Bad headline of the day

Jonathan Bing Beats Out Paul Niehaus in Close Race for East Midtown Assembly Seat

Bing got 65% of the vote! In Manhattan a Republican getting 34% is unusual, but that did not make the election "close."

Bing is my assembly member, BTW.

Headline of the day

New Jersey School Fire Blamed On Squirrel

This sounds suspiciously like "My dog ate my homework."

This is great, but it doesn't help Spain's pickpocket problem

Spain may upend name game in gender equality push

See this and this about my pickpocket experiences there.

Plat du jour--guest submission

Another one found by Joanne