Hudson Hongo · 05/23/15 05:45PM

A$AP Rocky on women and arithmetic: “You have three at a time, and then you have three orgies. That’s nine chicks.”

Twisted: My Journey to Grow Dreadlocks

Bert Ashe · 05/23/15 01:00PM

I loved dreadlocks long before I wore them, loved whatever I imagined they stood for, loved everything I thought they were supposed to mean. Before I grew my hair, a heartfelt question was lodged deep in my consciousness: “What would happen if a man who was, over the years, fairly consistent and quite conservative with his public persona, a man who was seen by his family, friends, colleagues and students in one particular way, suddenly exhibited himself in a way that ran radically counter to what people (thought they) had come to know in the years they knew him? What then?”

Brendan O'Connor · 05/23/15 11:45AM

“If you go to a party in Williamsburg or Bushwick now and wear a Hillary [Clinton] pin...people are going to be like, ‘Right on.’” Cool party!

Ireland Has Legalized Same-Sex Marriage

Brendan O'Connor · 05/23/15 08:46AM

Though the official tally is still being taken, it appears that Ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, the Associated Press reports. Leaders from both sides of the debate have said that the “Yes” voters won—the only thing left to determine is by how much.

The Duggar Homeschool Program's Terrifying Advice on Sexual Assault

Jay Hathaway · 05/22/15 05:36PM

Why were evangelical reality star and conservative political activist Josh Duggar’s parents Jim Bob and Michelle so slow to act on the revelation that their eldest son had molested his younger sisters—and, ultimately, so lenient? Documents about sexual abuse from the cult-like homeschooling program the family follows—which focus on public image and lay heavy blame on the victims of assault—may help answer the question.

Teacher Resigns in Wake of Anti-Gay/-Black Slur Disagreement

Rich Juzwiak · 05/22/15 02:05PM

On May 12, a senior at Pflugerville High School in Texas named Isaiah Thomas used what’s being reported as “a derogatory term directed towards gay people” in science class. Let’s assume the reason it’s not being said on the local news stations that are covering this story is because it’s a very bad word—probably “faggot.” In response, his teacher, Gretchen Summers told him (in his words), “How’d you like it if somebody called you a nigger?”