Brendan O'Connor · 06/07/15 02:35PM

The New York Post has found that a popular memoir, framed as anthropological study of life on the Upper East Side, is riddled with errors and—perhaps—fabrications. The book is by Wednesday Martin, “whose real first name is Wendy.” Oh, dear.

Gawker Nature Moment: Bear Sex at the Bronx Zoo

Leah Finnegan · 06/06/15 07:07PM

I went to the Bronx Zoo on this lovely New York Saturday hoping to see some lions and other cool animal friends and maybe get an airbrush tattoo. I did not expect to see two grizzly bears fuck for approximately ten minutes (partial video below), but life can unfurl itself in exciting ways when you least expect it.

Brendan O'Connor · 06/06/15 03:45PM

Police said Saturday that two inmates convicted of murder escaped overnight from the largest prison in New York by tunneling their way out, according to the New York Times. “When you look at how the operation was done, it was extraordinary,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said.

Jury Finds LAPD Officer Guilty of Assault Captured on Video

Brendan O'Connor · 06/06/15 02:45PM

On Friday, a jury in Los Angeles found Officer Mary O’Callaghan guilty of assault under color of authority, the Los Angeles Times reports. Video shows O’Callaghan slapping and kicking the handcuffed Alesia Thomas, who lost consciousness and died soon after, in the back of her squad car. O’Callaghan was not charged in Thomas’ death.