After tweeting a lot of suspense, Donald Trump revealed his momentous announcement: he offers to give US$5 million to a charity of Obama’s choice if the President releases his college application and transcripts and passport details. This guy just doesn’t stop, does he? (US News) Columbia Giving Day came to a close, raising over $6,000,000 […]

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is expected to issue a statement regarding a temporary ceasefire. Friday begins the Eid al-Adha holiday, and we can’t blame anyone for wanting a four-day weekend. (CBS) Confirming our childhood fears of Jaws, an alleged great white shark killed a 39-year-old surfer yesterday. Cue John Williams. (LATimes) In the fungal meningitis […]

Even if you’ve already voted via absentee ballot, you still need to keep up with all the Presidential Debate drama if you want to be in the know. “Horses and bayonets” is already the new “binders full of women.” (MSNBC) It seems like new Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer could turn the failing tech giant around. […]

Put away your binders, kids—tonight is the final presidential debate between Obama and Romney. (The Washington Post) Although we love our city, the bright lights sometimes make us forget about those things called “stars.” Remember those? For those of you who love looking up, last night the universe had something even better in store. (Wall […]

Natural gas has recently boomed as an energy source, but the discrepancy between the American consumer’s environmental and cost benefit and the natural gas companies’ massive losses has caused the fuel’s profitability to be questioned. [Insert 12-year-old boy inspired flatulation joke here] (NYT) Ellen Degeneres is to receive the Mark Twain Award for American Humor and […]

For the few, the proud Android lovers, it turns out the upcoming Sony Nexus X was in fact, a hoax. Ti Kawamoto, a graphic artist from Vermont, decided to post the pictures as a product of a 3D modeling exercise. Tech sites soon picked up the story and published it without some fact checking. Oops. (Tech […]

Residents of Brooklyn are protesting the possible addition of a new homeless shelter in their neighborhood, because they “already have people in our community who are borderline homeless.” (Gawker) Joe Walsh continued Todd Akin’s unscientific rants yesterday, when he told reporters there is no need for an abortion exception for the life or health of […]

A 21-year-old man was charged yesterday with conspiring to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. His plans were severely hindered by the fact that his accomplice, who provided him with encouragement, guidance, and supposedly the materials needed for the attack, was an F.B.I. agent. (NY Times) According to researchers at the American […]

So, the second political debate went down last night. Hofstra University, the location of the town-hall style showdown, apparently cut their losses and swapped debate for football three years ago with tangible successes. (NBC, NYTimes) Columbia’s football team may have an upcoming battle, but when it comes to endowment investment return, Columbia already fares well compared to […]

Drop everything and pick up a chocolate bar! Columbia’s Dr. Messerli releases the most important advancement in medical history—one that allows us to eat chocolatey treats! Because hey, all the Nobel Prize winners are doing it. (Examiner) Our very own Nicholas Lemann (well, not ours anymore) asserts that journalism is doing just fine, thank you. (Daily […]

The Taliban recently sent out a hit squad, but instead of their usual targets, they were after a fourteen year old girl. (Reuters) Lance Armstrong is not out of trouble, as testimony claiming he used steroids is now coming from an unexpected contingent – his former teammates. (CSM) Just when you thought eating cereal was […]

DSpar took some time off running Barnard to give the keynote address at the opening of the Harvard Business School’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the admission of women to its two-year M.B. A. program. (The Crimson) The vice presidential debate is tonight. For the politically disengaged, that’s Democrat Joe Biden vs. Republican Paul […]

Is the mid-week slump making you stress, grumble, and complain? (Oh, really, you couldn’t have held that door open for me? No, I didn’t brush my hair, but do you have a problem with it?) We’re here to remind you that it could be worse, and then give you some cuteness to gird your loins […]

The Yellowist movement has taken a Tate Modern canvas victim—Vladimir Umanets, one of its representatives, has vandalized a 1958 painting by Mark Rothko. He claims his signature adds value to the piece. (CBCNews) Huawei and ZTE, two of the biggest Chinese telecommunications companies, have been classified as national threats by a congressional committee. The House Intelligence […]

Happy Columbus Day, Columbians! This is what it feels like to go to the only school where there’s not a long weekend. Ugh. (Time and Date) In Venezuela, Hugo Chavez was re-elected as president by a narrow margin. (CNN) For the record, we here at Bwog would be super okay with Adele showing up out of the blue, […]