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Here's Every Breath Sarah Palin Took During Her "Blood Libel" Speech
Matt Cherette · 01/13/11 01:38PMJon Stewart Questions Lawmakers' Reactions to the Arizona Shooting
Matt Cherette · 01/12/11 11:24PMTonight, Jon Stewart continued to reflect on Saturday's deadly Arizona shooting by highlighting a couple of proposed (and reactionary) laws aimed at preventing it from happening again—though one is just "saying 'Fuck you!' to Sarah Palin." Watch inside.
Find This Couple's Dog and They'll Name Their Firstborn After You
Matt Cherette · 01/12/11 02:18PMDoug and Sara Cannon are a Canadian couple who lost their Bernese mountain dog, Molly Jane, last week. They're so desperate to get the pet back that they're offering to name their firstborn child after whoever finds her. Watch inside.
Jon Stewart Celebrates the Arrival of the Verizon iPhone
Matt Cherette · 01/11/11 11:24PMWatch Jon Stewart's Poignant Speech on the Arizona Shooting
Matt Cherette · 01/10/11 11:29PMBill Maher Compares Glenn Beck to Arizona Shooter
Matt Cherette · 01/10/11 10:49PMAndy Rooney Likes to Point Out Others' Mistakes
Matt Cherette · 01/09/11 10:24PMFacebook Apocalypse Rumor Terrifies Internet
Adrian Chen · 01/09/11 12:53PMJon Stewart Calls Out Facebook, Goldman Sachs for Their Shady New Deal
Matt Cherette · 01/06/11 11:41PMWoman Is Shocked to Learn That Her Local Chili's Has Closed
Matt Cherette · 01/06/11 03:23PMThere's really not too much to this video. It's only about 10 seconds long, it features only one person, and she only speaks a couple of sentences. But boy oh boy is it the funniest thing I've seen all day.
Jon Stewart Chronicles the Evolution of John McCain's Angry Insanity
Matt Cherette · 01/05/11 11:27PMOn tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart opened with a segment about the 108th Congress. Specifically, Stewart lambasted curmudgeonly bigot John McCain for his increasingly angry, insane rhetoric. Then, Stewart fought with a puppet version of McCain. The entertaining bit, inside.
What Really Happens on Local News During Commercial Breaks
Richard Blakeley · 01/05/11 10:00AMIn a scene that looks straight out of Anchorman, here is footage of two local news anchors performing a two minute ritualistic series of high fives, fist bumps and other wacky moves during a two minute commercial break.