Hummus: The yummy Middle Eastern invasion

“Even if the name is strange and the brown color of the hummus is not as appetizing, it tastes wonderful"

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 8:10 PM UTC
Hummus, Chickpeas, Food

Irish lawmakers back measure to allow for abortion in limited cases

The proposed reform would clarify when abortion is legal in the country, and reinforce a prior Supreme Court ruling

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 8:05 PM UTC
Savita Halapannavar, Abortion

Egyptian unrest squeezes Gaza

Mass protests have choked off exports, leaving Gaza short of goods, fuel and construction material

, GlobalPost Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 6:56 PM UTC
GlobalPost, Egypt, Gaza

Female astronauts wear bras, says an astronaut

Yet another question about the known universe has been answered!

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 5:30 PM UTC
Bras, women, Space, David Bowie

Bizarre gay pride photobomb makes it to front page of local paper

Amid revelers celebrating a gay rights victory stands a lone man with a ridiculous sign

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 5:02 PM UTC 29
gay pride, Gay Rights, DoMA, prop 8

LeVar Burton explains how not to be killed by police

The "Star Trek: The Next Generation" actor gives a step by step guide to not being the next victim VIDEO

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 4:07 PM UTC 25
Video, LeVar Burton

Meet the Wendy Davis truthers

The Texas lawmaker looks a little different than she did 30 years ago, and one anonymous blog wants to know why

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 4:05 PM UTC 74
Wendy Davis, Texas, Abortion

Five states see new antiabortion laws go into effect

This week, several new laws restricting abortion access went into effect around the country

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 1:32 PM UTC
Abortion, Reproductive Rights

Egyptian protesters gather before military deadline

At least 16 people have been killed in clashes since Sunday

, Associated Press Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 1:09 PM UTC
Associated Press, Egypt

Gay and lesbian couples flock to California courts to wed

In Los Angeles County alone, over 600 marriage license applications were logged over the weekend

, Associated Press Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 12:49 PM UTC 10
From the Wires, Gay Marriage

Justices Antonin Scalia and Elena Kagan hunt together

First it was just birds but they've moved on to big game VIDEO

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 11:14 AM UTC
Video, Elana Kagan

Edward Snowden has nowhere to go

The leaker has almost 20 asylum applications outstanding

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 10:49 AM UTC 60
Edward Snowden, India, Russia

Wendy Davis’ marathon filibuster kills Texas abortion bill (for now)

Despite a last-ditch effort to force a vote before the midnight deadline, Davis' filibuster prevailed

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 1:21 PM UTC 10
Abortion, abortion rights

Texas to execute 500th person

The execution of Kimberly McCartthy today marks a macabre milestone since the 1976 Supreme Court ruling

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 12:51 PM UTC 15
Texas, Death Penalty

SCOTUS to rule on gay marriage Wednesday

Issues include California's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act

, Associated Press Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 11:54 AM UTC
Associated Press, SCOTUS, DoMA

Wendy Davis, feminist superhero

The filibustering pro-choice Texas state senator is helping turn her state blue. Ann Richards is smiling (UPDATE)

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 3:40 AM UTC 303
Wendy Davis

“How to Make Money Selling Drugs”: The war America keeps on losing

A slick documentary with a jokey premise argues that the "war on drugs" has been a soul-destroying disaster

Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 44
Movies, Documentaries, Drugs

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 23
Movies, William Fichtner

Glenn Beck: Food Network’s treatment of Paula Deen is modern-day McCarthyism!

Not renewing the contract of a television personality with racist baggage is an affront to free speech, Beck says VIDEO

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 9:47 PM UTC 58
Video, Glenn Beck, Paula Deen

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 UTC
ken hoinsky, pua, pickup artists

Is the South more racist than the North?

Study finds "Southerners are more likely than Northerners to use prejudice in making political decisions"

, Pacific Standard Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 9:11 PM UTC 336
Pacific Standard, Paula Deen

The ugly SCOTUS voting rights flim-flam

The fact that black voters beat back modern suppression efforts in 2012 must mean they don’t need protection!

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 8:07 PM UTC 157
Voting Rights Act, SCOTUS

Obama on climate change: “We need to act”

The president vowed Tuesday "to put an end to the limitless dumping of carbon pollution"

and , Associated Press Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 8:02 PM UTC 12
Associated Press

Fox cuts off Obama climate speech for a science denier

He didn't think highly of the president's plan either VIDEO

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 7:05 PM UTC 22
Video, Megyn Kelly

Wendy Davis begins marathon filibuster to block Texas abortion ban

State Sen. Davis has embarked on a 13-hour filibuster against Texas' omnibus antiabortion bill VIDEO

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 6:28 PM UTC 12
Video, Abortion, Texas

Putin denies US extradition request for Snowden

The Russian president says the intelligence leaker is free to travel as he pleases

and , Associated Press Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 5:57 PM UTC 10
Associated Press

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 UTC
Gender, Sex, women, Georgia

Justice Alito mocks female justices on the bench

Alito rolled his eyes and shook his head at Justice Ginsburg on Monday -- it wasn't the first time he's acted out

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 4:50 PM UTC 224
Supreme Court, SCOTUS, Gender

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 UTC
Cory Booker, Judaism

Anti-gay group accidentally releases DOMA and Proposition 8 statements before SCOTUS ruling

Rulings on DOMA and Prop 8 are slated for Thursday, but the Family Policy Institute of Washington got over-excited

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 4:45 PM UTC
SCOTUS, DoMA, prop 8, Gay Rights

SCOTUS guts Voting Rights Act

Court rules states with a history of discrimination no longer need federal approval to change voting regulations

, Associated Press Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Associated Press, SCOTUS

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 UTC
Journalism, Media, New York

Must-see morning clip: Where is Edward Snowden?

John Oliver reviews what we know (and mostly don't know) about the whereabouts of the NSA whistleblower VIDEO

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 1:30 PM UTC
Video, Must see morning clip

Trial set for women accused of assaulting autistic boy

The two former school employees are due in court on charges of assaulting a 5-year-old autistic boy

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 1:19 PM UTC
Autism, School, Violence, Crime

Military recruiters set up shop at San Francisco Pride

This weekend will mark the first time the U.S. military has officially participated in the city's gay pride event

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 1:13 PM UTC
Don't Ask Don't Tell

Chris Hayes: Bring on the upper-middle-class revolution!

The MSNBC anchor pins Iraq, the economy, Katrina and more on elites -- and says we all need to get radicalized now

Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 118
Interviews, Chris Hayes, MSNBC

School won’t let 12-year-old girl play football because of “lusting” male teammates

"The best I can up with is that men and women are created equal but different," an official said of the decision

Monday, Jun 24, 2013 10:15 PM UTC 266
Sports, Sexism, Education, Religion

Who was Roberto Bolaño?

An exhibition of the "2666" author's personal effects offers new clues to the man behind the literary legend

, LA Review of Books Monday, Jun 24, 2013 9:41 PM UTC
Roberto Bolaño, exhibit

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 82
Video, ken hoinsky, pua

Berlusconi convicted in sex-for-hire trial

The former Italian premier has been sentenced to seven years in prison, and is barred from public office for life

Monday, Jun 24, 2013 6:53 PM UTC
Associated Press

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