- The terrible politics of deficit reduction
 - “The Kids Are All Right”: The gay-marriage movie America needs
 - How to choose (and store) a watermelon
 - Climategate burned by reality
 - “In Rough Country”: Joyce Carol Oates tackles the great writers
 - Olivia Munn: “I’m easy to hate. I get it”
 - Octavia Nasr’s firing and what The Liberal Media allows
 - Fasten your seat belts: Winnebago Man returns
 - Roasted red bell pepper sauce
 - Dancers, minus Alex Wong, mix things up on “SYTYCD”
 - The silver lining of Arizona’s immigration law
 - “The Pacific,” “Glee,” top Emmy nominees
 - New storm heads for swamped Texas-Mexico border
 - “Absurdistan” author’s A-list book trailer
 - On “activist judges,” the right and left switch sides
 - Phone or Wi-Fi hotspot? Both
 - 15 killed in Baghdad on last day of Shiite holiday
 - LeBron James controls the universe
 - Pope targets priests who abuse mentally impaired
 - Child porn or coming-of-age film?
 - “Glee,” “The Pacific” top Emmy list
 - 5 LeBron James moments in politics
 - Pro-Wall Street Democrats launch insurgent campaign in New York
 - Russia-U.S. spy swap appears to be in motion
 - Lohan director explains why we hate Lindsay
 - Emmy nominations: Who got snubbed?
 - All Carly Fiorina supporters have the exact same handwriting
 - G.M. hands over the wheel to China
 - 3 arrested in Norway al-Qaida bombing plot
 - Spicy Chinese burger recipe
 - Regular Joe creates a spicy burger with Chinese twist
 - Wiretap bill spurs debate and protests in Italy
 - Mitt Romney: The George H.W. Bush of 2012?
 - Legal group: Gays shouldn’t answer Pentagon survey
 - Sarah Palin spreads the word of “Mama Grizzlies” in new video
 - Lindsay Lohan’s posse includes unsavory Florida Senate candidate
 - Is OSHA on the job in the Gulf?
 - Solar plane lands safely after completing 24-hour flight
 - A message from the Reshma Saujani campaign
 - Perez Hilton on Ke$ha: America’s scold strikes again
 - Ashley Judd comments draw ire, topless photo doctored as payback
 - Palin as Walter Mondale, Part II
 - Rand Paul: Obama jabs at BP could put company out of business
 - Mel Gibson is focus of domestic violence inquiry
 - Vets with PTSD will have an easier time getting benefits
 - Justice says Russians will release 4 in spy swap
 - Section of Defense of Marriage Act ruled unconstitutional
 - David Vitter: Abortion isn’t a “women’s issue”
 - Breaking: Middle-aged women like sex
 - The Obama shock doctrine
 - Dumb things Sharron Angle did or said recently
 - Presbyterians voting on gay clergy, marriage
 - Does Joe Manchin think he can be president someday?
 - Thursday link dump: Thrilling monkey escape
 - Off for Friday
 - Oakland braces for protests following BART shooting verdict
 - “Climategate” debunking is (or should be) major news