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Former Zillionaire Financial Power Broker Now Just Another Boring Nerd
Hamilton Nolan · 06/23/15 11:39AMHypothermia Race Looks Fun
Hamilton Nolan · 02/03/15 09:29AM64-Year-Old Man Allegedly Built a Meth Lab in His Retirement Community
Allie Jones · 06/16/14 09:33AMHamilton Nolan · 09/26/13 08:08AM
Wipe Your Butt With Moby Dick Typed on Toilet Paper, for $400
Maureen O'Connor · 01/23/12 04:25PMMark Zuckerberg Is Killing Progressively Larger Animals
Ryan Tate · 09/27/11 08:06PMMark Zuckerberg Is Now Killing Animals with His Bare Hands
Ryan Tate · 05/26/11 06:13PMMeet the Knife-Throwing Boob Surgeon Who Set a World Record
Maureen O'Connor · 03/14/11 05:25PMDr. Ted Eisenberg is the world's most prolific boob job surgeon. He is also a champion knife-thrower: "My work spills into my hobby, and my hobby spills into my work. I bring that work focus to my knife-throwing." This is either a quirky anecdote from a Tom Robbins novel, or the beginning of a terrible horror movie directed by Georges Franju.
Stephen Colbert Tries to Get a Hobby, Fails
Sarah Prial · 11/02/10 01:46PMOld People: Now Cheerleading
Hamilton Nolan · 10/15/10 01:05PMThe Fastest Radio Flyer Wagon You'll (Probably) Ever See
Jeff Neumann · 10/12/10 05:58AMPlayboy Fetishists Fear Playboy Fetish Getting Less Cool
Hamilton Nolan · 04/05/10 09:40AMYour School Spirit Pales in Comparison to Martin Raskin's
Hamilton Nolan · 03/31/10 10:18AMObama Turns Ordinary Man into Celebrity Magnet
Hamilton Nolan · 01/20/10 02:28PMTom was just like you: an ordinary schmoe from Jersey, with a kid and a job in banking and a pronounced inability to attract celebrities into his general vicinity. Until one day when he met Barack Obama, became magnetized, and proceeded to attract celebrities, in much the same way a magnet attracts metal. Moments ago, Tom sent out this lengthy press release, informing the world of his strange and wondrous saga of celebrity attraction. We want you to read it all. It is just that important.
People Like Different Things
Hamilton Nolan · 01/12/10 01:01PMThe Wild Side of Hon. Jed S. Rakoff
cityfile · 01/05/10 02:33PMManhattan federal judge Jed Rakoff has been nicknamed "Judge Dread" on Wall Street for his efforts to hold banks and financial execs accountable for their actions. (He's currently overseeing the case against Bank of America, which is accused of misleading investors regarding bonus payouts, and he's also presiding over the trial of Raj Rajaratnam, the hedgie charged with insider trading.) So how does Rakoff blow off steam when he isn't taking on big banks and crooked execs? He engages in a little ballroom dancing, that's what. [BusinessInsider]
The Frequent Flyer Obsessed Put Other Obsessives to Shame
Mike Byhoff · 12/08/09 12:14PMThink of any hobby and someone is probably obsessed with it. For documentaries, the more esoteric, the more intriguing. Well there is a bloc of people obsessed with accumulating frequent flyer miles. And it makes for a mesmerizing documentary short.