Erick Erickson, Internet comedian, jokes about reproductive rights
He'll be here all week, folks
Monday, Jul 1, 2013 7:43 PM UTC 19Erick Erickson, Media, Twitter
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Fox News acquits Zimmerman
Outside his legal team, few have done more to help Trayvon Martin's shooter than Sean Hannity. Here's why
Erick Erickson, Media, Twitter
Debunking “unfair advantage” myths about trans athletes
Why attack arguments like "higher testosterone levels" and "greater bone density" are simply wrong
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 81Fallon Fox, outsports
Sunday shows: What you missed
Punditry experts this week ended racism, fomented homophobia and grew mustaches
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 5:43 PM UTC 53Sunday shows, Bob Schieffer
DOMA isn’t dead yet
This week's rulings were a welcome first step, but marriage laws have still been left in the hands of the states
Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 13The Weeklings, Supreme Court
Machiavelli doesn’t belong to the 1 percent
"The Prince" is oft-quoted on Wall Street, but its author was a hero of the working class who despised elites
Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 11Jacobin, Machiavelli
Who’s leaking more: Snowden or the government condemning him?
Somehow, we've been given a lot of private information about Edward Snowden since the investigation into him began
Friday, Jun 28, 2013 3:59 PM UTC 10Edward Snowden, Leaks
Obama’s war on journalism
Perhaps most troubling? The president is being aided by a cadre of Benedict Arnolds within the media itself
Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 51Glenn Greenwald, Barack Obama
France wants to block Amazon underselling
In semi-related news: Paris restaurants are serving mass-produced food
Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 2:58 PM UTCFrance, Books, Cuisine, amazon
When Twitter does what journalism can’t
On Wendy Davis' filibuster (and, in a way, on DOMA), social media showed mainstream news what it couldn't ignore
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 25Twitter, Wendy Davis
Frank Rich skewers David Gregory: Move him to “Today” show
The NYMag editor mocks the "Meet the Press" host for suggesting Glenn Greenwald should be charged with a crime
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 8:32 PM UTC 27Frank Rich, david gregory
My surprise sit-down with Tony Soprano
During a presser for "In the Loop," I lucked into a one-on-one conversation with James Gandolfini
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 8:09 PM UTCHyperallergic, James Gandolfini
Rush is unhappy with the Supreme Court
"Hey Judge, I want to marry this or that" VIDEO
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 6:24 PM UTC 30Video, Rush Limbaugh
Meet the Wendy Davis fan club
Famous Twitter users were feeling a whole lot of love for the filibustering Texan on Tuesday night
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 2:26 PM UTCWendy Davis, Texas, Abortion
Michael Bay casts white guy in Japanese role
William Fichtner will play Shredder in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 11:57 PM UTC 23Movies, William Fichtner
Ken Hoinsky’s Reddit AMA reveals dark incidents from his “seduction” history
When pressed to address the incidents, Hoinsky called them "non-canon observations" that won't end up in the book
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 9:13 PM UTCken hoinsky, pua, pickup artists
Georgia mother says the state asked her to “prove” she’s a woman
A state employee told Nakia Grimes to get a pap test from her doctor to correct a mistake on her birth certificate
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 5:22 PM UTCGender, Sex, women, Georgia
No, Cory Booker isn’t “too Jewish” for the Senate
The Newark mayor and senatorial candidate sure knows his Torah, though
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 4:49 PM UTCCory Booker, Judaism
Social media is not the “universal scoring system” for journalism
A highly conflicted pundit says "social shares" are all that counts
Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 3:36 PM UTCJournalism, Media, New York
Pickup artist Ken Hoinsky apologizes for promoting predatory behavior
Hoinsky's remorse is muted in an interview with the Awl, but is full strength in a Monday video apology VIDEO
Monday, Jun 24, 2013 8:38 PM UTC 82Video, ken hoinsky, pua
Why shouldn’t David Gregory be charged with a crime?
The NBC host thinks Glenn Greenwald may be a criminal. Here are 10 items to ponder about this gross double standard
Monday, Jun 24, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 254david gregory, NBC News
Sunday shows: What you missed
Punditry experts of "Meet the Press," "This Week" and "Face the Nation" prosecute Snowden and Greenwald
Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 4:46 PM UTC 28meet the press, face the nation
Times public editor: Obituary did not capture Hastings’ “adversarial spirit”
The New York Times failed to convey "what a distinctive figure he was in American journalism"
Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 3:17 PM UTC 14Michael Hastings, obiturary
Howard Kurtz & Fox News: A true love story
The purported media critic has long treated the "fair and balanced" network with awe and romance
Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 11:30 AM UTCHoward Kurtz, Fox News
Are Google and Microsoft buying their way out of net neutrality?
Large Internet companies are shelling out cash to get faster connections, ensuring you rely on their services
Friday, Jun 21, 2013 5:26 PM UTCthe daily dot, Google, Microsoft
Kickstarter apologizes for letting creepy pickup artist raise money on its platform
The fundraising platform plans to donate $25,000 to an anti-sexual violence group as part of its apology
Friday, Jun 21, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 56pickup artist, Sexual assault
Novelist calls out London Review of Books for excluding women
According to an inforgraphic in the Guardian, the LRB has virtually no female contributors
Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 9:27 PM UTC 25literature
Stop speculating about Hastings’ death
Forget the evidence-deficient conspiracy theories. Here's what we do and don't know about his untimely demise
Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 6:48 PM UTC 100Michael Hastings
Howard Kurtz joins Fox’s board of journalism ethics experts
The disgraced media critic follows in the path set by similarly challenged Juan Williams and Judith Miller
Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 11Fox News, Howard Kurtz
Michael Hastings’ widow challenges NYT obit
In its obituary for the late journalist, the Times cast doubt on his important reporting on General McChrystal
Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 2:02 PM UTC 10Michael Hastings, Elise Jordan
WikiLeaks helping Snowden seek asylum
Assange said his organization has been talking to the whistle-blower's legal team about possible deal with Iceland
Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 7:39 PM UTCJulian Assange, WikiLeaks
R.I.P. Michael Hastings
Fearless journalist, dead at 33, was a humble truth-teller who challenged power
Wednesday, Jun 19, 2013 12:42 AM UTC 79BuzzFeed, Rolling Stone
How cash secretly rules surveillance policy
Today's congressional hearing was a joke. The reason: Firms like Booz Allen bankroll and own Congress. Here's how
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 8:40 PM UTC 32Media Criticism, NSA
Hacktivists strike north of the border
Anonymous allies LulzSec Albania have hacked the Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce, for reasons unknown
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 6:15 PM UTCthe daily dot
Exclusive clip from “How to Make Money Selling Drugs”
David Simon and Arianna Huffington comment on the inadequacies of the U.S. prison system VIDEO
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 5:00 PM UTCVideo, Prison, America
Miss Utah gives wonderfully succinct answer to question about women and work
Marissa Powell was nervous at Sunday's Miss USA pageant, which is why she flubbed her response, she says VIDEO
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 4:48 PM UTC 28Video, women and work, women
Vice apologizes, pulls suicide-glorifying photo spread from Web
The spread will still appear in the magazine's upcoming print issue, which has already been published
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 4:27 PM UTCMental health, Suicide, trolling
Samantha Bee faces down the gay lobby
The "Daily Show" correspondent exposes the intolerance of gay people working to secure basic rights in the U.S. VIDEO
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 3:55 PM UTC 21Video, Gay Rights, LGBT Rights
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 150Marco Rubio, Republican Party
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 18ProPublica, data mining
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 UTCInternational Business Times
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