Bob Schieffer's NSA Farce

Hamilton Nolan · 08/12/13 12:18PM

Bob Schieffer, the elderly moderator of CBS's Face the Nation, once dismissed Edward Snowden as "just a narcissistic young man who has decided he is smarter than the rest of us." Yesterday, Schieffer once again addressed the issues of privacy and the NSA. His performance was an embarrassment to journalism.

Cord Jefferson · 08/12/13 12:04PM

Perennial Anna Wintour sidekick and fashion icon André Leon Talley tells Vanity Fair in a new interview that he is absolutely not gay—though he says he has had "very gay experiences."

Ban Lawns

Hamilton Nolan · 08/12/13 10:45AM

As the Great American Suburban Experiment comes to an ignominious end, some of the suburb's most destructive totems are falling out of fashion. Garages are far less popular than they used to be, thank god. And now, it is time to take on the other suburban monstrosity that afflicts this great nation like a plague: lawns. Ban them.

Jay Mariotti Is the World's Worst Salesman

Hamilton Nolan · 08/12/13 09:55AM

Jay Mariotti, a childlike former newspaperman and celebrated asshole, was once a reviled sports columnist. Then he left the media for a three-year "vacation." Now, he's back with his own website. His hilariously inept attempts at promoting it are sure to be its very best feature.

I Can't Stop Watching This Cute Dog Play Fetch With Himself

Neetzan Zimmerman · 08/12/13 09:18AM

This video of a dog playing fetch with himself by the side of a river in Kobe, Japan, would be unbearably sad, if it weren't for the fact that the dog's owner is standing nearby, and that, according to the video's uploader, this is one of the dog's favorite pastimes.

'Honest' Florida Panhandler Needs Help Buying Bigger Boobs

Neetzan Zimmerman · 08/12/13 09:01AM

Many panhandlers try the honesty approach when it comes to asking passers-by for spare change, but Florida panhandler Christina Andrews is hoping she'll stand out by taking honesty to the next level: TMI.

Here's an Incredible Photo of Lightning Striking as Usain Bolt Wins

Max Read · 08/12/13 06:45AM

"I only really give myself credit for one percent of this picture," AFP photographer Oliver Morin says about his shot of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt winning the 100-meter World Championships final in Moscow yesterday as lightning flashed in sky.