controversy

Jon Stewart Details President Obama's DOMA Shift

Matt Cherette · 02/24/11 11:21PM

Yesterday, President Obama told federal lawyers to stop defending the "One Man, One Woman" Defense of Marriage Act, a step forward for gays seeking equal rights. Tonight, Jon Stewart detailed the developments, and also unveiled a new Twitter account!

New Dr Pepper: Ten Bold Calories of Penis Flavor

Hamilton Nolan · 02/21/11 12:50PM

Are you a 25-to-34-year-old male who prefers regular Dr Pepper, but wants fewer calories—and also knows that Diet Dr. Pepper is for queers? Allow us to introduce you to Dr Pepper Ten: ten masculine calories, made outta balls.

Fancy Club's Anguished Debate: Are We Rushing This 'Women Are Equal' Thing?

Hamilton Nolan · 02/10/11 10:21AM

The Century Club in Manhattan is a throwback to the romantic days of yore, when men of arts and letters would gather in private wood-paneled rooms next to roaring fires to discuss the intellectual issues of the day. Like how inferior women are! The Century itself started admitting women in 1988, thanks to a court order, but now the woman-issue has reared its pretty little head once again.

Mayor Harry Baals Is Being Disrespected

Hamilton Nolan · 02/08/11 05:42PM

Fort Wayne, Indiana is a town divided today. The city decided to put the naming of its new government center to a public vote; voters chose to name the building for one of the town's former mayors, who served four terms from the 1930s through the 1950s.