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Angry Birds: A Terrible Tab Tussle Temper Tantrum

Sarah Hedgecock · 01/15/14 06:41PM

Angry Birds is a running feature in which we take a look at the ruffled feathers in the latest Twitter flaps. Today's: newsletter proprietor Rusty Foster and Guardian editor Heidi Moore, fighting over the ownership of ideas, the giving of credit, and the provenance of the tab-based feature.

The Union Protester Who Punched Fox News Comedian Steven Crowder Was Acting in Self-Defense, Will Not Be Prosecuted

Taylor Berman · 03/19/13 11:47PM

Remember when conservative comedian and Fox News contributor Steven Crowder was punched in the face by a union activist outside a Michigan protest? Crowder made a big deal about it, even going so far as to challenge the protester to a "legal, sanctioned mixed martial arts bout." Then came the unsurprising revelation that the video was misleadingly edited to make Crowder look like an innocent, if obnoxious, victim.

If a Real Raven Fought a Real 49er, Who Would Win?

Max Read · 02/03/13 11:00AM

This evening's Super Bowl, which pits the Baltimore Ravens against the San Francisco 49ers, raises an obvious question: if a real Corvus corax fought a real 19th-century California gold panner, who would win? We talked to experts and did some research to find out.

These Politician Guys Don't Really Wanna Fight

Hamilton Nolan · 10/12/12 10:15AM

California Representative Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) was at this candidate forum at Pierce College last night and he got all up in Rep. Howard L. Berman's (D-Valley Village) grill like Tyson at a pre-fight press conference and put an arm around him in that fake "I'm a bully acting like I'm your friend" move and he was all, "Do you wanna get into this? You wanna get into this?" And Rep. Berman was all, "This guy."

AMC and Dish Network Get Into a Slap Fight

Louis Peitzman · 06/04/12 10:52PM

In a move that's colder than circa-Season 3 Betty Draper, Dish Network decided to pull AMC (home of Mad Men and Breaking Bad) from its listings. Fans were outraged, but both sides kept it civil — until Sunday night, when things got bitchy.