Ben Ellman
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The Globalization of Local Radio
Donga shows in Darwin, Australia, choro deep cuts in Rio, and shipping-container electronica in Brooklyn. → Read More
Texas Attorneys Back Down, Will Allow Syrian Refugees for Now
They are still seeking a legal position that would allow them an injunction. → Read More
Pharmaceutical-Company CEO Has Regrets About Jacking Up the Price of Live-Saving Drug — He Wishes He’d Raised It Higher
Sure, everyone worries about the dying cancer patients. But what about Martin Shkreli's shareholders? → Read More
Immortal Dick Cheney Replica Now Lives at the Capitol
His bust was unveiled in the Senate wing of the Capitol. → Read More
Riddle Left at Queens Fire Not Related to Arson Ninja, Police Say
Still no word from the World’s Greatest Detective. → Read More
Guantanamo Inmate Held for 13 Years in Case of Mistaken Identity, Says Pentagon
He expressed no desire for the future other than to get married. → Read More
#Force4Ham Brings Together Two of 2015’s Biggest Pop-Culture Phenomenons, Star Wars and Hamilton
You got Star Wars in my Hamilton! No, you got Hamilton in my Star Wars! → Read More
Paul Ryan Reinforces His Young-Gun Brand by Growing Some Scruff
It actually looks pretty good. → Read More
Arson Ninja Designs Scavenger Hunt for Those Who Want to Arrest Him
The Riddler returns to Gotham. → Read More
Football Fan Gets Back at Cops Who Ejected Him From a Game by Sending Them Doughnuts
No one ever says that revenge tastes like coconut. → Read More
NYC Restaurants Fined for Using Illegal Electric Delivery Bikes
Police busted a cluster of spots on the Upper West Side. → Read More
Cuomo Veotes Plan to Allow Poor Commuters Two Bus Transfers
He said the bill didn't pay for itself. → Read More
17 Injured in Crossfire During a New Orleans Block Party
All the injured are in stable condition. → Read More
Homeless Man in the Bronx Finds Missing Army Reserve Weaponry
Thirteen guns are still at large. → Read More
Phuc Dat Bich Is Beyond Tired of Getting Kicked Off Facebook
It's his real name! → Read More
Paris Attacks Put a New Squeeze on Things Named Isis
What's in a name? A lot, actually. → Read More
Florida Mayor Pays $4,000 Fine in Loose Change
Everyone floats the idea of paying an unreasonable fine in the smallest denomination possible, but that’s all talk, right? Not in Florida politics. Yesterday, the mayor of Hialeah, Florida — just outside of Miami — attempted to pay a $4,000 ethics fine exclusively in pennies and nickels. In July, the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethic and Public Trust discovered that Mayor Carlos Hernandez lied to… → Read More
Judge Rules That Frozen Embryos Don’t Survive a Divorce
They must be thawed out, and thrown out. → Read More
ISIS Calls Anonymous ‘Idiots’ in Response to Their Declaration of War
Flame war on terror. → Read More
The Vine Heard Round the World
The video service isn't your first stop for news, but it might be soon. → Read More