Jennifer Lawrence Shouldn’t Blame Herself For Her Industry’s Pay Inequality

The actress Jennifer Lawrence is getting, somewhat fairly, a reputation for being outspoken amongst her Hollywood peers. This trend was established back in 2013, when she told Harper’s Bazaar UK, “If anybody even tries to whisper the word ‘diet,’ I’m like, ‘You can go f– yourself.’” In 2012 she told Elle, “In…
Feds Seized Chicago Man's Computers in Celeb Nude Leak Investigation
Last summer, stolen photos of dozens of famous women flooded the internet; eager pervs cheered it as “The Fappening,” a pornographic cataclysm without any clear cause or culprit. But even as the horny internet has (mostly) moved on, the feds have been working hard to identify the culprit or culprits—and they’ve…
Emma Watson Nude Clock Was a Hoax Designed to Bring Down 4chan
On Tuesday, contributors to 4chan's /pol message board frantically scrambled to clear their anonymous names over accusations that they were behind a countdown clock that promised to reveal stolen nude photos of Emma Watson in retaliation for a speech Watson gave to the UN about feminism. That night, we found out they…
Reddit Has Banned /r/TheFappening
Last night Redditors and Reddit spectators who attempted to check out /r/TheFappening, the dumping ground for the hacked/stolen personal photos of various female celebrities last week, were met with a big surprise: the subreddit has been banned. A victory indeed! But it's bittersweet—it wasn't exactly a decision of…
Behind Every Bullied Woman Is a Man Yelling About Free Speech
Sunday's massive leak of photos of nude celebrities — including Jennifer Lawrence and Aubrey Plaza — spiraled out of 4Chan and Reddit, two web communities that fancy themselves promoters of free speech and privacy. Ostensibly, free speech and privacy are good things. But lately, those rights are so often invoked in…
