Author: Benjamin F. Carlson

By Benjamin F. Carlson

Oct 31, 2010

Quote of the Day: Have Adults Ruined Halloween?

R.L. Stine, popular writer of children's horror books, speaks out

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Oct 31, 2010

Sure, Stewart's Rally Was Bigger, but Does It Matter?

Democrats hope that jokey signs this weekend translate into real votes come Tuesday

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Oct 31, 2010

Morning Vid: Obama Scolds AIDS Funding Hecklers

After following him around the country and shouting at the presidents' events, activists get an answer

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Oct 23, 2010

Quote of the Day: The Virtue of Feeling Dead

Meditating on the thoughts that people to commit suicide

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Oct 17, 2010

Quote of the Day: Why Palin's Not Worried About Endangered Fish

They have a different name for it where she's from

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Sep 26, 2010

Pastor's Sex Scandal Rocks Black Evangelical Church

At the pulpit this morning, Bishop Eddie Long said he feels "like David against Goliath"

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Sep 22, 2010

Media Diet

Gary Shteyngart: What I Read

Novelist Gary Shteyngart explains his Media Diet

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Sep 19, 2010

Why College Kids Need a Course on Porn

"The ubiquity of porn requires a willingness to start talking out loud"

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Sep 19, 2010

Iowa Puts Damper on Palin Presidential Rumors

She's not acting like a traditional candidate would, if that's a surprise

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Sep 11, 2010

When It Comes to God, Does Stephen Hawking Know What He's Talking About?

One of the world's great physicists dips into religion

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Sep 10, 2010

Morning Vid: Stewart Teaches MSNBC How to Properly Manipulate a Video

And gives a stunningly awful Arianna Huffington impersonation

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Sep 4, 2010

Quote of the Day: Why Internet Debates Are So Awful

No, YOU've got an outsized sense of justice

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 28, 2010

Do We Run From Fear, or Does Running Make Us Afraid?

Remembering William James, America's father of psychology

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 18, 2010

Media Diet

Chris Anderson: What I Read

Wired's editor-in-chief explains his Media Diet

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 16, 2010

Media Diet

Lewis Lapham: What I Read

Lapham's Quarterly's editor explains his Media Diet

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 7, 2010

Quote of the Day: How the Wealthy Got That Way

Hint: it's not by aiming straight for the money

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Aug 1, 2010

5 Best Sunday Columns

Friedman on being a sucker in Afghanistan, Dowd on Holly Golightly, and more

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jul 29, 2010

By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jul 27, 2010

Quote of the Day: David Brooks's Magic Green Jacket

He means it as a metaphor, we think

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jul 14, 2010

Who Was the 12th Russian Spy at Microsoft?

Alexey Karetnikov tested software at the Redmond giant

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