May 09, 2014 Archive May 2014

Yahoo under pressure to drop deceptive ads for crisis pregnancy centers

Snapchat settles charges with FTC -- some photos don't disappear

On "Mad Men," technology is an omen -- but of what?

These three bloggers prove #EveryBodyIsFlawless

Finally, a little honesty: Anti-choice group admits abortion regulations are about ending abortion -- not safety

Wall Street's newest victims: America's cities

What Hannah Arendt understood about irony that David Foster Wallace didn't

Our vasectomy love story

"The Double": Two Jesse Eisenbergs and one gripping dystopian satire

10 Things to Know for Friday

Death penalty report cites value of taping interrogations

Neil deGrasse Tyson goes there on climate change, creationists wig out accordingly

6 ways to save your relationship from depression

The left's best 2016 move: Why Democrats need a primary, too

Obamacare's huge turning point: How a nomination hearing signals GOP epiphany

The blockbuster era must die: How the Internet can save us from the cultural crisis it caused

Real-life hunger games: Soaring food prices trigger unrest across the globe

Tanning, gym and surgery: Buffalo Bills ex-cheerleader unloads to Salon

Christian right's condescending taunt: A macho response to SCOTUS prayer ruling

One Percent's ideological crusade: For Kochs and Adelson, it's not just money

Must-see morning clip: The great New York state snack debate

"Keep the heat on Adam Silver!": Author Dave Zirin sounds off on Sterling, LeBron and Muhammad Ali

Why I unfollowed Patton Oswalt — and you should too

Wyoming bows to pressure from climate deniers and coal industry, rejects science education standards

America, meet Jake Rush, a Tea Party vampire running for Congress in Florida

Tom Friedman's latest column is wrong about Obama and fracking and pretty much everything

Report: Apple's biggest acquisition ever poised to make Dr. Dre "first billionaire in hip-hop"

Paul Krugman: American inequality isn't about education or opportunity -- it's about oligarchs!

Why did HGTV try to give anti-gay activists a show?

Sharon Stone and Conan O'Brien gush about Woody Allen and it's very awkward

Mitt Romney supports raising the minimum wage (but he won't say by how much)

Gwyneth Paltrow: My critics need to get over the "mommy wars"

2013's most popular baby names: Noah, Sophia, and more

Super-dopey hack gets journalism wrong: A response to James Oliphant

Report: Nigerian security forces had advanced warning about abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls

Mind blown! Watch this amazing simulation of the Big Bang

The media's love affair with alleged sex criminal Sri Chinmoy

Why Steve Jobs would love Apple's purchase of Beats by Dre

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Science explains why romance is all about sex

Another Rob Ford video surfaces while the mayor is reportedly in rehab

Questlove to produce music series for VH1

The real Benghazi media disaster: Why Jonathan Karl and Lara Logan needed to be checked

Fox News devolves from climate denial to rejecting all science

The right's Jay Carney conspiracy: How White House puppets get "clicks!"

Diane Ravitch defends Louis C.K., takes down silly Newsweek piece: "Your belief ... has no research to support it, nor is there any real-world evidence"

Watch this girl group's orgasmic new music video

EPA may finally force frackers to disclose chemicals

Do trolls belong in jail?

White privilege 101: Here's the basic lesson Paul Ryan, Tal Fortgang and Donald Sterling need

"Community" canceled after five seasons -- and an era ends for NBC

Amazon's ridiculous photography patent makes Mark Cuban happy