Snapchat Lost a Ton of Money Last Year

Sam Biddle · 08/19/15 09:30AM

In 2013, teenage attention-pit Snapchat turned down a $3 billion buyout offer from Facebook, which is only not an insane and arrogant decision if you’re going to reap so much profit that you’re eventually worth more than that. Internal financial documents obtained by Gawker show Snapchat was very far from profitable last year.

Philly Police Department Cobbles Together Insane Saved by the Bell Tribute PSA

Jay Hathaway · 08/18/15 05:06PM

The Philadelphia Police Department had an ambitious idea for an anti-weed PSA—recreate the old Saved by the Bell cast’s ‘90s “there’s no hope with dope” ad, starring police officers as Zack Morris and friends. As you can see, though, it didn’t turn out exactly as the department envisioned.

Orangutan Takes Bath

J.K. Trotter · 08/18/15 03:40PM

On Sunday an Imgur user named wasabibukkake uploaded a short video of an orangutan enjoying a lazy bath in what appears to be a kiddie pool (or some other large plastic basin). Full version below:

Here's What's Missing From Straight Outta Compton: Me and the Other Women Dr. Dre Beat Up

Dee Barnes · 08/18/15 03:00PM

On January 27, 1991, at a record-release party for the rap duo Bytches With Problems in Hollywood, producer/rapper/then-N.W.A. member Dr. Dre brutally attacked Dee Barnes, the host of a well-known Fox show about hip-hop called Pump It Up! Dre was reportedly angry about a Pump It Up! segment hosted by Barnes that aired in November 1990. The report focused on N.W.A., and concluded with a clip of Ice Cube, who had recently left the group, insulting his former colleagues. Soon after the attack, Barnes described it in interviews: She said Dre attempted to throw her down a flight of stairs, slammed her head against a wall, kicked her, and stomped on her fingers. Dre later told Rolling Stone, “It ain’t no big thing – I just threw her through a door.” He pleaded no contest to assault charges. Barnes’s civil suit against Dre was settled out of court.

New Witness Says Clemson Frat Pledge Died After Being Forced To Walk Railing

Jordan Sargent · 08/18/15 02:41PM

This week, fall classes commence at Clemson University, and with the new year comes a new wave of freshmen introduced into the Greek system. At Clemson, mandatory orientation for those looking to rush is on August 22, a date that marks just over 11 months since one pledge, Tucker Hipps, was found dead in a lake near campus.

Cell Phone Video Captures Deadly Explosion in Central Bangkok

Taylor Berman · 08/18/15 01:30PM

As police continue to search for the “yellow shirt guy” they say is responsible for yesterday’s bombing in an upscale neighborhood in Bangkok, new video of the deadly blast has reportedly emerged. The terrifying cell phone footage shows dozens of people walking across an overpass when an explosion goes off just feet away.

Marco Not-a-QB-o

Jordan Sargent · 08/18/15 12:37PM

Granted, this isn’t exactly Marco Rubio’s fault. No matter how old you are, if you’re going to run out for a pass, you should probably at least be able to prevent it from hitting you in the face. That said, “eager young kid unable to come through on the big stage” is a decent metaphor for Rubio’s career in national politics.