Antiviral: Here Is What's Bullshit on the Internet This Week
Adrienne LaFrance · 01/22/14 09:53AMSnow-Trapped Drunk Man Makes Craigslist Plea for Emergency Taco Bell
Taylor Berman · 01/22/14 09:15AM
A man trapped in yesterday's snowstorm did exactly what snow-trapped people are supposed to do: He got drunk. He quickly realized, though, that he needed some Taco Bell but he knew that 1) he was too drunk to drive and B) even if he did drive, his hybrid car wouldn't make it through the snow. So he took his plight to Craigslist.
Man Who Sent Ricin-Poison Letter to Obama Also Fondled 3 Young Girls
Adam Weinstein · 01/22/14 09:06AMNotorious Hacker Guccifer Reportedly Arrested in Romania
Taylor Berman · 01/22/14 08:05AM
The man who brought us the George W. Bush paintings has reportedly been arrested: On Wednesday night, Romanian authorities arrested Marcel Lazăr Lehel, the 40-year-old man accused of being the hacker Guccifer, at his home in Arad. Guccifer has hacked into the email accounts of Colin Powell, family members and friends of at least three U.S. presidents, plus numerous other celebrities and officials.
Bill Murray's "Ask Me Anything" Is Amazing
Gabrielle Bluestone · 01/22/14 12:20AMGabrielle Bluestone · 01/21/14 11:29PM
Dancing Woman Swept Away By Massive Wave
Gabrielle Bluestone · 01/21/14 11:03PMA woman dancing on a beach in Spain last week severely underestimated the strength and speed of an incoming wave.
New York's Mayor Is Snow Plowing the City Along Class Lines Again
Gabrielle Bluestone · 01/21/14 10:00PMGabrielle Bluestone · 01/21/14 08:31PM
Candy Crush — the annoyingly addictive game bent on going public — just successfully trademarked the word "candy" for video games and clothing. Developers of other games using the word "candy" say Apple has sent out notices asking them to prove they're not infringing on Candy Crush or remove their games from the App Store.
Comedian Trolls the Drunks of the Long Island Railroad
Gabrielle Bluestone · 01/21/14 07:35PMSuspect Shares Police Facebook Status About Him, Is Quickly Arrested
Taylor Berman · 01/21/14 07:17PMGabrielle Bluestone · 01/21/14 06:33PM
Opposition leaders (claiming that the Ukrainian government has been deliberately provoking violence among the more radical opponents) say that the government has also been discouraging protests by sending, "Dear subscriber, you are registered as a participant in a mass disturbance," to bystanders' cell phones.
CEO Lex Fenwick Out at Dow Jones
J.K. Trotter · 01/21/14 05:27PM
All good things must come to an end. The Chief Executive Officer of Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones, Lex Fenwick, is leaving the News Corp subsidiary, according to an announcement posted on the company’s website. Fenwick joined Dow Jones in 2010 after 25 years at Bloomberg LP, and oversaw the development of DJX, a product designed to compete with Bloomberg LP’s wire service. Fenwick was also the subject of an ex-Bloomberg employee’s unhinged resignation letter. The pertinent bit:
Woman Tapes Encounter With Teacher Who Allegedly Molested Her
Sarah Hedgecock · 01/21/14 04:30PM
When the statute of limitations for sexual abuse came up before one California woman could work up the courage to report her abuser, she took the matter into her own hands. A California woman identifying herself as Jamie, claiming that a teacher had molested her, said she recently found the teacher's phone number and confronted her. Jamie taped the whole conversation.
This 8-Year-Old Dancer on India's Got Talent Is Amazing
Taylor Berman · 01/21/14 04:18PMEight-year-old Akshat Singh is a contestant on India's Got Talent. Judging from this video, the other contestants might as well quit now.








