Bill Murray Gets Free Shit Just for Acknowledging People

Gabrielle Bluestone · 12/18/14 10:30PM

It's no secret that Bill Murray—he of the mischievous, twinkling eyes and zero-fucks-given insouciance—can pretty much do whatever he wants. But that goodwill extends far beyond mere party-crashing. Perfect strangers want to fund his lifestyle, just for the honor of being acknowledged by someone with impeccable comedic timing.

Madonna Was Artistically Raped by Hackers

Gabrielle Bluestone · 12/18/14 09:00PM

The worst part of Madonna's leaked album full of shitty singles had to be her outraged statement, released the next day, decrying her artistic rape at the hands of terrorists.

Dear Sony, We'll Screen The Interview For You

Hamilton Nolan · 12/18/14 05:10PM

Faceless hackers—reportedly sponsored by a brutal regime —have succeeded in striking so much fear into the movie industry that nobody will show The Interview. Well, not us. We'd like to formally offer to show it.

Here Is Vice Media's Salary Breakdown

Hamilton Nolan · 12/18/14 04:05PM

Vice Media, now valued at two and a half billion dollars, made a ton of money this year. How much do its employees make? Here is Vice's most detailed information yet.

Kate Bosworth's Husband Wore Her Dog Like a Scarf

Allie Jones · 12/18/14 03:10PM

This photo of actress Kate Bosworth, her director husband of of one year Michael Polish, and her new puppy "Happy" was taken on Tuesday, a rainy day in Los Angeles. I am happy for Kate Bosworth and at peace with her current station in life.

Hamilton Nolan · 12/18/14 12:30PM

A Brooklyn deli worker fought off a masked gunman who attempted to rob his store last weekend, then promptly quit his job. He is the best employee in America.

Christmas Is a Wonderful, Secular Holiday

Rich Juzwiak · 12/18/14 12:00PM

Even when I was a believer, God had virtually no place in my Christmas. Each December 25, I suffered through Catholic mass, feeling each second crawl by. I had things to do, presents to open, Christmas movies to rewatch, sisters to fight with, extended family to see, food to eat and eat and eat. I might have considered the Catholic implications of the holiday while in church, but only in the way that you consider the car in front of you that's moving too slowly.

The Death Penalty Is Slowly Dying

Hamilton Nolan · 12/18/14 11:40AM

The persistence of capital punishment in some American states is cause for disgust. There is some good news, though: the death penalty is on the decline. These year end numbers prove it.

Anatomy of a Right-Wing Bill Clinton Meme

Andy Cush · 12/18/14 11:35AM

If you travel in certain GOP-centric lanes of the internet, you may have recently come across the above image macro, whose jumbled message depends on awareness of Bill Clinton's reputation as a lecher, resentment of the rape accusations against Bill Cosby, and the apophenic close-reading presumption that it's significant that both are named "Bill C." Let's break it down.