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

Progressives don’t hold a monopoly on science

The conservative co-author of a book on partisan science answers his critic from Pacific Standard

, 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

, Southern Poverty Law Center
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

, GlobalPost
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

, Associated Press
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

, Associated Press
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

, Associated Press
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

, Alternet
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

, ProPublica
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?

, Next New Deal
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

, The American Prospect
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

, Alternet
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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