Columbine
Inside the World of Columbine-Obsessed Tumblr Bloggers
"Columbiners" are mostly young people who often have violent or suicidal thoughts along with a passionate interest in serial killers.
Foiled Halifax Shooting Suspect’s Tumblr Filled with Nazi GIFs, Columbine References
Despite internet presences celebrating the Columbine shooters and Nazis, the would-be perpetrators of a mass shooting in Halifax were not terrorists, according to authorities.
Police Tactics in ‘Active Shooter’ Situations Face Scrutiny After Ohio Walmart Killing
The case of a black man killed by white officers while shopping for a toy pellet rifle has prompted debate about whether police training and protocols sufficiently address racial stereotypes and the use of deadly force.
The Weird, Weird Games of the Nintendo 64
When the system was announced, legendary developer Shigeru Miyamoto said, “We are going to make lots of weird games from now on.” And he wasn't lying.
'The Julia Page' - New Fiction from Andrew Worthington
Most of the guys wanted Samantha Terry, as I had expected from the start. Initially I was intrigued to hear them vocalize it in a really roundabout way, through games of truth-or-dare and other recess excuses for gossip and disclosure, although...
We'll Always Have School Shootings Because We Really Really Love Guns
The NRA may be a bloated, possibly corrupt, excessively powerful lobbying force, but it's also the mouthpiece of a fandom more widespread than Bronies, Trekkies, and Furries combined and multiplied by a hundred.
Getting Arrested Made Me a Better Person
My freshman year was a manic high, but my summer was an all-time, depressive low. After I moved into an apartment with some people I didn’t know, I started to withdraw more into myself and contemplate suicide.
Prison Sentences and Solitary Confinement Can Ruin Kids' Lives
I’ve met too many dudes in jail who’ve been locked up their entire lives. Once you get in trouble as a kid you get put in the system and end up in group homes and other tough places where you just learn how to do more bad shit—it's a tough cycle to...
Chatting about 3D Printing and School Shootings with the Director of ‘The Dirties’
Matt Johnson's new no-budget film The Dirties was shot in actual Toronto area high schools and deals with the realities of modern bullying in a challenging and often really funny way.
Shane Bugbee Searched for the Bad Side of America and Didn’t Find It
Shane Bugbee has been pissing people off since the early 90s with his obscene zines and satanic pornos. Shane and his wife Amy's most recent book and movie is the result of a year spent living on the road. They set out to make a scathing indictment of...
Made In Japan
Any alarmist parent, religious leader, or pundit in America who thinks "Quake" and Marilyn Manson caused Columbine needs to move to Tokyo and spend some time with a few Japanese teens.