Top Aide Behind U.K.'s Porn Filters Arrested for Child Porn

Jay Hathaway · 03/04/14 11:12AM

A top aide to U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, who helped Cameron draft the legislation behind the county's national Internet porn filters, has been charged with "a potential offense relating to child abuse imagery."

Sarah Hedgecock · 03/04/14 10:55AM

[Performers from the Uniao da Ilha do Governador samba school parade during Carnaval celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday, the final day of festivities. Image via Silvia Izquierdo/AP.]

What Is Safe Sex? The Raw and Uncomfortable Truth About Truvada

Rich Juzwiak · 03/04/14 10:52AM

When I'm single, I don't bareback on purpose usually. I practice safe sex often enough to consider myself "always safe," even though that's not quite true. While the overwhelming majority of times that I've had casual anal sex, I've had the wherewithal and self control to stop and put on the condom I've already made sure is within my reach, there have been times when pre-sex teasing has led to penetration. I've slipped. There are times when a few condom-free strokes don't seem like they'd hurt anyone and we were both down so… I've given in to requests of full-on bare sex to orgasm on occasion, depending how hot and convincing the invitation was and how turned on I already was. It's always the exception, though. "That's not me," I tell myself during and especially after.

Hamilton Nolan · 03/04/14 10:51AM

"Thought Catalog invites authors to submit proposals for a new book on the culture-shaping series (HBO's Girls)." Sounds like a good book.

Sarah Hedgecock · 03/04/14 09:38AM

The New York Times issued a correction today on its 161-year-old article about Solomon Northup, the real-life hero of 12 Years a Slave. The writer of the article had misspelled Northup's last name.

​Kerry Arrives in Kiev as Putin Says Force Will Be "Last Resort"

Taylor Berman · 03/04/14 08:50AM

On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kiev—$1 billion in guaranteed loans for Ukraine in tow—as Russian President Putin backtracked somewhat, saying military force would be used only as a "last resort," though he maintained the right to use "all options" in the crisis. Meanwhile, the Crimean prime minister told reporters that the majority of Ukrainian troops in Crimea have either surrendered or pledged allegiance to his government.

Don't Forget That Tomorrow Is Pancake Day

Dayna Evans · 03/03/14 11:05PM

Blessed be, tomorrow is the holy day that comes before Ash Wednesday, the day whereth flour and eggs mix to make circular spheres on which maple juice is poured and patties of butter melt. Yes, it is Shrove Tuesday, best known as Pancake Day.

Ever See a Horse Wish It Was Dead? Asks Martha Stewart (Pls Comment)

Caity Weaver · 03/03/14 06:15PM

On Monday, America's most famous Type A personality typed a grim little proposition into the Twitter client of her choosing, beckoning her public to follow her to a second blog location like a shirtless man with dirty teeth beckons lost travelers behind his privately-owned service station to show them "some crazy shit."