In news we are going to try our best to interpret as good, a recent study reveals more than eight hours of sleep a night has been linked to a heightened risk of strokes. Let that comfort you, come your next all-nighter. (Los Angeles Times) Then, the next morning, as you try to keep yourself up, […]

We all knew it, but didn’t want to admit it. Unfortunately, the Huffington Post made it official; Pimp My Ride was 100% fabricated. Huff reveled that there was no surprises involved in Xzibit’s pimping. Everything was staged. In fact, the homes that the contestants were filmed in, were often homes rented by MTV to act as a set. […]

Yesterday, President Obama vetoed a bill pushing forward the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. (New York Times) Canadian customs wouldn’t allow Chris Brown to enter the country, and people on Twitter seem to think Drake is behind it. (Complex) Reddit, one of the main websites involved in the celebrity nudes leak last fall, has finally […]

TIME, our historical record of the world, reassures us, and future generations, that Emma Watson is not in fact dating Prince Harry. And basic bros the world over let out a sigh of relief. NY City News, one of the many competing voices of this city, brings word of Proctor & Gamble’s plan to sell […]

Columbia’s very own Joann Baney, who serves as a professor in the School of International and Public Affairs teaching peacekeeping skills to cops and firefighters, was charged with assault against her retired NYPD sergeant boyfriend last week. Oh the irony. (NY Daily News) A dentist in Connecticut has been charged in the death of one of […]

GS undergrad Lipa Schmeltzer (profiled last year by Bwog), called at times the Elvis or Lady Gaga of Hasidic pop music, is facing opposition from leaders in the Orthodox Jewish community, who have even gone so far as to tell their followers to boycott his concerts. (Gothamist) Inhabitants of the San Carlos Apache reservation are facing the destruction […]

A Los Angeles teaching hospital has alerted over 170 patients that they may have been exposed to an antibiotic-resistant ‘superbug.’ Read about it now, so that when the plague comes to sweep away humanity you can be the most smugly informed. (Reuters) In what is probably only horrifying because of present unfamiliarity, and pretty definitely the future, […]

Sadly, today, we say good bye to Fashion Week here in NYC until the fall. If you find that you haven’t been able to keep up with the shows that have been featured throughout the week, the New York Times gotcha your back. Must sees: Delpozo’s and Alexander Wang’s shows. (NYT) Chipotle is everyone’s favorite […]

Last Thursday night, Drake dropped his new mixtape, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (just in time for Valentine’s Day–we spent the holiday lying in bed with wine and chocolate and listening to “Know Yourself”). If you haven’t already learned all of Aubrey’s new lyrics, here’s a list of some good potential Instagram captions. (Buzzfeed) […]

Saturday Night Live celebrated its 40 year anniversary last night with a three-hour Sunday night feature celebrating its best and worst legacies. 40 years, huh? SNL might be the only thing that isn’t generational between you and your parents. (USA Today) Your Facebook newsfeed was crying on Thursday when Jon Stewart announced his future departure […]

Social justice warriors, don’t get your apples in a twist. Fifty Shades of Grey whipped up $30.2 million its opening weekend despite immense criticism from almost everyone everywhere. Looks like everyone low-key just wants to get down and dirty. (USA Today) You heard it here first, folks. Scientists have come up with a way to genetically-modify apples […]

Wyoming and Utah have been on the lookout for new ways to carry out executions, since supplies of the drugs used in lethal injections have been dwindling rapidly. Both states are on their way to reinstating the firing squad, suggesting that they’ve mostly been looking to the past for inspiration. (Independent, Fox News) A U.S. Coast […]

We begin with an issue of immediate relevancy: the line of consent influence by alcohol. How drunk is too drunk to say yes? (Slate) Moving on, we arrive at an age old problem that can be found right outside our doorstep. Some populations of the New York City homeless, fearful of shelters, take refuge instead at, among other […]

Planning on drunkenly seeing 50 Shades of Grey on Valentine’s Day (you know Bwog will be there)? Check out this recut trailer featuring Steve Buscemi as Christian Grey. (Salon) Luckily for us poor college students, the entrance fee to the Met will remain “pay as you wish.” (Gothamist) Because it wasn’t that long ago when we […]

As a response to the debate surrounding child immunization, health officials in California are strongly advising parents to refrain from holding “measles parties.” Though no drinks are served, attendees still face large risks; these parties intentionally expose children to measles, as well as a slew of other diseases common among kids. (ABC News) Talk about […]