Thatz Not Okay: Can My Friend Draw Racist Cartoons for Profit?

Caity Weaver · 04/21/14 04:15PM

A friend of mine is an artist at a self-publishing house here in Indiana. She just recently posted on Facebook that her project for today is illustrating a white supremacist manifesto. Part of me wants to give her shit for not standing up to her crappy job and just saying no, but another part of me wants to respect that it's her business, and she's just trying to pay the bills (although I believe that sort of justification is known as the Yuppie Nuremberg Defense). Giving my friend shit for helping publish hate-literature as part of her job: Is that okay?

Leaked Emails Detail "Secret" Frat's Antics With Drugs, Cops, and Sex

Adam Weinstein · 04/21/14 03:58PM

They're staffers for influential congressmen and PACs. They work at top international banks and consulting firms. Also, they claim to hit women, lie to cops, chase ass, trade pills and hard drugs, and pour "so much champagne on bitches titties." These are the email confessions of a banned fraternity.

Jay Hathaway · 04/21/14 03:32PM

Netflix announced in a letter to shareholders that it will raise its prices by $1-2 per month for new subscribers, while current customers can keep the $7.99 price "for a generous time period." The company also opposed the Comcast-Time Warner merger, shocking exactly no one.

Sarah Hedgecock · 04/21/14 02:47PM

Barack and Michelle Obama cheer a little egg roller as they host the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday. This year's event features live music, cooking stations, storytelling, and of course, some Easter egg rolling. Image via Carolyn Kaster/AP.

J.K. Trotter · 04/21/14 01:25PM

Slate is resurrecting its paid membership program. Among the many perks available: “Slate Plus members will automatically get single-page articles throughout the site.” Price: $50/year.

Sarah Hedgecock · 04/21/14 11:45AM

Meb Keflezighi crosses the finish line in first place to win the 2014 Boston Marathon on Monday. Meb is the first American winner of the Boston Marathon since 1983. Image via Jared Wickerham/Getty.

Las Vegas' Future Is Dry and Fucked

Hamilton Nolan · 04/21/14 11:36AM

Once upon a time, a lot of gangsters got together and built some casinos in the middle of a desert. For inexplicable reasons, these casinos were allowed to flourish into a major metropolitan area: Las Vegas. Now, that city is staring down a dry, waterless future.

A Closer Look at Game of Thrones, Season Four Episode Three

Max Read · 04/21/14 09:55AM

Game of Thrones' characters found themselves recovering from King Joffrey's death, and its viewers found themselves wondering: Why did no one wonder where Littlefinger was? Who is Tommen, and is he an incest child? Where the hell are Arya and the Hound? And what is Danaerys doing?

Hamilton Nolan · 04/21/14 09:42AM

"The average credit card interest rate for people with fair credit has hit a shocking 21 percent, up more than 2 percent from only a year ago."