The Best of the Beast, August 16-22
From a scandal at Angie's List to a mob don's funeral fit for a king, the best from The Daily Beast this week.
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Why Evangelicals Worship Trump
Betsy Woodruff
With his brash demeanor, rough language, womanizing, and general Trump-ness, you’d think evangelicals would would loathe Trump. You’d be wrong.
The Online Mob Masquerades as a Social Justice Movement
Lizzie Crocker
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The truth is hard to deduce when a couple’s relationship breaks down, violently, with both sides relating their sides online.
A Mafia Funeral Rome Couldn’t Refuse
Barbie Latza Nadeau
Police blocked streets for the crime boss’s cortège as helicopters dropped rose petals on crowds tearing up at the procession—and a government crackdown looked as futile as ever.
Pay for Play Scandal at Angie’s List?
Abby Haglage
Angie’s List built its reputation on being a grassroots, trustworthy review site. But some business owners and former employees claim it’s anything but.
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