'Lost Underwater City' Actually Just a Bunch of Boring Rock Formations
Unpack your scuba gear, would-be Atlanteans. Turns out one “lost underwater city” is actually just the work of microbes and methane. Earth farts, basically.
Two-Year-Old Boy Is the First Known Victim of the Refugee Crisis in 2016
According to a report from the charity Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), a two-year-old boy has sadly become the first known victim of the refugee crisis in the new year. Buzzfeed reports that the toddler—whose name and national origin are currently unknown—was on board a small dinghy with his family and more than…
Greece Rejects Austerity, Votes "No" to Bailout Terms
On Sunday, Greece overwhelmingly rejected the bailout terms proposed by its European creditors, with a projected 61% of the country voting “no” to further austerity measures via a national referendum, the Associated Press reports.http://gawker.com/greece-misses-...
I Can't Travel to Where You Are
Arizona: You are still alive and happy. We’re dancing to A Tribe Called Quest in your living room. It’s 2001. We’re seniors in college. You are my best friend. I’m too young and naïve to imagine either of us will ever be gone.
Shade Court: Matt Lauer, a Confused Business Insider and Queen Cookie
Does anyone else find it amazing that, after 19 weeks of Shade Court, there's still an enormous group of people who are still out there embarrassing themselves? I'm just kidding, that's not surprising at all. In this week's Shade Court, Matt Lauer tries to get back at Ellen, Drake's fans go H.A.M. on Chris Brown and…
This Story of the 'Blonde Angel' Living with Roma Parents Just Sucks
Last week, Greek police, searching a Roma family's home during an unrelated criminal investigation, came across a pale, tow-headed little girl among the family's gaggle of dark-haired, dark-skinned children. Immediately, they were like, "HOW DID THIS GET HERE," and swept the girl up into protective custody. DNA tests…
Hey, Whatever Happened to All the Statue Fuckers?
The short answer to this very erudite scientific query is that statue fucking (a type of paraphilia called “agalmatophilia,” and yes, this article is actually a surprise homework assignment on Greek prefixes) never really vanished from humankind’s long litany of sexual dalliances — people have just gotten better at…
Whore Houses Are Now Funding Broke Greek Soccer Teams
The financial crisis in Greece is so bad that the severe governmental budget cuts have essentially left the country's sports clubs for dead. Pulling themselves up by their cleat straps, the teams have had to get creative to find funding. While other teams have turned local funeral parlors or feta cheese companies for…
Neo Nazi Throws a Hissy Fit, Punches Female Politician on Live TV
Do you remember Crossfire, the show where pundits would yell talking points very loudly at each other while the Founding Fathers spun around in their graves and Lady Liberty pondered slitting her wrists? Well, the pugnaciousness of Tucker Carlson & Frenemies has nothing on Greek political TV. Today, a talk show…
The Greek Debt Crisis Is a Total Boner-Killer
Fears that Greece could be teetering on the brink of insolvency if its membership to the Costco that is the European Currency Union is revoked have been pretty bad for all businesses, but especially bad for sexy businesses. The Telegraph reports that, of the 300 to 400 sex shops that once stood in back alleys and…
Releasing Names and Photos of HIV Positive Sex Workers Is a Terrible Idea
Law enforcement officials in Greece have arrested 17 illegal prostitutes that have tested positive for HIV and posted the names and photos of 12 of them online, claiming the women were knowingly and willfully endangering the lives of their clients. Sex worker advocates, unsurprisingly, are appalled by the move, as it…
Real Housewives Of Athens Attacked For Ignoring Greece's Financial Crisis
Americans will be proud to learn that our nation is now exporting one of our most precious commodities: The Real Housewives franchise. But Greeks haven't developed the same "love to hate them" relationship with their versions of Teresa Giudice and Jill Zarin. Last week's premiere episode had low, but not disastrous…
Serene Greek Priestesses Offer Up Laurels
[Greece, July 22. Greek actresses, playing the role of priestesses, perform a dance inside the ancient stadium at Ancient Olympia, where the Olympics were born in 776 B.C.]
Flood Of Frogs Shuts Down Greek Highway
Yesterday millions of frogs swarmed Greece's Egnatia Highway, while migrating to a nearby lake. Police closed the highway for two hours after drivers skidded off the road while trying to avoid the "carpet of frogs."
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