Vintage Swag Inspired by Cory Booker, Superman of the People A good man isn’t hard to find, but it does require a trip to Newark. Brick City’s mayor, Cory Booker, added “hero” to a résumé designed to make us all feel bad about ourselves. Read more More
Paris-Stroika: Putin’s Sexy Goddaughter Takes a Stand Against Him Playboy model Kseniya Sobchak, “Russia’s Paris Hilton,” is the daughter of former St. Petersburg Mayor Anatoly Sobchak, and the goddaughter of one Mr. Vladimir Putin. She’s also the government’s most visible critic. Read more More
Holy Smokes! Pat Robertson Sanctifies Marijuana This week the 700 Club became the 420 club when Pat Robertson decided — presumably with the grudging approval of beloved talk-show sidekick Jesus — that the War on Drugs has failed. Read more More
Super-Continental! Pangaea Knew How to Party The recent discovery of gargantuan prehistoric fleas got us scratching our heads about our diminished interest in dinosaurs — and the innocence of our childhoods that waned with it. You bring the imagination, Bureau of Trade brings the Jurassic essentials. Read more More
White Panther? ‘The Artist’ Actor James Cromwell and Eldridge Cleaver Before “Babe,” the six-foot-seven actor was a member of the Committee to Defend the Black Panthers in the 1960s. He hosted recently incarcerated Panthers in his home and even went to Algeria to pay his respects to Eldridge Cleaver. Read more More
Wataru-sanity! The Jeremy Lin of 1948 The media has written reams about the scrappy, high-scoring Knicks point guard in the last two weeks. We at the Bureau aren’t bandwagon types, so we were going to keep our mouths shut. That is, until we found a promising new angle on the story. Read more More
Let’s Get It Un: Kim Jong-un Grows Up Switzerland isn’t just the go-to place for organized criminals (UBS) and former Nazis (Deutsche Bank) to quietly stash their cash. The currency-rich and scruples-poor country doesn’t just launder liquid assets — it also provides dictator day-care. Read more More