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Gymnast Gabby Douglas “disrespected” her entire country by not putting her hand on her heart and smiling enough during the Olympics. Swimmer Ryan Lochte is a “kid” who deserves “a break” for allegedly destroying property and lying about a traumatic robbery. If you were wondering what white, male privilege looks like, this is it. Follow Lea @_MissLeandra…
If you’re a fan of the Ghostbusters franchise, you’ll have heard about the controversy around the release of the newest movie. The two original Ghostbusters movies were released in the 80s, and consummate nerd that I am, I’ve watched them just about a hundred times. This then makes me a certified fan of this cult…
It feels a bit strange to say this now, but in the spring of 2014 there was no better place to work than Gawker. For a certain kind of person, at any rate — ambitious, rebellious, and eager for attention, all of which I was. Just over a decade old, Gawker still thought of itself…
The alt-right icon promised to give scholarships to white men, but almost a year later he still hasn’t filed with the IRS or handed out a penny. Months after he was supposed to give away more than $100,000 for college scholarships, Milo Yiannopoulos says all of the money is still sitting in his bank account….
Overwatch’s competitive season two patch just hit the public test servers, and it’s a doozy. Nerfs, buffs, laughter, tears of delicious, delicious salt—it’s all here. The centerpiece of this PTR patch is, of course, competitive season two. The skill rating system has been overhauled and divided up into tiers, and sudden death is dead, unloved…
Mark Bertolini, CEO of Aetna, told the Justice Department in July that the insurer would walk away from many health exchanges if the government opposed the company’s proposed deal for Humana. On Tuesday, Aetna followed through. Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Mark Bertolini, CEO…
“For much of our history, the ‘good’ rape victim, the ‘credible’ rape victim has been a dead one.” That’s just one of the many powerful statements Ontario Court Justice Marvin Zuker said in court last week while delivering his verdict in a Canadian university rape case. The judge announced that he found the defendant guilty of…
CNN’s Brianna Keilar hoped to ask Donald Trump’s corporate counsel, Michael Cohen, if the new hires at the top of the campaign indicated that there was a shake-up happening. Cohen denied that this was the case, so she decided to frame the question by noting that Trump is trailing. But just hit play, honestly. When…
A bloated, nude effigy of Donald Trump appeared (where else?) at Jane Warner Plaza in the Castro Thursday morning, and the work is part of a coordinated, nationwide effort by an anarchist group, with naked Trumps popping up in public spaces in New York, LA, Seattle, and Cleveland this morning as well. Playing off “The…
