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Jon Stewart to Bill O'Reilly: I'd Vote Against Obama

Matt Cherette · 05/17/11 08:40PM

On tonight's Factor, Bill O'Reilly aired his second interview with Jon Stewart in as many days. After having Stewart opine on the array of 2012 Republican candidates, O'Reilly asked him to grade President Obama. And guess what? Stewart's not completely sold on the commander-in-chief.

Watch Newt Gingrich Get Showered with Glitter

Max Read · 05/17/11 08:13PM

Haven't you always dreamed of seeing Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich awash in in the twinkling light of party glitter? Now you can, thanks to gay activist Robert Erickson, who glitter-bombed Gingrich at a Minneapolis book signing on Tuesday night.

Meet Al Qaeda's New Acting Leader, Saif Al Adel

Max Read · 05/17/11 06:29PM

Hey guys! Can I have everyone's attention, please? Where's Heather? Does anyone know where Heather is? Well, can you go grab her? We've got a big announcement. Yes, that's right, we've decided to appoint an acting chief of Al Qaeda.

France Loves Mel Gibson

Richard Lawson · 05/17/11 05:01PM

Despite everything, the French are pretty happy with Mel Gibson right now. Also today: even more network TV news, this time from the CW, plus an update on prestige cabler AMC.

There Are Not Bugs Crawling Under Your Skin, You're Just Crazy

Hamilton Nolan · 05/17/11 04:42PM

Beyond happiness! Dangerous hospitals! Depressed moms! Tinnitus findings! Morgellon's disease! Skin cancer! Binge drinking! Horse herpes! And coffee men for good prostate love! It's your Tuesday Health Watch, where we watch your health—creepily!

John Bolton Still Weighing Hilarious Presidential Run

Jim Newell · 05/17/11 04:35PM

Remember when John "Evil Ned Flanders" Bolton, the pickled death mustache who used to represent America at the United Nations, was yammering about a possible run for president, just so he could bomb Iran? He still hasn't made up his mind. Well, keep taking your time! No one's hurrying you.

Super Sad True Love Stories: 'Free Foot Massage,' and Other Unpleasant Come-Ons

Hamilton Nolan · 05/17/11 04:03PM

Love! It is not for the faint of heart. What is it about l'amour that drives the "males" among us to hand out eerily-worded business cards to strange women on the street—to revel in our passive-aggression, trying to simultaneously embrace and flee from love's awkward embrace, by passing some kind of love note thing, which never works? It is a mystery. All we know, ladies, is this: more of your very own, very true, bad love connection stories are below. To Cupid's Garden!

Yale's 'George Bush Frat' Gets Suspended

Jim Newell · 05/17/11 03:34PM

The members of Yale's chapter of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, where both President George H.W. "Poppy" Bush and his son George W. Bush are proud legacies, will be suspended for five years after a little pledge incident involving chants of rape jokes.

Why So Many Black People Are On Twitter

Adrian Chen · 05/17/11 03:31PM

Black users are disproportionately represented on Twitter. And they make their presence felt daily with scores of (sometimes-cringey) "black" trending topics. Now some researchers think they know why.

All the New Shows ABC and Fox Want You to Love This Fall

Brian Moylan · 05/17/11 03:11PM

This week is the television upfronts, when all the networks roll out their new fall schedules to try to convince advertisers to spend their cash and fill their shows with all those pesky commercials we fast forward past. Here are all the goodies Fox and ABC have to offer.

Who Will Stand With Michele Bachmann to Save Potatoes?

Jim Newell · 05/17/11 02:26PM

The federal government is working on new nutrition regulations for federally subsidized school lunch programs, meaning certain food industries will be waging all-out fights to protect their streams of revenue. This is not surprising in any way! Unfortunately, there's nothing in the Constitution protecting the potato industry's right to federal money, as Michele Bachmann wants the fight to be framed.

The Adventures of Tintin: Cold-Eyed Monster People

Richard Lawson · 05/17/11 02:09PM

Here's a trailer for Steven Spielberg's motion-capture odyssey The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn, based on the beloved Belgian comics from yesteryear. A Tintin movie isn't on its face a bad idea, but this? This I'm not so sure about.

Mini Moguls Fight Over Control of a Twitter Account

Adrian Chen · 05/17/11 12:21PM

It's the most adorable tech lawsuit ever! The family of the teenage founder of a popular Twitter account is suing his business partner for squeezing him out. Kids these days.