Pervy Sailor Got His Kiddie Porn Stash from 4chan

Adrian Chen · 11/03/10 06:27PM

Spend enough time on 4chan's notorious /b/ message board and you'll come across child porn that slipped past overwhelmed moderators. One Navy sailor downloaded some kiddie porn he found on 4chan; now he's the subject of a federal investigation.

Woe-Bama

Brian Moylan · 11/03/10 05:46PM

[Barack Obama looked practically on the verge of tears today at a White House press conference. But that's what happens when your House gets taken away from you. Images via Getty. Click to expand.]

How Many Terrorists Must You Inspire Before YouTube Bans You?

Ryan Tate · 11/03/10 05:40PM

It's admirable that Google is so reluctant to censor content on YouTube. But now that the company has yanked videos from an extreme American-born Muslim cleric currently in hiding, it's worth asking why the company finally caved to critics.

Bristol Palin Didn't Vote

Maureen O'Connor · 11/03/10 04:11PM

Baby-making teen role model Bristol Palin was too busy shimmying to vote: "I did not send in my absentee ballots to Alaska. I'm going to be in trouble. Sorry, mom!"

Massachusetts Voters Reject Female Topless Equality

Hamilton Nolan · 11/03/10 04:03PM

Regarding the other ballot measure you were all wondering about: voters in the 3rd Berkshire District in Pittsfield, Massachusetts rejected a proposal to allow women to walk around topless in public. Their reasoning, though, was odd.

Guys Construct Giant Slide, Make A Childhood Dream Come True

nightintern · 11/03/10 04:01PM

These guys decided to build an enormous slide, and this is evidence of their ultimate success. Given the guy shown in an arm sling, though, we wonder how many failed attempts there were, and where's the video documentation of it?

GOP Pranksters Settle Old Election Night Score

Jim Newell · 11/03/10 03:57PM

It might not surprise you to hear that prep school rivalry pranks are funny among the entrenched Washington classes. And last night, Republicans finally got revenge over an 18-year-old Democratic prank, involving a donkey who now hates Nancy Pelosi.

Plutocrats Applaud Gridlock

Hamilton Nolan · 11/03/10 03:10PM

The Way We Live Now: gridlocked. And loving it! The greatest thing about our nation's constant reversion to the political mean is that it allows our investing class to go about their business unimpeded. And their business is winning things!