The Stacks: Eternal Hangtime With the ?Diner? Boys

Daily BeastThe Stacks: Eternal Hangtime With the ?Diner? BoysDaily BeastNot only is the diner an island of warmth and light in the grim, wintry dark, but it's a prime hangout for young men trying to extend their boyhoods with foolish antics and uninhibited bouts of gab. Like the Raccoon Lodge on The Honeymooners (where ...

How A Crown Gets You Laid: The Biggest Royal Lotharios

Daily BeastHow A Crown Gets You Laid: The Biggest Royal LothariosDaily BeastA month before his wife gave birth to Charles, Philip was introduced to Pat Kirkwood, “the first of the showgirls with whom he was rumored to have had an affair,” according to Philip Eade in his biography The Young Prince Philip. ... In 1974, Lord ...

Welcome To The Subprime Super Bowl Ticket Crisis

Daily BeastWelcome To The Subprime Super Bowl Ticket CrisisDaily BeastIn 2006, Jeffrey Epstein was hauled in by Palm Beach police for violating scores of underage girls for years and was facing federal charges for trafficking them across state lines. He was formally sentenced to 18 months prison, but only served 13 of ...

For the Love of Goop Don?t Steam Your Vagina

Daily BeastFor the Love of Goop Don?t Steam Your VaginaDaily BeastIt is an energetic release—not just a steam douche—that balances female hormone levels. If you're in LA, you ... Given that the only plausible mechanism by which steams might accomplish this is by cooking them, that would involve cooking the large ...

Judge sends 'Money Mike' to jail

Chron.comJudge sends 'Money Mike' to jailChron.comGALVESTON - A man nicknamed "Money Mike" by his accusers will serve 180 days in jail as part of a 10-year probation sentence for sexual assault on a child, a judge said Wednesday. State District Judge Lonnie Cox imposed the jail sentence on 63-year-old ...

France?s Pied Piper of Jihad

Daily BeastFrance?s Pied Piper of JihadDaily BeastNadine, who asked that her last name not be published, is one of many traumatized French parents who blame former Nice career criminal Omar Diaby— now France's most successful recruiter of young French fighters to Syria—for luring their children into ...

The GOP?s Long Love Affair With Schmucks

Daily BeastThe GOP?s Long Love Affair With SchmucksDaily BeastWhile the GOP struggles to crack double digits in terms of votes from African Americans, the party's overwhelmingly white membership seems to have an unending appetite for high-profile, successful black men whose very presence on a debate stage softens ...

Putins Polonium

Daily BeastPutins Polonium-Poison Revenge on ex-Spy Laid Bare in UK InquiryDaily BeastBen Emmerson, the lawyer representing Litvinenko's widow, who has been granted access to secret intelligence files, said he would show that Putin and his associates had ordered the assassination of a man who was working with the British authorities ...

The Pentagons Pathetic Vietnam Whitewash

Daily BeastThe Pentagons Pathetic Vietnam WhitewashDaily BeastTwo days later, on August 4, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson announced to the United States that because North Vietnamese warships had engaged in retaliatory fire on that night against the Maddox and Turner Joy, he would be seeking authorization for ...

Season 5, Episode 4

MetroFocusSeason 5, Episode 4MetroFocusSometimes men and women sought out these 'treatments' in a desperate attempt to fit into the society that unjustly reviled, persecuted and prosecuted them. Other times they ... Unfortunately today, despite long since becoming a discredited relic of the ...

Right Wing #Fail on 'Jihadi Hobby Lobby'

Daily BeastRight Wing #Fail on 'Jihadi Hobby Lobby'Daily BeastThe only reason it was at the Supreme Court in the first place, most likely, is that it involves a prisoner, and courts give extra deference to prisons' need to maintain order. .... Years ago, when she was only 14, a very pretty and naive young girl ...

Photo: Thinkstock.com

Castanet.netPhoto: Thinkstock.comCastanet.netAuthorities say a man's plans to break into a Houston store fell through, after he crashed through the ceiling and landed in front of police. Houston police say the man climbed a tree and onto the roof of a Family Dollar store early Sunday morning ...

Face It, Obama. Without Assad, Youve Got No Strategy in Syria

Daily BeastFace It, Obama. Without Assad, Youve Got No Strategy in SyriaDaily BeastIn his State of the Union speech, President Obama pressed Congress to grant him war powers to combat the Islamic terrorists in Syria and Iraq. Congress should not oblige him—until he presents a convincing strategy for winning that battle. As yet, his ...

Top local stories of the week

Elko Daily Free PressTop local stories of the weekElko Daily Free PressThe young “Angie” went to America with the intention of soon returning home, after she completed the mission her mother had entrusted her with: to take care of her aunt who was living at that time at a livestock ranch in Ryndon, Nevada. However, Angela ...

Judge sentences 'Money Mike' to 180 days in jail for teen sex assault

Chron.comJudge sentences 'Money Mike' to 180 days in jail for teen sex assaultChron.comGALVESTON – A man nicknamed "Money Mike" by his accusers will serve 180 days in jail as part of a 10-year probation sentence for sexual assault on a child, a judge said Wednesday. State District Judge Lonnie Cox imposed the jail sentence on 63-year-old ...

Best News Ever: One Drink a Day Is Better Than None

Daily BeastBest News Ever: One Drink a Day Is Better Than NoneDaily BeastA major study of some 15,000 men and women found that moderate but frequent alcohol consumption in early to middle age could reduce the risk of heart failure—when the heart becomes too weak to pump blood around the body at the right pressure—by 20 ...

The Dirty Doogie Howser: Florida's 17

Daily BeastThe Dirty Doogie Howser: Florida's 17-Year-Old OB/GYN ImpersonatorDaily BeastIt is uncertain just what the young poseur did or saw in the time he was at large—the hospital issued assurances that he was not involved in direct care of patients though this is not altogether certain. ... The artful con man is a Hollywood favorite ...

Talitha Arts gives victims back their dignity

gulfnews.comTalitha Arts gives victims back their dignitygulfnews.comThe workshops also involve therapeutic creative activities using clay-sculpture, drama and guided imagery to help the girls with anxiety. “They also ... For over a decade, it has been partnering with local police to rescue young women trafficked for ...

Mexicos Insane Plan to Give Gangs Guns

Daily BeastMexicos Insane Plan to Give Gangs GunsDaily Beast23, Commissioner Castillo had referred to them as “interest groups, some of a political nature, others with personal or group interests which seek to try to pressure under one pretext or another, and the focal point has been Apatzingan, which unlike ...

Magistrates in new legal aid warning to Grayling as survey shows growing fears ...

Bureau of Investigative JournalismMagistrates in new legal aid warning to Grayling as survey shows growing fears ...Bureau of Investigative JournalismJust last week Foxsmith had to turn down a 45-year-old, self-employed man of previous good character who was facing assault charges and was not eligible for legal aid. Because he ... He will not know rules relating to evidence, bad character of the ...

Should you intervene if you witness a sexual assault?

The GuardianShould you intervene if you witness a sexual assault?The GuardianOffering to wait with someone at the bus stop, calling them a cab, or calling the police if need be is a good start. Providing affirmation that it's not OK and you're on the victim's side is a powerful way to support them and help them to recover ...

Bangkok's fast and furious

Bangkok PostBangkok's fast and furiousBangkok PostPong was part of team “One Point”, and a large crowd was expected to gather that Thursday to witness street-style drag racing organised by a group called “Fight Night Club” (FNC). I had met ... A man and woman stepped out of the car to talk to the ...

Many see Rev. King's vision 'still in process of coming true' in US

CatholicPhilly.comMany see Rev. King's vision 'still in process of coming true' in USCatholicPhilly.comWhile many in this country have blamed police actions for these deaths, Gillie Cruse said there are other issues to be addressed — issues that “make black males an endangered species.” ... Father Charles Mosley, pastor at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in ...

Editorial: Coach Who Sent Teen Girls "Wank Video" Deserves No Sympathy

DailyTechEditorial: Coach Who Sent Teen Girls "Wank Video" Deserves No SympathyDailyTechNate Anderson over at Ars Technica had an interesting cautionary tale last week based on the ongoing court case involving Jeffrey Sirois, a girl's soccer coach who found himself in a bit of legal trouble recently. His troubles ... I strongly believe ...

How to Solve the Policing Crisis

Daily BeastHow to Solve the Policing CrisisDaily BeastThe philosophy... requires that police departments develop a new relationship with the law-abiding people in the community, allowing them a greater voice in setting local priorities, and involving them in efforts to improve the overall quality of life ...