Tim Hetherington's Last Great Work
Hamilton Nolan · 04/20/11 04:18PMThis video, "Diary," was posted by photojournalist and documentarian Tim Hetherington three months ago. His description reads: "'Diary' is a highly personal and experimental film that expresses the subjective experience of my work, and was made as an attempt to locate myself after ten years of reporting. It's a kaleidoscope of images that link our western reality to the seemingly distant worlds we see in the media."
Republicans Know How to Use the Internet Now
Adrian Chen · 04/20/11 04:12PMYou know how in the last few years it seems like every old person has tumbled onto the internet and, somehow, managed to learn how to forward emails of their pets to you? That basically has happened to Republicans, too. Get ready for the "social network primary."
'Because I Got High' Singer Sued for Forgetting Concert
Maureen O'Connor · 04/20/11 04:06PMGay Heckler Candidate Invited to GOP Presidential Debate
Jim Newell · 04/20/11 03:52PM
Gay activist and former Republican operative Fred Karger, who's running for president just so he can get into a Republican debate and heckle Mitt Romney about gay issues, has already half-accomplished his praiseworthy goal. The South Carolina GOP has invited Karger to its May 5 debate, presented by Fox News. But don't double-butter your popcorn just yet! Karger first has to meet a tough additional requirement.
Anybody Wanna Buy a Shopping Mall?
Hamilton Nolan · 04/20/11 03:30PMFacebook Is Worried About 'Too Much Free Speech'
Ryan Tate · 04/20/11 03:16PMAmerica's Worst Sheriff Comes Up With New Way to Humiliate His Inmates for Sport
John Cook · 04/20/11 03:07PMAmericans Shockingly Uninterested in Donating to Newt Gingrich
Jim Newell · 04/20/11 02:52PMThis Week In Tabloids
Remy Stern · 04/20/11 02:44PMTyra Banks Says 5 - 1 = 3
Maureen O'Connor · 04/20/11 02:28PMVeteran Photographer and Director Tim Hetherington Killed in Libya
Hamilton Nolan · 04/20/11 01:42PMHow a Majority of Americans Came to Support Same-Sex Marriage
Jim Newell · 04/20/11 01:38PM
A CNN poll yesterday showed that 51% percent of Americans believe same-sex marriage "should be recognized by the law as valid," while 47% percent don't. The New York Times' Nate Silver notes that this is the fourth "credible" poll showing majority support for legalized same-sex marriage in the past eight months. Silver also created this chart (the kissing action to its right is our lil' touch, of course) using a regression to show how quickly America reached this majority-support position. Back in, say, 2000, the median citizen would've thought, "Eh, I don't know about those gays gettin' married... too weird." Nowadays that same citizen is like, "Sure why not." This is a remarkable shift in human psychology.
Who Wants Legal Pot? Rich White Dudes, That's Who
John Cook · 04/20/11 12:55PMMeet the Donald Trump Tea Party Army
Jim Newell · 04/20/11 12:39PMHere we have another video of a Democratic operative at a Tea Party rally — this time in South Carolina, where Gov. Nikki Haley and Rep. Michele Bachmann were speaking — trying to get people to say funny and/or racist stuff. But this is one of the first where we're seeing actual Donald Trump for President supporters, as prophesied by recent polling! The cameraman, South Carolina Democratic consultant Tyler Jones, says that he "interviewed around 25 people total and probably 75 percent of them said they were supporting Donald Trump." [via Dave Weigel]
Rutgers Webcam Voyeur Indicted on 15 Counts
Maureen O'Connor · 04/20/11 12:12PMGlee: Ms. Paltrow's Message to Us All
Richard Lawson · 04/20/11 12:10PMLast night's episode of Tunebots: A Musical had our kids feeling sad and neglected, unable to raise funds for their big trip to Nationals. Also Will was sad-ish about Holly Holiday. Yes, Ms. Paltrow was back, squeezing out another song.
Fixing Tickets Is Just 'Courtesy,' Say Corrupt Cops
Hamilton Nolan · 04/20/11 11:57AMRussian President Gets Down at Techno Dance Party
Maureen O'Connor · 04/20/11 11:41AMWant to see Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shaking his groove thing at a techno dance party? Of course you do.











