Hamilton Nolan · 07/13/15 03:51PM

“The recent handcuffing of an inmate without food for 32 hours is part of a troubling pattern of similar mistreatment in the Los Angeles County jails since [last year]... Inspector General Max Huntsman cited three additional incidents in which inmates were allegedly tethered to objects for prolonged periods.”

Was Ellen Pao Set Up? Former Reddit CEO Unleashes on Founders

Sam Biddle · 07/13/15 12:57PM

The story so far: Reddit already despised recently ousted CEO Ellen Pao, and the firing of community liaison Victoria Taylor was the final screwup that did her in. But what if the whole time, she was taking the heat for someone else’s mistake?

Hamilton Nolan · 07/13/15 12:36PM

Scott Jurek, a skinny man, ran the whole Appalachian Trail in a record 46 days, averaging 48 miles per day. Runny motherfucker.

Moral Hazard and Its Victims

Hamilton Nolan · 07/13/15 11:25AM

After all of the boisterous noise about rejecting austerity, Greece has finally agreed to the outlines of a bailout to address its debt crisis: more austerity. Its future is grim(mer). At times like this, it is useful to ask which side has the morality, and which has only the hazards.

Report: No Felony Charges for Caitlyn Jenner's Deadly Malibu Car Crash

Gabrielle Bluestone · 07/13/15 07:33AM

There are many things you can say about TMZ, but lack of access to the LAPD is definitely not one—the gossip site reports “police sources” believe Caitlyn Jenner could end up walking away from a fatal February car crash without facing any charges at all.