Oh, the Humanity

A weekly mathematical survey of dubious behavior that measures, on a scale of 1 to 100, just how low a person can go.

Baseball's richest franchise, led by boss Hank Steinbrenner, wants New York City to fork over an additional $350 million of public money to finish the new Yankee Stadium. Score: 15

Feigning nobility, Katherine Heigl says she doesn't deserve an Emmy and pulls out of the race—but then blames it on "Grey's" writers for lame scripts. Score: 34

Fox News mouthpiece Bill O'Reilly has a new memoir in the works, and the title is "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity." Yes, the title refers to him. And yes, he appears to be serious. Score: 51

© 2008