The Anne Frank Tree Foundation Cries 'Nazi' After Tree Falls

Reuters

They say the contractor hired to support the tree did a shoddy job

By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 8, 2011

Ozzie Guillen Challenges Sean Penn to Move to Venezuela

The White Sox manager is fed up with Penn's support of Hugo Chavez

Comments | 13,060 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 7, 2011

Naomi Campbell's Complaints Get Chocolate Ad Pulled

Cadbury finally pulls an advertisement accused by Campbell and black activists as being racist

Comments | 1,785 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 2, 2011

Courtney Love's Diatribe Against Jezebel

Love accuses site of "slut shaming," Jezebel begs to differ

Comments | 1,897 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 1, 2011

Displaced Alabama Residents Stand Up to Trailer Ban

Mayor Jack Scott is banning tornado victims from accepting FEMA trailers

Comments | 3,603 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 31, 2011

Battle of the Hate Groups: KKK Takes on Westboro

Not even the Klan approves of the Westboro Baptist Church's funeral protests

Comments | 131,796 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 27, 2011

Bikers Bicker Over Who Invited Sarah Palin to Their Motorcycle Ride

Members of Rolling Thunder can't agree on whether she was invited to their D.C. event

Comments | 10,691 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 26, 2011

Artist Goes on a Hunger Strike to Protest The New Yorker

New York artist John Perry insists The New Yorker misrepresented him

Comments | 1,700 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 24, 2011

Dutch Jewish Groups Face Off Against Animal Activists

The Party for Animals want to ban kosher slaughtering practices

Comments | 6,017 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 19, 2011

Tom Coburn Takes on Adult Babies

The Oklahoma Senator questions 'adult baby' Stanley Thornton's Social Security benefits

Comments | 3,943 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 17, 2011

Rwandan President Fights a Critical Journalist on Twitter

Ian Birrell tweeted about the Rwandan president, not expecting him to respond

Comments | 862 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 13, 2011

The McCain Family Has Had Enough of Glenn Beck

The McCains take on Beck after he mocks daughter Meghan's weight

Comments | 6,853 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 12, 2011

Misquoting, Motive, and a Glenn Greenwald Twitter Spat

What a vicious, circular tussle this was

Comments | 643 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 11, 2011

An Incoherent Web War on Motherhood and Political Expertise

Big Journalism editor Dana Loesch and Mediaite's Frances Martel duke it out

Comments | 2,958 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 10, 2011

Joyce Carol Oates vs. Critics Over Bereavement and Remarriage

Some think a memoir on spousal grief ought to note a second marriage

Comments | 3,571 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 9, 2011

Marg Helgenberger vs. Justin Bieber Over CSI and a Ruined Cake

The teenage pop star takes to Twitter after CSI's Helgenberger calls him a 'brat'

Comments | 872 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 6, 2011

Senator Rubin Diaz vs. The New York AIDS Walk

Diaz's anti-gay marriage rally coinciding with the annual AIDS Walk draws more fire

Comments | 533 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 5, 2011

City University of New York Takes Swipe at Tony Kushner Over Israel

CUNY passes on awarding the Pulitzer-winning playwright an honorary degree

Comments | 728 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 3, 2011

Nikki Finke Harangues Chris Dodd and the MPAA

The Deadline Hollywood writer doesn't appreciate editorial notes

Comments | 397 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

May 2, 2011

GLAAD President Stands Up to Attacks on 'Glee'

Jarrett Barrios defends the musical show against detractors Glenn Beck and Dan Gainor.

Comments | 7,799 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 29, 2011

Breitbart Video Claims University of Missouri Teaches Labor Violence

But as in the Shirley Sherrod case, some think the video was poorly edited

Comments | 815 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 27, 2011

CNN and MSNBC Trade Jabs Over Ratings Like Kids on a Playground

MSNBC's Lauren Skowronski points out Piers Morgan Tonight's "worst ratings month"

Comments | 345 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 26, 2011

Flavor Flav vs. The Manager of Flav's Fried Chicken

Flavor Flav has pulled the plug on his Iowa chicken shack

Comments | 350 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 22, 2011

Mike Huckabee and Glenn Beck Battle Over 'Progressive' Slur

The two conservative radio hosts disagree about Michelle Obama's anti-obesity campaign

Comments | 3,045 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 21, 2011

D.C. Journalists Go at Each Other Over Trig Palin Post

Your guide to today's vicious journo brawls

Comments | 1,897 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 20, 2011

Wonkette Dukes It Out With Papa John's Pizza

The site breaks its silence on the controversial Trig Palin post

Comments | 2,242 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 19, 2011

Palin Aide Takes on Slate Blogger for Reporting Twitter Rant

Rebecca Mansour and Dave Weigel tangle over--what else?--the mainstream media

Comments | 1,832 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 18, 2011

Dilbert Creator Defends Himself Secretly, Publicly, and In Between

Yet Scott Adams comes out looking bad every time, it seems

Comments | 5,712 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 15, 2011

Mother Attempts to Take Down the Trinity School

Seema Kalia's crusade against the elite Manhattan school risks expulsion for her daughter

Comments | 1,827 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 14, 2011

Salon and WorldNetDaily Go Head to Head Over Dubious Obama Stat

Salon claims WND is lying about how much money Obama spent disputing birther accusations

Comments | 1,724 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 13, 2011

Breitbart Bloggers Don't Like It When Politico Insults Donald Trump

John Nolte and Ben Smith argue over whether the media is playing up the birther movement

Comments | 1,517 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 8, 2011

Salem Residents Fight Over Limiting Psychics

Some fear the 'Witch City' is becoming overrun with fortune tellers

Comments | 182 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 7, 2011

Joan Walsh Sparks Twitter Brawl Over Obama and Race

Salon editor-at-large embroiled in days-long Twitter fight over Obama's "base"

Comments | 2,526 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 5, 2011

TV Nerd War: 'Game of Thrones' vs. 'Lost'

People who make television are still fighting about the 'Lost' finale

Comments | 2,114 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 1, 2011

Actress Cloris Leachman Attacks Elephant Killer Bob Parsons

The actress takes on the GoDaddy CEO for his controversial video

Comments | 991 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Mar 31, 2011

Sex and the City Star Fights the Gossip Press

The actress lashed out over some personal questions

Comments | 4,879 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Mar 29, 2011

An Independent Novelist vs. Her Very First Critic

Many indie authors are just happy to get reviewed; not Jacqueline Howett

Comments | 1,093 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Mar 28, 2011

The New York Socialite vs. The NYPD

Toni Goodale goes after Ray Kelly for not solving her jewelry robbery

Comments | 1,035 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Mar 25, 2011

Ayelet Waldman vs. Katie Roiphe

Waldman uses Twitter to call out one of her husband's critics

Comments | 1,670 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Mar 24, 2011

Senator Richard Lugar vs. John Kerry on Libya

Lugar demands Congress have a say in U.S.-Libyan actions

Comments | 1,308 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Mar 23, 2011

Amanda Knox Supporters vs. Jimmy Wales and Wikipedia

The murder suspect's advocates challenge Wikipedia's entry

Comments | 1,061 Views

By Ray Gustini

Mar 23, 2011

Fox, CNN Use Libya for Media Spat

Steve Harrigan responds to Nic Robertson's slam

Comments | 345 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Mar 22, 2011

The Pink Academy vs. the Blogosphere

The founder of an all-girls preschool fights back against Internet criticism

Comments | 422 Views

By Ray Gustini

Mar 22, 2011

Chris Brown Has Bad Morning at 'Good Morning America'

Leaves studio in rage following questions about Rihanna

Comments | 517 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Mar 21, 2011

Google Blames Chinese Government for Gmail Issues

The search engine concludes China is attacking its human rights activists via Gmail

Comments | 152 Views

By Ray Gustini

Mar 15, 2011

'The Wire' Actress Snoop Says Baltimore Cops Were Out to Get Her

One week after drug bust, Felicia Pearson says she targeted because of her 'The Wire' fame

Comments | 845 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 11, 2011

Darrell Issa Doesn't Believe His Ex-Spokesman Impersonated Him

Howard Kurtz mistook Kurt Bardella, who was fired last week, for his boss

Comments | 152 Views

By Gabriel Snyder

Mar 9, 2011

Bill Keller: 'I Didn't Mean to Insult Fox Viewers'

NYT editor apologizes for calling Fox viewers "the most cynical people on planet Earth"

Comments | 690 Views

By Ray Gustini

Mar 9, 2011

In War Over Bike Lanes, Hyperbole Grows in Brooklyn

The wife of Sen. Chuck Schumer is leading a heated campaign against city bikers

Comments | 268 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Mar 7, 2011

Battle of the Reality TV Stars: Sarah Palin vs. Kathy Griffin

Griffin responds by inviting "reality-star Sarah Palin" to her Broadway show

Comments | 408 Views

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