Report: Cop in Freddie Gray Case Demanded Arrest of Ex's Husband

Brendan O'Connor · 05/09/15 09:05AM

According to a police report obtained by the Guardian, Brian Rice, the most senior Baltimore police officer charged over the death of Freddie Gray, used his position as a lieutenant in the Baltimore Police Department to demand that police in a nearby city arrest his ex-girlfriend’s husband. Earlier reports indicate that Rice had previously threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend and her husband and to commit suicide.

The Subway Slaying That Wasn't a Crime

Andy Cush · 05/08/15 05:00PM

Linda Rodriguez was lying in bed when the knock at the door came. Her youngest son, Eric Maldonado, 17, heard it first. He figured it was his older brother Gilbert coming home. Gilbert Drogheo, 32, was a jokester, and Eric knew if he got up and let him in, they might be up all night chatting. Eric had school the next day, so he left it for his mother to answer. Before she did, the phone next to her bed started ringing.

Hamilton Nolan · 05/08/15 03:55PM

Richard Beckman, who spent five years as president of Conde Nast Media Group, has been hired by Vice Media, where he will join a former White House official as an executive at what is still quaintly referred to as an “edgy, brash media brand.”

Science Watch: A "Web" of Deceit

Hamilton Nolan · 05/08/15 02:05PM

Healthy eats! Echo ears! Thunder pictures! Alien sounds! Head-volution! Space geysers! Spider silk! And statistics that some might call stunning! It’s your Friday Science Watch, where we watch science—with X-Ray Vision!

China's Pro-Putin Propaganda Video: Putin, You Are So Handsome

Ashley Feinberg · 05/08/15 01:45PM

Russia and China’s ever-growing, often bizarre partnership, while usually cause for concern, has created something positively beautiful: This breathless, handjob of a propaganda video to Putin, with love, from China. P.S. Love your big muscles.

Man Claims Three Women Drugged and Raped Him, Then Bagged up His Semen

Jay Hathaway · 05/08/15 12:50PM

A 33-year-old South Africa man says three women forced him into a car at gunpoint Tuesday, then made him drink an unknown, erection-inducing drug and raped him. They allegedly collected his semen in plastic bags, which they stored in a cooler. When they’d taken what they wanted, he says, they abandoned him in a field near Port Elizabeth and drove away.

Here's What Happens When You Report Sexual Misconduct on the Subway

Anonymous · 05/08/15 10:40AM

Yesterday morning, between 9:30 and 9:40 a.m. (yes, I was running late to work) I was the victim of sexual misconduct at the Fulton Street subway stop, at the exit near Fulton and William streets. The MTA and the NYPD failed to provide substantial measures in responding to and reporting the incident.

Ashley Feinberg · 05/08/15 10:19AM

South Carolina Senator and anthropomorphized seersucker suit Lindsey Graham will reportedly be announcing his bid for the presidency on June 1. He will be joining the 753 other Republican candidates currently in the running.

Newest Perk of Being White: a 10 Percent Discount at Rubbin' Buttz

Jay Hathaway · 05/08/15 09:55AM

A Colorado BBQ joint called Rubbin’ Buttz has scheduled its “White Appreciation Day” for June 11. Although owner Edgar Antillon is Latino, he wants to give white customers 10 percent off for a day because “all Americans should be celebrated.”

Nobody Wanna Watch Your Wack Video Ad

Hamilton Nolan · 05/08/15 09:00AM

The internet is full of “video ads” that some highly paid corporate marketing officer paid tons of money to some advertising firm to produce. Nobody is watching that shit.