Is Obama to blame for North Korea?

A global security expert weighs in on whether the president's brinkmanship has jeopardized the Korean peninsula

, GlobalPost Friday, Apr 5, 2013 11:47 AM UTC
GlobalPost, North Korea

Tim Graham: “Average viewer would not be able to guess Karen Finney is African-American”

The conservative media mouthpiece would like you to know that he does not think Karen Finney is black enough

Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 9:21 PM UTC 12
tim graham, Race, Racism

I’ll tell you what’s funny

Was Seth MacFarlane's shtick really sexist? Yes, and also no — he fell afoul of the mysterious rules of comedy

Saturday, Mar 2, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 135
Seth MacFarlane, Oscars

The week in 10 pics

From Boehner's sequester face to Jennifer Lawrence's charming klutziness, a look at the week's enduring images SLIDE SHOW

Saturday, Mar 2, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
slideshow, John Boehner

How to do outrage

Done right, Internet griping can shame Seth McFarlane and ruin Todd Akin. Done wrong, it's phony, Dowd-esque shlock

Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 3:43 PM UTC 170
women, Maureen Dowd, Feminism

California lawmakers call out the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for sexism

In a letter to the academy, lawmakers wrote Seth MacFarlane "reduced our finest female actresses to caricatures"

Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 9:32 PM UTC 54

Ben’s right: Marriage is work. That’s not necessarily a bad thing

The Oscar winner's raw, awkward thank-you to his wife gave us a glimpse into the reality of married life

Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 8:02 PM UTC 20
Argo, Ben Affleck, 2013 oscars

Tina Fey: “No way” would I host Oscars

Forget about it -- Fey and Amy Poehler might be dream Oscars hosts, but she says it isn't going to happen

Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 3:43 AM UTC 11
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler

“We saw your junk”: The inevitable parody arrives

YouTuber Kevin Gisi takes on the men -- thanks for reminding us that we've seen Dustin Hoffman's junk ... VIDEO

Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 8:29 PM UTC
Video, We Saw Your Junk

Anne Hathaway: Hollywood’s most polarizing star

Anne Hathaway has so much trouble winning over the public. Is it a gender double-standard — or is it her face?

Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 167
Anne Hathaway, oscars 2013

“We Saw Your Boobs” celebrates rape on film

Hey, Seth MacFarlane, did you know many of those "boob" scenes you sang about were depictions of sexual assault?

Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 6:10 PM UTC 391
Oscars, 2013 oscars

How to mock a child

Seth MacFarlane and the Onion failed. But mocking kids can be great VIDEO

Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 4:29 PM UTC 32
Video, oscars 2013

Seth MacFarlane says he won’t host Oscars again

Don't expect the host of the 85th Academy Awards to be back any time soon VIDEO

Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 2:30 PM UTC 11
Video, Seth MacFarlane, Oscars

Must-see morning clip: Colbert on the Oscars

Michelle Obama presenting Best Picture was "big government out of control," Colbert said VIDEO

Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 2:20 PM UTC
Video, Must see morning clip

Report: Onion staffers angry over Wallis apology

After a crude and vile tweet about a 9-year-old actress, the Onion's CEO apologized. His writers aren't happy

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 10:25 PM UTC 127
Quvenzhané Wallis, The Onion

Seth MacFarlane to Rush Limbaugh: Now I understand why conservatives hate the media

Rush says he sent MacFarlane a mash note, and compares Michelle Obama's Oscar appearance to something out of Orwell

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 9:00 PM UTC 59
Seth MacFarlane, Rush Limbaugh

Jennifer Lawrence’s fall to grace

It may have been nice to see the youngest or oldest actress nab an Oscar. But J.Law's win was worth the trip VIDEO

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 7:46 PM UTC 22
Video, 2013 oscars

The Onion’s hipster misogyny

Being ironic and self-aware and knowing something is offensive doesn't make it funny -- or OK

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 6:51 PM UTC 170
Oscars, Quvenzhané Wallis

Don’t blame Seth MacFarlane!

“The Oscars” hired a host to shower contempt on the nominees, the industry and the audience

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 6:39 PM UTC 97
Oscars, Sexism, Comedy

Seth MacFarlane saw your boobs

And then couldn't avert his eyes from women's chests — via his vile jokes — for the rest of the night VIDEO

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 6:32 PM UTC 64
Video, Oscars, Seth MacFarlane

How could the Onion’s Quvenzhané Wallis tweet go so wrong?

Update: After a vile tweet outrages the Web, fake news organization issues an abject apology to Quvenzhané Wallis

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 88
Quvenzhané Wallis, c-word

Seth MacFarlane, misogynistic Oscar host

But strange hatred was everywhere. From the boob song to Twitter-bashing, the Oscars' gender politics were a mess

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 3:10 PM UTC 83
Academy Awards, Oscars

What was Ben Affleck thinking?

In a moment of triumph, he thanks Jennifer Garner for "working" on their marriage. Oscar attracts spousal weirdness VIDEO

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 2:41 PM UTC
Video, oscars 2013, Ben Affleck

Must-see morning clip: “60 Minutes” explores Osama bin Laden’s closet

Details of the terrorist's compound based on unaired excerpts from an interview with the Navy SEAL who shot him VIDEO

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 2:31 PM UTC
Video, Osama Bin Laden, Navy SEAL

Why did “Lincoln” lose? Blame Bill Clinton

"Lincoln" had the most nominations, and the most Oscar-y patina, but lost. Some point fingers at another president

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 1:35 PM UTC 30
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln

Oscars: They were dreary, desperate and insincere. But it had its moments!

Daniel Day-Lewis makes history, Ben Affleck's a class act. But who was the pretend Matthew Broderick guy hosting?

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 9:55 AM UTC 65
Movies, Oscars, 2013 oscars

Oscar’s very weird night

Our picks for the highlights — and many, many low-lights — from one of the oddest Oscars in years

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 4:30 AM UTC 45
2013 academy awards

Rudest Oscars ever?

It's not just the host: From the "Jaws" music to a tap on the shoulder, the winners are rushed off the stage

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 3:26 AM UTC 13
oscars 2013

It’s Ben Affleck’s evening

"Argo" wins best picture. Ang Lee, Jennifer Lawrence and Daniel Day-Lewis bring home the big individual awards

Monday, Feb 25, 2013 1:30 AM UTC
2013 oscars, 2013 Awards

LIVEBLOG: 2013 Oscars Red Carpet

Jennifer Garner's deep-purple Gucci -- with an eye-catching train -- is the night's best.

Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 11:00 PM UTC
2013 Awards, 2013 oscars, Oscars

The 2013 Oscars: All the winners

Best picture: "Argo." Here's the complete list

Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 11:00 PM UTC
2013 Awards Season, 2013 oscars

What really happened in the bin Laden raid

A video chronicling the night of the raid and its aftermath, from the perspective of the Navy SEAL who shot him VIDEO

Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 7:20 PM UTC
Video, Zero Dark Thirty

The brief, wondrous life of an Oscar gown

Need to get red carpet glamourous? It takes a village

Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Oscars, Fashion, Academy Awards

Sometimes Oscar gets it right!

Here are 10 times the Academy picked the best film of the year

Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 90
Oscars, Academy Awards

Suzy Amis Cameron “greens” the red carpet

On the not-so-peaceful origins of "peace silk" and the improbable story of eco-haute couture

Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 3:39 PM UTC
Environment, green design

A peek under Oscar’s skirt

A veteran designer walks us down a red-carpeted memory lane to give a history lesson on Oscar's most iconic gowns SLIDE SHOW

Saturday, Feb 23, 2013 12:30 AM UTC
slideshow, Oscars

The Oscars’ least exciting moment

Presenting the best picture Oscar is one of the most visible moments of the year. And it's the same white guys

Friday, Feb 22, 2013 5:54 PM UTC
jack nicholson, dustin hoffman

Oscar loves a white savior

If a movie features white people rescuing people of color from their plight, odds are high an Oscar will follow SLIDE SHOW

Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 7:10 PM UTC 164
oscars 2013, Race

Could “Silver Linings Playbook” grab the top Oscar?

How Harvey Weinstein's mental-illness rom-com might just steal "Argo's" thunder

Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 4:06 PM UTC
Robert De Niro

Oscar-nominated director on his LAX detention: “I didn’t know what was going to happen”

The Palestinian director of the documentary "5 Broken Cameras" discusses his temporary detention at a U.S. airport

Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 1:07 PM UTC
emad burnat

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