The whole political world is baffled Ashley Judd might run for Senate in Kentucky against Mitch McConnell in 2014.
Washington might blame Mitch McConnell for this even having a chance to become a thing, but Karl Rove is blaming Hollywood — and he isn't backing off his Ashley Judd for Senate smear campaign.
Tom Davis was one of the original writers on Saturday Night Live. He worked with the show for over 20 years, finally leaving in 2003. He passed away on Thursday from throat and neck cancer.
Everyone gets freaked about technology sometimes, screaming "Skynet is coming! Skynet is coming!" even though we know that's not true. Facial recognition software freaks people out ("The machines can recognize us!" they say), and today Facebook sparred with congress over their new software.
Today in videos: Al Franken gets emotional on the Senate floor, One World Trade Center rises before your eyes, and Jimmy Fallon auditions for Saturday Night Live.
Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your fiveminutes (or less) of attention. Today: What Al Franken thought of Mitt Romney 18 years ago, proof that it's easy to sing like Adele, and a tennis temper tantrum for the ages at the Australian Open.
The Senate grilled Apple and Google this morning, but it could a lot more
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