Two days ago, Andrew Young, a former aide to John Edwards, turned over the now notorious sex tape featuring Edwards and his mistress to a North Caroline judge. Young, who recently released a tell all account of the Edwards presidential campaign and the scandal that destroyed it, is one of the many supporters whose careers, political loyalties, and deepest affections Edwards has squandered with his lies and infidelities. Edwards' career now lies in ruins as his reputation is further demolished by everything from the heartbreaking, his repeated denials of his daughter's paternity, to the absurd, Young's claim that the former North Carolina senator asked him to steal the baby's diaper to conduct a secret paternity test.

As we head back to school and move into our awesome/miserable dorms (I'm looking at you, McBain), students at Boston University are being treated to living conditions we at Columbia can only dream of. The lucky students live in a 26 story apartment style highrise that offers views of Bunker Hill, the State House, and the Harbor Islands. Every room features walk-in closets, floor length mirrors, lounges on every floor, and private bathrooms. Just thought you'd want to know ...

It's very likely he's gone off the deep end, but for your amusement (unless you agree with him), here is George Will on how "America's obsession with denim reflects deep disorders in the national psyche".

This kind of late, but remember those Somali pirates who took a U.S. ship captain hostage? Remember when President Obama ordered the Navy to blow off said pirates' heads if they threatened to harm the captain? Yea, I do too. Wasn't it awesome, in a "well I'm sad that the Somali fishermen have to go to these lengths to survive, but don't mess with America!" kind of way? Well, apparently right wing pundits like Rush Limbaugh found room to criticize Obama for his performance, going so far as to call him a dog, and Middle Eastern historian Juan Cole puts in his two-cents in this hilarious blog post.

WASHINGTON-Sasha Obama testified before the Senate Committee on Finance this week after it was revealed that the second-grader had collected more than $136 in undisclosed allowance payments over the past year.

Only days after our last post about him, Italian PM Sylvio Berlusconi is making more trouble. This time, getting a mouthful from Queen Elizabeth.

Update Wonkette has confirmed that this video is not authentic. But still.