Teenhunt Underway After 32 Teens Escape Detention Center in Nashville

Aleksander Chan · 09/02/14 07:23AM

Thirty-two teenage boys escaped from the Woodland Hills Youth Development Center in Nashville Monday night by taking advantage of a "weak spot" in a "anti-climb chain-linked fence"—crawling underneath. Fifteen of the teens either turned themselves in or were found by authorities, CNN reports. A number of the boys, however, remain on the run.

Gabrielle Bluestone · 09/01/14 11:18PM

[On Mexico's Hondo River, workers try to clean up the aftermath of a 4,000-gallon crude oil spill. Pemex, the state-run oil company, says the spill was caused by fuel thieves illegally tapping into a pipeline. The cleanup is expected to take another eight weeks. Image by Felix Marquez via AP]

Everything We Know About the Alleged Celeb Nude "Trading Ring" and Leak

Gabrielle Bluestone · 09/01/14 08:05PM

Over the last 24 hours, one portion of what's purportedly a huge, months-old cache of private celebrity nude photographs—the product of an "underground celeb n00d-trading ring," according to one anonymous 4chan poster—was leaked to anonymous image boards like AnonIB and 4chan.

Here Are the Novels You Should Read Right After Labor Day

Michelle Dean · 09/01/14 08:00AM

This September will be particularly insane for novels. If it fits a back-to-school theme to have the big literary hits of the fall drop then, it's also confusing. Most people would otherwise read these while lying on the dock over Labor Day weekend. Instead that's a privilege reserved for the humblebraggers who get galleys over the summer.

Is This 4chan Offshoot the Ground Zero for the Leaked Celebrity Nudes?

Jordan Sargent · 09/01/14 07:37AM

As the dust settles after yesterday's seemingly endless parade of hacked celebrity nudes, it's become clear that some of the photos had been circulating around the web for a while. Even Deadspin readers were aware of them. But where did they originate, and how did they leak widely so suddenly? One anonymous image message board might hold the answer—if it's not the source of the leaks itself.

Gabrielle Bluestone · 09/01/14 12:00AM

[The Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador released ash as it erupted Sunday. The volcano became active in 1999. Image by Dolores Ochoa via AP]

J-Law, Kate Upton Nudes Leak: Web Explodes Over Hacked Celeb Pics

Dayna Evans · 08/31/14 05:30PM

Earlier this week, a post started on 4chan claimed a wealth of celebrity nudes--a large cache in possession of a hacker who'd gained access to several celebrities' alleged personal photos—would leak on Sunday. Well, Sunday's here, the supposed leak has begun, and the internet is reacting accordingly.