"Says Who" Lawyer Claims Polls Underestimate Trump's African-American Support
Hudson Hongo · 08/17/16 11:06PMReport: Trump Campaign Chief Tried to Stop the Taco Bowl, Failed to Stop the Taco Bowl
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Chill Judge Allegedly Lets Law Clerk Wear Robe, Hear Cases
Hudson Hongo · 08/17/16 08:37PMTop Trump Attorney on Universally Terrible Poll Numbers: "Says Who?"
Hudson Hongo · 08/17/16 05:55PMAndrew Breitbart Would Have Loved the Trump Campaign
Alex Pareene · 08/17/16 04:55PMThe legacy of Andrew Breitbart, the late founder of the Breitbart News Network, has been invoked repeatedly during this election cycle, mainly by people who insist that he would not have allowed his media outlet to have become a sort of house organ of the Donald Trump campaign. Former Breitbart contributor Ben Shapiro, who resigned from the site in March, has been particularly adamant that the site’s support for Trump is a betrayal of all that Breitbart the man stood for.
You'll Never Guess Who's Angry About CNN "Deceptively" Editing a Video of Sylville Smith's Sister
Andy Cush · 08/17/16 03:55PMIn a recent segment, CNN used a short clip featuring the sister of Sylville Smith, a man who was shot dead by a Milwaukee police officer on Saturday. In CNN’s version of the clip, Sherelle Smith can be heard telling a crowd of onlookers, “Don’t bring the violence here, and the ignorance here.” Later, in a portion of her speech that CNN didn’t air, Smith suggested that if the crowd wanted to riot, they should “take that shit to the suburbs, burn that shit down.”
Which Retail Experience Do You Seek Out When You Desperately Need to Relax?
J.K. Trotter · 08/17/16 03:17PMIn these trying times, a little retail therapy can do wonders when you’re stressed out of your mind and/or uncertain about your future. (By “retail therapy” I mean: Entering a store, walking around a bit, then leaving without buying anything.) So where do you go when you need your kick? My go-to options are:
The Sentence for Hasidic Men Who Beat and Blinded a Black Gay Man: Community Service
Rich Juzwiak · 08/17/16 02:41PMSoon after surviving a 2013 beating in Williamsburg that left him blind in his right eye, then 22-year-old Taj Patterson told NBC New York, “I want these people to know they can’t put their hands on anyone and get away with it, and think just because you have on certain attire you can get away with certain things. We’re all equal here.” But the majority of the five men who were investigated for committing a hate crime on Patterson, in fact, have gotten away with it.
Bring Your Dog to Our Office
Hamilton Nolan · 08/17/16 12:53PMFate of Gawker.com Remains Unclear After Univision Acquisition of Gawker Media
J.K. Trotter · 08/17/16 11:28AMFollowing a day-long auction against the online publisher Ziff Davis, the media conglomerate Univision is buying Gawker Media’s assets—including Deadspin, Gizmodo, Jalopnik, Jezebel, Kotaku, and Lifehacker—for $135 million. However, the fate of the company’s flagship website, Gawker.com, remains unclear.
Under Governor Chris Christie, New Jersey Forgave $25 Million Donald Trump's Casinos Owed in Back Taxes
Brendan O'Connor · 08/17/16 09:30AMHow to Do Celebrity Journalism Good
Hamilton Nolan · 08/17/16 09:10AMDonald Trump Hires Breitbart News Executive in Top Campaign Role
Brendan O'Connor · 08/17/16 07:00AMDonald Trump is restructuring his campaign once again, the Wall Street Journal reports, hiring Stephen Bannon, the executive chairman of Breitbart News LLC, as campaign chief executive, and promoting Kellyanne Conway, a Republican strategist who’d been advising the campaign, to campaign manager. Paul Manafort will reportedly retain his position as campaign chairman.
82 Days and a Wake Up
Brendan O'Connor · 08/17/16 06:20AMDeath Toll Rises to 11 in Louisiana as Floodwaters Displace Tens of Thousands
Hudson Hongo · 08/16/16 10:55PMDonald Trump Pledges to Fight All Forms of "Bigotry and Hatred and Oppression"
Hudson Hongo · 08/16/16 09:25PMA Gary Johnson Super PAC Spent $30,000 on "Internet Web Memes"
Hudson Hongo · 08/16/16 07:00PMThat YouTuber's Upbeat Videos About His Trip to North Korea Are The Smarmy Internet At Its Worst
Andy Cush · 08/16/16 05:07PMFor the last week or so, a British YouTuber named Louis Cole has been uploading dispatches from North Korea. Rather than focusing on the state’s constant surveillance, arbitrary arrests, and murders of its own citizens, Cole is focusing on the positive aspects of the North Korean experience, such as the water parks.