January 20, 2015 Archive January 2015

9 weird, wrong things students learned in abstinence-only sex ed

"Richard Pryor's stance was to always admit his imperfections. Bill Cosby took another route"

You don't like what you think you like: Bad taste, manipulated choices and the new science of decision-making

The real story behind Japan's melting butter supply

The real Elvis Presley: The incredible story behind "The '68 Comeback Special"

"We are in this mode of, like, holy f***ing sh*t": How broth became New York's latest trendy delicacy

The best of Larry Wilmore: Why his "Nightly Show" will be exactly what we need

I'm tired of suppressing myself to get along with white people

The "full-bush Brazilian": The hot new pubic hair trend has arrived

Fire official: 6 unaccounted for in Maryland mansion blaze

Job-hunting while hungry: Why a clueless new political decision will ruin lives

Conservative hero's dark side: How an "intellectual" icon's real legacy got sanitized

Claiming that Islam has a violence problem implies that "the West" does not

10 Things to Know for Today

Larry Wilmore starts with a bang: Why his Comedy Central debut was so impressive

Mattress-carrying rape survivor Emma Sulkowicz to attend State of the Union

Eric Garner memorial burns on MLK Day

Mitt's latest Etch-a-Sketch moment: Romney pretends he's not a "business person"

Jon Stewart mocks John Kerry's James Taylor "charm offensive" in France

New York Times editorial board takes a bold stand for reproductive rights

Thousands told not to drink the water after oil spill contaminates Montana river

Bobby Jindal's new 2016 strategy: Islamophobia

RNC slashes '16 debate schedule, but will that just concentrate the idiocy?

Bye, bye boobs -- After 45 years, Page 3 puts its shirt on

Billy Crystal's "gay sex" gaffe: What his comment about TV sex really meant

Supreme Court's police debacle: How it quietly helped cops prey on poor people

A "mystery substance" is killing birds off the San Francisco coast

So much for world peace: Miss Universe contestant's selfie sparks controversy

Larry Wilmore completely nails first "Nightly Show" monologue

“We know exactly who today’s dream killers are": Why postal banking is so needed -- and on the rise

Way too many people told Jimmy Kimmel they saw Martin Luther King Jr. give a speech this Monday

The majority of Americans don't support Congress' Keystone crusade

Dinesh D'Souza: Obama never had the 'African-American experience'

Cool pope still isn’t cool with birth control. Most Catholics think that's uncool

Texas executed 279 people on Rick Perry's watch

What bigots do on MLK Day: How hateful extremists tried to co-opt the holiday

State of the Union preview: Time to decide what an Obama Democrat really is

Rick Santorum's extreme makeover: GOPer promises not to say "dumb things" in '16 campaign

Drinking at sororities: Probably not the best way to fix the campus rape crisis