Articles by Jamie Lee Curtis Taete
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Did a Murderer Just Give Himself Away on Yelp?
On May 3rd, a 36-year-old Iraq war veteran and college student named Maribel Ramos was reported missing by her family, after failing to turn up to several events in Santa Ana, California. A couple of days later Maribel's roommate KC Joy started posting super weird stuff on a Yelp thread. Full story
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I Went Snooping Around Nicolas Cage's House
My favorite four things in this world are 1) bargains, 2) rich people's houses, 3) celebrities who have been famous for so long that they're losing their grip on reality, and 4) snooping through other people's stuff. So I was overjoyed when I found out there was going to be an es… Full story
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Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: a guy who destroyed his neighborhood versus some guys who arrested a kid for mooning. Full story
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The Company Helping Movie Studios Sue You for Illegal Downloading Has Been Using Images Without Permission
Canipre, the company in question, has written "they all know it's wrong and they're still doing it." Referring to copyright theft. On top of an image that they are using without the permission of the copyright holder. On their official website. Whoops! Full story
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Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: the school that suspended a kid for being a kid versus the farm that fired some people for being sensible. Full story
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Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: A woman who hates Anne Frank's vagina versus an airline who kicked a guy off a plane for having Tourette's. Full story
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Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: The girl who messed her legs up working out versus the people who arrested a guy for watching cartoons. Full story
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Cry-Baby of the Week
This week: The Christian who hates video games versus the cop who loves McDonald's. Full story
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Sex Offenders in Florida Now Have Warning Signs Outside Their Homes
Last week, 18 sex offenders in Bradford County, Florida, found large red signs outside their homes that read, "a convicted sexual predator lives at this location." I called Brad Smith, the Chief of Operations at the Bradford County Police Department to see what the deal is. Full story
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The Worst Attempts to Squeeze Web Traffic from the Boston Bombings
Yesterday, two bombs were detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Across the country, while people were trying to make sense of what had happened and wondering what they could do to help, website editors and bloggers asked themselves, "How can we get some traffic out… Full story
Thought and Memory
New Fiction by Ed Park
Malaysian Neo-Nazis
Fighting for a Pure Malay Race
The Strongest Dwarf in New Jersey
Remembering My Tormentor
Gay Men and Their Misogyny Problem
It's Not Cute Anymore
Snooping Around Nicolas Cage's House
So Many Bummers
Saudi Arabia's Feminist Revolution
It's Not Happening