Lacey Donohue · 11/14/13 08:55PM

While standing next to his wife—whose pussy he eats—Rob Ford publicly apologized for Thursday morning's pussy-eating remarks. But in the mayhem of the day's second press conference focused on oral sex, a child was hit on the head with a camera and all field trips to city hall have been canceled due to "safety issues."

Cord Jefferson · 11/14/13 06:35PM

Six weeks after CNBC's Maria Bartiromo scoffed at Alex Pareene for attempting to discuss JPMorgan's shady dealings in China, the New York Times again reports that U.S. officials are scrutinizing JPMorgan to ascertain "whether the bank swapped contracts and jobs for business deals with state-owned Chinese companies."

Science Watch: Dogs Are Old

Hamilton Nolan · 11/14/13 05:56PM

Dog origins! Killer drugs! Sex fossils! Hot climate! Oldest microbes! Quantum computing! Electric crystals! Underwater islands! And our ever-changing tree canopy! It's your Thursday Science Watch, where we watch science—from afar!

What Does Extramarital Sex Have to Do with Acacia Trees? Everything.

Sarah Hedgecock · 11/14/13 05:38PM

We're taught from a young age that correlation doesn't mean causation. But it's easy to get sucked in by studies claiming that, say, a more active sex life means a fatter wallet: Although it's often much more complicated than A-equals-B, correlational studies are much easier to process and share. But two brave researchers recently published a paper aiming to show how ridiculous we all look bragging about our chocolate consumption to all our closest Facebook friends.

This Is the Best-Ever Explanation of Gangsta Rap

Rich Juzwiak · 11/14/13 05:15PM

TV One's Unsung, a modern day version of Behind the Music that often focuses on lesser known R&B/hip-hop/dance acts, is among the most captivating and well-constructed shows of its kind. It is consistently peak-Behind the Music levels of excellent. Case in point was last night's particularly inspired episode about Houston-based gangsta rap pioneers the Geto Boys, who are best known for their classic 1991 single "Mind Playing Tricks on Me."

Fifty Shades of Grey Has Herpes (No, Really)

Sarah Hedgecock · 11/14/13 04:00PM

You should probably think twice before borrowing erotica from your local public library. I mean, for the obvious reasons, but also because Belgian scientists recently found a library copy of Fifty Shades of Grey bearing trace amounts of herpes. And do you really think that's an isolated incident?

Max Read · 11/14/13 03:30PM

[Iranian Shiites cover themselves with mud during Ashoura, marking the death anniversary of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi via AP]

Let's Raise a Toast to Joaquin Phoenix and His 19-Year-Old Girlfriend

Caity Weaver · 11/14/13 01:52PM

Teens! Some of us hate them. Some of us love them. Some of us make love to them, because we are their co-counselors at Camp Lackawanna for Troubled Youths, celebrating a hard-won color war victory by the light of the curfew break moon. Or because we are the 39-year-old actor Joaquin Phoenix.