Wisconsin Protesters Join Together to Sing Les Misérables

Marisa Gladstone · 03/01/11 01:45PM

During the demonstrations against Scott Walker in Madison, Wisconsin gathered to sing this song of protest from Les Misérables. It was organized in less than 24 hours and is definitely a most unique way to speak out.

New Jersey Congressman Is Smarter Than a Supercomputer

Jim Newell · 03/01/11 01:25PM

It's a promising day for humans! For one among us, New Jersey Rep. Rush Holt, has thwarted the march of the machines. That's right: Holt actually beat the IBM supercomputer Watson at Jeopardy! last night. So all that talk yesterday about how glad he was that his "humiliation" wouldn't be televised just served to lower expectations, knowing all along that he'd stomp that crappy robot. Hey IBM? It's time to throw Watson in the trash.

UVA Law Students Love Confederate Flag Beer Pong

Hamilton Nolan · 03/01/11 01:02PM

Oh, cool: at the University of Virginia law school there's a "Feb Club" that hosts themed parties throughout February. Then they put up party pics on their blog. Here's one from their latest bash: note the awesome Confederate flag beer pong tables.

Skins Catches a Mean Case of Chlamydia

Madeleine Davies · 03/01/11 12:10PM

Aw, snap, y'all. All of that sleeping around has finally caught up with the kids of Skins and everybody, EVERYBODY, has got themselves an STD.

Gossip Girl: Things We Found in the Fire

Richard Lawson · 03/01/11 12:00PM

On last night's episode of what we Americans get instead of Downton Abbey because we don't deserve nice things, truths were unburied, passions were enflamed, and accounts were settled.

Annoying Optimists Live Longer

Brian Moylan · 03/01/11 11:57AM

A new study shows that optimists—with their grating sunshiney perceptions and Pollyanna attitudes—live longer after major surgery. This is just another reason for people to obnoxiously insist that we smile.

Al Jazeera Takes a Tour of Gaddafi's Bunker

Marie Bardi · 03/01/11 11:30AM

Now that Libyan pro-democracy forces are taking over, Al Jazeera gets a rare peek inside one of Gaddafi's secret bunkers. Equipped with everything needed to survive a serious attack (including equipment made in the USA), the fortress suggests Gaddafi's paranoia.

Report: Women Slowly Creeping Up on Men

Hamilton Nolan · 03/01/11 11:25AM

Women: always sneaking up behind men, trying to take our money. The latest confirmation comes from a new White House report on the "state of women," which confirms what you'd always suspected: women are catching up. Oh, they're still lagging—women make about 75% as much as men these days, for the same jobs—but they're creeping up from behind elsewhere. They're getting more college degrees! Getting married later in life (30, for college-educated women)! And the wise refusal to be dragged down by a family: