Tom Scocca · 02/12/14 03:49PM
Florida Man Set on Fire by His Dog
Adam Weinstein · 02/12/14 03:33PMIs the Black Community Homophobic?: A Discussion With Yoruba Richen
Rich Juzwiak · 02/12/14 03:05PM
Yoruba Richen's documentary The New Black (opening today at New York's Film Forum) achieves what seemed impossible before it: It examines the generalized notion that the black community is homophobic with specificity and subtlety. Using the backdrop of the fight for marriage equality in Maryland in 2012 (where it was eventually approved by voters), Richen's film examines both sides of the debate within the black community by primarily using the National Black Justice Coalition Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks to represent the pro-equality side, and Maryland Marriage Alliance's Derek McCoy as the face of the anti-equality side.
Redneck States Are Borrowing a Confederate Plan to Protect Their Guns
Adam Weinstein · 02/12/14 02:31PM
Have you heard of "gun nullification"? It's all the rage. Seriously, so hot. It's especially popular in these Southern states who've used nullification before to tell the federales to butt the hell out of their business. Back then, nullification protected slavery and Jim Crow. Now, it protects your Smith & Wesson.
Sarah Hedgecock · 02/12/14 02:19PM
Crazy Russian Daredevils Climb World's Second Tallest Building
Taylor Berman · 02/12/14 02:08PMHere's something you should never watch if you're afraid of heights: A group of Russian daredevils filmed themselves climbing (and hanging from) the world's second highest building, the still under-construction Shanghai Tower. It's absolutely terrifying.
Bruno Mars and Ellen Pull Hilarious Prank on Unsuspecting Nurse
Taylor Berman · 02/12/14 01:41PMFor his recent appearance on Ellen, Bruno Mars agreed to pull a prank on an unsuspecting nurse. The gimmick is basically this: Mars repeats exactly what Ellen tells him through his earpiece.
Just Ten Colleges Take in One Sixth of All Donations
Hamilton Nolan · 02/12/14 01:39PMSarah Hedgecock · 02/12/14 01:21PM
Rebecca Mead, author of My Life in Middlemarch, is answering questions over at Jezebel. Join in the discussion!
Adam Weinstein · 02/12/14 01:11PM
Drunk Teen Disguised as Flower Pot Uses Chainsaw to Rob Gas Station
Taylor Berman · 02/12/14 12:55PMWeir Watch, Day Five: Lace to the Top
Max Read · 02/12/14 12:45PMWhy Did Bill de Blasio Call the NYPD Over His Friend’s Arrest?
J.K. Trotter · 02/12/14 12:37PM
It’s good to be friends with the mayor of New York City. Soon after police arrested Brooklyn pastor and prominent de Blasio supporter Orlando Findlayter on Monday for two outstanding arrest warrants, Mayor Bill de Blasio called the NYPD’s press office to inquire about Findlayter’s status. According to Pervaiz Shallwani of the Wall Street Journal, the pastor was allowed to go home.
Airline Pilots Get Paid Crap
Hamilton Nolan · 02/12/14 12:01PMA Sinkhole Ate Eight Rare Corvettes This Morning
Sarah Hedgecock · 02/12/14 11:19AMCongratulations to Farrah Abraham on Becoming a Real Live Porn Star
Taylor Berman · 02/12/14 11:08AMVladimir Putin Hugs Actual Queer Person, Actual Queer Person Hugs Back
Rich Juzwiak · 02/12/14 10:57AMNoted oppressor of gay people, Russian President Vladimir Putin deigned to put his hands on a potential corrupter of children's innocence, openly bisexual Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst. Wüst won a gold medal on Sunday, making her the first of the seven openly gay or bisexual Olympians competing at Sochi to do. You can watch the historic embrace above. This is a big moment for human-on-subordinate contact.
You Would Probably Be Happy If You Donated a Kidney
Hamilton Nolan · 02/12/14 10:32AMInsane Video of Camera Falling Thousands of Feet Directly Into Pig Pen
Taylor Berman · 02/12/14 09:57AMFor some reason, skydivers decided to toss (or maybe accidentally dropped) a perfectly good GoPro camera from their plane. Eight months later, Mia Munselle found the camera, which had recorded its dizzying and amazing descent into a fenced-in mud pit, where a pig tried to eat it.








