Twenty Days of Harassment and Racism as an American Apparel Employee

Jane Doe · 09/02/14 01:00PM

When I graduated college I moved to a new city and wanted a low-stress job that would allow me time to focus on creative projects. I knew people who had worked for American Apparel in the past, both in sales and at the LA headquarters, so I decided to interview for a part-time position.

Penn State Junior Dresses Up, Whispers With Squirrel Named "Sneezy"

Allie Jones · 09/02/14 12:45PM

Penn State junior Mary Krupa is, according to her peers and WJAC-TV, the "Squirrel Whisperer." Over the course of her college career, she's developed a deep and lasting relationship with Sneezy the Squirrel, who seems to not mind the fact that Krupa likes to dress her up and take pictures of her. Sneezy is chill. Sneezy also has 20,000 fans on Facebook.

Is This Amusement Park Ride Giving Women Orgasms, or What?

Jay Hathaway · 09/02/14 12:20PM

Every couple of years, this video of a woman apparently having an orgasm on a slingshot-style amusement park ride becomes a viral hit on the internet, raising the important question, "Is this slingshot ride giving women orgasms, or what?"

Hamilton Nolan · 09/02/14 11:35AM

Disgraced (but very rich) former Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo says he "didn't do anything wrong" when his company wrote all those bad mortgages that brought down the global economy. And besides—"Mozilo gives a $5 bill to each homeless person he sees on New York's Fifth Avenue" when he visits.

Yes, It Is Still Fine For Men to Wear Shorts

Hamilton Nolan · 09/02/14 11:06AM

Now that a hot summer day has finally arrived on the east coast, it is time once again for self-proclaimed fashionistas to tell men not to wear shorts. (All the men that take fashion advice from Vox.com, that is.) Let us remind you of another point: wear shorts. It's hot. Don't be ridiculous.

Texas Highway Shut Down for Hours Following Gigantic Beer Can Spill

Aleksander Chan · 09/02/14 10:58AM

Houston Police spent five hours this morning cleaning up a highway covered in beer after an 18-wheeler carrying dozens of cases of Busch beer and a car collided on the Katy Freeway. KHOU reports that the 18-wheeler jackknifed and rolled over, spilling the hundreds of beer cans across multiple lanes of the highway.

A Very Confused CNN Wonders: "Who is 4chan?"

Sam Biddle · 09/02/14 10:42AM

After this weekend's stolen nudity spree, clueless reporters across the world are wondering: where is Reddit? When is iCloud? And who is 4chan.org? Some sort of "hacker"? CNN technology analyst Brett Larson is here to identify a website.

Sorority Rush Drives AOPi Sisters So Insane They Had to Get Naked

Allie Jones · 09/02/14 10:00AM

Sorority rush is one of the only forms of torture the U.S. still condones. It makes sense, then, that sisters would want to cut loose after completing the arduous process. University of Florida's AOPi seniors did so by taking pictures of their boobs.

Angelina Jolie's Wedding Outfit Had Her Kids' Scribbles All Over It

Caity Weaver · 09/02/14 09:15AM

Used to be Angelina Jolie showed everyone she was a wild angel by allowing the actor Billy Bob Thornton to perform acts of coitus with her and having a godawful dragon tattoo. Now that she's more mature, she has to dream up new ways to subvert our perceptions—of what a bride should wear on her wedding day; of what is and is not appropriate to do with the actor Billy Bob Thornton.

Three Americans Detained in North Korea Plead for American Help

Aleksander Chan · 09/02/14 08:59AM

Three Americans being held as prisoners in North Korea—Kenneth Bae, Matthew Todd Miller, and Jeffrey Edward Fowle—were granted surprise interviews with two American news organizations, the Associated Press and CNN, Monday. All three men described their overall humane treatment but also pleaded for Washington's intervention in setting them free. Both CNN and the Associated Press interviewed the men while North Korean officials were present, "suggesting they had been coached," the New York Times reports.

Obama Is With the Fast Food Workers. Are You?

Hamilton Nolan · 09/02/14 08:15AM

Yesterday was Labor Day, a holiday that most Americans celebrate by going to work at their low-paid jobs. But—as unlikely as it seems—the president actually said something meaningful in his mandatory Labor Day speech yesterday.