Karl Rove Is Not Even an Interesting Troll

Hamilton Nolan · 05/08/14 09:28AM

The Wall Street Journal op-ed page is known as America's premier forum for right wing lunacy. Fine. At least that can be defended as interesting. What cannot be defended is a major newspaper donating space for blowjobs of ex-presidents by their own former advisors.

Cannibal Cop Is Now a Jailhouse Cook

Taylor Berman · 05/08/14 09:15AM

Gilberto "Cannibal Cop" Valle, the former NYPD officer convicted of conspiring to kill and eat dozens of women, has become quite the chef in prison, according to his mother.

Meet Stitches, the Viral Rap Star With Totally Insane Face Tattoos

Jordan Sargent · 05/08/14 08:54AM

The first thing you need to know about the 18-year-old rapper Stitches is the ink on his face: the curling Joker-esque scarred smile, the star under his eye and on his earlobe, the smooched lips on his jawbone, the flames (?) running up to his eye, the name in cursive on his left cheek and, of course, the AK-47 on right his cheek.

Hamilton Nolan · 05/08/14 08:16AM

A private jet company is offering an itinerary to fly your child around to tour colleges for only $43,500, more than the cost of a year's college tuition.

Jacob Clifton · 05/07/14 09:50PM

In-between prestige drama like The Americans and the perfection that is Nashville–which we'll be talking about tomorrow–tonight MTV's got the Catfish season premiere and True Life: I'm A Gay Athlete. Join us at over at Morning After as we learn the truth about some things and the lies about some other things.

Here's One of Oprah's First Audition Tapes

Gabrielle Bluestone · 05/07/14 09:22PM

Once, long ago, Oprah Winfrey was just a normal, regular person who had to shoot audition tapes, just like the rest of us. That time may be long passed, but her stiff audition interview will live on forever.

Gabrielle Bluestone · 05/07/14 07:46PM

Another one bites the dust. After 63 years in print, Jet magazine is now online-only. This month's issue was its last.

Sarah Hedgecock · 05/07/14 05:03PM

Protesters lobby for higher wages for fast food workers outside a McDonald's in New York City on Wednesday. Image via Andrew Burton/Getty.

Report: Illinois Couple Attacked by Men Called "The Miley Cyrus Gang"

Jordan Sargent · 05/07/14 04:15PM

Illinois' newest menace is a group of three men called the Miley Cyrus Gang, who are alleged to have beaten multiple people in the city of Joliet this week. Why are they called the Miley Cyrus gang? Well, because before they pick fights, they "start talking about Miley Cyrus."

What if Maxi Pad Commercials Used Red Dye Instead of Blue?

Jay Hathaway · 05/07/14 02:40PM

No adult is under the illusion that menstrual blood is the tranquil blue color of, say, toilet bowl cleaner or one of the mediocre flavors of Mountain Dew, so why do ads for maxi pads have to sanitize a natural, healthy part of the human experience?