Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus will reportedly soon announce an offer to fund the operations of the World War II Memorial for 30 days, to literalize his party's effort to turn the aging veterans of the war into a partisan political commodity.

Why is the naked mole rat so much healthier than you? Better protein construction. And, probably, because you never use your gym membership.

Republican congressman Darrell Issa "ponders," in an image posted to twitter complete with clip art of Rodin's Thinker: "What would a free-market approach to healthcare actually look like?"

Rihanna's "Pour It Up" is the video that dares to ask the question: What's the difference between a pop star and a stripper? And then it dares to answer the question: NOTHING.

The owner of the underground drug market Silk Road was a 29-year-old Libertarian engineer living in San Francisco raking in over $80 million in 2 years, according to the indictment revealed today. Who is the man behind the biggest underground drug market, and how did he get caught? The indictment lays out a detailed account of how Silk Road grew and how FBI agent Christopher Tarbell took it down.

When L'Inconnu du lac (Stranger By the Lake) is right, it’s so right that it’s horrifying.

The federal government is shut down and America's still crawling back from a recession, sure, but don't worry about the assholes in tech: "500 Startups," a venture-capitalism firm whose strategy is more or less to throw money down the toilet in case a killer app is living there, just got a $40 million investment.

Tomorrow is the 100th anniversary of the federal income tax. Thank you, federal income tax, for all the things you have bought this country, except the wars! On this auspicious anniversary, here are five tax ideas to make the next 100 years even better.

Many restaurants in the DC area are offering "shutdown specials" to furloughed employees so long as government remains closed, but members of Congress looking to take advantage of the budget deals will find that their business is often less than welcome.

In a new interview with Vanity Fair, actress and Twitter celebrity Mia Farrow reveals this interesting fact about her life: Her son, Ronan, whose biological father has always been reported to be the director Woody Allen, may actually be singer Frank Sinatra's son. This is a Jerry Springer episode for the 1 percent.

In solidarity with the government's shutdown, Conan O'Brien decided to temporarily lay off all his non-essential staff members.

Sandro Lisi, the associate of crack-smoking Toronto mayor Rob Ford who reportedly showed up at a crack house where Ford was filmed smoking crack cocaine in an attempt to collect the video, was arrested yesterday by the Toronto Police Department on drug charges.

Tom Clancy, the best-selling author of military thrillers, died Tuesday at the age of 66. What better way to celebrate his life than to publish the CIA's very own tribute to him?

A RadioShack employee was arrested late last week and charged with assault after he reportedly punch a customer in the face for being sarcastic.

The FBI says it's unmasked the man behind the notorious underground online drug market Silk Road. 29-year-old Ross William Ulbricht has been charged with running Silk Road under the moniker "Dread Pirate Roberts," according to a complaint released today. According to the complaint, Silk Road was a massive business, doing in total $1.2 billion in sales and leading to $80 million in commissions. Ulbricht has been hit with conspiracy charges related to possession with intent to distribute drugs, hacking and money laundering.

Advice columnist, author (American Savage), TV commentator, agitator, and husband: Dan Savage has done it all, and emerged one of the most articulate spokespeople for extreme beliefs and raunchy truths. Strap on your condoms—and other things—and hear him roar.

"Bill de Blasio has little in common with the real far left, acccording to NYC's only socialist candidate for mayor."

The future of America (and, indeed, the world) will be characterized by widespread and increasingly violent skirmishes for control of the last sources of precious, precious water. Currently, we're in phase one: the legal battles.

Lil Wayne was once at the top of his field—so much so that when he declared himself
"Best Rapper Alive," people took him seriously. Now he is slumming it in a guest verse on Paris Hilton's bid at a comeback single, "Good Time." (Spoiler alert: She's lying. It's a bad time.)

A west Phoenix woman was fatally injured while hugging her boyfriend when the gun in his pants accidentally discharged.