Adam Weinstein · 12/06/13 09:24AM

African-American conservative: In retrospect, I'm really, really sorry I wanted Mandela to stay in jail. But you know, it was the '80s! and we thought he "was just another Fidel Castro or a Pol Pot, itching to slip from behind bars, savage his country, and surf atop the bones of his victims."

Gabrielle Bluestone · 12/06/13 12:05AM

Well this is heartwarming. When an Ohio coffee shop caught a man on camera stealing money out of a tip jar, they didn't call police. Instead, they held a food drive for him. "We assume that if he was desperate enough to steal tips, he's probably in desperate times," store manager Scott Moses told WKYC.

Horned Austrians Roam the Streets In Search of Naughty Children

Gabrielle Bluestone · 12/05/13 08:25PM

[It's feel-good holiday time, but first let's scare the crap out of some kids. In this photo, Austrians in Neustift im Stubaital dress up as Krampus, a part-goat, horned demon creature who rewards good children and punishes the naughty ones. Photo by Sean Gallup via Getty.]

Nelson Mandela, Dead at 95

Taylor Berman · 12/05/13 04:47PM

Former South African President and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela has died from complications related to a recurring lung infection. He was 95.

That Viral "Poor" Writer Isn't a Hoaxer, But I Wouldn't Give Her Money

Adam Weinstein · 12/05/13 04:41PM

By now, you have probably heard of Linda Walther Tirado, aka "Killer Martinis," the Gawker commenter gone viral for her first-person "poverty thoughts." You may have also heard people say she's a privileged full-of-crap grifter. The truth is weirder and far more complex.

Amsterdam Pays Alcoholics in Beer

Sarah Hedgecock · 12/05/13 03:58PM

About a year ago, a charity in Amsterdam began a project to employ alcoholics and pay them partially in beer. And according to the New York Times, it's apparently going great.