Your Rape Fantasy Is Boring, Katie Roiphe

Hamilton Nolan · 04/16/12 09:50AM

Katie Roiphe, a well-to-do white woman who will not shut up, has a case of mortal ennui which is relieved only by publishing cretinous trolling articles which draw sweeping pseudopsychological conclusions about womankind from a small handful of vacuous anecdotes mixed with pop culture strained through the special Katie Roiphe Psychic Sexxx Fantasyland Filter. The news today is, she is still doing that.

Which Hemsworth Brother Will Reign Supreme?

Louis Peitzman · 04/15/12 04:40PM

The Hunger Games dominated the box office this weekend — the fourth in a row — but there is serious competition on the horizon. All-star superhero flick The Avengers opens May 4, with a good chance of making big money. Of course, this is America, and we love stories of two brothers facing off against one another. So, hey, let's make this about Liam Hemsworth vs. Chris Hemsworth.

George Washington Is Britain's Greatest Foe

Louis Peitzman · 04/15/12 02:35PM

He's our first president, he could not tell a lie, and he's Britain's greatest ever foe. Yes, George Washington has had this dubious honor bestowed on him by the National Army Museum. Washington beat out such notable adversaries as Michael Collins and Napoleon Bonaparte. I guess now would be the appropriate time to start a "U.S.A.!" chant?

Being P. Diddy: Fan Breaks Into Mansion to Wear Clothes, Hang Out

Louis Peitzman · 04/15/12 01:43PM

We all want an invite to a mansion in the East Hamptons, but some impatient people simply invite themselves. That's what 30-year-old Quamine Taylor did when he decided to hang out at P. Diddy's for almost 24 hours. The weirdest part of this story: Taylor pulled the same stunt at the same mansion over a decade ago.

The NRA Is Sick of Your Shit, Media

Louis Peitzman · 04/15/12 12:42PM

If you were looking for NRA president Wayne LaPierre's response to the Trayvon Martin case, you're not going to find it. At the annual NRA meeting, LaPierre said he would not comment "without a full understanding of the facts." He did, however, accuse the media of not caring about other violent crimes — presumably those not involving guns? And then he told us how he really felt.

What Are These Headless Chickens Doing in Central Park?

Louis Peitzman · 04/15/12 11:39AM

Gawker reader Amy Baker sent in this photo of two headless chickens she discovered near the corner of 72nd and Central Park West this morning. Her theory is voodoo, which seems about as likely as anything else.