Hamilton Nolan · 05/22/15 11:26AM

“One prominent investor...called the rhetoric ‘class warfare’ and noted other times in history, including before World War II, when financial speculators were unfairly blamed by politicians. ‘Instead of the Jews, it’s the hedge fund managers,’ the person said.”

Brendan O'Connor · 05/21/15 10:20PM

“It has always struck me as puzzling, if Picasso was such a misogynist, how he could have got on so well with this formidable intellectual and pioneer of gay culture.” How, indeed.

Pentagon Admits Airstrikes Probably Killed Two Children in Syria

Brendan O'Connor · 05/21/15 09:34PM

In a statement, the Pentagon confirmed that coalition airstrikes against ISIS in Syria “likely resulted” in the deaths of two children, the Guardian reports. The airstrikes were carried out in early November of last year against facilities in Harem, near Aleppo, controlled by the Khorasan group, an al-Qaida affiliate.

Brendan O'Connor · 05/21/15 08:45PM

“White House officials and a Twitter spokesman said they could not determine the percentage of postings to Mr. Obama that were racist. But they appeared to be a small number in what was an otherwise social-media-fueled show of love.” Well, that’s good, at least!

Couple Killed by Fumes After Having Sex in Running Car

Jay Hathaway · 05/21/15 05:33PM

A man and woman were found dead in Glencoe, Kentucky last Thursday after they left a parked car running so they could stay warm while they had sex, WCPO reports. It was 40 degrees out in Glencoe that night. Sheriffs say the two were killed by carbon monoxide that seeped in through a small hole in the sedan’s rusted exhaust pipe.

Hamilton Nolan · 05/21/15 04:55PM

“In 2015, 36 percent of parents said in a poll published this week that they expect to support their child for more than two years after graduation... [but] most millennials are reluctant to admit they’re being bankrolled.” Psht. Get that free money while you still can, idiots.

Gawker Saved the Lost Emoji

Sam Biddle · 05/21/15 04:25PM

Our legacy is secure: many of the emoji previously considered lost to the sands of time (and Unicode deliberation) were just approved for a future update. This means avocados, pregnant red dress lady, and pickles are all coming to your phone in the near future.

No One Asked You: When Men "Dialogue" About Kim Kardashian's Body

Dayna Evans · 05/21/15 03:25PM

On Wednesday, Vulture published a “conversation” between senior art critic Jerry Saltz and editor David Wallace-Wells that purported to be an intellectual dive into the self-presentation of Kim Kardashian in her book, Selfish. The article’s headline: “How and Why We Started Taking Kim Kardashian Seriously (and What She Teaches Us About the State of Criticism).”