Brendan O'Connor · 05/30/15 10:36AM

On Saturday, speaking in Baltimore, Martin O’Malley officially announced his candidacy for president. “The presidency is not a crown to be passed back and forth,” he said, “between two royal families.” Very subtle.

Allie Jones · 05/29/15 03:43PM

Hulu has pulled all episodes of 19 Kids and Counting “for the time being,” according to CEO Mike Hopkins. He says the company is just following TLC’s lead in the wake of Josh Duggar’s recent admission that when he was a teenager, he molested some of his sisters. TLC pulled 19 Kids from its lineup last week.

Why Did Dennis Hastert Pay All That Hush Money? Feds: "It Was About Sex"

Adam Weinstein · 05/29/15 03:10PM

After feds announced indictments against ex-House speaker Dennis Hastert yesterday for illegally funneling $3.5 million to an unnamed person from his past as a high-school wrestling coach, an obvious question lingered: What was the cash for? For covering up male-on-male sexual abuse, naturellement.

The Non Sports Fan's Guide to the FIFA Scandal or Whatever the Fuck

Dayna Evans · 05/29/15 02:05PM

You may have just seen this headline, or a related one: “Sepp Blatter Re-elected as FIFA Boss Despite Charges” What does it mean? Which of those words are nouns, which are verbs, and which refer to human beings? Allow me to guide you, non sports fan.

The Duggars' Creepy Homeschool Curriculum's Guide to Fashion

Ashley Feinberg · 05/29/15 12:55PM

There’s a lot more to ATI—the insane fundamentalist homeschool program used by the Duggars and thousands of others—than just bad science. In addition to revelations about cancer-causing semen, you’ll also be getting a whole section of fashion tips. Because if there’s anything god hates (more than lust and sex and logic and just you in general), it’s hairstyles that don’t complement the shape of your face.

Remember When Sony Executives Told Us That Aloha Was Dogshit?

Jordan Sargent · 05/29/15 12:28PM

This weekend’s major film release is Cameron Crowe’s Hawaiian wet dream Aloha, starring Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams and Bill Murray, plus Caucasian, Arizona-born Emma Stone as a part-native Hawaiian named Allison Ng. Aloha currently has a very bad 14% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is not a surprise considering the film’s financiers openly lamented how painful and shitty the movie is.

Teens Outraged at "No Sausage Rolls" Dress Code for Graduation

Jay Hathaway · 05/29/15 11:48AM

The senior boys of Biglerville (Pa.) High School are all getting ready to dress up in khakis and collared shirts for their graduation ceremony this month, per the school’s dress code. Meanwhile, the girls are getting ready to hide their unsightly “sausage rolls, as Mrs. Elliott calls them” also per the dress code, because everyone knows “you can’t put 10 pounds of mud in a five-pound sack.”

Property Company: Racist Irvine Apartment Flyer Is a Fake

Andy Cush · 05/29/15 11:02AM

A racist flyer that made waves on social media today after a resident of an Irvine, Ca. apartment building found it hanging in an elevator is fraudulent, according to a spokesman for property company Equity Residential.

Taylor Berman · 05/29/15 10:26AM

Classic Wall Street Villain to Haters: "Bite Me"

Hamilton Nolan · 05/29/15 09:08AM

Dick Fuld was the head of the investment bank Lehman Bros. in 2008 when the bank collapsed in the biggest bankruptcy in history, kicking off the worst part of the financial crisis. Who can say if Dick Fuld ever did anything “wrong?” Not Dick Fuld!