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Weighty Issues: Was Venus Williams Wearing Underpants?

In the wee hours of the morning our Deadspin brahs launched an important investigation: Was Venus Williams wearing any underpants at her Australian Open match yesterday? A frame-by-frame analysis for those who dare, lies here.

01/20/10

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By Gabriel Snyder

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UPDATED: Reuters' Ethics Editor Wonders Why His Bosses Killed the Story That a Hedge Fund Manager Asked Them To

A tipster reports that Dean Wright, the "ethics editor" for Reuters, is looking into how and why Reuters chief David Schlesinger killed an investigation into SAC Capital's Steven Cohen after Cohen complained about the story to the firm's CEO. More »

01/12/10

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By John Cook

#media

A Glimpse of Google without News Corp.: No Big Loss

The media world is in a (relative) uproar over what the implications of News Corp. pulling its content off Google would be. But! A three-part Gawker investigation-type thing indicates the impact might be quite minimal for you, the consumer. Observe: More »

11/24/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#wallstreet

Senate to Investigate Goldman Sachs For Banker Shenanigans

A Senate panel has issued subpoenas to Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and others, to investigate whether or not company executives knew in advance that the economy-destroying mortgage-related securities they created were complete crap. More »

07/30/09

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By The Cajun Boy

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The Only Thing Missing is a Reference to Gypsy Tears

Barack Obama held a news conference with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today and if you caught any of it on the news, you may have noticed that Medvedev's translator sounded suspiciously like Borat, so we put together an audio comparison. More »

07/06/09

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By The Cajun Boy

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Let Us Speculate Recklessly About Mark Sanford's Extramarital Proclivities

Yesterday now-legendary conservative horndog Mark Sanford admitted that he'd "crossed the lines" with a "handful" of women not named Jenny Sanford during his marriage to Jenny Sanford, but claims he never "crossed the ultimate line." So what did he do? More »

07/01/09

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By The Cajun Boy

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Porny Kennedy Hot For Camelot Tot

If anyone can get the scoop on a fringe Kennedy family member's creepy porny obsession with JFK Jr., and a very specific description of said guy's child porn collection, it's the New York Post. They've done it! Kennedy creepiness ahead. More »

06/16/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#heroes

Sully: Cold As Ice

Government bureaucrats are holding their fancy "hearings" in their air-conditioned offices to talk about what they can "learn" from the smooth river-ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 by hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger. Learn this, Poindexters: how a real hero talks: More »

06/10/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#accidents

Carradine Death Looks Like Sex Gone Wrong

When Kung Fu simulator David Carradine was found hanged to death in Bangkok hotel room closet Wednesday, suicide was reasonably suspected. But now, evidence seems to be pointing to one of those grisly masturbation accidents: More »

06/05/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

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Did Erich 'Mancow' Muller Fake His Waterboarding for Publicity?

05/28/09

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Fewer Newspapers= Death of Innocents

What's the worst part of the decline of newspapers? Oh maybe it's all the innocent people who will DIE. Every time you don't buy a paper you practically slip the noose around a condemned man's neck! More »

05/21/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

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Indian Police Drop Child-Selling Case, Rather Than Place Phone Call to England

04/24/09

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A Generation of New York City's Corrupt Pols Laid Low

04/17/09

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Bill Clinton Wants His Domain Names Back

In the late '90s, private investigator Joe Culligan registered presidentbillclinton.com and other Clintonesque domain names as a joke. Now Bill Clinton's lawyer is pursuing legal action to get the website addresses. It's payback, says Culligan. More »

04/12/09

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By Owen Thomas

#justice

Ann Coulter Under Investigation for Vote Fraud

02/08/09

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American Apparel's Internal 'Bankrupt' Emails

Simple patriotic pornographic clothing firm American Apparel is beset by trouble! Now the SEC is investigating the company. Because of fishy leaked emails. Which we have for you, below! More »

01/27/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#crime