Hahaha Azerbaijan Blows Its Load So Fast

Sam Biddle · 01/08/15 01:21PM

We live in the era of big data, which means unprecedented insight into when and how long we jerk ourselves off. A new PornHub analysis of 2014 JO data is like looking at a giant info mirror, staring at ourselves, and then spankin' it.

Fred Armisen Has a Reputation

Jordan Sargent · 01/08/15 12:53PM

The fifth season of Fred Armisen's hipster sketch show Portlandia premieres tonight, and if you spend enough time reading about the comedian online, you'll be left with two impressions: First, that he's funny and charming. And second, that his charm and humor mask something of a reputation. For what exactly depends on whom you ask, but here are some adjectives that have been used to describe him over the years: "womanizer," "sociopath," "traumatizing," and, from Armisen himself, "terrible."

The Bill de Blasio Marijuana Rumors are Coming from Cops

J.K. Trotter · 01/08/15 12:26PM

For the bulk of his tenure, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has been dogged by rumors that he and his wife consume marijuana with some frequency. Yesterday, at a press conference in Brooklyn, he told a Daily Caller reporter that “I haven’t smoked marijuana since I was at NYU” and denied he ever smoked weed at Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the mayor. We’ve asked about these rumors ourselves. It’s worth highlighting, however, who exactly is spreading them: The mayor’s security detail and their colleagues in the New York City Police Department.

How JPMorgan Robbed a Church

Hamilton Nolan · 01/08/15 12:15PM

A church that gave its money to JPMorgan Chase to manage says that the bank robbed it blind. Here is a useful window into how legalized robbery on Wall Street works.

White House Investigating How Rappers Got Malia's Selfie

Jay Hathaway · 01/08/15 10:47AM

The White House is looking into how what appears to be a selfie of the president's 16-year-old daughter, Malia Obama, sporting the t-shirt of Joey Bada$$'s rap crew, Pro Era, made it onto the internet. And also where they can get one of those shirts, and whether Malia can get them Bada$$'s autograph please?

Police Officer Killed After Gunman Opens Fire in Southern Paris

Aleksander Chan · 01/08/15 08:00AM

Further raising tensions in Paris amid a manhunt for two suspected shooters in yesterday's Charlie Hebdo office massacre, a police officer was killed and another person injured after an unidentified assailant opened fire early Thursday. French police do not believe there to be connection between this morning's shooting and yesterday's killings.