Cory Booker Flirted With This Portland Stripper on Twitter

J.K. Trotter · 09/25/13 04:47PM

Benny Johnson at BuzzFeed reports that Newark Mayor and U.S. Senate hopeful Cory Booker exchanged private direct messages on Twitter with a Portland stripper named Lynsie Lee last February. “The East Coast loves you, and by the East Coast I mean me,” Booker wrote in one. Lee and Booker both appeared in a movie about Twitter called Follow Friday, which appears to be why they started tweeting at each in the first place.

Here Are The 24 Highest-Earning Hip-Hop Stars in the World

Camille Dodero · 09/25/13 04:30PM

Earlier this week, Forbes released its annual breakdown of "Hip-Hop Cash Kings"—the highest-paid rap artists of the last year. It's an interesting calculation for many reasons, including the revelations that Pitbull made more than Drake, that both Nicki Minaj and Avicii brought in more than Kanye, and that the top 20 spots contain five white guys, one of whose names rhymes with Tacklebore.

Lazy Incompetents Can Now Murder Animals, People from a Mile Away

Taylor Berman · 09/25/13 04:20PM

Too lazy to spend years learning how to kill beautiful animals from nearly a mile away? Or are you merely rich and incompetent, with a desire to shoot something to death from a far distance? Maybe both? If so, great news! For just $27,500, you can buy a rifle that—with only 30 minutes of instruction—will transform you from a novice to an expert marksman capable of hitting a target 1,200 yards away.

Hamilton Nolan · 09/25/13 03:44PM

JPMorgan Chase is reportedly considering an $11 billion settlement over its handling of mortgage-backed securities leading up to the recession. "Billion" with a "B."

Ex-Deputy Mayor of London Posted Dick Pics on Facebook (NSFW)

J.K. Trotter · 09/25/13 03:08PM

Never trust your smartphone again. According to the British website Trending Central, Richard Barnes, the former deputy mayor of London and member of England’s right-wing Conservative Party, accidentally uploaded several pictures of his naked torso and unclothed crotch to his public Facebook page—apparently because Barnes activated the Facebook iPhone app’s auto-upload feature. His Facebook followers took several screenshots before he deleted them.

Hamilton Nolan · 09/25/13 12:45PM

Scientists say that excessive stress can rewire your brain so that "neutral" odors smell bad to you, which probably explains the excessive cologne usage of middle school boys on dates.

J.K. Trotter · 09/25/13 12:31PM

Bill de Blasio, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, seriously regrets attending an event honoring Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe in 2002. De Blasio currently leads Republican opponent Joe Lhota by 41 points.