Facebook’s hate speech problem
Facebook removes photos of women breastfeeding, but rape videos seem to last for days. These women are sick of it
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:39 PM UTCTechnology Facebook, Internet Culture
Abortion may doom GOP again
With arch-conservative nominees in Virginia, a test is emerging -- and an Akin moment may not be far behind
Technology Facebook, Internet Culture
Inhofe and Coburn: Red state hypocrites
Apparently, we have deserving and undeserving disasters, Oklahoma senators James Inhofe and Tom Coburn explain
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:09 PM UTC 155News Oklahoma tornado
Apple’s biggest sin: Popularity
Why was CEO Tim Cook standing trial for "crimes" all his peers have committed? Because everyone loves their iPhones
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:47 PM UTCTechnology Apple, Tim Cook, Taxes, Ireland
The Bachmann-inspired romance novel
A character based on the former presidential candidate crash lands in Siberia, and romance ensues
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:35 PM UTCPolitics Michele Bachmann, Romance, Novels
How to oust Michele Bachmann from Congress
Leading her in the polls, Democratic challenger Jim Graves tells Salon his plan to upset the Tea Party icon in 2014
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:43 PM UTCElections Jim Graves, Michele Bachmann
Moore officials: Funds for “safe rooms” were held up by red tape
$2 million in federal grants were delayed, FEMA requirements "a constantly moving target" VIDEO
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:30 PM UTCNews Video, FEMA, safe rooms, Oklahoma
Twitter torches Dan Brown’s “Inferno”
@Nunferno skewers Brown's writing style, from his outrageous similes to his penchant for unnecessary details
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:42 PM UTCTechnology the daily dot, Dan Brown, Twitter
When my home was destroyed
Six months ago, my life was torn apart by Hurricane Sandy. Here's what I want the survivors of Oklahoma to know
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:22 PM UTCLife Oklahoma tornado, Life stories
Brad Pitt keeps breaking his silence on how boring marriage to Jennifer Aniston was
The movie star keeps implying that marriage was deadly boring -- and now he's "happier than he's ever been"
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:17 PM UTC 13Entertainment brad pitt, Jennifer Aniston
Peace Corps to allow gay couples to volunteer together
The volunteer program announced the new policy on Tuesday
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:02 PM UTCLife peace corp, Gay Marriage
Anti-voter fraud Tea Party group sues the IRS
True The Vote filed a suit over the alleged targeting of conservative groups
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:48 PM UTCPolitics True The Vote, Voter Fraud, IRS
Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter’s suicide
The 84-year-old singer bares his darkest secrets in his newly released autobiography
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:48 PM UTC4 From the Wires, Burt Bacharach
Steven Spielberg to produce “Halo” television series
The show will only be available to stream via the new Xbox
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:41 PM UTCEntertainment xbox, halo, Steven Spielberg
Amazon set to launch fine-art gallery
This summer, the retail giant will throw its cap into the fine-art market by opening an online art store
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:24 PM UTCTechnology Hyperallergic, Art, amazon
Nate Silver: Why the scandals aren’t hurting Obama
Obama's approval losses could be "offset by improved voter attitudes about the economy," Silver argued
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:20 PM UTCPolitics Barack Obama, IRS, Benghazi
Rand Paul: Congress should apologize to Apple, not the other way around
At a Tuesday hearing on Apple's tax avoidance strategies, Paul chastised Congress and gushed about Apple VIDEO
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:56 PM UTC 16Business Video, Apple, Rand Paul, Taxes
Rescue crews race to find tornado survivors
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has vowed to account for every missing resident
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:35 PM UTCNews Associated Press, Oklahoma
Looting in Oklahoma?
It's not clear yet -- but that doesn't stop speculation about the press's favorite disaster scare story
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:26 PM UTCTechnology Ochberg Society, Oklahoma
Who is Toronto Mayor Rob Ford?
Before he allegedly smoked crack on camera, Ford was known for being one of Canada's most obnoxious politicians
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:04 PM UTCPolitics Jacobin, rob ford, Toronto, Canada
Lars von Trier’s “Nymphomaniac” to use porn star body doubles
Graphic sex scenes will feature the heads of stars Shia LaBeouf and Uma Thurman on porn stars' bodies
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:54 PM UTCEntertainment Lars von Trier, nymphomaniac
Hundreds of low-wage federally contracted workers strike in D.C.
The walkouts in federally owned buildings by non-union workers have been "unprecedented"
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:38 PM UTCBusiness federal contracts, Low wage
Okla. mother’s tearful reunion with her 8-year-old son
Watch as Trenda Purcell is reunited with her young son after the tornado destroyed Briarwood Elementary VIDEO
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:22 PM UTCLife Video, Oklahoma tornado, tornado
New campaign compares gun control to anti-LGBT discrimination
"Some people dislike gays. Others dislike guns. We should not base our laws on personal dislikes," reads one ad
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:50 PM UTC 21Life LGBT Rights, Gay Rights
Colorado judge rules Abercrombie parent company violates Disabilities Act
The SoCal-themed retailer Hollister was sued for failing to make its stores wheelchair-accessible
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:44 PM UTCSocial The American Independent
When America became a third-world country
Public investment has been a key to U.S. prosperity for the past century. Sequestration will undo all that
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:33 PM UTC 38Business TomDispatch.com, Education
Wikipedia cleans up its mess
Banned, blocked, investigated; the online encyclopedia casts a harsh eye on Robert Clark Young, aka "Qworty"
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:31 PM UTC 16Technology wikipedia, Robert Clark Young
Study: Salt Lake City is gay parenting capital of the U.S.
Surprise! Researchers found that the Utah capital had the highest rate of gay parents nationwide
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:22 PM UTCLife LGBT Rights, gay families
You are less beautiful than you think
Dove's viral video gets it wrong: Psychological research says we're not as attractive as we'd like to believe
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:20 PM UTC 14Social Scientific American, Dove, beauty
“Ghetto” tour lets you gawk at New York’s poor
A Bronx bus company offers foreign tourists a chance to gape at inner city projects
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:11 PM UTCLife AlterNet, bronx, New York City
It’s Whitewater all over again
Obama's "scandals" are not like Nixon's. They're a fishing expedition to stop his agenda and find something bigger
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:37 PM UTC 53Media Media Criticism, Watergate
Teen activist to meet with Abercrombie CEO
Benjamin O’Keefe is petitioning A&F to expand its sizes and is now set to discuss the matter with Mike Jeffries
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:36 PM UTCLife abercrombie and fitch
Watch: Family emerges from storm shelter after tornado
A video posted to YouTube captures the destruction in the immediate aftermath of the Oklahoma twister VIDEO
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:22 PM UTCLife Oklahoma, tornado, Twister
New Beyoncé single leaked
"Grown Woman," from her untitled fifth album, hit the Internet on Monday VIDEO
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:17 PM UTCEntertainment Video, Beyonce, grown woman, Music
Anyone regret slashing National Weather Service budget now?
With GOP-backed cuts to forecasting agency, experts warn future storms will go undetected and more lives lost
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:15 PM UTC 71Politics Editor's Picks
Oklahoma senator: Tornado aid “totally different” from Sandy aid
Sen. James Inhofe, a Republican, voted against federal funding for Hurricane Sandy victims VIDEO
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:12 PM UTC 90Politics Video, Hurricane Sandy
Aloof, shifty Obama: Nixon times ten thousand!
Our evil president managed to both mastermind the IRS flap and be such a bad boss that no one told him about it
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:07 PM UTC 34Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama, IRS
Should wunderkinds be allowed to drop out of high school?
Skeptics maintain that success stories like Tumblr founder David Karp are the exceptions that prove the rule
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:06 PM UTCTechnology Associated Press, David Karp
UK leader fears sperm-donor lesbian queen!
An outrageous view on gay marriage from a former conservative leader would be shocking, if it wasn't so funny
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:58 PM UTC 13All Salon Gay marraige, Gay Marriage
Obama: Moore “needs to get everything it needs right away”
The president pledges his support to the Oklahoma town as it recovers from a devastating tornado
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:42 PM UTCPolitics Associated Press, Barack Obama
The sweet, sure to be short-lived “The Goodwin Games”
Think of Fox's new show as a charming sitcom mini-series
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:02 PM UTCEntertainment goodwin games, Fox, TV
