Stereotypically, Americans love shopping. And big-box retailers aren’t doing anything to refute the stereotype. If you go shopping on Thanksgiving day, chances are your favorite stores will be open. (Advertising Age) McDonald’s has retired and reintroduced the McRib sandwich every year since 2006. So why do people love it so much? (The Atlantic) What happens between […]

Janet Yellen, nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, plans to stand in support of continuing the stimulus program at her confirmation hearing today.  (NYT) Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy, the dudes behind snapchat, have been turning down multibillion dollar takeover offers left and right. Nobody has yet to confirm exactly what or how much of […]

A Michigan man has won the jackpot. Twice. No comment. (Huffington Post) America had created an ethanol policy in an attempt to slow global warming and make the United States “cleaner, stronger, and more secure.” It has done the opposite. (Associated Press) People with degrees in useful majors have been useful once again. This time, […]

Because you need some random item immediately, Amazon worked out a deal with the United States Postal Service to be able to get it to you on a Sunday. (Amazon) (Salon) Aw, young people aren’t comfortable writing cell phones into fiction. There goes technology, ruining things again. What about if you feel it’s entirely impossible to write […]

Things we will never understand: why legal terminology is so hostile. What is “character assassination” anyways? (NBC). World Championship Chess is happening and it’s just as boring as you’d expect. (Times of India). Something’s killing dolphins and it’s not global warming. (NBC) And Google appears to be planning some kind of invasion. (SF Gate). Ancient […]

A middle school football team had their awards dinner at Hooters. (USA Today) Vacation is all the De Blasio’s ever wanted. (Gothamist) The US is adding more jobs (this one’s for you, seniors). (BBC) Who gon stop Kimye, huh?  (NY Daily News) Bwog wants all of these in our mouths. (Gothamist) The simple pleasures via Shutterstock

Since you’ve been keeping up with Bwog, you probably know that there’s a 3D printer on campus that is open for all to use. Hopefully none of you finds extra motivation (we know you won’t) and does something like this. (CNN) The Toronto mayor is turning out to be the gift that keeps on giving. This week […]

The FDA is getting ready to ban trans fats, a major contributor to heart disease, saying that they should no longer be “generally recognized as safe.” No doubt there will be public outrage over this seemingly innocuous regulation. (New York Times) Here’s a list of foods that would have to change. (Washington Post) “He repeatedly struggled […]

A sophomore at NYU fell into a tiny space in between two buildings, and remained stuck for 36 hours. Columbia did that once in a movie, with that guy James Franco. A mayor in Toronto admits that he smokes crack cocaine. In other news, Canada is still America’s hat. Oakley has a line of sunglasses […]

America goes American by creating its own Olympic Team uniforms for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Cool. (Forbes) City complains that a nearby factory smells bad. No big deal? Well, it kinda is, when the factory makes Sriracha. (LA Times) Kittens were ferried around NYC so that people could pet them (for a modest fee). KITTENS WE […]

  It’s all right, Banksy’s New York “residency” is doing good for our neighborhoods. (NY Times) Some guy just really wants to win the New Yorker cartoon caption contest. (Shitty New Yorker Cartoon Captions) Did you know that most unpaid internships are technically illegal? Did you know that the government (pre-, during and post-shutdown) totally […]

Don’t follow sports? Well the World Series ends continues tonight and so far it’s been crazy. Note: the World Series is Baseball. (ESPN) Farewell, Lou Reed. (NY Times) Lobbyist accused of undue influence…on a dog. (Washington Times). Seattle’s annual amature porn competition, Hump, starts the first of November. Watch out for sleeper hit ‘Mouthpiece,’ by none […]

Red Sox lost on a bullshit call. (Boston.com) Jay Z got profiled at Barney’s… while in a deal with the department store. (NY Daily News) Obama has officially dubbed Brooklyn as “cool.” That’s it? (Gothamist) People are still recovering during the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. (CNN) Mmm, beef rib in the morning. (Springfield News-Sun) Too […]

Find yourself hitting the snooze button every morning? Try to stop doing that—it’s ruining your alertness. (Pacific Standard) Here in New York City, you’d be hard-pressed to find a place more than a few minutes’ walk away from the nearest Starbucks. So how did the company grow from one store in Seattle to dominating coffee? […]

Apparently, the people who built the healthcare.gov website weren’t expecting as much traffic as it has received since its launch.  The price for having the website shut down as a result?  They’re having a congressional hearing… (Al-Jazeera America) The New York Times Editorial Board, responding to two recent reports produced by Amnesty International and Human Rights […]