A Discussion with the Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne

Max Read · 09/27/13 01:15PM

We've got someone exciting dropping by today: Wayne Coyne, the frontman and songwriter for indie-rock legends the Flaming Lips, will be joining us at 3 p.m. to answer your questions. Just ask in the comments using your Kinja account, or create a burner account to ask questions anonymously (instructions here).

Cord Jefferson · 09/27/13 01:08PM

Just two weeks after getting into an altercation with his estranged wife, during which he smashed her iPad and punched her father in the face, George Zimmerman is now being accused of stealing furniture and a television from his mother-in-law. Typical thug behavior.

Taylor Berman · 09/27/13 12:48PM

Ted Cruz’s fake filibuster was as pointless as promised: In a 79-19 vote, the Senate ended further debate on the resolution to continue funding the federal government, and later passed the bill 54-to-44 after removing the anti-Obamacare language added last week by House Republicans.

Five More Myths About Jesus

Hamilton Nolan · 09/27/13 12:44PM

In the Washington Post today, Reza Aslan debunks five myths about Jesus—he wasn't born in Bethlehem, he was not an only child, etc. But what is this mythbuster not telling you? Scholars say there are at least five more myths about Jesus.

Caity Weaver · 09/27/13 12:28PM

Taylor Swift to die because she has too many feelings.

Christine Quinn Stars in World’s Saddest Political Documentary

J.K. Trotter · 09/27/13 11:53AM

Hers to Lose is a half-hour-long New York Times-produced film about City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s rather epic fall from public favor and subsequent loss to Public Advocate Bill de Blasio in the Democratic primary for New York City’s mayoral race. It’s an immeasurably sad artifact, showing how Quinn, a powerful and ambitious gay woman, paid the ultimate price for compromising her political integrity.

The Privilege Tournament: The Somber 16

Hamilton Nolan · 09/27/13 10:54AM

For too long, "privilege" has been a vague and unquantifiable attribute. We aim to determine, democratically, who is the least privileged group of all. This is The Privilege Tournament, round three. The time to cast your vote is now.

A Sensible Discussion About Twerking With Its Foremost Expert

Rich Juzwiak · 09/27/13 10:02AM

Sissy bounce queen Big Freedia appeared on last night's episode of FXX's Totally Biased to promote her upcoming reality show on Fuse. Her ensuing interview with W. Kamau Bell was a refreshing alternative to the online hysteria about twerking, Miley Cyrus, and cultural appropriation. Freedia, as you may know, attempted to set a world record for twerking on Wednesday in New York, though the claim that she succeeded in setting said record is being contested. Either way, she knows her stuff.