President Obama will deliver his penultimate State of the Union address tonight at 9 pm, and we’ll be listening closely to hear if his agenda includes anything on campus sexual assault, a hot-button issue this past year especially. Also listening closely will be Emma Sulkowicz, the invited guest of New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. (Jezebel) A […]

For the first and last time, President Obama appeared on the Colbert Report, where Colbert mocked him on job creation and other fun things. Congratulations to both Colbert and Obama for crossing the aisle. (USA Today) U.S. Border Patrol is launching a massive recruiting campaign for female agents so as to mitigate the mistrust many female […]

Foxes may be well on their way to becoming England’s next endangered species given the rise of socially acceptable fox-sniping activities. (NY Times) Looking for extra-touristy lavish things to do when your family visits you the next time? Check out the William and Kate’s NYC itinerary for an American trip that began yesterday. (Reuters) Our […]

Well this is definitely a first. An international flight to Philadelphia had to make an emergency landing in Rome after a weird smell made basically everyone on the plane vomit. Gross. (Gawker) J.K. Rowling will release twelve completely new Harry Potter-related short stories everyday from December 12 until Christmas morning. Talk about a sweet surprise. (Gothamist) After a nine-year […]

Columbia’s research and teaching assistants have announced majority support for a new labor union. In a press release, the union declared its objectives to be “living wages, adequate benefits, clear workload expectations, and consistent and transparent employment policies”. (GWC-UAW Local 2110) The plans for a new Upper West Side residential high-rise include a controversial “poor door” for […]

Reserve your table at Meow Parlor the cat cafe! Reservations open today (Gothamist). A report was issued by the Obama Administration accusing the Cleveland police department of “unreasonable and unnecessary use of force” in violation of citizen’s constitutional rights (Washington Post). Alicia Keys released a new song in wake of NYC, Ferguson protests (TIME). Check out […]

Speaker of the House John Boehner, fearing the political effects of a another government shutdown, has proposed a ‘largely symbolic’ vote on legislation that would dismantle President Obama’s Executive Order on immigration, in order to more easily pass this years budget. (New York Times) This Congressional failure to embrace the legislation has been estimated to cost the government $37 […]

Scary stuff: Check out this article about forced medical leave from colleges due to struggles with mental health. (New Yorker) It has now gotten a lot easier to report abusive tweets from assholes, though it was great watching this woman contact the moms of her online harassers. (Jezebel) It could also become a lot easier to […]

The requisite post-Thanksgiving hangover took a toll on more than peoples’ bodies—the stock market experienced a wide-reaching drop on Monday, partly due to a 6.4% decline in in-store sales from last year. AAPL lost 3.2% and is now trading at the 0h-so-affordable price of $115.07, giving dads everywhere all the more reason to buy themselves […]

A Hip Barnard student got her own spread in Teen Vogue for having a really hip dorm room. We applaud you for having the energy, time, and cleanliness to keep up with dorm room appearances, Ms. Deczynski. (Teen Vogue) This Staten Island mom is like a real-world Nancy from Weeds, making her home into the neighborhood heroin stop. […]

If you’re still in the city and planning on going home, you should probably think about leaving right now. (Gothamist) An early Christmas present: Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman are back to filming Sherlock. (Mirror) Haven’t talked to your high school friends (or your high school dealer) in a while? Here’s a guide to scoring […]

The grand jury in charge of Officer Darren Wilson’s case did not indict him for his fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Racial tensions and distrust of law enforcement are high among residents in Ferguson and around the country. Is this a step back in the fight against racism? (Kansas City Star/AP) Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has […]

It’s socially confirmed that Hillary Clinton will announce that she’s in the running to get the Democratic nomination for president, but the Republicans aren’t so clear or united on who will go up against all that pantsuit power. (NY Times) We’re unsure as to why Sea World wants to celebrate that they’ve just successfully created […]

Looks like Netflix wins again. Everyone’s favorite media streaming service just bought the rights to Tina Fey’s new show, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, after originally being developed for NBC, which means you probably won’t have to wait 13 fucking weeks a long time to finish an entire season. (The Verge) The world is working towards getting a little less racist, […]

Good news! A study by the CDC of 138,100 U.S. adults has found that 90 percent of Bwog staffers heavy drinkers are not actually alcoholics. If that has you feeling at all good about the state of humanity, an outbreak of bubonic plague has struck Madagascar, killing forty and threatening to spread further. But, hey, a survey […]