mysteries
Is There a Bill de Blasio Sex Tape?
J.K. Trotter · 12/10/14 12:40PMLong-Lost Painting Was Being Used as a Hollywood Prop
Gabrielle Bluestone · 11/30/14 03:15PMWhy Don't We Eat Cranberry Sauce All Year?
Hamilton Nolan · 11/24/14 12:44PMMysteries Abound in the Case of the Three-Wheeled New Jersey Driver
Gabrielle Bluestone · 11/17/14 09:03PMReport: Piece of Amelia Earhart's Plane Found on Island Where She Died
Aleksander Chan · 10/29/14 02:30PMThe International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery claims that a scrap of aluminum recovered from Nikumaroro, an uninhabited atoll in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, belongs to Amelia Earhart's plane. The new purported evidence supports a theory that the doomed pilot made a forced landing on an island in the Pacific Ocean during her trip around the world from which she was never seen again.
What’s Wrong With this Cat?
J.K. Trotter · 10/29/14 11:12AMDid it just see a ghost? Is it staring down a mischievous bird? Is the cat possessed?
J.K. Trotter · 10/09/14 05:38PM
Black Americans Distrust the Police For Some Reason
Hamilton Nolan · 09/10/14 11:45AMWhich CEOs Asked The New York Times to Keep Their Sexuality a Secret?
J.K. Trotter · 09/05/14 02:50PMBetween Aaron Schock, Michael Sam, and the male American populace, The New York Times still considers being gay a newsworthy event. But in their latest report on the topic, the paper reveals that a certain number of wealthy, powerful C.E.O.s persuaded the Times to keep a lid on their sexuality. So who are they?
Strangers Moved Into a Man's House and Changed the Locks
Aleksander Chan · 08/22/14 02:36PMRod Nylund recently closed on a home in northeast Portland. He hired a contractor to do some work on the house. But when the contractor arrived at the home, he found people were already living there. Confused, Nylund called his realtor, who had come to discover that the people living in his home had changed the locks and already started utility service.
Someone Smeared Poop on Cop Cars in Greenwich Village
Aleksander Chan · 08/21/14 02:15PMLauren, Please Don’t Kill Jake Tapper
J.K. Trotter · 08/19/14 12:46PMA few minutes ago, CNN anchor Jake Tapper tweeted—and quickly deleted—two mysterious messages: “Please don’t make it soubd [sic] like I reached out to you” and “Lauren would kill me.” Both appear to be directed at someone Tapper was trying to reach via Twitter’s direct message function. What do they mean?
Is Taylor Swift Living, and Maybe in Love, With a Woman?
J.K. Trotter · 08/13/14 11:51AMI Know You Are but What Am I? Hannity Snaps Back at Twitter Trolls
Zara Golden · 08/09/14 01:53PMWhat did Sean Hannity whisper in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ear during their post-interview slow dance? He's still not telling—and he doesn't much like your guessing, either. This morning the Fox News personality took some time to respond personally to a few of the many Twitter users who took yesterday's teasing Tweet as an opportunity to troll.
What Did Sean Hannity Whisper in Bibi’s Ear?
J.K. Trotter · 08/08/14 01:06PMBrooklyn Lawyer Arrested For Not Actually Being a Lawyer
Aleksander Chan · 08/07/14 09:17PMA man accused of identity theft was in a federal court today after he was exposed as having impersonated Stephen G. Dickerman, a lawyer with an office in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn that has been involved in at least 12 federal cases since 2012. At his arraignment today, the man's lawyer insisted on the charade, telling the judge, "I can clarify that the name of my client is Stephen G. Dickerman."
Who Killed a Nationally Renowned Blogging Law Professor in His Home?
Adam Weinstein · 07/25/14 03:38PMMissing Teen Returns Home Nine Months After Disappearing
Aleksander Chan · 07/21/14 09:39PMFifteen-year-old Abigail Hernandez was reunited with her family Sunday evening, nine months after she disappeared from a small New Hampshire town in Mount Washington Valley. Hernandez was last seen leaving her high school in October of last year. Authorities are still investigating the circumstances of her disappearance.