My relationship with Lena Dunham has always been complicated. I was one of the first writers who took issue with her show Girls for its lack of racial representation, and have since struggled with the meteoric ascent of Lena Dunham as Cultural Icon. But it is hard to deny that the girl is good. The writing on her show is often nuanced, electric, and deeply resonant, and I find she is at her best when it comes to the relationships or encounters she has had, such as they are.

The celebration of the year of our Lord Tayla's birth continued yesterday on the Ellen show, when T. Swift dropped by to promote 1989 and tell everyone her deepest, darkest fear. "I'm scared of being framed," she said, in the voice of someone who's certainly not covering up multiple murders as we speak.

At least three people who came into contact with Craig Spencer—the doctor who tested positive for Ebola Thursday night after returning from Guinea—have been placed into isolation. The New York City health department said in a statement yesterday that disease detectives are currently working to retrace Spencer's every step in the days leading up to his diagnosis.

A Spanish casting call for extras for a Games of Thrones battle scene ended up shutting down the production company's servers when 86,000 people sent in applications for only 600 roles.

Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt's daughter, Lisa, is on life support after drunkenly slamming into a tractor trailer last week.

San Francisco's insatiable thirst for twee cocktails and ridiculous rents has claimed its latest victim. This time, the famously gay-friendly city's last remaining lesbian bar has been forced to close its doors.

A New York doctor who took the subway and went bowling in Brooklyn last night tested positive for Ebola today at New York's Bellevue hospital.

High school students in Nebraska are finally free to take the yearbook photos they dreamed of, but dared not ask for—namely "tasteful" photographs of them posing with firearms.

Sixty three percent of Americans now support the death penalty, down from a high of 80% twenty years ago. Among Democrats, support has fallen below 50%. There's probably a good reason for the decline.

If you were to get high and make a list of people who, hypothetically, you would not want to text with a request for weed, "probation officer" would probably be near the top. Right up there with Simon from Alvin and the Chipmunks and former president George H.W. Bush.

A doctor who returned from West Africa last week is being tested for Ebola at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. Dr. Craig Spencer, who reportedly worked with Doctors Without Borders treating the deadly virus in Guinea, was rushed to the hospital earlier today after showing signs of a high fever and gastrointestinal problems.

Maddy the cat went missing two months ago, but her family never entirely gave up hope that she might come home. And then, this: Mom spotted the beloved 13-year-old pet wandering around near a gas station and brought her home for a surprise reunion with the kids.

A week after an alleged ceasefire agreement between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram, at least 25 more women have been reportedly abducted by the Islamist militant group.

Former biology teacher and assistant cheerleading coach Ashley Zehnder, 24, quit her job at Pasedena High School in Houston, Texas on October 9 after she admitted to having sex with a 17-year-old student all summer long. She was prompted to confess after a nude pic she Snapchatted him made its way around campus.

U.S. airlines posted more strong profits in the latest quarter, and say they expect the good earnings to continue for the foreseeable future, so it seems like a great time for them to install some human-sized seats in the motherfucking planes.

Jonnie Boggess was arrested by police in Miami, West Virginia on Wednesday after admitting to having had "gentle sexual intercourse" with his beagle-mix, Piglet.

Funk legend George Clinton, of Parliament, Funkdelic, Parliament-Funkadelic, and more, appeared on last night's episode of Tavis Smiley to hawk his new book, Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard on You?: A Memoir. That title makes me more smiley than Tavis.

After a lawsuit, the State of California has agreed to end its practice of imposing blanket "lockdowns" on prison inmates according to their race. The year is 2014.

Chances are, you've never accidentally scrolled past child porn on your Facebook or Twitter feed, or cued up an innocuous-looking YouTube video only to find a clip of a beheading. For that, you have tens of thousands of poorly-paid contract workers to thank.

On July 8, 2013, at 11:20 a.m., Olivia Munn hailed a taxi on Varick Street in Manhattan’s West Village. The actress took an 11-minute ride across the island, to the Bowery Hotel, for which she paid $6.50.