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Westboro Baptist Church hates on Radiohead, of all things
Music

Westboro Baptist Church hates on Radiohead, of all things

A few years ago, my friend told me that he'd heard Westboro Baptist Church was an elaborate scam led by former civil-rights lawyer Fred… EJ Dickson   |   03.13.2012   |   Comments (7)
Richard Nixon's lost love letters confirm he had emotions other than rage and paranoia
Love & Sex

Richard Nixon's lost love letters confirm he had emotions other than rage and paranoia

Nations can be unhealthily focused on their leaders’ love/sex lives, especially if those leaders are the type to marry Carla Bruni, to… Moze Halperin   |   03.13.2012   |   Comments (1)
Meghan McCain required a therapist to deal with media focus on her body
Web Culture

Meghan McCain required a therapist to deal with media focus on her body

At the SXSW conference over the weekend, McCainBlogette mastermind Meghan McCain spoke with Forbes' Meghan Casserly about politics, life in… Jeff Mills   |   03.12.2012   |   Comments (0)
Teacher fired over gay porn past reinstated at middle school
Love & Sex

Teacher fired over gay porn past reinstated at middle school

Lately, it seems like you can't swing a dildo dead cat in the blogosphere without hitting a story about a teacher getting fired over… EJ Dickson   |   03.11.2012   |   Comments (1)
Links: Justin Bieber fans are really weird and depressing
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Links: Justin Bieber fans are really weird and depressing

Above: graph-based humorist Gillian Hemme let loose this excellent analysis of how Rush Limbaugh thinks birth-control pills work. They… Sean Morrow   |   03.5.2012   |   Comments (2)
The dude from <em>Growing Pains</em> says that being gay is "unnatural"
Television

The dude from Growing Pains says that being gay is "unnatural"

If you're a gay kid who grew up in the 1980s, you probably spent a significant amount of time fantasizing about going to the mall with Mike… EJ Dickson   |   03.3.2012   |   Comments (22)
<em>The Artist</em> star cut 9/11 joke from new sex comedy
Movies

The Artist star cut 9/11 joke from new sex comedy

Although The Artist's Jean Dujardin captured Americans' hearts at the Oscars with his gushy, heavily-accented Best Actor acceptance… EJ Dickson   |   03.3.2012   |   Comments (4)
Twitter to be used in worldwide manhunt game
Web Culture

Twitter to be used in worldwide manhunt game

Twitter will soon be used to hunt the world's deadliest game: grizzly bears with chainsaws man. The U.S. Embassy, Institute for… Jeremy Glass   |   03.1.2012   |   Comments (2)
Hilarious anti-Planned Parenthood video is apparently NOT a spoof
Love & Sex

Hilarious anti-Planned Parenthood video is apparently NOT a spoof

A new anti-Planned Parenthood video by the American Life League, a heavily conservative pro-life group, is causing a stir on the Internet… Jeremy Glass   |   02.29.2012   |   Comments (6)
Right-wing group threatens to boycott Toys'R'Us for selling gay marriage-themed <em>Archie</em> comic
Books

Right-wing group threatens to boycott Toys'R'Us for selling gay marriage-themed Archie comic

And you thought the Betty vs. Veronica debate was contentious: fresh off their most recent efforts to get an ad for a drain-cleaning product off… EJ Dickson   |   02.28.2012   |   Comments (8)
Michael Douglas, betraying Gordon Gekko, records anti-fraud PSA
Movies

Michael Douglas, betraying Gordon Gekko, records anti-fraud PSA

Villains are often more charismatic than heroes; some are so iconic that audiences forget the difference. Oliver Stone's 1987 film Wall… Marty Beckerman   |   02.28.2012   |   Comments (0)
Marriage Advice From Republican Candidates
Advice

Marriage Advice From Republican Candidates

The frontrunning GOP candidates on their marriages and yours. Rachel Friedman   |   02.24.2012   |   Comments (11)
Watch the President belt out "Sweet Home Chicago" at White House blues concert
Music

Watch the President belt out "Sweet Home Chicago" at White House blues concert

A few weeks ago, President Obama charmed your pants off by launching into an impromptu version of Al Green's "Let's Stay… EJ Dickson   |   02.22.2012   |   Comments (4)
Westboro Baptist Church photoshop themselves into pictures of Whitney Houston's funeral
Music

Westboro Baptist Church photoshop themselves into pictures of Whitney Houston's funeral

Members of the Westboro Baptist Church continue their campaign to be the silliest extremist hate-mongers in the country with their recent protest… Sean Morrow   |   02.21.2012   |   Comments (3)
Dick Cheney lobbies for gay marriage, now that he's powerless
Politics

Dick Cheney lobbies for gay marriage, now that he's powerless

Update: The Maryland House of Delegates passed the bill. Dick Cheney was the second most powerful man in the world for much of the… Marty Beckerman   |   02.17.2012   |   Comments (1)
Megaupload co-founder released on bail and banned from the internet
Web Culture

Megaupload co-founder released on bail and banned from the internet

Megaupload co-founder Mathias Ortmann was released on bail from a New Zealand jail today. With a bank account brimming at just over $20 million… Jeremy Glass   |   02.15.2012   |   Comments (2)
Sarah Palin doesn't want you to waste your time with the HBO movie about her
Movies

Sarah Palin doesn't want you to waste your time with the HBO movie about her

Comfortably chatting in her second home — the set of Fox News — Sarah Palin disparaged the upcoming HBO biopic, Game Change, and its… Moze Halperin   |   02.13.2012   |   Comments (7)
Samuel L. Jackson says he voted for Obama "because he was black"
Movies

Samuel L. Jackson says he voted for Obama "because he was black"

In a recent interview with Ebony magazine, Samuel L. Jackson proved that celebrities should be fitted with electronic collars that zap them… EJ Dickson   |   02.13.2012   |   Comments (9)
New York City marijuana arrests skyrocket, also happen to be racist and illegal
Politics

New York City marijuana arrests skyrocket, also happen to be racist and illegal

In the last decade, marijuana busts have skyrocketed in New York City. Nearly 40,000 people a year are arrested for low-level marijuana-related… Jeremy Glass   |   02.9.2012   |   Comments (5)
Mark Zuckerberg accidentally "likes" Mitt Romney, Facebookers revolt
Web Culture

Mark Zuckerberg accidentally "likes" Mitt Romney, Facebookers revolt

Last night, Facebook users gasped in horror when they thought Mark Zuckerberg was endorsing GOP presidential candidate Willard… Jeremy Glass   |   02.9.2012   |   Comments (2)