL (that we know of!). After news that a TV production company was interested in developing a show around the NY Jet and his 10 children by eight different woman, now his wife has Tweeted a picture fo a sonogram with the words, "Identical twins run in my Family." Which would make these number #11 and #12 on Cromartie's home team. more ›

Army Sandwich Stays Fresh For TWO YEARS

Army Sandwich Stays Fresh For TWO YEARS

No one joins the Army for the food, but even career soldiers can get a little sick of carrying around bulky, tasteless Meals-Ready-To-Eat (MREs) like "Spaghetti with Meat Sauce." So Army food officials decided to create a new food for soldiers, something that can stay shelf-stable for years on end and be at least somewhat palatable. Their solution? A sandwich. A sandwich that can stay fresh for two freaking years. more ›

Video: Sunday's Tornado On NY State Thruway

Video: Sunday's Tornado On NY State Thruway

Mother Nature has been having a field day with New York! From Hurricane Irene to Hurricane Katia, it's been wall-to-wall weather events. And on Sunday, a tornado touched down upstate. A woman who had been driving on the NY State Thruway pulled over and filmed it! She writes on her YouTube page, "A tornado crossing I-90 near the Mohawk rest area. I had pulled over to ride the storm out & got much more than I bargained for. I want it to be clear that I was NOT in the car because I was planning on hiding from a tornado, I stayed in the car because of the intense cloud-to-ground lightning, the tornado was a surprise. I wasn't expecting to intercept anything but wind & possibly hail, I was simply on my way home from a weekend visiting family." more ›

Possibly the Most Revealing NYC Marathon Outfit Ever

Possibly the Most Revealing NYC Marathon Outfit Ever

While many runners tend to wear body-skimming outfits to increase their running performance, we're amazed/impressed with one runner's outift: A Borat-style neon green bathing suit. arvindgrover took this photograph in which you can clearly make out his bib number. Based on that, it appears the runner is 27-year-old Jack Markham of Great Britain, who finished with a time of 4:33:29. And for the truly brave, Flickr user Lori (ldp1109) says she saw Markham many times because he was running near her brother--she has more photographs with front and back views. Related: See more of arvindgrover's less revealing but still great marathon photos here. more ›

Modern Medicine is Amazing

Modern Medicine is Amazing

Possibly the most haunting thing we've seen is coverage of the Staten Island woman who had a coat hook pierce her face - and how a plastic surgeon who helped save her face. Fifty-three year-old Geri Rivero was at a co-worker's party last month when she slipped in the bathroom. According to the Daily News, she grabbed the metal coatrack, but "somehow, the hook pierced the bone under her right eye, plowing through muscle and... more ›

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