Lacey Donohue · 10/16/13 11:08PM

[One of a series of beautiful and dangerous photos taken from the top of the Golden Gate Bridge. The photos were sent anonymously to The Bold Italic as part of their week of scandalous and anonymous stories.]

Lacey Donohue · 10/16/13 08:39PM

Newark Mayor Cory Booker is now Senator Cory Booker.

Lacey Donohue · 10/16/13 07:37PM

President Obama just gave a speech and made clear that once the debt limit bill clears the House, he will sign it and "we will begin reopening our government immediately." He also emphasized the need to "get out of the habit of governing by crisis.”

Lacey Donohue · 10/16/13 06:26PM

A judge has ordered the 9-year-old boy who sneaked aboard a Delta flight to Las Vegas two weeks ago to live away from his parents while they all undergo therapy. The boy’s parents will be allowed visitation and phone contact with the boy while he stays in a county facility.

The Story of The Rich Serbian Bachelor Meme Is Weirder Than It Seems [UPDATE]

Adrian Chen · 10/16/13 06:05PM

Maybe you have seen these ridiculous photos of the rich Serbian bachelor? It seems each year the meme resurfaces like an old rash, and they have been making the rounds again. But now we learn the story behind them may be weirder than they seem. According to Animal New York, the rich Serbian Bachelor is actually an Icelandic cult leader who works at a fastfood restaurant. Update: No, it's not: Animal now says it's got the wrong guy.

Biggie Too Criminal, Too Fat To Have Brooklyn Corner Named After Him

Camille Dodero · 10/16/13 05:45PM

Earlier this year, Brooklyn resident LeRoy McCarthy started an online petition to name a local street corner after Biggie Smalls, specifically an intersection near the late rapper's childhood home. The petition gained enough strength to be brought before a community board hearing yesterday and DNA Info reports that the board members weren't so keen on dedicating part of their neighborhood to the man responsible for "Ten Crack Commandments." In fact, they complained that Biggie was too criminal, too misogynistic, and, weirdly, too physically unfit to deserve the tribute.

That's essentially what one member told the room:

Kristen Stewart's Childhood Home Is an Alice in Wonderland Cult Palace

Caity Weaver · 10/16/13 05:13PM

Do you absolutely love playing chess but you are a giant bigger than a schoolhouse so every time you pick up a bishop or rook from a set designed for humans, it crumbles to dust in your hands? Perhaps you should consider purchasing frowning icon Kristen Stewart’s childhood home, which is ugly as sin and will surely give you nightmares, but does boast an oversized chess set in the backyard. I guess it depends how committed you are to playing a giant game of chess.

Hamilton Nolan · 10/16/13 04:27PM

Astronomers say that the largest known star in the universe is in the process of tearing itself apart. Get ahold of yourself, Miley!

Wisconsin Business Selling 'Snuggles' Swears It's Not a Brothel

Neetzan Zimmerman · 10/16/13 03:52PM

A Madison, Wisconsin business that plans to offer its clients private rooms with beds where they can snuggle with female staff members in exchange for cash is having trouble getting a permit from the city because officials aren't so sure it isn't a whore house.

Maryville Sheriff: Anonymous Members Should "Get Jobs"

Sarah Hedgecock · 10/16/13 03:47PM

After news coverage of a rape case in the small town of Maryville, Mo., exploded last weekend, the town's sheriff—strongly condemned by the family of 14-year-old Daisy Coleman, who says she was raped by the town's star football player—has come forward to deny allegations of a mishandled case.