False Hope, Empty Policy: Obama's "Amazing Grace" Moment Falls Flat
Frank Leon Roberts · 06/30/15 10:00AM
On Friday, June 26, at the funeral of Charleston, South Carolina shooting victim Clementa Pinckney, President Barack Obama closed his moving eulogy for the slain pastor—who was killed along with eight other black congregates at the historic Mother AME Emmanuel Church—by leading the congregation in a rousing rendition of “Amazing Grace.”
All the Ways the Cops Reportedly Screwed Up the Prisoner Manhunt
Gabrielle Bluestone · 06/30/15 09:50AM
Did you think it was incredible that two escaped prisoners, armed with just the clothes on their back and the lingering love of a married prison guard (and possibly weapons), managed to evade thousands of police officers for more than three weeks? It was. And, according to the New York Times, probably unintentionally aided by law enforcement.
A Eulogy for Styrofoam, Unseated King of the New York City Trashpile
Dayna Evans · 06/30/15 09:30AMThe Overtime Threshold Is Going Way Up: Middle Class, Rejoice
Hamilton Nolan · 06/30/15 08:58AMTwo Train Passengers Dead After Man Intentionally Lit Himself on Fire
Gabrielle Bluestone · 06/30/15 07:25AMDead Teen Tests Positive for Ebola Virus in Liberia
Hudson Hongo · 06/29/15 11:30PMElderly Nuns Try to Block Sale of L.A. Convent to Katy Perry
Hudson Hongo · 06/29/15 10:35PMFalling Drone Knocks Woman Unconscious at Pride Parade
Hudson Hongo · 06/29/15 08:05PMReport: Former Florida State Mascot Fatally Stabbed Over Gumbo Recipe
Hudson Hongo · 06/29/15 07:00PMWalmart Is Very Sorry It Made an ISIS Cake
Ashley Feinberg · 06/29/15 06:10PM
Earlier this weekend, a Southern American by the name of Chuck Netzhammer was dismayed when Walmart refused to make him a Confederate flag cake. He was even more dismayed when the store seemed to have no problem making what he dubbed an “ISIS battle cake.” So, Netzhammer asked the question that’s been weighing on everyone’s mind: “Does Walmart support ISIS?”
Chrissy Teigen Defies Instagram's Nudity Policy With Topless Photo
Taylor Berman · 06/29/15 05:17PM
To celebrate a photo shoot for an upcoming issue of W Magazine, model Chrissy Teigen posted a topless photo of herself to Instagram. “Honored to be in the company of such gorgeous women!” she wrote in the caption, before thanking the photographer, hair and makeup artists, and her agents. The NSFW photo is embedded below.
Oh, Shit: More Than 1,000 Runners Get Diarrhea After Mud Day Event
Jay Hathaway · 06/29/15 05:05PM
Last year, the Washington Post reported that participating in trendy tough-guy mud runs often comes with a painful case of abdominal cramps and diarrhea brought on by literally eating shit—fecal bacteria mixed in with the mud. More than a thousand people are suffering those ill effects after a popular French event last week. (Not so tough now, are you?)
Texas Town Is Charging Us $79,000 for Emails About Pool Party Abuse Cop
Andy Cush · 06/29/15 05:02PM
Days after McKinney, Texas, police officer Eric Casebolt was filmed pointing his service weapon at a group of unarmed black teenagers at a pool party this month, Gawker submitted a Public Information Act request to the city of McKinney asking to see Casebolt’s records and any emails about his conduct sent or received by McKinney Police Department employees. Today, we received a letter from the city’s attorneys claiming that fulfilling our request would cost $79,229.09.
Here Is a Video of a Cop Dancing at New York City’s Gay Pride Parade
J.K. Trotter · 06/29/15 04:31PMFun.
Hamilton Nolan · 06/29/15 03:34PM
Supreme Court Blocks Law That Would Basically Ban Abortion in Texas
Jay Hathaway · 06/29/15 03:20PMOrthodox Jewish Group Invents Uber For Protesting Gay Pride
Ashley Feinberg · 06/29/15 02:38PM
This weekend, as the elated masses took to the streets to celebrate Friday’s historical win for inclusiveness and equality, the hate groups of the world took it upon themselves to balance out all that joy. Or, in the case of the Jewish Political Action Committee, they took it upon the Mexican laborers they hired to dress up as Jews and do the protesting for them.
J. Crew CEO Decks Out Hamptons Estate With Tasteful Confederate Flag
Brendan O'Connor · 06/29/15 02:00PM
Vague references to American tradition are all well and good when you’re just trying to move some madras shorts—but when you’re decorating your house you should make sure that the fantasy old-timey United States you’re worshipping isn’t actually fantasy old-time Confederate States of America. Just ask J. Crew CEO Mickey Drexler.