Twenty-four hours prior to the most humiliating moment of my life, I was riding high–it was a good day in Afghanistan. My platoon were the first troops from the 82nd in country, and our operational pace had been nonstop for four months. I’d seen a lot things, but nothing could prepare me for what was about to happen.

Several high-ranking officers had been selected to go have a meet-and-greet, diplomatic-type lunch with the Afghan warlords that ran the area. They selected me to accompany them to lunch. At the time, I thought that I was some sort of super-trooper, asked to attend because I was the best my unit had to offer. As a PFC (Private First Class), I was probably just there to fill a seat and provide some added level of security. Read More »

From Wolfenstein 3-D to DOOM to today’s release of Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, id Software has been jacking-up the ante on first-person shooters like no other team in gaming. We were fortunate enough to get i.d. co-owner and lead game designer, Kevin Cloud on the phone to discuss the new release. Enjoy!

COED: Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is out today for Xbox 360 and PS3. What can we expect from the console versions?

Kevin Cloud: We’ve been working on the 360 and PS3 for almost two years now. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, when we released it on the PC, we got a lot of editorial acclaim for it, if you’ll remember, a lot of awards and nominations, so there’s some really good gameplay in there.

It’s a really big game, a lot going on, so we wanted to make sure we got all of that in there. We got it running great, looking great, so we’ve achieved that. We had the design teams focusing on a each console to really make sure the game controls fit what players on that platform are accustom to, whether it’s shooting, driving, whatever. Read More »

It’s not often that a celebrity admits when they’re wrong. Scandals come and go, but count how many times you’ve actually heard Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton admit the wrongness of their actions or words. You can probably count the number on your thumb. And even then, the detraction was more than likely court-ordered.

So color me stunned when famed Dawson Leery sloppy seconds lover, Tom Cruise, went on the Oprah Winfrey show last Friday and admitted he was “wrong” about comments on post-partum depression.

In case you missed the episode, he apologized for attacking Brooke Shields, and expressed his newfound belief that post partum depression can not be cured simply by taking vitamins (though, he did also claim that an Orange Wilma Flintstone vitamin cured him of “abnormal thoughts” back in 1996, so maybe he hasn’t learned that much).

He further explained that he felt “pressed” by the media during his couch-jumping, batshit crazy period, and regrets saying a lot of things on TV.

Check out the Top 8 Things Tom Cruise Is Still Wrong About after the jump.

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When the lovely ladies of Playboy U hit Cabo for Spring Break 2008 they brought only one outfit - a bikini. Lucky for us, Busted Coverage has the pictures to prove it.

Most of us couldn’t be on the beach with Playboy U at Spring Break 2008 in Cabo so check out the pictures to see what you missed. And let me tell you - we missed a lot.

10. Black Christmas (2006)
The gorgeous Leela Savasta is the first of nearly 20 victims to get murdered in this remake of the 1974 horror classic, in which a houseful of smoking hot sorority sisters, including Lacey Chabert and Michelle Trachtenberg, are tormented by a creepy, unseen killer.

9. Halloween II (1981)
Pamela Susan Shoop’s dip in the Jacuzzi turns deadly when Michael Myers shows up without his swim trunks. Instead of enjoying a soak, Myers dunks her head into the boiling water until it turns to skin soup. Why his hand isn’t burnt is unclear.

8. Saw II (2005)
In the second film of this horror franchise, a group of victims desperately hunt for an antidote to the disease they’ve been injected with. This hottie think she’s found it, but ends up with her arms in a box of razors. Why are the pretty ones so dumb?

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Okay, I get it. We are all college students on a budget. We all love a great deal, a cheap meal and any leftover cash is going to be spent at the bar thank you very much. But, my fellow students, as a server I have realized that many of you are just clueless about tipping. And without your tips, I won�t have money to spend at the bar either.

Maybe it�s how you were raised or maybe you are just cheap. But if you are going to walk into any place that is offering you a service of some sort, be prepared to spend a few more bucks on the person waiting on you. If you are going out to a �splurge� restaurant- be prepared that the tip is going to be an extra chunk added on to the bill. Want the $30 dollar steak but don�t feel like tipping on it? Then please, that�s what Burger King and Denny�s are for.

In lieu of cheap tippers that I as well as other friends of mine in the service industry have come across�here are some of the guidelines when it comes to tipping. Click here For a full list of tipping etiquette for every service imaginable (and I mean everything).

Restaurants/Bars
Servers: 15-20% or more if the service is fabulous. Many people don�t realize that servers don�t make minimum wage. They make there salary in tips. If you are with a large group or are being extra picky then you should tip on the higher end of the spectrum since your server is accommodating your every whim.
Side note: if you had a bad dining experience, remember it�s not always the server�s fault. Always ask to speak to the manager rather than skipping out on the tip.

Bartenders: 10-15% depending on how difficult the drink is to make. Example: Corona-Not as time consuming as a Long Island Ice Tea which has many different kinds of liquor (thank god for that) and will take the bartender much longer to make.

Takeout: A couple of bucks on the order is fine, unless the person packaging up your food goes above and beyond- then give a bit more.

Late night munchies/Delivery Guy: These are the guys we love. The angels who bring us the grub when everything else is closed. If you are coherent enough to actually place the order, then being too drunk to remember to tip is NOT an excuse. 15% is customary but never less than $2.

Hair Salons
Hair Stylist/Colorist: 10-20%. $3-5 extra for last-minute service.
Shampoo or other assistant: $2-5 for each person. Hand the tip directly to the person providing the service.
Manicure or Facial: 15%

Airport
Porter or skycap: $2 per bag or more if the bags are heavy. If you arrive late and he helps you get to your flight on time (or in my case waves the overweight baggage fee) tip an extra $5-20.

Hotels
Doorman: - If he hails you a cab, $1-2
Bellman: If he schleps your bags, then tip $1-2 per bag. Give him the tip when he shows you your room. If he just carries the bags to the front desk and then disappears, save it for the person who carries the bags to your room. Upon checkout, tip whomever helps with your bags
Concierge: $5-10 for help with hard-to-get dinner reservations or theater tickets. Tipping is optional for just plain advice.
Maid Service: I don�t know why but for some reason, many of my friends don�t think this is necessary. Uh hello, they are cleaning up all your crap! (and lord knows you left the contents of your 75lb bag all over the room). $1-5 per day typically, up to $10 per day depending upon how much mess you make. Tip daily because there might be a different maid each day. Leave the tip on your pillow. Err� on the side of being generous, and tip on the last day also

So there you have it. Next time you are getting your hair did for formal or are out to dinner with your gals sucking down diet cokes, you are now fully aware on how to tip properly. Now go ahead, make me proud!

You probably know Artie Lange from The Howard Stern Show, Mad TV, Old School and Elf. This fall, the comedian has his first starring role in the movie Beer League, which is about ' well, softball and beer.

CO-ED: Didn't you go to Seton Hall?
Artie Lange: I went there from September 1985 to September 1985 [Editor's note: No, that's not a mistake]. I barely got out of high school ' I had to go to summer school to get out. [But] I was pretty good at baseball, and combined with the fact that my uncle knew a priest there who had some pull, I ended up sneaking in [to Seton Hall]. I was there for three weeks doing poorly and I hated it. Then my father fell off a roof and became paralyzed. That was my excuse to leave.

Tell me why we should see your movie.
Me and the kid who wrote it (Frank Sabastiano), we're both from New Jersey and play in a softball league. We always wanted to do our own f—in' rated-R softball movie. We got together five years ago in L.A. and said let's just tell our craziest softball stories and put them on index cards and try to structure it like a film. The whole team is alcoholics, and in the film, I live with my mom. Oh, and there's a great bachelor party scene with tits and ass.

Give us a drink you could recommend to college students.

It's very simple: Jack Daniels with water and a lot of ice.

What's that called?
Let's call it 'The Artie.' I've heard some people call it that before, but let's make it official.