Sarah Palin an Apparent No-Show at Iowa Trump Rally
According to Donald Trump’s schedule, Trump and Sarah Palin are currently headlining a rally in Norwalk, IA. But according to reporters on the scene, Palin is nowhere to be found.
Was the Bagram Airfield Plane Crash of 2013 an Act of Terrorism?
On April 29, 2013, National Airlines Flight 102 lifted off from Bagram Airfield, in northeast Afghanistan, carrying several tons of U.S. military equipment destined for the Emirati city of Dubai. Within minutes of liftoff, at 3:27 p.m. local time, the Boeing 747 aircraft suddenly stalled before crashing into one of…
Why Won't More Chicks Buy Harleys?
Imagine the predicament of the Harley-Davidson Corporation: every paunchy middle-aged biker dude already owns your product. Where to find sales growth? Ladies? Hello?
Did Sean Penn Beat Up Madonna? An Archaeology of Hollywood’s Most Explosive Rumor
Sean Penn goes by a number of honorifics: actor, journalist, philanthropist, activist, humanitarian. At scattered points throughout his career, however, reporters and biographers have branded him with a much less noble title: wife beater. Since the late Eighties, numerous media outlets have alleged, with varying…
The Two Mysteries of Martin Shkreli's Last Livestream
Before he was hauled away by FBI agents for allegedly using various investors as pawns in what essentially amounted to a long Ponzi scheme, pharmaceutical dillweed Martin Shkreli did what he does frequently: sit in front of his computer and livestream on YouTube nonsensically. As people have gone back and reviewed his…
Report: Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Mystery Buyer Is Right-Wing Billionaire Sheldon Adelson
Citing “multiple sources familiar with the situation,” Dan Primack of Fortune is reporting that the 82-year-old billionaire, casino magnate, and Republican kingmaker Sheldon Adelson is the unnamed investor who acquired Nevada’s largest newspaper, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, for $140 million last week:
Who Just Bought Nevada’s Largest Newspaper for $140 Million?
“Who owns a multimillion dollar newspaper?” is not a question you hear very often. But with the shrouded sale of the largest paper in Nevada, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, to an undisclosed owner, the question is being asked over and over.
Washington College Shutting Down for Another 10 Days While Armed Student Remains Missing
Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland is shutting down through the Thanksgiving weekend because one of its students is currently missing and likely armed. While school officials say there has been no direct threat to Washington College or anyone there, students have been told not to return to campus until…
A New York Mystery: Pile of Street Bones Turn Out “to Be an Animal, Nothing Special"
Early this morning, lower Manhattan was rocked by a calcified mystery: a pile o’ bones lying in the middle of the street.
Why Is the Guardian Lying About the Pope’s Trees?
The Guardian today, picking up on a paper in Nature, reports that scientists have calculated that there are more than “3tn” trees on Earth. The “3tn” means three trillion. What does “trillion” mean in British English? Did they give up on that “billion”-means-“trillion”/“trillion”-means-“quintillion” nonsense yet? …
Debris Found in Indian Ocean Match Part Number of Missing MH370 Flight
The plane debris that washed up on an island shore this week match the part number of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, authorities announced Friday, rather loudly, one imagines, so as to be heard over the joyful sobbing of CNN producers.http://gawker.com/debris-found-i…
Fiancée: Dead Man With 1,200 Guns in Home Claimed to be Secret Agent
According to his partner of 17 years, a California man recently found decomposing in an SUV near his home containing over 1,200 guns claimed to be an undercover operative, the L.A. Times reports.http://gawker.com/cops-find-more…
An Unexplained Pyramid--In Space. What Is It? Nobody Knows. Bananas.
Whilst lesser news sites of the world are nattering on about the “World’s Ugliest Dog,” here is the real news: NASA has literally (Literally? Literally.) discovered a Mysterious Alien Pyramid in Space. If you don’t think that’s big news, fuck off.
Woman Arrested in Hotel Murder of D.C. Lawyer
More than a month after discovering the body of an up-and-coming young D.C. attorney in an upscale hotel room, police believe they have a lead: a 21-year-old woman caught on surveillance cameras the night of the murder.
Woman—I Mean "Kidnappers"—Pissed Cops Accused Her of Gone Girl Scheme
Vallejo, Ca., police had ruled the kidnapping and ransoming of 29-year-old Denise Huskins last week an "orchestrated event" by the woman and her boyfriend in a supposed Gone Girl-style fakeout. But now people claiming to be her captors have emailed detailed messages to California news outlets demanding credit for the…
New York Fashion Student Discovered in Bed With Wrists and Throat Cut
NYPD officers reportedly discovered a grisly death scene at a luxury apartment complex this weekend after the missing woman's parents called 911 requesting a wellness check.
Mystery Substance Discovered Inside 40-Year-Old Safe in D.C.
No need to panic, yet, but yesterday Washington D.C. firefighters discovered a mysterious, still-unidentified substance inside a just-opened 40-year-old safe. All that's known about the substance so far is that it "exhibited a chemical reaction to water," as the Washington Post put it.
Attn: Did Anyone Forget a $200K Car on the Side of the Road This Weekend
If you crashed your expensive Lamborghini with no license plates and then abandoned it on a Texas highway this weekend, good news! The cops found it and they just have a couple questions, no big deal!
Is There Anything Good From Connecticut?
Two Connecticut Muffin locations in Brooklyn both shut down simultaneously last week leaving only five remaining Connecticut Muffin locations in Brooklyn. Does anything good come out of Connecticut?
