Italian Spy Company "Joked" About Killing ACLU Employee

Sam Biddle · 07/10/15 11:05AM

Hacking Team, the recently hacked Milan-based outfit that peddled surveillance software to violent, oppressive governments around the world like Bahrain and the United States, naturally has a lot of critics. Their newly exposed emails reveal some very creepy conversations about one critic in particular.

Let the Homeless Have the Parks

Hamilton Nolan · 07/10/15 10:29AM

From time to time, New York City’s reactionary elements decide to villainize the homeless by casting them as menaces to the quality of life of decent folks. Our parks—our precious public parks—are full of homeless people, you see. Well? Good.

The Search for the Next Eating Ass

Jamie Lauren Keiles · 07/10/15 10:05AM

2014 broke the baseball metaphor. It used to be that you knew what it meant to go all the way, but as eating ass increasingly embeds its face in the crack of popular discourse, it seems that we’re looking back at the days of celebrating home runs. Who cares about fourth base now when the spectators in the stands are eating peanuts, Cracker Jack, and each other’s buttholes?

Hamilton Nolan · 07/10/15 08:40AM

Cool Pope “Francis” (a nickname) in a speech yesterday “called the unfettered pursuit of money ‘the dung of the devil.’” Damn—now that’s a cool Pope.

Lawsuit: Rich Divorcée Loves Cocaine, Orgies and Abusing Her Employees

Gabrielle Bluestone · 07/09/15 04:34PM

The rich are different from you and me, it’s been said (by the rich). And that’s probably the truth, unless you’re also allegedly hosting prostitute-and-cocaine orgies at your multimillion dollar Park Avenue apartment. And if you are, well, good for you I guess?

Taylor Berman · 07/09/15 03:20PM

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley just signed a bill authorizing the removal of the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds. The flag will be lowered “with dignity” tomorrow morning.

Caitlyn Jenner's Deadly Malibu Car Crash Captured on Bus Security Video

Gabrielle Bluestone · 07/09/15 02:15PM

New video of the deadly February three-car accident involving Caitlyn Jenner appears to show Jenner crashing into both vehicles, sending the female driver of a white Lexus sedan head-on into oncoming traffic, where she was struck and killed.