The Daily Show Picks on Blogs, Too

Adrian Chen · 02/04/10 11:42PM

We are surprised this didn't happen sooner. Jon Stewart and The Daily Show spoofed political blogs and their love of pageview-generating hyperbole. They made fun of the Huffington Post and Mediaite and the Daily Kos. But not us. (Wah.)

Blogger Beware: AOL's Robo-Reporters Will Swarm You Like Locusts

Ryan Tate · 02/04/10 06:18PM

With great power comes great responsibility. But AOL's media borg Seed.com can't stop its horde of desperate underemployed journalists from mobbing story subjects, like the angry woman who heard from seven Seed writers in six days. Frightening.

Your White House Press Corps at Work

Gabriel Snyder · 02/04/10 05:40PM

This is how the transcript of today's White House press briefing begins. Can anyone explain who Bill is? And also what the hell was going on in the Brady Briefing Room today? Real journalists doing real journalism.

Which Makes You a Better Athlete, Magic or Anorexia?

Hamilton Nolan · 02/04/10 05:32PM

Is magic the answer to our obesity problem? And if so, should we use that powerful magic to lose weight until we just shrivel up into a dessicated husk? And can we still play football? These and other questions, answered!