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Hamilton Nolan · 10/18/13 09:28AM

Sex-obsessed tabloid hatred columnist Andrea Peyser calls for banning books in her column today. Good to see you back in the game, Andrea.

Crossfit Is Super Libertarian, Cool

Hamilton Nolan · 10/02/13 03:17PM

Crossfit is an exercise program with pluses and minuses. On the plus side, it really will get you in good shape. On the minus side, its adherents sometimes resemble intolerably intense cultists, and also, it turns out, it's run by extreme libertarians who enjoy sharing pro-capitalist philosophies, to go with your squats.

Hamilton Nolan · 07/22/13 04:26PM

Penn State is requiring employees to get a "biometric screening, including a 'full lipid profile' and glucose, body mass index and waist circumference measurements" or pay a $100 monthly insurance surcharge. Penn State's president is Benito Mussolini.

Here's a 58-Page Handbook for Some Dudes' 'Epic July 4th Trip to Ptown!'

Hamilton Nolan · 06/26/13 10:25AM

The summer is here, and that means it's time for thousands of affluent east coast party animals to pack up and head to the rented beach house in Provincetown for the annual 4th of July PARTY WEEK. Are all you guys ready to "have a blast this summer with another epic July 4th trip to Ptown?" Great! Step one: read this 58-page PDF document!

Here Come the Michael Hastings Death Conspiracy Theories

Max Read · 06/20/13 09:33AM

Every year, some 18,000 people between the ages of 5 and 34 die in car accidents, the leading cause of death for that age bracket. Which makes a fiery wreck either a sadly unsurprising way for a 33-year-old to die... or the perfect cover for a CIA assassination.

False Flags and Roof Terrorists: Your Guide to All the Internet Horseshit

Max Read · 04/16/13 12:35PM

It's already begun: The wacko conspiracy theories about the Boston Marathon bombings are taking over the internet. (In fact, "it" began only 30 minutes after the explosions, when conspiracy kingpin Alex Jones pre-emptively declared it a "False Flag" attack.) Here's our rundown of the most popular—which is to say the dumbest—conspiracy theories and general internet horseshit.

Hamilton Nolan · 03/15/13 03:04PM

North Dakota legislators want to ban abortions after as little as six weeks of pregnancy.