The Atlantic takes on the Atlantic’s take on online dating
It's not that complicated
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 11:19 PM UTC
Life The Atlantic, Marriage, Divorce
White people hit by tsunami!
Pick of the week: Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor see their Euro-privilege swept away in "The Impossible"
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Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 11:19 PM UTC
Life The Atlantic, Marriage, Divorce
Progressives don’t hold a monopoly on science
The conservative co-author of a book on partisan science answers his critic from Pacific Standard
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 11:02 PM UTC 57
Life Pacific Standard, Science
Michele Bachmann again tries to repeal Obamacare
For the 34th time, legislation has been introduced into Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 10:42 PM UTC 24
Politics Michele Bachmann, Barack Obama
Vince Gilligan on last episodes of “Breaking Bad”: “It’s going to be polarizing”
The show's creator admits that even he is not sure how the series is going to end
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 10:25 PM UTC
Entertainment Vince Gilligan, Breaking Bad, amc
Tween booted off Facebook starts his own social network
Too young for Facebook, an 11-year-old takes the Internet into his own hands. The rest is Web history
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 10:09 PM UTC
Life teens, Adolescence, Facebook
Fake-ish singer shills for fake college
In an attempt to lure hipsters, University of Phoenix uses a Lana Del Rey song in its ad VIDEO
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 10:08 PM UTC
Entertainment Video
Dumb tweet of the day: Colin Powell or Simon Cowell?
A mistake anybody could make
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 10:04 PM UTC
News Colin Powell, simon cowell
Dems introduce high-capacity magazine ban in the House
Rep. Diana DeGette represents the Colorado district that includes Columbine High School
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 9:57 PM UTC 18
Politics Jeff Flake, NRA, Peter King
Far right loses its collective mind over possible gun legislation
Three weeks after Sandy Hook, Tea Partyers and right-wing bloggers are hinting at civil war if the government acts
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 9:39 PM UTC 44
Politics Southern Poverty Law Center
Illinois Senate delays gay marriage floor vote
Democrats say the bill does not yet have enough Republican support
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 9:29 PM UTC
Politics Illinois, Gay Marriage
Adrian Lamo opens up about life after turning in Bradley Manning
In an IM chat with the Guardian, Lamo defends informing on the soldier, ponders the impossibility of hindsight
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 9:20 PM UTC 20
News Bradley Manning, adrian lamo
British xenophobia on the rise
Whites are now one of London's minorities. And with the economy in turmoil, many are lashing out at immigrants
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 9:17 PM UTC 10
Life GlobalPost, Britain, Xenophobia
Study: Recessions can be hazardous to kids’ health
Growing up with widespread economic instability can have long-term consequences for kids
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 8:51 PM UTC
Life Great Recession, Science
No one wants to see your C-section!
An image of a baby emerging from an operation goes viral. Can we please stop sharing our intimate moments?
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 8:36 PM UTC 16
Life Facebook, Going Viral, Motherhood
Google antitrust claims dropped by FTC
Regulators found no evidence to claims that Google unfairly favors its own services in searches
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 8:30 PM UTC
Technology Google, FTC, Google Antitrust
Obama signs NDAA again, disappoints on Gitmo and civil liberties again
For the second year in a row, the president signs into law a bill he purports to have major problems with
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 8:20 PM UTC 18
News NDAA, Indefinite Detention
Do millennials care about abortion?
In an exit interview, NARAL's president tells Salon it's time a new generation leads. But she's not sure they will
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 7:59 PM UTC 12
News Nancy Keenan, Abortion
Golden Globes: Amy Poehler roots for “Avatar” and Tina Fey wants best picture
The two comedians will host the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 13 VIDEO
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 7:48 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey
Hillary Clinton to return to work next week
The Secretary of State will return to Washington after being treated for a blood clot in her head
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 7:44 PM UTC
Politics Hillary Rodham Clinton
Nearly a year after stroke, Kirk returns to Senate
The Illinois Republican returned to the Capitol on Thursday
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 7:38 PM UTC
Politics From the Wires, Mark Kirk
Hundreds arrested in child pornography probe
More than 200 adults have been arrested in an international investigation of child pornography
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 7:14 PM UTC
Life Human Trafficking, Children
Gun deaths rampant after Sandy Hook massacre
The numbers are simply staggering: An average of 18 people have been killed each day since December 14
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 7:12 PM UTC 68
News AlterNet, Sandy Hook Shootings
Internet-connected devices now outnumber people in the U.S.
Say hello to your shiny, Wi-Fi-enabled overlords
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 7:10 PM UTC
Life technology, Internet Culture
Software maker faces jail because his product was illegally used
Robert Stuart legally sold gambling software to overseas online casinos but the program was used by others in N.Y.
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Technology Gambling, online casinos
Tim O’Brien tries to make sense of wartime chaos
Before writing "The Things They Carried," O'Brien offered this profound memoir of his year fighting in Vietnam
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, tim o'brien, Fiction
Boehner holds on to speaker post
Despite some defections, the Ohio congressman will serve another two years as speaker of the House
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 6:44 PM UTC 11
Politics John Boehner, Allen West
Weird news: Watch a Los Angeles station’s bizarre NYE broadcast
KDOC put on a stranger show than even Kathy Griffin and Anderson Cooper VIDEO
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 6:17 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Weird news, KDOC
Transocean will pay $1.4bn settlement over Gulf oil spill
The owner of sunken drilling rig will settle with the Justice Department to resolve its civil and criminal probes
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 6:09 PM UTC
News transocean
College debt is completely out of control
Parents are increasingly taking on federal loans for their children, whose job prospects have never been bleaker
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 6:02 PM UTC
Life ProPublica, College Debt
Arizona is trying to ruin Twitter
Say goodbye to @PaulRyanGosling! An Arizona lawmaker wants to ban Twitter parody accounts
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 5:56 PM UTC
Life Twitter, Online Freedom
America’s credit system is broken
I've carefully avoided debt my entire working life. So why am I having so much trouble getting a credit card?
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 5:48 PM UTC 35
Business Next New Deal, OKCupid
“Community” writer Megan Ganz leaves for “Modern Family”
The show loses one of its best writers not long after the departure of producer Dan Harmon and actor Chevy Chase
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 5:41 PM UTC
Entertainment comedy writing, Comedy, Community
NOM pledges to target Illinois GOPers who back gay marriage
The threat came shortly after the state Republican Party chairman said he would support it
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 5:38 PM UTC
Politics Illinois, Gay Marriage
“Downton Abbey”: Hard times hit the estate
The series, like Downton itself, once provided an abundance of riches. But nothing lasts forever
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 5:37 PM UTC
Entertainment Downton Abbey, TV, Television
Megaupload: U.S. government lied to get search warrants
The file-sharing site says the government misled a court in order to get search warrants for computer servers
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 5:25 PM UTC
Technology megaupload, kim dotcom
Give Obama a break on the “fiscal cliff”
The president deserves credit for his handling of the crisis -- so long as he doesn't cave on the debt ceiling
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 4:58 PM UTC 16
Politics The American Prospect
Cleric “gang rape” story debunked
AlterNet retracts a story that claimed a Saudi religious leader made outrageous claims
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 4:32 PM UTC 12
Politics AlterNet
The ever-changing ideologies of Jane Roe
A new profile of Norma McCorvey reveals the complicated woman behind the historic abortion ruling
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 4:29 PM UTC 10
Life Abortion, Jane Roe
Marijuana smoothie, anyone?
With the drug now legal in Washington and Colorado, blended cannabis could become the health food craze of 2013
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 4:25 PM UTC
Life AlterNet, marijuana, Washington
Highway of the future is seriously smart
How a Dutch design lab could make roads cleaner, safer and weirder
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 4:20 PM UTC
Life Science, technology, Design
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