How Did It Take This Long for the Worst-Ever Kitchen Nightmare to Close?

Jay Hathaway · 07/16/15 03:50PM

Amy’s Baking Company was the most nightmarish Kitchen Nightmare of all, a restaurant run by rage-filled lunatics so unwilling to change that even Gordon Ramsay just gave up. Two years after owners Amy and Samy Bouzaglo melted down on national TV, they’ve finally realized that customer service might not be their strong suit. Amy’s Baking Co. will close as a restaurant, and the couple plans to run a wholesale bakery under the same name.

Reddit Makes Big Show of New Harassment Policy in AMA 

Ashley Feinberg · 07/16/15 03:36PM

Reddit’s new (again) CEO Steve Huffman just announced the site’s “potential” new harassment policy in the form of an AMA, leaving redditors free to offer their input before anything gets written in stone. Which is a very nice way for Reddit to pretend it cares what its users think before sending them off into tantrum number 292.

What Happened to Sandra Bland, a Black Woman Who Died in Jail Monday?

Andy Cush · 07/16/15 03:09PM

On Friday, Sandra Bland was arrested in Prairie View, Tx., following a routine traffic stop for failure to signal a lane change. Three days later, she was dead in her cell at Waller County Jail. Suicide by hanging is the official cause of death, but Bland’s family believes it was something much more sinister.

Do You Live in a "Bitch" or a "Fuck" State? American Curses, Mapped

Dayna Evans · 07/16/15 01:35PM

Americans love to curse, no fucking question. Fuck this, fuck that, bitchass motherfucking cuntsucker jerk titslut, etc., etc. The question is, which of these bad-boy words are favored where? Who says “fuck” the most? Who says “asshole” the least? Is there a “shit” belt? (As it turns out, yes: From New York City down to the Gulf Coast.)

Don’t Be Afraid of the Big, Bad Law: Vaccinate Your Damn Kids

Yvette d'Entremont · 07/16/15 01:15PM

Clad in yoga pants sipping all-natural GMO-free lattes, we think ourselves beyond making primitive decisions based on fear. But out of the jungle and into bigger villages, with smoke signals cleverly disguised as iPhones, we’re still a species letting fear-based decisions severely fuck up our lives.

How Prosecutors Think Young Thug and Birdman Plotted to Off Lil Wayne

Jay Hathaway · 07/16/15 12:00PM

Lil Wayne’s feud with his former label boss and adoptive father, Bryan “Birdman” Williams, is so serious that, rather than waiting to fight it out in court, Birdman and his new protege Young Thug tried to have Weezy killed in a Blood gang assassination, an indictment filed in a Georgia court implies. Although Birdman and Thugga aren’t facing charges, the case against the alleged shooter—Young Thug’s tour manager Jimmy “PeeWee Roscoe” Winfrey—suggests he was trying to take Lil Wayne out on their behalf.

Life on the Dole: "Guess What, Assholes?" 

Hamilton Nolan · 07/16/15 11:50AM

For the past few months, we have been bringing you true stories of Americans who receive welfare, food stamps, and other public benefits. Today we bring you our tenth and final installment of what it’s really like surviving on public generosity. These are worth reading.

Alleged Charleston Killer Dylann Roof's Trial Set for Next July

Taylor Berman · 07/16/15 11:30AM

At a hearing this morning, a judge announced that the trial for alleged Charleston shooter Dylann Roof has been tentatively set for July 11, 2016. Ninth Circuit Judge J.C. Nicholson also extended a gag order that prevents law enforcement agencies from releasing information—including 911 calls, photos, and police reports—about the June 17th massacre at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church until at least next Wednesday.

Four Marines Killed at Tennessee Military Reserve Center

Taylor Berman · 07/16/15 11:22AM

A gunman reportedly opened fire at several locations this morning in Chattanooga, Tenn, including at a strip mall that houses several military recruitment center. At least one person—a police officer—has reportedly been wounded. (UPDATES)

Hamilton Nolan · 07/16/15 10:20AM

The city of New York granted $66 million in tax breaks to the developers of the One57 luxury condo tower, where billionaires inhabit apartments costing up to $100 million apiece. This is known as “a ripoff,” or, if you like, “economic development.”