Max Rivlin-Nadler · 03/31/13 10:20AM

Justin Timberlake used to go to Coachella and stand "in the middle of the field, you know, like tripping my mind out."

Tar Sands Pipeline Ruptures, Spreading Oil Across Arkansas Town

Max Rivlin-Nadler · 03/31/13 09:52AM

A pipeline carrying crude oil from tar sands in Canada ruptured Friday in the small Arkansas town of Mayflower, forcing the evacuation of 22 homes. The Pegasus pipeline, owned by Exxon, spilled almost 10,000 barrels of oil into a development, with the oil now sitting outside of homes and in wooded areas as emergency workers try to clean it up. This is the second spill of Canadian oil this week after a train carrying crude oil derailed on Wednesday, spilling 15,000 gallons of oil.

West Virginia Judge Suspended After 24 Violations of State’s Judicial Ethics Rules

Max Rivlin-Nadler · 03/30/13 04:30PM

Family Court Judge William Watkins III has got a pretty bad temper. He's been known to yell at litigants in his courtroom, as well as on one occasion, calling a woman seeking a protective order "stupid." After word came out about the incident, Watkins told the woman to shut up and stop "shooting off [her] fat mouth about what happened." Unfortunately for Watkins, that temper has landed him with a suspension that will last the rest of his term.

Max Rivlin-Nadler · 03/30/13 02:57PM

Legendary producer Phil Ramone has died. He recorded Dylan, Sinatra, Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin.... the list goes on.

One of the School Reform Movement's Shining Stars Cheated

Max Rivlin-Nadler · 03/30/13 02:26PM

Former Atlanta schools chief, Beverly L. Hall, was indicted yesterday on charges of cheating to make under-performing schools look better on state testing, allowing herself and other school administrators to profit. Hall and 34 others were indicted by a Georgia grand jury that found rampant cheating between 2005 and 2010. Hall was a celebrated school superintendent, who had been praised by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and even invited to the White House.

Maine Zumba Teacher Pleads Guilty to Prostitution, Ending Fantastic Scandal

Max Rivlin-Nadler · 03/30/13 12:45PM

Alexis Wright plead guilty to prostitution on Friday, ending a truly entertaining scandal that shocked the small vacation town of Kennebunk, Maine. Her guilty plea avoids a high-profile trial that would have probably included even more sex videos, bawdy details, and further embarrassment to the johns of the closely-knit town. Of course, Gawker posted several of those pornographic videos a few months ago, and here's a link to them! The names of the johns were also released during the criminal proceedings.

Glass Blowing

Khary Polk · 03/30/13 11:55AM

We were leaving a place that no longer exists, reminiscing about a bar that had recently closed. I wondered why the measure of love was loss in this city.