Eli Valley · 09/07/13 07:08AM

A tale of Biblical overanalysis and high school angst, in comic form.

Cord Jefferson · 09/06/13 07:16PM

Even with all that twerkin', the kids are alright: "The number of babies born to teenagers [in 2012] was about 305,000, less than half the peak of nearly 645,000 in 1970, according to the new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."

Cory Booker Ditches Terrible Startup Before Ramping Up Senate Bid

Cord Jefferson · 09/06/13 04:14PM

Less than a month after winning a special U.S. Senate primary election in New Jersey, Newark Mayor Cory Booker is cutting ties with his miserable failure of a startup, Waywire, a company he founded last year whose purpose is unclear at best. You may remember Waywire—whose scandals are detailed below—as the outfit that put a rich little boy on its advisory board and may have used Booker's influence to raise more than $1 million for its murky mission. Waywire also lost its CEO last month.

At Long Last, Swingers Get Their Day on Reality TV

Rich Juzwiak · 09/06/13 04:07PM

Discovery Health's Secret Sex Lives: Swingers is the show for people who wish Wife Swap featured actual wife-swapping. The four-part reality show premieres Saturday and profiles a handful of Atlanta-based male-female couples who indulge in "the lifestyle," which is shorthand for the practice of sharing sex partners with likeminded couples.

Hamilton Nolan · 09/06/13 03:32PM

Now that's what I call a volcano.

Cord Jefferson · 09/06/13 03:17PM

The Wall Street Journal was shamed into a disclosure today, one week after it published an influential Syria op-ed without noting that the author has ties to a group that "subcontracts with the U.S. and British governments to provide aid to the Syrian opposition."

The Apple Store: Part Three

@seinfeld2000 · 09/06/13 02:05PM

This is the third and final installment of @Seinfeld2000's original novel The Apple Store. In part two, Jary, Garge, Elane and Kragdar hit rock bottom. Jary, reduced to prop comedy, accidentally set Keny Banya on fire during his act and was fired from "Carot Top Present: The Originel King's Of Prop Comady Tour." He still managed to have sex with beautiful actress Amanda Seyfrede, but it was of small comfort. Kragdar got a gun. Evil Kenyan President Bary Obame smacked his head on the ground. And Garge found, and was rejected, by the love of his life: Lena Dunam.

Zen Koans Explained: "Mokusen's Hand"

Hamilton Nolan · 09/06/13 01:53PM

"Zen" is far more than the sound that a ninja's throwing star makes as it whistles past your ear. Contrary to popular belief, the role of ninjas in Zen is minor, at most. What is Zen really about? Koans. What are koans? Oh ho.

Hamilton Nolan · 09/06/13 12:54PM

Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman says of the possibility of another financial crisis like the one in 2008, "The probability of it happening again in our lifetime is as close to zero as I could imagine." James Gorman is only 55 years old.

New "Nice Pope" Spends Workday Calling Sad People

Ken Layne · 09/06/13 12:16PM

It was fun having a Nazi supervillain as pope, but it wasn't very good for the Catholic Church brand. The new pope, Francis, is working hard at giving the papacy a nicer public image. If you're bummed out about a relationship, for example, he'll call you and talk you through it.

Harvard Kids: Rich, Sexless Nerds

Hamilton Nolan · 09/06/13 11:53AM

Hello, there is a new survey out telling us EVERYTHING about the proud freshman class of Harvard. What are they like, these young, sexually frustrated leaders?