Wesleyan University’s student assembly is considering substantial cuts to the student newspaper’s budget, in a move that is surely *completely unrelated* to a truly stupid recent uproar when the paper published an unpopular op-ed. The paper is soliciting donations to stay alive.
"Fuck Her Right in the Pussy" Kid Gets Suspended, Becomes School Hero
The "Fuck Her Right in the Pussy" meme—which, in case you've managed to avoid it, involves saying "fuck her right in the pussy" into any microphone (that's literally all it is)—began as a dumb hoax, but has taken on a dumb life of its dumb own. High schoolers think it's the height of hilarity.
The New York Times Reports: Hot Shirtless Dudes [SLIDESHOW]
Today in the Paper of Record: a slideshow of fit, shirtless men. "Clickity click click click click." -Adolph S. Ochs.
1,139-Word Essay Composed about the Experience of Receiving a Lena Dunham Tweet
In much the same way that countless volumes could be composed in ode to the beauty of a single snowflake, countless words could be written about one single Lena Dunham tweet. Well, not countless: 1,139 words.
Lutheran Pastor Apologizes for Sharing Stage With 'False Religions' After Newtown Massacre
After the massacre at Sandy Hook elementary school last year, even the most devout religious people had cause to momentarily question their faith. Why would a loving god allow something so awful to happen? So, afterwards, Newtown, Connecticut held an interfaith service at which many different religions were…
Rihanna and Chris Brown are collaborating on a song called "Nobodies Business." It's about a start-up owned by nobodies.
Why the Hell Does a College Care Who Its Employees Sleep With?
Shorter University is a little Baptist college in Georgia. Which is bad enough. But Shorter University is also a little Baptist college in Georgia run by hard-line Christian fundamentalists who are extremely concerned with the sex lives of all Shorter University employees, right down to the librarian.
Ayo Chet Haze Isn't Down With Weak Kids Who Kill Themselves
So then, let's all, in unison, read this thing written on the Twitter yesterday (and then deleted) by Chet Haze, the best rapping son of an Academy Award winner Northwestern University has seen since Peter Fonda drunkenly performed "My Adidas" on the quad in 1986. This could be Chet Haze's most controversial piece of…
PR Dummies: Survey Says, 'Nobody Gives a Shit'
The public relations industry is the birthplace of nutrition-free filler that grows up to become pseudonews. Sometimes, it can be a terrifying thing to behold in its rawest form. This is PR Dummies. The dumbth of PR, every week.
Newspaper Fires Reporter for Showing Mild Sense of Enthusiasm
Khristopher J. Brooks is a young reporter who was excited to be hired by the Delaware News-Journal last week. In a playful little gesture, he wrote up a fake "press release" on his own personal Tumblr announcing, "On Wednesday April 4, 2012, the News Journal Media Group acquired veteran education reporter Khristopher…
People Are Taking Out Student Loans to Pay for Kindergarten
This qualifies as a bit of a vague, not totally well-established-in-a-statistical-way trend; but the fact that it exists at all for one single person in America is, I believe, newsworthy. Families are taking out tens of thousands of dollars worth of loans in order to pay for private kindergarten for their whelps. That…
Who Gives a Shit Whether It's Called the 'iPad 3' or the 'iPad HD?'
Tomorrow is the big day when Apple announces its new "iPad 3." Or will it be called the "iPad HD?" Who gives a shit, really? Same gadget either way. Get a hobby.
'Maternity Concierges' Are the Latest Ludicrous Luxury for Hollywood Cretins (Who Are Pregnant)
Though some outsiders believe that the culture of wealthy Los Angeles residents is outrageous, the "maternity concierge" team of Ellie Miller and Mellissa Gould disagrees. "Nothing is outrageous to us," they say. They are "maternity concierges." Nothing is outrageous to them.
Dogs Need to Shut Up About Cats
It's like hey, dogs, we get it. You hate cats. Fine. We heard you the first time and the second time and the one millionth time, with the barking. Maybe you should bark at a cat again? No, you should shut up!
There Is No Earthly Reason Journalists Should Not Wear Jeans
Banning jeans in a newspaper's newsroom is dumb and mean.
The Year in Dumb, Convoluted, and Non-Terrifying Terror Plots
Once again this week, the FBI has foiled an incredibly unconvincing terror plot replete with plans that fail to strike fear in the heart of any American. Sami Osmakac, a 25 year-old in Tampa, Florida, has been arrested for allegedly plotting to destroy bridges and bomb nightclubs in the name of Islam. Anyone who's…
Chelsea Clinton's Super Boring TV Debut
Yeah, last night was the TV debut of Chelsea Clinton, NBC's newest """""journalist.""""" All you non-famous kids out there who saddled yourselves with a lifetime of debt in order to pay for journalism school, who are now either unemployed or underemployed or stuck at some boring dead end niche publication wondering…
Report: Girls Have Dumb Lockers
Girls—the middle school denizens who think they're so cute but they're not—are so stupid that they fill up their lockers with all types of dumb decorations, according to a report today by the New York Times.
Kids These Days Know Nothing About the Civil Rights Movement
Half a century ago, heroes like Martin Luther X and Rose Park risked their lives by marching on top of lunch counters so that kids of all races would one day have the right to catch a few "Z's" in class while the teacher showed a filmstrip of the "I Have a Dream" speech. And how do kids these days repay those civil…
On Poems That Have Nothing to Do With Their Titles
We are uncouth. As is most of America. We are not highly literate; we are middlebrow and low-minded. But still. Do not try to trick us into reading shitty poems with an enticing title. We do not like that.
