Louisiana Defends Its Confederate Flag From 'Revisionists'
Hamilton Nolan · 05/09/11 09:11AMIs the Library Making Your Child a Sex Perv?
Hamilton Nolan · 05/09/11 08:12AMBerlusconi Appears at Fourth Trial in Four Months
Jeff Neumann · 05/09/11 07:35AMHere's a New Video of Endangered Sumatran Tiger Cubs
Jeff Neumann · 05/09/11 06:26AMProof positive that the internet is still just one big repository for cat videos: WWF Indonesia released this one of a Sumatran tiger and her cubs taken over a two month span on the island of Sumatra. The forest where the tigers were recorded is set to be destroyed to build plantations. There are thought to be around 400 Sumatran tigers left — down from 1,000 in the 1970s.
CNN: Osama Bin Laden Took Little Kids' Cricket Balls, Too
Jeff Neumann · 05/09/11 05:15AM
CNN is really going for it with this whole "Osama took little kids' balls" thing. As it turns out, thanks to an investigation, we now know that the people who lived in the terrorist mastermind's compound not only kept neighborhood kids' soccer balls, but they kept cricket balls that came over the walls, too. And, by speaking with a 12-year-old neighbor, CNN learned that a "fat guy with a goatee and moustache" lived there. Does this mean Osama bin Laden liked to play cricket? Perhaps he was behind the match fixing scandal that rocked the cricket world last year? Hopefully CNN will get to the bottom of this. We need to know.
Star of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dana Wynter, Dies
Jeff Neumann · 05/09/11 04:04AMWhat Do You Get for Donating to Arizona's Border Fence?
Jeff Neumann · 05/09/11 03:07AM
Tea Party Patriots™ and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer have initiated a Kickstarter-style scheme to solicit donations for a border fence to keep the Mexicans out of their righteous, desert oasis. Pretty clever. So, what can donors expect in return for their contributions (besides resting in the knowledge that they're True Patriots, of course)? The sponsor of the bill that Brewer signed, state Senator Steve Smith of "birther bill" fame, told the AP that contributors might receive a piece of paper that reads, "[I] helped build the Arizona wall." Uh, cool. He adds, "I think it's going to be a really, really neat thing." Golly, keeping them dang Mexicans out of America's grundle is going to be just swell. Pitch in while there's still time! You'll also be paying for the 50 cents an hour that Arizona inmates will receive for their work on the fence. Win-win.
Julian Assange Only Hires Morally Sound Utilitarians
Jeff Neumann · 05/09/11 01:36AMBahrain Arrests Enough Doctors to End State of Emergency
Jeff Neumann · 05/09/11 12:15AMChuck Schumer Has Another Stupid Idea
Jeff Neumann · 05/08/11 11:40PM
The killing of Osama bin Laden has put a renewed focus on pumping time and money into failed counter-terrorism measures across America. So now, since ever-vigilant Senator Chuck Schumer has nothing better to do with his time, he wants to start a "no-ride list" for Amtrak trains across the country. That sounds like a great idea, because we all know how well the "no-fly list" has worked out for the airlines. Just ask any of the little kids who can't get on a flight with their parents. Or, ask the men sitting in jail for trying to blow people up on airplanes.
Apple Overtakes Google As World's Most Powerful Brand
Seth Abramovitch · 05/08/11 11:12PM
One need only look to the iPad 2 feeding frenzies currently gripping China for evidence that Apple is the hottest brand on the planet. And now it's official: Research company Millward Brown puts Apple at the top of their annual 100 global brand power list, knocking Google off the throne its held for four years running. The iPad has helped Apple grow 84%, to an estimated worth of $153 billion.
Your Mom Might Be Part of a Detroit Crime Ring
Seth Abramovitch · 05/08/11 10:20PMJeff Zucker Wanted Kanye West to Play His Kid's Bar Mitzvah
Seth Abramovitch · 05/08/11 09:54PMThe Best Moments from Tonight's Episode of Mob Wives
Matt Cherette · 05/08/11 09:39PMOn last week's installment of Mob Wives, resident hothead Renee Graziano—who routinely forgets that her reign as a "Mob Princess," much like the 1980s, are long over—had a total freakout when her mafioso ex-husband, Junior, was busted by the feds. This caused Renee to question whether her lingering ties to La Cosa Nostra were worth all the trouble. Tonight, she vowed a change.
Hillary Clinton Photoshopped Out of Situation Room Photo
Remy Stern · 05/08/11 09:32PMNew AOL Policy Incorporates Satanic Code Words and Elf Metaphors
Seth Abramovitch · 05/08/11 09:18PM
One arranged marriage to a Hellenic blogging empress and massive employee cull later, obsolescence-battling internet service AOL finally finds itself facing the music. But despite an 86% tumble in profits, chief executive and content cheerleader Tim Armstrong remains unflappably optimistic about the company's prospects. His plans might be bold, he acknowledges to The New York Times, but they're working!









