Saudi Royal Drama: The Prince, the Alleged Face Fart and the Lawsuit

Gabrielle Bluestone · 10/21/15 02:47PM

Sometimes drama just happens—you show up at a charity event and your rival is there and before you know it you’re screaming at each other and producers are getting it all on film, they love it! But sometimes drama percolates—a whisper in the wind gathers momentum, a tumbleweed roars across the barren tabloid wasteland. It’s salacious and scandalous—is it true? Next question, please.

All the Dumb Pundits and Reporters Who Said Biden Was Definitely Running for President

Allie Jones · 10/21/15 01:04PM

Vice President Joe Biden announced in a speech in the White House’s Rose Garden today that he is not running for president. This is a real bummer for the American public, which deserves, if nothing else, more election entertainment. It’s an even bigger bummer for all the pundits and political journalists who confidently reported—with sources and everything—that Biden was going to run.

Joe Biden Is Not Running for President

Taylor Berman · 10/21/15 11:18AM

At a press conference this afternoon attended by President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden announced that he will not seek the Democratic nomination for president. Damn.

Hamilton Nolan · 10/21/15 11:10AM

A new study finds that lifting weights may “slow the age-related shrinking of some parts of our brains.” Don’t be weak, old, and dumb—squat.

New York City Bans Sales of Sketchy Synthetic Marijuana, Better Known as K2

Jay Hathaway · 10/21/15 11:00AM

NYC mayor Bil De Blasio signed a trio of bills Tuesday that outlaw the sale of synthetic weed, commonly known as K2. It’s basically a plant sprayed with chemicals, then packaged and sold in bodegas as “incense” or “potpourri” that’s “not for human consumption.” The exact mix of synthetic cannabinoids varies from brand to brand, and changes often to get around states’ controlled substance lists.