Screw Sharia: Godlessness Is Creeping Across America

Adam Weinstein · 05/12/15 02:28PM

Perhaps you’re concerned about the rise of Islam in American life. Or the rising influence of evangelical Christians who express concern about the rise of Islam. It may surprise you to learn that America’s fastest-growing religious demographic is people who just don’t give a shit.

A Salute to AOL's Tim Armstrong, a Real Shitty Boss

Sam Biddle · 05/12/15 01:05PM

In May 2011, Tim Armstrong spent a day at work barefoot to raise awareness about barefoot children, instead of just donating money to barefoot children to buy them shoes. This is the kind of boss Tim Armstrong is: ineffectual, vapid and stupid.

Blueprint of a Subway Shooting

Andy Cush · 05/12/15 11:41AM

Brooklyn district attorney Ken Thompson announced last week that he would not seek to file charges against 69-year-0ld Willie Groomes, who fatally shot 32-year-old Gilbert Drogheo in the Borough Hall subway station on March 10. Thompson’s office declined to elaborate on its reasoning beyond a brief statement saying, “While the death of this young man was indeed tragic, we cannot prove any charge of homicide beyond a reasonable doubt.”

Man Accused of Creeping on Kids at Mall Was Just Taking Star Wars Selfie

Jay Hathaway · 05/12/15 10:38AM

A Melbourne, Australia mom posted a warning to Facebook last week about a creepy man who, she believed, had taken a picture of her kids in the children’s clothing section of the local mall Target. She followed the man and took his photo, she said, and police and mall security were on the case.

Aleksander Chan · 05/12/15 06:35AM

Telecom giant Verizon will gobble up AOL for a cool $4.4 billion, at $50 a share, in a deal described by the Wall Street Journal as “aimed at advancing the telecom giant’s growth ambitions in mobile video and advertising.”

Report: Jarvis Cocker Took Greek Finance Minister's Wife to Supermarket

Taylor Berman · 05/12/15 06:11AM

Last week, Greek paper Athens Voice published a story claiming that Danae Stratou, a former student of sculpture at St. Martin’s College and the current wife of Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, was the inspiration for Pulp’s 1995 anthem, “Common People.” While Startou hasn’t commented yet about the allegations, her husband spoke to the BBC about her possibly historic past.

Autistic Girl Allegedly Removed From United Flight for Acting "Fussy"

Gabrielle Bluestone · 05/11/15 08:03PM

The family of a 15-year-old autistic girl is suing United Airlines after pilots made an emergency landing and kicked them off a flight in a humiliating scene last week—simply because the girl was acting “fussy,” says one witness.