Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Salon: My lunch with the Cheneys: Noshing over ex-VPs latest garbage with standing-room only crowd

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July 15th, 2014
Lynne, Dick, Liz Cheney

My lunch with the Cheneys: Noshing over ex-VPs latest garbage with standing-room only crowd

Sadly, Mary wasn't there. But who needs the real-deal 4th Cheney when you have an ample substitute in Mike Allen?

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I'm sorry for coining the phrase "Manic Pixie Dream Girl"

In 2007, I invented the term in a review. Then I watched in queasy disbelief as it seemed to take over pop culture

Iggy Azalea

Iggy Azalea's post-racial mess: America's oldest race tale, remixed

As a white female rapper mistakes appropriation for artistry, here's how black women remain pushed to the sidelines

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Why Christians get the 10 commandments wrong

Not only does the Bible offers two distinct sets, the laws are more morally ambiguous than they might first appear

Rand Paul, Rick Perry

GOP's Reagan love explodes: How the Gipper is causing a major party clash

Rand Paul and Rick Perry turn a foreign policy argument about Iraq into a fight over who is the one true Reagan

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From wet T-shirts to oral sex contests: A brief history of sexploitative party games

A teen goes viral for servicing men in a bar — all for a free drink. But sadly, this isn't shocking at all

Billy Zabka

William Zabka: The "Karate Kid" cast is like a frat

The actor on the 30th anniversary of "The Karate Kid," his recent TV cameos, and the nickname Mr. Miyagi gave him

Antonin Scalia

Scalia's major screw-up: How SCOTUS just gave liberals a huge gift

With an otherwise awful Hobby Lobby ruling, right-wing judges just said I don't have to pay for warfare! Here's why

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Why soccer will never come home to the U.S.

Assessing soccer's future means re-evaluating the relationship between America and the American athlete

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SSRIs may help us see the glass half full

Research reveals the key compounds in anti-depressants can also affect emotional bias, learning and digestion

J.K. Rowling

Is J.K. Rowling the new George Lucas?

A new "Harry Potter" story, like the Pottermore fansite before it, raises the question: How much is too much?

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I was a drunk, angry teacher

I just wanted to open my students' eyes to social justice and reality. I didn't want them to end up bitter like me

Secrets of the sperm bank

Women are searching online forums for free sperm

What seems like an affordable way to get a sperm donor might actually be a dangerous outlet for sexual predators

America under surveillance

Here are the states where you are most likely to be wiretapped

According to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Court's Wiretap Report, here's where wiretapping occurs the most

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Fish and Wildlife Service to eliminate bee-killing pesticides from protected lands

Some good news for the imperiled pollinators

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Why strangers taking off clothes in "Undress Me" is a progressive dream

Getting naked for science was good for social progress. Getting naked for YouTube is a sign of progress made VIDEO

Arne Duncan, Michelle Rhee, Bill Gates

Michelle Rhee's minions meet their match: New anti-charter group declares war

High-profile Democrats -- from Donna Brazile to Jennifer Granholm -- are saying enough is enough re: charter-mania

John Kerry

Our endless "War on Terror": The truth behind an incoherent foreign policy

U.S. officials say Israel should not have to accept rocket fire aimed at civilians. But what about other nations?

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House bans the Department of Energy from acknowledging climate change

Another ridiculous, anti-science amendment aims to prevent the government from doing its job

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The new American exceptionalism: An imperial state unable to impose its will

While the corporate sector flourishes, the U.S. government is incapable of dictating policy at home or abroad

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