problematic (noun, adjective) You're at work, looking at the Internet instead of doing tasks related to your employment. Something is bothering you! Did a celebrity comment on the issue of race? What is up with Katy Perry being so old? Why is "everyone" on Twitter mentioning a #longread that just didn't do anything for you? Welcome to the world of things that are problematic—meaning, things that don't concern you at all, as opposed to actual problems such as your parking tickets, student loans, self-diagnosed nutritional disorders and loser brother who wants to sleep on your sofa while he "looks for a job."

[Pope Francis meets Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, during celebrations for the fiftieth anniversary of the translation of the relics of St. Josaphat to the Vatican Basilica. Photo by Andrew Medichini via AP]

The startup company responsible for one of the most viral ads in weeks has filed a lawsuit against the Beastie Boys after using a version of the band's song "Girls" to promote their product.

Before you buy someone an angora sweater for Christmas, take a moment to visualize bunny rabbits "having their fur torn out at the roots by hand until they're bald."

Please do not call the huge storm expected to hit the East Coast on Wednesday "Boreas."

After getting fired by Sen Rand Paul (R-Ky.) for being a Lincoln-hating neo-Confederate who called himself the "Southern Avenger," Jack Hunter says it was all a performance, and he now regrets that conservatives do and say racist things: "Why do we ever have to go there?"

At the first Thanksgiving, the natives of this continent rescued white men by feeding them corn—or, as they called it, "maize." In gratefulness, white men now nourish us all with a fantasy about penetrating the underworld of the feminized exotic other—or, as they call her, "Slutty Pocahontas."

It was bad enough when three men in her section decided to skip out on a $96 bill, but it got a whole lot worse for waitress Suzanne Parratt when she was subsequently fired from her job for refusing to cover the unpaid tab.

Hundreds of Californians have been jailed for life for felony firearm possession under the state's "Three Strikes" law. Now, the state has reformed the harsh law, and these convicts are asking for reconsideration. Is mere gun possession bad enough to lock someone up forever?

At about 11 a.m., Yale University confirmed reports of a gunman on the school's Old Campus, where freshman dorms are located. A Shelter in Place alert was issued, and a SWAT Team quickly arrived on the scene, closing a nearby street. UPDATE 5:00 PM: New Haven police now believe the report was a hoax.

Katy Perry opened Sunday's American Music Awards in geisha drag. Or maybe it was Madonna circa '99 drag. Either way, and as usual, her look and performance were tedious and bereft of personality. Perhaps Perry realized the best she could do was make Twitter users cluck their tongues, and inspire think pieces in which the word "problematic" would feature prominently.

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander offered to resign after Edward Snowden identified himself as the source of leaked classified documents.

Ward Miles was born nearly four months ahead of schedule.

12. This weekend's groundbreaking multilateral agreement with Iran to shut down that nation's nascent nuclear weapons development program

Recently, coddled celeb Oprah Winfrey said that this great nation (America) still contains racism. Oh, poo! One post-racial colorblind white male Christian rock producer and USA Today columnist has something to say about that.

The Detroit Pistons’ Dancing Usher has already made something of a name for himself, showing up "randomly" during Dance Cam montages.

Calling themselves a "Band of Brothers," the boys from Williams Intermediate School in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, did more than just express support for their bullied friend — they named an entire day after him.

Voters in Switzerland this weekend rejected a proposal to limit CEO pay to 12 times that of the lowest-paid worker. An insane idea? "In Germany nearly three quarters would support such pay curbs, according to a poll."

This weekend's nuclear deal with Iran—the result of combined negotiating efforts between diplomats from Iran, the United States, the UK, Russia, China, France and Germany—is facing strict criticism, both in the U.S. Congress, where it has become a rare source of bipartisan agreement, and in Israel.

San Antonio Police Officer Jackie Neal, 40, was on-duty Friday night when he allegedly pulled over a 19-year-old woman and raped her. He was arrested Saturday morning on a charge of felony assault and released on $20,000 bond.