Catfish, Cornbread, and Condos: South LA on the Verge of Transition

Nijla Mu’min · 06/06/15 12:00PM

I work at a soul-food restaurant owned by a very attractive black biracial man. The restaurant is located in South Los Angeles, across from what used to be the Magic Johnson Theater, a place once known for shootouts during movie screenings. But, I digress.

Brendan O'Connor · 06/06/15 11:05AM

“He is an outdoorsman entrepreneur who has invented his own career. The treehouses serve as his home and as an alluring backdrop for advertisements for himself.” And a very good job they do, too.

Brendan O'Connor · 06/06/15 08:40AM

A Times Square fortune teller was arrested for bilking some loser out of $713,975 over the course of 20 months. This schmuck was in love with a woman who did not love him back. Then, she died. The fortune teller said she could resurrect her. It didn’t work out.

Duggar Daughters: Our Brother Josh Was a “Very Sly” Molester

Taylor Berman · 06/05/15 08:34PM

During their interview Friday night with Megyn Kelly, Duggar sisters Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald stuck strictly to the family line and downplayed the actions of their brother and molester, Josh Duggar. “We were like, ‘Oh, my goodness, most of the stuff out there is lies,” Dillard said. “It’s not true, so we wanted to come out and set the record straight.”

Philadelphia City Councilman Attends "White Lives Matter" Rally

Andy Cush · 06/05/15 04:00PM

On Tuesday, a group of 150 to 200 people including Democratic city councilman Mark Squilla gathered in South Philadelphia displaying signs that read “White women’s lives matter,” “We know who you are,” and “We will not allow you to terrorize our neighborhood.” Ostensibly, the rally was meant to protest police inaction following an attack on a group of local women. The reality may have been much uglier than that.

The Truth About Josh Duggar's Sham Cult-Center "Counseling"

Ashley Feinberg · 06/05/15 02:00PM

On Wednesday night, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar went on Fox News to discuss the molestation of four of their daughters by their eldest son, Josh. During the interview, they made vague allusions to Josh’s “counseling” at some sort of “training center.” There’s a reason they never got into specifics: Josh’s counseling was bullshit.