Bieber's Former Neighbor Sues Over Alleged Spitting Attack, Racial Slurs

Jay Hathaway · 03/20/15 09:15AM

Justin Bieber, transitioning into manhood before your very eyes on Comedy Central this month, won't be allowed to put his juvenile hooligan past behind him just yet. The former neighbor whose house Bieber famously egged is now suing him for an assault that allegedly took place two years ago.

Spec Houses: The Kindling of the Class War

Hamilton Nolan · 03/20/15 09:14AM

If and when America's class war-driven revolution begins in earnest, there would certainly be worse targets for guerilla action than unoccupied $100 million mansions—monuments to pure greed and speculation.

Walmart Shoplifting Suspect Escapes By Kicking Through the Ceiling

Aleksander Chan · 03/20/15 08:12AM

A suspected—and determined—shoplifter at a Walmart in Mobile, Ala. managed to escape store security Wednesday by climbing up into the store's ventilation system. From there, he crawled his way to the store's entrance, kicked through the ceiling, jumped down, and fled.

Here's the Internal Memo from Starbucks' Disastrous Race-Relations Push

Jordan Sargent · 03/19/15 04:25PM

Everybody hates Starbucks' absurdly stupid "Race Together" initiative, but the people who hate it the most are probably the baristas, who have been asked by their wealthy bosses to bear the responsibility of starting discussions about American racism... at Starbucks. A tipster sent us a photo of what she says is the internal memo distributed to Starbucks workers—here's what "Race Together" looks like from the inside.

Shirtless Vine Star Busted for Vandalism, Says He Did It For the Vine

Jay Hathaway · 03/19/15 03:10PM

Cameron Dallas is a 20-year-old set of abdominal muscles and one of the 10 most popular people on Vine. (He is also a close friend of Nash Grier, an even more famous Viner.) Dallas was reportedly arrested for vandalism Wednesday after allegedly throwing paint all over his Hollywood apartment and the adjacent hallway.

Dayna Evans · 03/19/15 02:00PM

Hopes & Fears has a fun look at possession of a gram of weed in places from New York City to Hong Kong, and the punishments that come with getting caught with that weed on you. Worth a read if you're thinking of buying drugs somewhere in the world.

Updated: Google Suspends Site from Ad Network for Abu Ghraib Photo

Alex Pareene · 03/19/15 12:55PM

[UPDATED BELOW] Since 2006, the venerable libertarian anti-interventionist website AntiWar.com has hosted uncensored photos of abuses committed by United States troops at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. You can see them here. On Wednesday morning, AntiWar.com received an automated email from Google explaining that the site was being suspended from Google's AdSense ad network, because that page violates AdSense policy. Either Google is incorrectly enforcing its own policies, or their policies do not allow for controversial — but clearly and objectively newsworthy — content.

Ferguson and the Criminalization of American Life

David Graeber · 03/19/15 12:09PM

The Department of Justice's investigation of the Ferguson Police Department has scandalized the nation, and justly so. But the department's institutional racism, while shocking, isn't the report's most striking revelation.

Old Ass Ludacris Burns the Entire Bush Family

Jordan Sargent · 03/19/15 12:05PM

Ludacris hasn't been a great or even good rapper in a very long time. But today he met Jeb Bush and sent a nice little punchline at the entire Bush family, staff, record label, and crew.

Teens Sometimes Change Clothes While Driving, Study Says

Dayna Evans · 03/19/15 09:50AM

Ah, the carefree days of teenagehood. Cruising around with your friends in mom's beatup minivan and not giving a hoot about anything, even keeping your eyes on the road. A new study reports that twenty-seven percent of teenagers have admitted to changing clothes, contact lenses, and doing homework while driving. Unsafe!