Snapchat Appears to Show Dylann Roof in Church Moments Before Shooting

Gabrielle Bluestone · 06/18/15 04:40PM

Witnesses say alleged Charleston shooter Dylann Roof spent as much as an hour inside the Emanuel AME Church before opening fire Wednesday night. Now, CNN reports, there’s video from inside the church, showing someone who looks like Roof sitting with the group moments before the massacre began.

90sFest Is Here to Help Brooklyn Babies Forget Inevitability of Death

Andy Cush · 06/18/15 04:30PM

Remember the ‘90s? When you were an innocent incorruptible babe, hermetically sealed from the ills of the world around you, and your mom dragged you to that outdoor John Cougar Mellencamp concert because she couldn’t find a babysitter? And she got a little drunker than she meant to and tried to get you to climb on the picnic table and dance with her like This song has a great beat! but you didn’t want to like Ugh, come ON mom? Now you’re the mom. Congratulations, mom.

Every S.C. Statehouse Flag Is at Half Staff--Except the Confederate One

Andy Cush · 06/18/15 04:10PM

While the U.S. and South Carolina state flags that fly above the South Carolina state house were lowered to half-mast today in mourning for the nine victims of last night’s shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, the Confederate flag on display outside the building is still flying high and proud. Why? Because the bizarre display of racist symbolism is so closely protected that it would be impossible to move it without a legislative vote.

If You Lost a Book and Notes at the Concert in the Park, Here They Are

Tom Scocca · 06/18/15 03:00PM

If you forgot some reading and writing material on the Great Lawn in Central Park last night, here it is. Presumably you went to the New York Philharmonic concert there, which marked 50 years of the Concerts in the Parks series. It was a nice show but hectic—the unexpected rain forced an early intermission, caused a couple of numbers to be dropped from the program, and led some people to flee early.

J. Crew Exec. Celebrates In the Streets After Firing Several Coworkers

Jordan Sargent · 06/18/15 02:40PM

J. Crew, America’s finest purveyor of shirts that look like tablecloths, fired 175 people last week. Layoffs are a sad whirlwind, and people react differently to the swiftness of sudden unemployment. One really bad way to deal with layoffs is to post boozy photos to Instagram celebrating your continued employment at the expense of your subordinates.

Here's What We Know About the Alleged Charleston Shooter, Dylann Roof

Gabrielle Bluestone · 06/18/15 01:58PM

On June 17, a young, white male gunman opened fire inside a predominantly black Charleston church, killing at least nine people who had gathered inside for a prayer group. The man identified as the shooter—21-year-old Dylann Storm Roof—was apprehended 14 hours later in North Carolina. Here’s what we know so far.

Hamilton Nolan · 06/18/15 01:49PM

Fitness measurement gadget maker Fitbit has surged a full 50% in its stock market debut today, meaning Fitbit is now a $6 billion company that, ideally, would not exist.

Donald Trump's Grossly Exaggerated Net Worth: A Timeline

Jay Hathaway · 06/18/15 01:35PM

As cartoon plutocrat and sentient overripe pear Donald Trump officially entered the Republican presidential race Tuesday, he pointedly brandished a financial disclosure statement that asserts his net worth to be in the neighborhood of 9 billion dollars. How much is Trump really worth? If history is any guide, the safe answer is: much less than he says he does.

Dylann Roof's Car, Like S.C. Statehouse, Flies a Confederate Flag

Andy Cush · 06/18/15 12:37PM

Photos posted to a Facebook page that appears to belong to South Carolina gunman Dylann Storm Roof show a young man posing in front of a black Hyundai Elantra with a front plate that reads “Confederate States of America” and displays three Confederate flags.