JULY

Nudes, water and wage theft

Lupin Lodge, the revered nudist resort in the bucolic Santa Cruz mountains, apparently transmogrified into a camp of scofflaws and indentured servants, as the DA charged owners Glyn and Lori Kay Stout with felony water theft. Soon after, some of the dozens of live-in workers filed a lawsuit accusing the Stouts of violating a litany of labor laws that could qualify as human trafficking.

Jell-O Jackass

How many women does it take to convince the world that Bill Cosby is a rapist creep? Apparently, 35, which is how many were featured on the cover of New York Magazine. Inside, each of them leveled their own personal allegations of being drugged and sexually assaulted by the comedian.

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