BREAKING! EXCLUSIVE: NYC SCHOOLS STAY OPEN DESPITE CELEBRITY DEATH

We're late to the "big story" (again!) but Tuesdays are our volunteer day so please excuse us for putting the brakes on space and time in the 24-hour news continuum. Most important here is the pity we must reserve for those forced to cover a spectacle so clearly below their intellect, if not paycheck. Here's where we witness enough handwringing (didn't see that one coming!) to choke a flock of paparazzi to death. It's become a blogorial tradition to pause, flaunt your self-disgust, and then keep on truckin' the truck. Penance is just a "I Hate Myself" publish-button away and at least they have humor to stay warm and fuzzy while casting themselves as the real victims. Plus, I'm sure they were just following ord...oops, God wins!

OK, what now? Oh, here's a roundup of recent YM Donors Choose Challenge contributions. You get pictures and personal thank you notes when you donate, if you needed any more incentive to help others.


Legos for a special education class in the Bronx.


Barnes & Nobles giftcards for Lower Manhattan high school students.


Forensics science kits for "Super Sleuths."


Bookcase and books for a school in Staten Island.

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