Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Salon: Colbert, Stewart and Louis C.K. skewer Silicon Valley: The 10 best comedy takedowns of start-up culture

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July 29th, 2014
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Colbert, Stewart and Louis C.K. skewer Silicon Valley: The 10 best comedy takedowns of start-up culture

From chic nerds to "smart cups," there's so much to mock about tech culture. Here's who has done it best VIDEO

Glenn Greenwald

Journalism under fire: America's freedom of the press is in danger

A new report highlights the increasing hostility that investigative reporters face

Mark Zuckerberg

Surprise, surprise: Here's a new way Facebook is trying to control its users

The social network is requiring that mobile users install Messenger for chatting. Don't like it? Too bad!

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It's not okay to grope women on the street. That includes beauty queens

A hidden camera reveals the perils women face on the sidewalk and the subway, whether they're pageant stars or not VIDEO

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7 reasons why Facebook is terrible for you

Research from around the globe shows how Facebook negatively impacts your life VIDEO

Michelle Nunn

Shocking Michelle Nunn leaked memo: GOP will attack her with obvious attacks!

A campaign plan for the Georgia Senate candidate leaked. It's a problem, even if its contents are fairly standard

Lindsey Graham

The right's absurd victory lap: Why ditching "pro-choice" isn't a win for conservatives

If there is indeed a "pro-choice" reckoning happening right now, a "pro-life" upheaval might not be far behind

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Good news couch potatoes: Running even a little bit reduces your risk of death

Running for any duration of time will reduce your risk of death by up to 45%

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Conservatives launch Reaganbook, a "Facebook for patriots"

Tired of Facebook's supposed liberal bias, a group of right-wingers are giving social media the Gipper glow VIDEO

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This video of DMX riding a roller coaster is why he needs another reality TV show

He is cowering in fear, and it is hilarious VIDEO

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Jimmy Kimmel's Comic-Con stunt reveals the limits of man-on-the-street comedy

Billy Eichner and Amy Schumer have the formula down pat. But Kimmel's interviews can feel like a missed opportunity VIDEO

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Report: Microsoft releasing a "selfie phone" perfect for narcissists everywhere

Two new Windows 8.1 devices may be on their way -- one is a startlingly accurate representation of today's culture

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Al Roker and Matt Lauer are really worried in "Sharknado 2″

"I'm downright scared," says Roker in his SyFy cameo VIDEO

Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma

GOP senator blocks resolution acknowledging that climate change is happening

The Senate can't even agree that "we know we have a problem"

Alex Pring's bionic arm

Engineering students 3-D-print "bionic" arm for 6-year-old — for under $350

The usual cost for a prosthetic arm: $40,000 VIDEO

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The energy industry has a women problem

Only 4 percent of executive positions are held by women

George W. Bush

Smile! People might like you more

New research suggests that we can dupe people into having better first impressions by changing specific features

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Researchers: BP oil spill's impact was "deeper and wider" than thought

New findings of deep-sea coral damage belie the oil company's insistence that all's well in the Gulf

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U.S. officials furious with Israel over criticism of Kerry

"It's simply not the way partners and allies treat each other," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki complained

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No Labels, no respect: The bipartisan "solutions" group embodies the worst of D.C.

No Labels is raising money largely for itself, and its attempts to break gridlock are silly and self-defeating

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