The Unfriendly Skies: Another Flight Diverted Over Legroom Dispute

Just when you thought flying couldn't get any more miserable, yet another plane has been diverted due to a legroom-related dispute. This is just the way airlines work now, I guess! We're all criss-crossing the great blue yonder in giant tin cans, tempers on hair-trigger alert. Are you happy, Orville and Wilbur?
Report: Woman Sexually Assaulted by Fake Cab Driver
Adding even more legitimacy to those fears about potentially harassing Lyft drivers in San Francisco, a Boston woman was sexually assaulted after getting into what she assumed was a real cab early Sunday morning, the second such attack in the city in recent weeks.
From the Moscow bureau of the New York Times' interview with the Boston Marathon bombers' father Anzor Tsarnaev, on his elder son Tamarlan's 2009 domestic abuse arrest:
Celebrities React to the Tragedy in Boston
Today, obviously, is completely awful, and celebrity news seems like the most frivolous shit ever right now. But, for the sake of routine, here it is. New Kid on the Block Joey McIntyre ran in the Boston marathon today—he says he finished about five minutes before the explosion. Also in the race was Survivor winner …
Boston Marathon Explosion Open Thread
It's too soon to tell what the hell is happening at the Boston Marathon — Reuters has a live blog for breaking news — but you can discuss the explosions down below. If you're in the area, please stay safe.
One Dummy Ruins Boston's KONY Poster Party for Everyone
Most of America (save for the always righteous Pacific Northwest) totally fell down on the job when it came to plastering their cities with KONY-related materials for Invisible Children's "Cover the Night" event this weekend. But it appears Boston may have taken the mission to heart. A tipster reports that the city…
Meet Boston’s Charles Bronson for Street Harassers
After a stranger exposed himself to her on her trolley ride home from work last week, a 24-year-old Boston woman confronted her wrongdoer in exactly the righteous sort of way that most us only ever have the opportunity to rehearse angrily in front of a bathroom mirror — she forced him to his feet and shamed him in…
Panda Runs for President
A red panda, that is. And the presidency she's seeking is that of Boston's Franklin Park Zoo. In honor of Presidents' Day, the Zoo has been holding a "PreZOOdential Election" since 2006 (when a gorilla named Kiki won). This year, Stella Luna the red panda faces off against another gorilla, a lion, an ocelot, an…
First Grader Kicks Bully In The Balls, Sparks Sexual Harassment Investigation
If you want evidence of how out of control sexual harassment laws have gotten, look no further than the story of a 7-year-old Boston boy who's been accused of sexual assault for kicking a bully in the groin after he choked him and stole his gloves. This ridiculous tale provides a great opportunity to unleash a hearty…
Well, Breaking Bad happened in real life
If Breaking Bad's central conceit — that a harried high school chemistry teacher and his former student team up to enter the lucrative world of methamphetamine production — seems too outlandish to you, here's a strange case that demonstrates just how life can mirror art.
Other Woman Named Kate Middleton Booted Off Facebook
A Boston bicycle shop worker named Kate Middleton was kicked off Facebook when administrators assumed she was running a fake account in the princess-to-be's name. Luckily, she convinced them she was a real person and they reinstated her. But now her bike shop is mobbed with media folks. Apparently she has "steadfastly…
What's The Rudest Place On Earth?
According to a new poll, LA is the rudest city in the country. I don't buy it — after the jump, a breakdown of rudeness across the country, and my pick for the real rudest place ever.
Rachel Dratch Reviews The Year In Boston Accents
New York Magazine asked Rachel Dratch to share her opinion of the many Boston accents in pop culture last year, from The Town to Julianne Moore on 30 Rock. Unsurprisingly, she finds most of them "wicked pissah."
