More NBA Players Read Mean Tweets From Their Haters

Jay Hathaway · 06/16/14 02:27PM

One of Jimmy Kimmel's best schticks is forcing celebrities to read the cruel, grammatically incorrect insults that randoms hurl at them on Twitter, and he's done it again with a bunch of NBA stars (and Kris Humphries).

Rick Perry Trusts Science on Gay-Conversion, But Not That Climate Thing

Adam Weinstein · 06/16/14 01:45PM

Rick Perry, presidential contender and the Republican Party's version of a Very Special Blossom Episode, said today he'd listen to scientific professionals on whether gay-conversion therapy works. Which is weird, since he thinks scientific professionals who study climate or uteruses are basically charlatans.

Taylor Berman · 06/16/14 12:43PM

Pakistani army troops ride in military vehicles after fighter jets attacked Taliban strongholds in North Waziristan, killing at least 27 militants. Several hours later, the insurgents fought back with a roadside bomb that killed at least six soldiers, according to the Pakistani army. [Photo via AP/Shakil Adil]

You Can't Lie When You Buy A Gun For Someone Else, Supreme Court Rules

Michelle Dean · 06/16/14 11:30AM

For most people, and five Supreme Court justices, there is a straightforward answer to the question, "Can I lie on the federal form I must sign in order to legally purchase a firearm in the United States?" (NO.) For four other Supreme Court justices (just guess), this is a more complicated issue.

Hamilton Nolan · 06/16/14 10:48AM

A Zimbabwean government minister's speech urging women to stop using contraceptives because birth control is a western "ploy" that will give them cancer has been judged "alarmist."

Here's Stephen Hawking Making Fun of John Oliver for About 7 Minutes

Jay Hathaway · 06/16/14 10:30AM

Physicist Stephen Hawking, frequently cited as one of the smartest people alive, is also pretty funny. As the first person John Oliver interviewed for Last Week Tonight's new "People Who Think Good" series, Hawking delivered a stark lesson about the nature of reality: There is no timeline in which Oliver will date Charlize Theron.

Man Sues Hospital Claiming Surgery Shrunk His Penis

Andy Cush · 06/16/14 10:12AM

In 2011, an anonymous Canadian man fractured his penis while having sex with his wife. As if that indignity wasn't enough, surgery to correct the injury allegedly left him with a dick that was "about an inch" shorter than before.

George R.R. Martin Threw Out the First Pitch at a Game of Baseball

Jay Hathaway · 06/16/14 09:55AM

George R.R. Martin, the man who ripped out your heart in his Song of Ice and Fire series and then made you eat the pieces on HBO's Game of Thrones, just went on casually enjoying his life while more of his characters died over the weekend.