Looking to the mother I barely knew
My gay father raised me, but I felt a truer kinship with my mother
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM UTCLife Motherhood, Fatherhood
Stop mocking "The Secret"
In this era of class immobility, the self-help book looks less relevant than ever -- but don't count it out yet VIDEO
Life Motherhood, Fatherhood
Vice re-creates female authors’ suicides for maximum trolling
A shoot featuring a suicidal Virginia Woolf represents a new low for the perennial outrage-mongers
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 10:10 PM UTC 24Entertainment Editor's Picks, Vice, Suicide
Marco Rubio’s awful day
He won’t back his own bill, an aide insults American workers, and his angling looks wishy-washy, not savvy
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 8:35 PM UTC 106Media Marco Rubio, Republican Party
I’m still angry about the affair
Three years later, I'm furious. Why now?
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 24Life Since You Asked, Marriage
A head trip to a haunted recording studio
Part tribute to 1970s Italian horror and part Lynch-style art film, "Berberian Sound Studio" is one of a kind
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM UTCEntertainment Movies, Horror, Our Picks
Pic of the day: No fun
Obama and Putin looked palpably tense as the G8 pondered the Syrian conflict
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 11:07 PM UTCNews Pic of the day, G8 Summit, Obama
That new supercomputer is not your friend
China reclaims the fastest computer in the world prize. Get ready for even better surveillance
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 9:38 PM UTCTechnology China, supercomputers, Tianhe-2
Ted Cruz measure would overturn SCOTUS on voter registration
The Supreme Court ruled against an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship prior to voter registration
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 9:36 PM UTCPolitics Ted Cruz, Texas, Supreme Court
Chicago firefighters charged with attempted rape of an unconscious woman
One man attempted to assault the unconscious woman while another man acted as his "lookout," prosecutors say VIDEO
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 9:29 PM UTC 18Life Video, Rape, Sexual assault
Robert Kraft backtracks, says Super Bowl ring was gift to Putin
According to his spokesman, the Patriots owner has "great respect for Russia" and the leadership of its president
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 9:00 PM UTCPolitics GlobalPost, robert kraft
Patriot Act critics never had a clue
True story: Outrage over the 2001 legislation centered around government access to library records
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 8:34 PM UTC 10Social ProPublica, data mining
Poll shows most Americans oppose arming Syrian rebels
Pew Research finds that 70 percent are against Obama's decision to send military supplies to Syria
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 8:31 PM UTCPolitics Barack Obama
ENDA lands support from another Democrat
The legislation now has 51 co-sponsors, but not yet enough to break a likely Republican filibuster
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 8:16 PM UTCPolitics employment discrimination, enda
Is Turkey ready to join the European Union?
A fragile economy and a wave of deadly protests have put its membership bid in jeopardy
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 8:15 PM UTCElections International Business Times
No one understands how hard it is to be Glenn Beck, says Glenn Beck
Beck is practically ruining his life trying to "fundamentally transform the media" and save America, so back off VIDEO
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 8:14 PM UTC 29Life Video, Glenn Beck
Kanye West’s sex problem
On "Yeezus," the rapper's still bragging about exploiting women to make his points. He's smarter than that
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 7:30 PM UTC 39Entertainment Kanye West, Kanye, yeezus, Sex, Music
Five major takeaways from Edward Snowden Q&A
The NSA whistle-blower took questions on what's already transpired and what's happening next
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 7:29 PM UTC 50Media snowden, NSA, National security
Bloomberg’s Siri joke slights female engineers
His comment that Stanford grads should come to New York to date girls leaves a lot of women out
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 6:56 PM UTCTechnology Bloomberg, Siri, Stanford
Women make up 50 percent of NASA’s incoming team of astronauts
The new batch of astronauts represents the highest percentage of female candidates ever selected by NASA
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 6:46 PM UTCLife NASA, Space, Space Travel
Republicans think they’re winning the abortion wars now
Their latest charade -- a proposed 20-week national abortion ban -- will never pass. But it reveals so much
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 6:25 PM UTC 45Politics Editor's Picks, Abortion
China pilots programs to meet carbon targets
Cities across the country are imposing emissions limits on companies ranging from power plants to airport operators
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 6:21 PM UTCSocial Scientific American, China
“Grand bargains” are a waste of time
This Congress is incapable of forging a sustainable budget deal and would be better served helping the unemployed
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 5:57 PM UTCBusiness On the Economy, fiscal, Budget
How our brains separate empathy from disgust
An injured rat, and our responses to it, offers clues to the adaptive nature of human behavior
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 5:39 PM UTCSocial Scientific American, rats
Rick Scott signs ALEC-backed ban on paid sick leave
The law blocks local governments from implementing mandatory sick leave policies
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 5:35 PM UTC 15Politics Rick Scott, Florida, ALEC
House GOPer: Investigate “the President’s validity”
"Let's go back and revisit some of these things because Americans have questions," said Rep. Jeff Duncan VIDEO
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 5:20 PM UTC 20Politics Video, House Republicans
SCOTUS throws out Arizona’s citizenship proof law
Justice Antonin Scalia penned the court's majority opinion
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 5:00 PM UTCPolitics Associated Press, Arizona, SCOTUS
Poland’s first openly gay MP assaulted during pride event
MP Robert Biedron was harassed, spat on and kicked in the stomach at Warsaw's gay pride march
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 4:55 PM UTCLife Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Poland
Carl Hart: Drugs don’t turn people into criminals
The "High Price" author argues drugs have become an easy scapegoat for deeper problems related to poverty and race
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 4:20 PM UTC 16Business AlterNet, Carl Hart, High Price
Turnkey totalitarianism
When libertarians get it right: A Cato fellow explains the true danger of surveillance gone amok
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 4:12 PM UTCTechnology Surveillance
Report: McDonnell used taxpayer funds for dog vitamins, “detox cleanse”
The Virginia Governor reportedly improperly spent public money on personal expenses
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:56 PM UTCPolitics Bob McDonnell, Virginia
Miss Utah bombs while answering question about gender wage gap
A rambling response about how to "create education better" from Marissa Powell is making the Internet rounds VIDEO
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:52 PM UTC 36Media Video, miss usa, Gender
Sarah Palin is the morning-news equivalent of a sitcom baby
The former Alaska governor comes in every time the morning news shows need a ratings boost
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:41 PM UTCEntertainment Sarah Palin, today
GOP plan to appeal to millennials: “Make abortion funny”
Young Christian-right leaders think the answer to their problems with young voters lies in more snark
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:28 PM UTC 173Politics Social conservatives, Abortion
What looming DOMA ruling means for immigration reform
A SCOTUS ruling against DOMA may render a Senate decision to exclude gay couples from immigration reform moot
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:28 PM UTCLife DoMA, Gay Marriage, prop 8, SCOTUS
Does the government actually understand the 4th Amendment?
NSA argues that it has "probable cause" to surveil us at all times -- meaning we're all terrorist suspects. What?
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 2:50 PM UTC 74Politics Editor's Picks, NSA, The Guardian
Schieffer on Snowden: This kid is a jerk because Dr. King and 9/11
Old man does not care for young whistle-blowing "narcissist" VIDEO
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 2:08 PM UTC 62Technology Video, Opening Shot
On “Mad Men,” Don Draper assumes the fetal position
The season's penultimate episode finds him lying to everyone, and curling up like a baby
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 2:02 PM UTC 30Entertainment Mad Men, don draper, TV
Study: Media coverage favors legalizing gay marriage
A new study from the Pew Research Center found coverage in support of gay marriage outweighed negative coverage
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 1:05 PM UTCLife Gay Marriage, Marriage, DoMA
Joe Manchin will fight back against the NRA with TV ad
The NRA is spending $100,000 to target Manchin, following his push for a background checks measure VIDEO
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 1:01 PM UTCPolitics Video, Joe Manchin, West Virginia
Obama’s approval rating drops
As he continues to deal with several controversies, the president loses 8 points in the polls
Monday, Jun 17, 2013 12:50 PM UTCPolitics Barack Obama, Polling, IRS
