Some people say that Edward Snowden is a hero because the secret NSA spying program that he exposed was ripe for abuse. Other people say Edward Snowden is a villain, because the program seemed to be well-run and lawful. Both of these positions are grounded in fantasy. Nobody knows whether the government's power was abused; it's a secret. That's the problem. That's the point.

Last May, graffiti artist Kidult scrawled "ART" in huge red letters across the Marc Jacobs store in Soho. Skilled clothing pricer Marc Jacobs proceeded to screenprint the image of the tagged store onto t-shirts and sell them for $686. The t-shirt read "Art by Art Jacob$."

It's been 15 years since Alyssa Milano last covered the lad mag Maxim, but you wouldn't know it to look at her.

Kris Perry and Sandy Stier, two of the plaintiffs who brought California's same-sex marriage ban before the Supreme Court, were discussing the court's decision with MSNBC this morning when an unexpected phone call came from on high. The next thing you knew, President Obama was on speakerphone, calling from Air Force One to congratulate the women. Jeff Zarrillo and Paul Katami, Perry and Stier's co-plaintiffs, were called over from off-camera to take part in the president's well-wishing, which was brief but kind.

World class mountaineer Gabriel Filippi decided last Saturday to drop his attempt to scale Pakistan's Nanga Parbat so he could return to the capital city of Islamabad to spend more time with his family.

On this day ten years ago, the Supreme Court held in Lawrence v. Texas that gay men and women have a constitutional right to have sex with one another.

Are you in California? Are you married to a same-sex partner? If so, how will today's Supreme Court decisions on gay marriage will affect your life? Head into comments to let Gawker readers know.

The summer is here, and that means it's time for thousands of affluent east coast party animals to pack up and head to the rented beach house in Provincetown for the annual 4th of July PARTY WEEK. Are all you guys ready to "have a blast this summer with another epic July 4th trip to Ptown?" Great! Step one: read this 58-page PDF document!

Here is Edith Windsor learning that her challenge to DOMA was successful. She then immediately called a friend and said: “Please get married right away!”

A Georgia mother says she was shocked to discover that her 37-year-old birth certificate accidentally listed her as a man, but was truly floored when the state's Vital Records Services refused to take her on her word that she was really a woman, and demanded she submit to an invasive Pap test to prove it.

Former Devo drummer Alan Myers, the human metronome who appeared on the seminal new-wave band's biggest hit "Whip It," has died from brain-cancer complications.

In a pair of rulings released this morning, the Supreme Court held that the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, and dismissed the Prop. 8 appeal—leaving the door open for gay marriage in California.

Paula Deen finally sat down on Wednesday for a much anticipated Today interview, after abruptly backing out of a scheduled appearance last week. The result: A lot of tears, one racist punchline, and way too many emotions for 7:30 a.m.

A new report says the majority of Americans with student loans are "concerned they will be unable to repay their debt." Next week, federal student loan rates are likely to double.

After a half-day filibuster that was controversially halted by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Republicans in the Texas Senate scrambled to quickly pass the equally controversial abortion bill SB5, but were halted themselves by two hours of motions and parliamentary inquiries from Democrats trying to run out the clock on Gov. Rick Perry's special session.

Virginia Governor McDonnell received a Rolex from a prominent political donor and failed to disclose the wrist-watch in his financial reports, as is habit with the absent-minded, timepiece-wearing politician.

After 13 hours, three warnings, a long debate about parliamentary procedure and hundreds of thousands of messages from supporters, Wendy Davis can finally sit down: SB5, the "toughest" abortion bill in the nation, is dead.

Tax-evading financier Marc Rich, pardoned by President Clinton on his last day in office for some funny business about illegally selling Iranian oil while the country held Americans hostage, has died in Switzerland.

Shortly after 10 PM CDT, Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, in hour 11 of her historic filibuster to prevent an anti-abortion bill from passing, received her third point of order or warning, effectively meaning that the filibuster was over. Except it wasn't. The crowd erupted in protest and Senators have spent the past 40 minutes or so debating whether the point of order violated the Senate's rules. Watch live below:

Democratic Rep. Edward Markey defeated Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez in the special election in Massachusetts for John Kerry's vacated Senate seat.