Cop Pulls a Gun at a Snowball Fight

A D.C. detective over-reacts to a snow scuffle, and the fight goes online

By Heather Horn

Dec 21, 2009

Priest's Message to Poor: Shoplift

English clergyman advises congregation to steal--in moderation

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By Max Fisher

Dec 18, 2009

Politico's Sex Scooplet That Isn't

Have you heard of Monica Lewinsky?

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By John Hudson

Dec 17, 2009

Tiger's Laurels, Tiger's Divorce

Pundits try and grapple with Tiger "the athlete" and Tiger "the husband"

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By Heather Horn

Dec 17, 2009

Michael Moore Boycotts Connecticut

The provocateur demands a recall of Joe Lieberman

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By John Hudson

Dec 16, 2009

Thomas Friedman's Islamic Civil War Moment

The NYT columnist has an awful solution to religious extremism

Comments | 171 Views

By John Hudson

Dec 16, 2009

Fire Joe Lieberman's Wife!

The right skewers Jane Hamsher for picking on Hadassah Lieberman

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By John Hudson

Dec 14, 2009

Colton Harris-Moore: America's Teenage Bandit

The web cheers the Pacific Northwest's young outlaw

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By John Hudson

Dec 14, 2009

Chris Brown's Twitter Tantrum

The R&B singer demands forgiveness and better product placement

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By John Hudson

Dec 10, 2009

Grayson to Cheney: "STFU"

The freshman congressman mouths off with some crass Web lingo

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By John Hudson

Dec 9, 2009

Glenn Beck: Tiger Woods = O.J. Simpson?

The conservative shock jock asks a bizarre "Christmas question"

Comments | 615 Views

By Mara Gay

Dec 8, 2009

Reid's Race Card

The right gives Harry Reid a history lesson on slavery and civil rights

Comments | 172 Views

By Carl Franzen

Dec 7, 2009

Tiger's Wife Moves Out

Gossip blogs add to the list of transgressions, so Elin takes a hike

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By Mara Gay

Dec 7, 2009

The Tea Party Party?

A poll finds more support for conservative "Tea Party" candidates than for Republicans

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By Mara Gay

Dec 7, 2009

A Godless Christmas

Why the atheist campaign to take Christ out of Christmas is anything but merry

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By Mara Gay

Dec 4, 2009

Sarah Palin, Birther

Palin says Obama birth certificate questions are fair game, irritating even conservative pundits

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By Mara Gay

Dec 2, 2009

Tiger's Not-So-Private 'Transgressions'

The golfer comes clean about his affairs and pleads for privacy

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By Carl Franzen

Dec 2, 2009

Marilyn Monroe Gets High

New footage of the buxom blonde smoking lights up the blogosphere

Comments | 760 Views

By Carl Franzen

Dec 1, 2009

Salahis Do the 'Today' Show

Matt Lauer prods while Twitter users poke fun at the White House-crashing couple

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By Heather Horn

Nov 30, 2009

'Burkha Barbie'

The doll's new outfit hasn't struck bloggers speechless

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By Mara Gay

Nov 30, 2009

Tiger Woods Wants Privacy

Whether he likes it or not, the drama is public

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By Jacobo Chiu

Nov 25, 2009

On Michelle Obama Pictures, Google Stands Firm

An offensive photo of Michelle Obama sparks a free speech debate

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By Mara Gay

Nov 25, 2009

Census Worker's Suicide

The right got blamed, and bloggers want an apology

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By Mara Gay

Nov 24, 2009

Lou Dobbs in 2012?

Pundits of all stripes just don't see it happening

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By John Hudson

Nov 23, 2009

Berlusconi Call Girl's Revenge

A new book ties the Italian prime minister to prostitution and the Mafia

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By Katharine Rust

Nov 23, 2009

Adam Lambert's AMA (or S&M?) Performance

American Idol alum gets racy at last night's American Music Awards

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By Jacobo Chiu

Nov 20, 2009

Christina Ambers Weds the Doorman

A foot model starts a Manhattan class war

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By Mara Gay

Nov 19, 2009

'ACORN Won't Give Me a Pony'

And a dozen more sins, courtesy of Twitter

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By John Hudson

Nov 19, 2009

Fox News Footage Faux Pas Part Deux

The cable news network airs the wrong footage, again

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By Mara Gay

Nov 18, 2009

Newsweek's Palin Cover

Pundits agree with Palin: the magazine's cover photo is degrading

Comments | 2,036 Views

By Mara Gay

Nov 17, 2009

Obama's Un-American 'Blood Impulse'

An editor is roasted for a racial interpretation of Obama's bow

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By John Hudson

Nov 17, 2009

Bud Adams Flips the Bird

The 86-year-old Tennessee Titans owner gives the finger to foes

Comments | 40 Views

By Jacobo Chiu

Nov 16, 2009

'Belle de Jour' Unmasked

The Internet's most famous escort reveals her identity to the world

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By John Hudson

Nov 16, 2009

'Twilf,' 'Gun-Ho,' and Sarah Palin

The conservative blogosphere shames Al Gore for his network's Palin diss

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By Max Fisher

Nov 16, 2009

David Broder's Big Hurry

Broder wants a decision on Afghanistan, even if it's the wrong one

Comments | 11 Views

By Carl Franzen

Nov 16, 2009

Obama Gets K.O.ed for Kowtow

The president's bow before the Japanese emperor inflames American critics

Comments | 172 Views

By John Hudson

Nov 13, 2009

The Bush Institute

The left vents at Bush's new public policy center

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By Carl Franzen

Nov 12, 2009

Balloon Boy, the Last Act?

The parents plead guilty to charges following the hoax

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By Heather Horn

Nov 11, 2009

Who's Afraid of Michael Steele?

Everyone--including his own party

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By Carl Franzen

Nov 10, 2009

Lisa Nowak, Disgraced Astronaut

Scant sympathy for a lovesick former spacewoman

Comments | 171 Views

By Mara Gay

Nov 10, 2009

Did Sammy Sosa Lighten His Skin?

The baseball star's paler complexion lights up the blogosphere

Comments | 19 Views

By Carl Franzen

Nov 9, 2009

Maclaren's Finger-Slicing Stroller Recall

An upscale manufacturer recalls 1 million strollers

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By Mara Gay

Nov 6, 2009

Wall Street's Vaccine Grab

Why did Goldman Sachs get doses of H1N1 vaccine before high risks groups?

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By Carl Franzen

Nov 5, 2009

Mickey Mouse Gets Mean

Bloggers mock Disney's plans to show a new "dark side" of Mickey

Comments | 690 Views

By Mara Gay

Nov 5, 2009

Carrie Prejean's Sex Tape

The battle between the beauty queen and gay rights advocates hits bottom

Comments | 172 Views

By Carl Franzen

Nov 4, 2009

Secret Copyright Treaty Will Ruin the Internet

Tech bloggers go nuts over the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

Comments | 330 Views

By Carl Franzen

Nov 3, 2009

Muhammad in the Movies

A Hollywood producer wants to dramatize Islam's founding without showing the prophet

Comments | 862 Views

By Heather Horn

Nov 2, 2009

Wal-Mart Peddles Coffins

Bloggers giggle at Wal-Mart's decision to sell discount caskets

Comments | 69 Views

By John Hudson

Nov 2, 2009

NYT Shells Out Millions to the Taliban?

A half-baked accusation lights up the blogosphere

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By Katharine Rust

Nov 2, 2009

Alex Rodriguez's Centaur Self-Portrait

Twitter is abuzz about the Yankees slugger's two paintings

Comments | 399 Views

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