Nitasha Tiku · 07/17/13 04:03PM

The Ivy League's side hustle—pricey summer camps that don't improve a student's chances of admission—are raking in revenue by preying "on the anxiety of parents."

Hamilton Nolan · 07/17/13 03:58PM

The American Journalism Review is killing its print edition. Sounds like some of that "symbolism" we heard about.

Texas Man Finds Home Gone After Demolition Crew Sent to Wrong Address

Neetzan Zimmerman · 07/17/13 03:55PM

The three-bedroom ranch-style home overlooking Lake Worth had been in David Underwood's family for decades, so it struck him as rather odd that he was having a hard time locating it after returning to Fort Worth from an out-of-town trip with his wife.

Kate Middleton Is Having a Girl Because She Is Fat, Says Doctor

Caity Weaver · 07/17/13 03:13PM

Kate Middleton: she’s fat! Got a fat face stretched across a marshmallow head, perched atop a neck made of a stack of quarters (if we’re keeping everything to scale) that's connected to a potato body. Why’s she being all fat all the time? According to some random doctor, it's because Kate Middleton is pregnant with a daughter, who is already mean girling her from the inside.

Here's the Flag-Crazy Senate Intern Email Everyone in D.C. is Reading

Caity Weaver · 07/17/13 03:07PM

Byron Thomas, a patriotic young man from "the extremely beautiful state of South Carolina" loves flags. He loves Confederate flags, like the one he hung in his room at the University of South Carolina despite protests from other students. He loves American flags, like the ones that decorate the office of his state's Republican United States Senator Tim Scott, where he has been an intern for eight days.

Zen Koans Explained: A Night in Dreamland

Hamilton Nolan · 07/17/13 02:45PM

For many, "Zen" is a vague and foreign concept, as impermeable as the rock over which the river flows. Zen koans, those mystifying stories— what do they mean? And why? Gawker, an internet blog, is here to assist in the process of enlightenment.

Cord Jefferson · 07/17/13 02:25PM

Ariel Castro, the man arrested in May for allegedly holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for more than 10 years, pleaded not guilty today to 512 counts of kidnapping and 446 counts of rape.

Racial Profiling Is “Common Sense" to Kathleen Parker

Hamilton Nolan · 07/17/13 12:40PM

No matter how great the backlash, the venerable Washington Post is determined to publish explanations from white columnists of why Trayvon Martin's death was actually very understandable. Today: Kathleen Parker says that racial profiling is "common sense." Oh yes.

Hamilton Nolan · 07/17/13 12:15PM

Mentally ill people make up 17% of the jail population in Los Angeles. "If you're trying to figure out what makes for a desirable therapeutic environment...'this ain't it.'"

Stephen Baldwin Lives for That “Baldwin Vibe On the Street"

Michael Musto · 07/17/13 11:28AM

Welcome to Next Question With Michael Musto, a regular feature in which Musto uses his time-honed skills to interrogate big celebrities, former celebrities, and wannabe celebrities.Musto is a pop culture icon, regular TV presence, and the author of four books.

Juror B37 Is Praying for "Travon's Parents"

Max Read · 07/17/13 11:02AM

Book deal-exploring Zimmerman trial juror B37 has released a statement through CNN's Carol Costello, the morning after four of her fellow jurors distanced themselves from her statements on Anderson Cooper's show.