money

Cord Jefferson · 09/05/13 11:50AM

"He looks around to make sure nobody is watching before holding out a slip of paper. It is a bank slip, and Floyd is watching me watch it as my eyes attempt to focus on the balance. ... There is more than $123 million in Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s bank account." Checking or savings?

Maggie Lange · 08/22/13 03:09PM

How much would you pay Aziz Ansari to write you a book about modern love and the woes of seeing your crush post a photo of their snacks on Instagram rather than reply to your texts? $3.5 million ($3,500,000)? Sounds about right!

Man Arrested Over Twitter Rape Threats to Activist

Maggie Lange · 07/30/13 08:42AM

After successfully campaigning to have old school author Jane Austen appear on the UK's ten-pound bill, Caroline Criado-Perez has been swamped with death threats and rape threats on Twitter. She reports seeing "about 50 abusive tweets an hour for about 12 hours," describing the reaction as having "stumbled into a nest of men who coordinate attacks on women." The advocate has responded by retweeting the threats, which include promises of violent action, demeaning remarks, and plans to find her.

Cord Jefferson · 07/25/13 11:59AM

Senator John McCain theorizes that replacing the $1 bill with a $1 coin could be a boon for strippers: "[P]ressed about the predicament facing scores of the country’s skin-baring and bill-collecting women, McCain responded without missing a beat, 'Then I hope that they could obtain larger denominations.'"

Adam Levine's Scent Smells Like Motorcycles, Originality

Maggie Lange · 06/19/13 04:56PM

Adam Levine does not hate fragrances. Adam Levine does not hate celebrities. Adam Levine does not want you to be alarmed by a scent. Adam Levine has inadvertently created the best video of the day with the promotion of his new "unique" aroma.

Detroit Stops Paying Debts in Last-Ditch Effort to Avoid Bankruptcy

Cord Jefferson · 06/14/13 06:23PM

Detroit's Emergency Financial Manager, Kevyn Orr, had bad news for the beleaguered city's creditors today: Detroit has made the strategic decision to stop paying down some of its billions of dollars in long-term debt in order to try and keep the city afloat.

Let's Put Ronald Reagan On All the Money

Ken Layne · 06/03/13 12:00PM

A dumb new poll proves that 38% of Americans still believe Ronald Reagan was a "great" president—so great, in fact, that his dyed hair and rouged cheeks should be on American money! Of the last six presidents, Reagan's the clear winner in this hypothetical contest. Maybe because he's the only dead one?

Paintings Made of Money Shatter Records at History's Biggest Auction

Maggie Lange · 05/16/13 09:57AM

At an auction held at Christie's last night, a record-breaking $495 million was spent on paintings, surpassing individual records for works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jackson Pollock, and Roy Lichtenstein. The chairman of Christie's Americas, Marc Porter, said this was the biggest art auction in history. Some might wonder about the buyers—what are these people, made of money? Nope, just the paintings, paintings literally made of money and jewels.

Google Wallet Will Soon Allow You to Send Money as a Gmail Attachment

Cord Jefferson · 05/15/13 08:58PM

Google has been trying to get its electronic payment service, Google Wallet, off the ground for years now, but as the months dragged on Wallet was getting about as much traction as its sister service Google Plus. That all might change with Wallet's latest development, introduced today in the video above. If Google has its way, you'll soon be able to send and receive money via your Gmail account in the length of time it takes to send any other email.

Grovelling for Dollars: A Journey to the Pit of Hell With Donald Trump

Leah Beckmann · 05/08/13 03:16PM

Bloated spawn of a Penn Station ashtray and Nickelodeon slime Donald Trump spent the afternoon holed up in Trump Tower hosting a massive money booth, filled with hundreds of people trying to grab at the sweaty dollars blowing around them. Sort of, anyway. After the Don announced via Twitter this morning that he would be giving away suitcases full of cash, close to a thousand people descended on the Trump Tower lobby to try for the giveaways. Turns out, this sudden bout of generosity has less to do with a kind heart and everything to do with the launch of a new crowdfunding scam called FundAnything.