August 08, 2014 Archive August 2014
Metta World Peace changes name again; steals our hearts
Ugh: Girls feel the need to "play dumb" to avoid intimidating boys
Rise of "extremely hot" days: See how global warming's going to make your summer hell
American Apparel slammed for “fueling Lolita fantasies and rampant sexism” in new ads
South Carolina passes solar bill and sues the EPA at the same time
FDA lifts hold on experimental Ebola drug
Six-year-olds are more digitally savvy than adults, study finds
Science is being annoying this week
"Juking" the job stats: Our government's sketchy new "Wire"-style scam
"What If": Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan star in a sparkling, old-fashioned rom-com
My X-rated reality nightmare: How a couple accidentally sent me their deranged sex tape
NCAA board hands 5 biggest conferences more power
CBS' James Corden debacle: Why the newest face in late night is yet another white man's
Europe has a puppy mafia problem
I tried Cosmo's 28 lesbian sex tips
They shut off our water: When I was 13 and poor, this is what we endured
Rand Paul is the new flip-flop king: How he's purging his scary positions -- and lying about it
Rise of the phone zombies: What we lose when technology gives us everything
The new Richard Nixon lie: John Dean on why he would have loved the Tea Party
Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart wants Rand Paul to pick an opinion and stick with it
LeVar Burton parodies "Reading Rainbow" opening credits with "Tweeting Rainbow"
Paul Krugman: It's time for "trickle-up" economics!
Ebola update: WHO declares epidemic an "international heath emergency"
Do we need sexism ratings for music videos?
"Jonah from Tonga": HBO forgets the first rule of brownface
Unintentionally hilarious "Morning Joe" graphic identifies Bill Kristol as harbinger of doom
NBC picks up a new "comedy" about what happens when bosses have vaginas
Almonds are officially America's reigning nut
Ron Paul's no Nirvana, and this isn't the "Libertarian Moment"
Limbaugh says "leftists" want to use immigrants to “wrest control of this country” from whites
Back in Iraq: Obama OKs airstrikes on ISIS militants
Mitch McConnell's wife sits on the board of an organization trying to eliminate coal
The right’s impeachment trap: How pundits blame Obama for GOP extremism
The shocking discovery about evangelical Christianity that I made after becoming a father
"I am Groot": The secret environmental messaging buried in "Guardians of the Galaxy"
California parents could sue over a sex ed textbook that actually teaches sex ed
Politico has figured out Barack Obama's big problem -- and it's golf
Krauthammer's immigration lies: A lot of garbage crammed into one column
Community discussion: What's concerning you in sustainability?
Your flushed anti-anxiety meds could be increasing the lifespan of fish
More children are dead than fighters: A plea for sanity in Gaza
Legendary comic Harry Shearer: Nixon was the last great tragicomic character of our time
Valley fever is the scariest disease you've never heard of
"I had no idea I'd been sex trafficked": A terrifying true story
Douglas Preston on his open letter about Amazon: "I'm not a firebrand, I fell into it accidentally!"
Florida church cancels gay man's funeral
Paul Krugman mocks conservatives' baseless "Reaganolatry"
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles": Megan Fox, trapped in a CGI goofball nightmare
R.I.P. "Law and Order" conservatives: Why Nixon's party abandoned his obsession
Iraqi official says hundreds of Yazidi women taken captive by Islamic State militants
The guy who gave us "I Heart NY" has a depressing new logo for our dying planet