How Guantanamo affects China: Our human rights hypocrisies
The U.S. uses the ideology of human rights as a political tool, embracing -- or ignoring -- it when convenient
Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:00 PM UTCBusiness China, Guantanamo, Cold War
Jon Karl makes things worse
He regrets “inaccurate” Benghazi email but says his story based on it “still entirely stands.” Really. ABC News?
Business China, Guantanamo, Cold War
“Jodorowsky’s Dune”: The sci-fi classic that never was
Cannes: A rousing new documentary revisits the unbelievable story of the most influential movie never made
Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:30 PM UTCEntertainment Movies, Documentaries
Growing, lurking threat: “Paper terrorism”
Massive financial schemes by anti-government zealots and sovereign citizens have states scrambling for protection
Sunday, May 19, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 46Business Sovereign Citizens
Will you marry me — once you’re done peeing?
From popping the question while peeing to getting engaged for real estate, some proposals are charmingly unromantic
Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:00 AM UTCLife Love and Sex, Same-sex marriage
My crushing student debt
I didn't think twice about taking out a five-figure loan. Then I graduated with no money -- and no job prospects
Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:00 PM UTC 124Life Life stories, College, University
Sunday shows round-up: All about the IRS and Benghazi
This week's Sunday shows were unsurprisingly dominated by the IRS and Benghazi controversies VIDEO
Sunday, May 19, 2013 5:16 PM UTCPolitics Video, Dan Pfeiffer, White House
Colin Quinn’s “Unconstitutional” history lesson
In his new off-Broadway show, the SNL alumnus schools audiences with his irreverent take on the Founding Fathers
Sunday, May 19, 2013 5:00 PM UTCSocial History, Theater, colin quinn
Paul Ryan: “I don’t know” if there was a Benghazi cover-up
"We just need to investigate this for the sake of good government," he added
Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:37 PM UTCPolitics Paul Ryan, Benghazi, Libya
James Franco: “I really felt I was in conversation with Faulkner”
The writer, actor and filmmaker discusses the challenges and subtle pleasures of adapting "As I Lay Dying"
Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:00 PM UTCEntertainment LA Review of Books
FBI reportedly joins Bachmann campaign finance probe
The agency is investigating alleged violations by Bachmann's 2012 presidential campaign
Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:09 PM UTCPolitics Michele Bachmann, Minnesota
Facebook “like” on trial in Virginia
A federal appeals court is revisiting a case that asks if a digital thumbs-up qualifies as protected speech
Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:00 PM UTCSocial the daily dot, Facebook, Internet
Jindal: IRS officials should “go to jail” for targeting
"You cannot take the freedom of law-abiding Americans...and keep your own freedom"
Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:46 PM UTCPolitics Bobby Jindal, Louisiana
Dem Congressman slams GOP for “doctored” Benghazi emails
Rep. Adam Schiff also called for answers as to who allegedly leaked and altered the emails
Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:20 PM UTCPolitics Benghazi, Darrell Issa
What’s the Eiffel Tower doing in China?
Two artists attempt to explain the Chinese phenomena of "copy towns," replica cities popping up across the country
Sunday, May 19, 2013 2:00 PM UTCSocial Pacific Standard, China
Must-see morning clip: Amy Poehler returns to SNL
On Weekend Update, she and Seth Meyers had just one reaction to the IRS scandal: "Really!?!" VIDEO
Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:24 PM UTCPolitics Video, Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers
Top 5 investigative videos of the week: Nailing a dictator
From Guatemalan tyrants to Syrian dissidents, a look at the finest documentaries YouTube has to offer VIDEO
Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:00 PM UTCTechnology Video
Doug Henwood: Capitalism thrives on class exploitation
The publisher of "Left Business Observer" talks print media, left regroupment and electoral politics
Sunday, May 19, 2013 12:00 PM UTCMedia Jacobin, Radio, doug henwood
First look: A Chinese art-house director goes for blood
Cannes: Art-house hero Jia Zhangke takes on his nation's corruption in the explosive allegory "A Touch of Sin"
Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:45 PM UTCEntertainment Movies, Film Festivals
How right-wingers use semantic tricks to kill government
Loaded terminology like "entitlements" and "welfare" skews the debate and alters America. Here's how it works
Saturday, May 18, 2013 9:30 PM UTC 97Business Language, Entitlements
The conservative case for raising the minimum wage
A leading conservative argues that immigration reform and a boost in wages need to go hand in hand
Saturday, May 18, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 13Business Labor, Great Recession
Pollution as ancient Chinese art
With the help of Photoshop, artist Yao Lu has made shanshui — traditional ink paintings — of China's landfills
Saturday, May 18, 2013 6:00 PM UTCSocial Hyperallergic, Art, China
I do not fear death
I will pass away sooner than most people who read this, but that doesn't shake my sense of wonder and joy
Thursday, Sep 15, 2011 3:01 PM UTC 203Life Memoirs, Cancer, Books
Chimp’s blurry pictures to fetch six figures at auction
Mikki, a chimpanzee from the Moscow Circus, is renowned for his Polaroid photography
Saturday, May 18, 2013 5:00 PM UTCLife Hyperallergic, Art, Photography
Alex Gibney: Julian Assange has become like “those he despises”
An Oscar-winning filmmaker defends his Col. Kurtz-style portrait of the WikiLeaks founder in "We Steal Secrets"
Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 61Entertainment Movies, Documentaries, Interviews
Can playing Dots on your iPhone make you smarter?
Not quite, but new research reveals that the game and others like it can sharpen a few specific cognitive skills
Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:00 PM UTCTechnology Pacific Standard, games
Print your own gardening accessories
Seven must-have farm and garden devices you can build with your own 3D printer
Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:00 PM UTCTechnology Modern Farmer, Farming, gardening
Why green roofs never work
Urban roof gardens should cut energy usage and reduce rainwater runoff. So far, the results have been unimpressive
Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 25Social Scientific American
Must do’s: What we like this week
"The Mindy Project" finally delivers, and "The Bling Ring" is a compelling exploration of image-obsessed culture
Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00 PM UTCEntertainment must dos, Our Picks: Books
First look: An Iranian director takes on Western morality
Cannes: Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi leaves Iran to make "The Past," a heartbreaking tale of modern marriage
Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:25 PM UTCEntertainment Movies, Cannes Film Festival
New Yorker launches tool by Aaron Swartz to protect leaks
Strongbox, co-created by the persecuted late technologist, is an open-source drop box for leaked documents
Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTCTechnology AP, Aaron Swartz
The week in 10 pics
From the House Judiciary Committee hearings to #umbrellagate, a look at the week's most enduring images SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTCTechnology slideshow, Eric Holder
JJ Grey: I can’t watch the news!
The soul-funk master says he has to tune out the awful headlines to keep his sanity -- and the tunes flowing VIDEO
Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTCEntertainment Video, Music, JJ Grey, Mofro
Temple Grandin on DSM-5: “Sounds like diagnosis by committee”
When it comes to autism, Grandin argues we're paying too much attention to labels -- and not enough to individuals
Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:30 PM UTC 16Life Books, Autism, DSM-5, aspergers
We’re living in an Ayn Rand economy
Over the past 20 years, corporate profits have quadrupled while the corporate tax rate has dropped by half
Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 125Business AlterNet, Ayn Rand
Obstruction will ruin GOP
Playing politics and abusing the system can excite the extremes, but it's a recipe for long-term political disaster
Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 142Politics Republicans, Senate, Jack Lew
Stop comparing everything to “Girls”!
Vampire Weekend, "30 Rock," Sheryl Sandberg, "Spring Breakers" -- everything is just like "Girls." Except it isn't
Friday, May 17, 2013 10:45 PM UTC 29Life Girls, Lena Dunham, Frances Ha
Beyoncé reportedly pregnant with second baby
Rumors have been swirling all week, but multiple sources tell E! the singer is expecting
Friday, May 17, 2013 8:14 PM UTCEntertainment Beyonce, Pregnancy, Jay-Z, baby
Is killing a fetus murder?
A man is charged with murder for giving his pregnant girlfriend an abortion pill and telling her it's an antibiotic
Friday, May 17, 2013 8:11 PM UTC 162Life Ariel Castro, Kermit Gosnell
The real IRS scandal
Forget Tea Party targeting. The true abuse of power is letting big corporations make secret campaign donations
Friday, May 17, 2013 7:56 PM UTC 39Politics RobertReich.org, IRS, Karl Rove
Financial Times hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
The Assad-aligned hackers hit the publication with a spearphishing attack
Friday, May 17, 2013 7:55 PM UTCTechnology Hacking, Financial Times, Syria
