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Roger Ailes Thinks People Would Like Him If He Were Liberal

Hamilton Nolan · 09/29/11 01:14PM

In your dreamy Thursday media column: Roger Ailes has a skewed self-perception, Henry Blodget encourages you to steal his content, The Week is doing well, female sports columnists have a tough job, and James Rainey complains.

College Now Offering Special Smart Person Discount

Hamilton Nolan · 09/29/11 10:38AM

Seton Hall in New Jersey is a pretty okay school, if you judge schools based on the historical performance of their basketball teams (as I do). And now, Seton Hall has a special bonus deal: smart person discount!

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close: Tom Hanks Is Dead

Richard Lawson · 09/29/11 10:29AM

Here's a trailer for the upcoming holiday weepy Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, a movie about 9/11 based on the same-titled literary gewgaw by Jonathan Safran Foer. It's about a magical little boy doing magical things.

Which Actor Shows up to Work Already Drunk?

Brian Moylan · 09/29/11 10:10AM

The producers of this award-winning show told this actor he needed to stop the pre-set cocktails. This lady doesn't know her actor husband is cheating and this former idol has fallen and can't get up. Was there day drinking involved in that incident too?

Just Let Kids Use the Damn Internet At School

Adrian Chen · 09/29/11 09:13AM

America's public schools are mini Egypts, with their internet heavily censored by repressive dictators (The Administration.) But students and teachers have had enough! Give them Facebook or give them death!

Stupid Clothing Store Attacked for Being Stupid

Lauri Apple · 09/29/11 07:29AM

The Australian clothing store Gasp Jeans—which, if you're not familiar (or just some fashion-illiterate hobo), is "the brand behind fashion['s] newest genre 'Playful Couture'"—has become a total joke thanks to its completely idiotic way of handling a recent customer service complaint. Companies wishing to alienate the public, take note!

New PETA Ad: Shark Attacks on Humans Are Funny

Lauri Apple · 09/29/11 04:00AM

Not more than a week has passed since a Florida man sustained injuries in a shark attack, and already the lettuce porn fetishists at PETA have come up with a new ad campaign commemorating his memorable seaside experience. Now he can add "muse" to his resume.

Stephen Colbert's Radical Plan to Curb Illegal Immigration

Matt Cherette · 09/29/11 01:43AM

A week after he suggested the U.S. government pillage the caskets of dead people to reduce its budget deficit, Stephen Colbert used tonight's Report to put forth an even more controversial plan for addressing the problem of illegal immigration and the "anchor baby" phenomenon. Let's just say that the umbilical cord is about to become much more important.