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Conservative Idiots Freak Out About Boy Wearing Nail Polish in J. Crew Ad
Richard Lawson · 04/12/11 12:42PMLast week an ad was emailed to J. Crew customers featuring a photo of the company's president and creative director Jenna Lyons and her son in which she was painting his toenails pink. A caption below the picture read: "Lucky for me I ended up with a boy whose favorite color is pink. Toenail painting is way more fun in neon." Oh, fun. Good for her. Good for him. Right? Wrong. This is an outrage!
Everyone Wants a Piece of Rebecca Black's 'Friday'
Adrian Chen · 04/02/11 01:12PMRebecca Black's "Friday" is so terrible that… her mom and the production company that made the song and video are fighting over it. A "Friday" legal battle is brewing, and it's not about who should be sent to Music Prison over the song.
Jon Stewart Uncovers Yet Another Example of Fox News Hypocrisy
Matt Cherette · 03/31/11 10:34PMLast week, Fox News' Bret Baier was grilled by Jon Stewart regarding the network's "hard news" objectivity. And while Baier asserted its legitimacy, on tonight's Daily Show, Stewart unearthed some questionable (read: driving-the-narrative-via-baseless-opinion) statements by Baier's boss, Bill Sammon.
Jon Stewart Mocks the Desperate Strategies of Probable Republican Candidates
Matt Cherette · 03/30/11 10:24PMOn tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart—during an "Indecision 2012" segment—opened with discussion of potential Republican presidential candidates for 2012 and the need for them to desperately appeal to what amounts to a pretty ridiculous base of voters.
Bill Maher Creates the Anti-Obama Candidate of GOP Dreams
Matt Cherette · 03/25/11 10:30PMOn tonight's Real Time, Bill Maher declared that Republicans believe in "being against everything [Obama] is for" and "must nominate for 2012 a man who is the exact opposite of Obama." He even created one for them! Meet Karab Amabo.
Jon Stewart Mocks NBC News' General Electric Problem
Matt Cherette · 03/24/11 10:28PMTonight, in a segment more fitting for 30 Rock than The Daily Show, Jon Stewart considered the problem that NBC News has because of the fact that it's owned by GE, whose products often appear in controversial news reports.
Jon Stewart Mocks Nancy Grace's Fear-Mongering Japan Coverage
Matt Cherette · 03/23/11 10:21PMOn tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart opened with a new segment called "When Reporters Attack." His first target? HLN loudmouth Nancy Grace, and her hilarious fight with a meteorologist who said that radiation from Japan probably wouldn't harm Americans
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Adrian Chen · 03/23/11 03:25PMWatch Jimmy Fallon Complain About President Obama to Brian Williams
Matt Cherette · 03/23/11 12:34AMOn tonight's Late Night, best guest ever Brian Williams stopped by for a chat with Jimmy Fallon. When the subject of conversation switched to Libya, Fallon got uncharacteristically angry/political and began bashing President Obama and his lack of communication.
Jon Stewart Criticizes the United States' War On Libya
Matt Cherette · 03/21/11 10:18PMOver the weekend, the Unites States—along with France and England—began military attacks on Libya in an attempt to remove murderous dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi from power. Tonight, The Daily Show returned, and Jon Stewart questioned the coalition's actions.
Ann Coulter to Bill O'Reilly: 'Radiation Is Actually Good for You'
Matt Cherette · 03/17/11 08:29PMOn tonight's Factor, Bill O'Reilly welcomed controversial conservative talking head Ann Coulter on to discuss the nuclear crisis currently unfolding in Japan. For some reason, Coulter—pretty adamantly—wanted to let us know that radiation is good for us!
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Adrian Chen · 03/16/11 06:53PMBill Maher to Poor People: Stop Thinking Your Interests are the Same as the Rich
Matt Cherette · 03/12/11 11:19PMDuring last night's Real Time, Bill Maher decried shows like Secret Millionaire—which he claims "try and put a happy ending on America's enormous wealth disparity"—in a rant against the glamorization/idolization of the rich by the poor.