Ohio State: Fired Band Director Was Dishonest
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University's fired band director witnessed more sexually charged incidents than previously reported, once proposed punishing a female band member who reported sexual...
View Article11 Wonderfully Weird Facts You Might Not Know About 'Weird Al' Yankovic
Get out your accordion, crank up the weirdness, and get ready to laugh because today is "Weird Al" Yankovic's birthday! Our beloved prince of parody turns 55 today, so we thought we'd share 11 tidbits...
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Toddler's 'October Fright' Halloween Photos Are Seriously Spooky
When painter Aaron Marable became a dad, he found it hard to carve out time for artistic endeavors while taking care of his daughter Edith. So, he decided to combine them. "I was spending my evenings...
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Photo Of President Xi Jinping Holding Umbrella Wins China's Top...
Umbrellas have figured prominently in Chinese politics in recent weeks. On Wednesday, a photograph of President Xi Jinping standing in the rain, pants rolled up above the ankles, protected by the...
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Leslye Headland Is The Next Big TV Writer For The Modern Woman (And Everyone...
Television has never been an amazing source of three-dimensional female characters. For decades, the medium has relied on one-note stereotypes: the good girl, the temptress, the rebel, the know-it-all....
View ArticleThe New Yorker Finally Realized Us Plebeians Don't Get Their Cartoons
Hey, highbrow literary references aren't for everyone. But then, why are you reading The New Yorker? Longtime New Yorker Cartoon Editor Bob Mankoff just launched a new series in which he breaks down...
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Young People Use Gorgeous Instagram Pics To Show There's More To Haiti Than...
If you ask Paola Mathé, Instagram isn't just for shameless selfies and pics of delicious foods -- it's a great way to change negative perceptions of a country, too. With over 8,600 followers, Mathé's...
View Article'Insidious Chapter 3' Teaser Trailer Terrifyingly Tiptoes Back Into The Further
The first teaser trailer for the third installment of the "Insidious" series has arrived, and the newest journey into the Further looks even more terrify than its predecessors. Revealed as a prequel to...
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10 Stunning Wildlife Photos From The National Geographic Photo Contest
Submissions continue to roll in for National Geographic's 2014 Photo Contest, and we've been wowed by the spectacular wildlife photography entered so far. Almost 5,000 photos have been submitted in the...
View ArticleWhat Everyone Is Saying About Taylor Swift's '1989'
Is this the first time we've ever actually anticipated a Monday? After reading the early reviews, we assume you'd rather bypass Saturday and Sunday so we can begin arguing the merits of Taylor Swift's...
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Dancers Standing Up To Bullying Never Looked This Beautiful
We've all heard the message in school assemblies or PSAs before: Cyberbullying is a problem. But it feels so much more poignant when it's told through art. In a powerful video celebrating National...
View ArticleIMWF Announces Photojournalism Scholarship To Honor Slain AP Photographer
The International Women's Media Foundation will sponsor a $1 million scholarship in honor of Anja Niedringhaus, the German AP photographer killed this past April while on assignment in Afghanistan, the...
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Why Pay A Contractor To Put Up A Wall When You Can Just Build One Out Of Legos?
Looking for a little more privacy and a lot more color in your home? Just break out a box of Legos! But you'd better make it a pretty big box. NPIRE, a creative studio based in Hamburg, Germany, spent...
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These Illustrations Will Change The Way You See Some Iconic Horror Movie Killers
With Halloween just a few weeks away, our worlds have been filled to the brim with DIY costumes, a ton of candy and of course, scary movies. But from a fashion perspective, iconic horror movie killers...
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Polyenso's '17 New Years' Just Created Your New Favorite Genre Of Music
It's late on a Wednesday in September, and the boys of Polyenso -- Alex Schultz, Brennan Taulbee and Denny Agosto -- are headed to The Bends, one of their favorite bars in St. Petersburg, Florida. The...
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7 Things You Didn't Know About 'Girls,' As Told By Jenni Konner
Before you write that "Girls" think piece, know showrunner Jenni Konner will probably actually read it. Konner sat down with Slate TV critic Willa Paskin on Thursday as part of the 2014 New York...
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These Eerie Photos Of Abandoned Places Are So Much More Than 'Ruin Porn'
People love looking at photos of abandoned buildings. The more opulent a structure once was -- and the more dilapidated it currently is -- the better. But why the fascination with this so-called "ruin...
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Here's A GIF Of Benedict Cumberbatch Strutting Like Beyoncé
It's Friday, so here's what it looks like when Benedict Cumberbatch struts to Beyoncé's "Crazy In Love" on "The Graham Norton Show." Thanks, Earth! GIF via YouTube If more context for enjoyment of this...
View ArticleHuffPost Live's 'Spoiler Alert' Gets Spooky With TV's Best Halloween Episodes
The spirit of Halloween is in the air, so HuffPost Live's "Spoiler Alert" indulged in a few tricks and treats with a discussion of what makes our favorite Halloween episodes so hauntingly hilarious,...
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Celebrate Picasso's Birthday By Spending $6 Million On One Of His Paintings
Today marks the birthday of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, born on this date 133 years ago. What better way to celebrate this joyous occasion than by preparing to spend $6 million on one of his...
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