Jon Stewart Explains The Obama Administration's 'Random Guy' Defense

Comedy Central

In the wake of what he is calling "Hurricane Scandy," Jon Stewart last night looked at Obama's defense strategy: sending out a random guy to Sunday morning talk shows.

By Erik Hayden

Aug 13, 2010

Is 'Expendables' the New 'Dirty Dozen'?

Or perhaps the male equivalent of Sex and the City 2

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By Ray Gustini

Aug 13, 2010

Saying Goodbye to Neurotic, Groundbreaking Cartoon 'Cathy'

After 34 years, the comic strip will be retired October 3rd

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By Erik Hayden and Ray Gustini

Aug 13, 2010

5 Best Friday Columns

America's service economy, the bandwidth wars and more

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By Reihan Salam

Aug 13, 2010

Media Diet

Reihan Salam: What I Read

Writer Reihan Salam explains his Media Diet

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 12, 2010

Best Tweets: Tracing the Arc of a Slow News Day in DC

Top tweeters quip, philosophize and stay out of the rain

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By Erik Hayden , Heather Horn and Ray Gustini

Aug 12, 2010

5 Best Thursday Columns

Gay marriage as a right, the GOP's American Idols, and more

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 11, 2010

Who Should Be Steve Carell's 'Office' Replacement?

Is it best to seek outside help or hire within?

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By Jared Keller

Aug 11, 2010

Media Diet

Peggy Noonan: What I Read

The Wall Street Journal columnist explains her Media Diet

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By Erik Hayden and Ray Gustini

Aug 11, 2010

5 Best Wednesday Columns

Rangel's lame excuses, the case for birthright citizenship, and more

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 10, 2010

Will the Fashion Copyright Bill Stifle Innovation?

Or is it necessary to prevent rampant copycat styles?

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 10, 2010

Morning Vid: Michelle Obama's Spain Trip Only News Because 'It's August'

Bill O'Reilly candidly quips on the Factor

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By Max Fisher

Aug 10, 2010

America Celebrates Ranting JetBlue Flight Attendant

Steven Slater curses us out, captures our hearts

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By Erik Hayden and Ray Gustini

Aug 10, 2010

5 Best Tuesday Columns

Today's Tom Sawyer, the "crafty" defense budget, and more

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By Ray Gustini

Aug 9, 2010

Best Tweets: Saints' White House Visit Edition

The Super Bowl champions visited the president today. Twitter, predictably, was there

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 9, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: Dana Perino Snipes at 'Angry' Maureen Dowd

"It must be hard to be that angry all the time"

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 9, 2010

Love the Way You Lie: What's Eminem Trying To Say?

Parsing the meaning of the "message" video

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By Erik Hayden and Ray Gustini

Aug 9, 2010

5 Best Monday Columns

America's crumbling infrastructure, the church of robotics and more

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By Heather Horn

Aug 8, 2010

5 Best Sunday Columns

The "summer of fear," the First Lady's trip, and the return of bedbugs

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By John Hudson

Aug 7, 2010

Why 'The Other Guys' Could Save Will Ferrell's Career

He needed a hit and he got one

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By Erik Hayden

Aug 7, 2010

By Michael Kinsley

Aug 6, 2010

Editor at Large

The Yawn Awards

Congratulations to...

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By Erik Hayden and Ray Gustini

Aug 6, 2010

5 Best Friday Columns

Outrage and apology for Hiroshima, the "campus collision" and more

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By Ray Gustini

Aug 5, 2010

Despite Steroids, Does A-Rod Deserve to Make the Hall of Fame?

He hit his 600th home run yesterday, but the stigma remains

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By Max Fisher

Aug 5, 2010

Strange Bedfellows

How Jimmy Carter Saved Craft Beer

Former President Jimmy Carter may have a somewhat mixed record, with a Nobel Peace Prize on the one hand and a lost 1980 reelection bid on the other, but blogger E.D. Kain wants to add one very significant accomplishment to the Carter legacy: The booming U.S. craft beer industry.

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By Heather Horn

Aug 5, 2010

Cyclists Bear Down on Lance Armstrong Over Doping

Floyd Landis gets company

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By Erik Hayden and Ray Gustini

Aug 5, 2010

5 Best Thursday Columns

Illogical immigration policy, the Prop 8 ruling and more

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By John Hudson

Aug 5, 2010

Media Diet

Joe Randazzo: What I Read

The editor of The Onion explains his Media diet

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