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Topic: Alek Minassian

Alek Minassian, in custody for driving the van involved in a collision that injured at least eight people at Yonge St. and Finch Avenue on April 23, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Linkedin)

The weird incel/autism intersection

Matthew Rozsa
(Getty/Janine Lamontagne)

The roots of the "incel" movement

Matthew Rozsa
Robots in a lab of a doll factory of EXDOLL, a firm based in China. (Getty/Fred Dufour)

Sexbots aren't the answer to incel rage

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Hazmat workers work around the scene at Yonge St. in Toronto, Canada after a driver in a white rental van collided with multiple pedestrians killing ten and injuring at least 15. (Getty/Cole Burston)

Is the Toronto killer a terrorist?

Amanda Marcotte
(Getty/Alex Wong)

Trump can't see white crime

Matthew Rozsa
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