Gawker alum Adrian Chen—now a staff writer at The New Yorker!—recently visited LaGuardia Airport’s Lot 7, where Uber drivers accustomed to picking up potential passengers are now organizing, fitfully, for better working conditions at the car-sharing behemoth.

Hey U.S. Marines! Apparently you need dates to the Marine Corps Ball this November, since you're asking celebrities like Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake on YouTube. But what about all you Marines who don't have the guts to invite a celebrity in a lighthearted video, but still want to go with a random stranger? You're in luck!