Blazing Saddle

Jeff Neumann · 07/17/10 02:13PM

[Hungary is in the midst of a heat wave, prompting the government to issue a weather alert. Some Budapest residents were undeterred and ventured outside anyway. Image via AP]

North Korean Propaganda Poster Depicts Sinking of Warship

Jeff Neumann · 07/17/10 11:39AM

Radio Free Asia this week published a picture of a North Korean poster depicting a sailor punching a warship that reads: "We will smash you with a single blow if you attack!" It was smuggled out by a Chinese businessman.

Richie Rich: The Poor Little Rich Boy

Anderson Evans · 07/17/10 10:00AM

Debuting as a 1953 comic book, Richie Rich was a symbol of propaganda touting "Not all people with big silver spoons shoved into their behind are so bad." It's said he took his own life at some point, hence Casper-the-Friendly-Ghost...

Mitch Hedberg on Acid

Chris Dignes · 07/16/10 08:00PM

Even though Mitch established himself as a master of hilarious one-liners, LSD demands enough of his attention to produce an uncharacteristically long string of jokes on the same subject.

Tazed the Rainbow

Brian Moylan · 07/16/10 06:00PM

[The weather in Antelope Valley in southern California was completely manic today when a rainbow glowed through a thunderstorm. Image via AP]

Human Giant: Let's Go!

John Siegel · 07/16/10 06:00PM

Can a television show have an existential crisis? Human Giant takes a look at what happens when Patton Oswalt asks what his favorite show is really about.

The Week We Slept With the Enemy

Richard Lawson · 07/16/10 05:36PM

Everyone was crazy and angry and getting engaged this week. Let's take a look at what went down.