Woody Allen Really Wanted to Take His Teenage Co-Star to Europe 

Gabrielle Bluestone · 03/25/15 10:15PM

Actress Mariel Hemingway apparently spent her youth turning down advances from famous old guys—according to a Page Six report, Woody Allen was so intent on taking her to Europe he flew out to her parents house in Idaho to convince the whole family.

Hamilton Nolan · 03/25/15 04:15PM

Since 2000, the number of jobs within commuting distance of an average American resident has fallen by 7%. Despite the fact that long commutes are one of the biggest barriers to human happiness, our commutes are getting longer. We are smart.

Freedom Song: A Conversation About the State of Black Liberation Music

Jason Parham · 03/25/15 01:45PM

In the lyric pamphlet to Black Messiah, D'Angelo's third album after 14 years away from the spotlight, the soul-savant explains his reasoning behind its title and sudden release: "Some will jump to the conclusion that I am calling myself a Black Messiah," he begins. "For me the title is about all of us...It's about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community has had enough and decides to make change happen. It's not about celebrating one charismatic leader but celebrating thousands of them."

Millennials Are Buying Houses, Are You?

Hamilton Nolan · 03/25/15 12:47PM

You know who just bought a house? A new house? Ayden, and Kylie, and tens of thousands of their "millennial" generation friends. Did you also buy a house? Or no?

Men In Shorts Are "Disgusting"; Fran Lebowitz Is Perfect

Rich Juzwiak · 03/25/15 09:03AM

Cultural critic Fran Lebowitz is the perfect dresser if you enjoy women in men's suit jackets and cowboy boots, and the perfect speaker if you enjoy words. ELLE.com's Kathleen Hale recently sat down with Lebowitz at Burger Heaven (after Lebowitz threatened to cancel the interview if Hale was going to conduct it via the cell phone she used to contact Lebowitz) for a wide-ranging interview on a bunch of shit that Lebowitz hates (yoga pants, men in shorts, glasses jackers) and a few things Lebowitz likes (Dolly Parton). You should read the whole thing because it's absolutely the best celebrity interview of the year so far, but I'm pasting in some highlights below:

Americans Are Losing the Diaper Race

Hamilton Nolan · 03/25/15 09:02AM

As the trade winds that blow across the seas are always in flux, so too are the diaper-buying trends of parents around the world. A powerful metaphor? Yes.

Daughter Watches as Pregnant Mother Is Crushed to Death by Gravel Truck

Aleksander Chan · 03/25/15 07:52AM

Lindsey Combs, 32, was killed in her driveway Monday in Martinez, Ca. after a load of gravel in a truck's trailer tipped over and fell on top of her car while she was inside. Her four-year-old daughter reportedly watched as the gravel crushed her mother, who was two months pregnant.