February 09, 2015 Archive February 2015

Terrorism's new boogeyman: Charles Krauthammer and the toxic myth of the "lone wolf"

In defense of divorce

"The Jinx": HBO investigates the unsolved crimes of New York millionaire Robert Durst

Margaret Atwood visits West Point for a frank conversation on gender, politics and oppression

“You’re such a slut!”: Sexual validation in the age of social media

The Grammys: Meet the domestic violence activist performing with Katy Perry tonight

How to lose your virginity: What movies taught me about sex and vulnerability

What every man (and woman) needs to know about cunnilingus

Iggy Azalea loses Grammy for best rap album to another white artist

Watch the most awkward Grammys duet ever: Jessie J and Tom Jones

10 Things to Know for Monday

"It's on us": Obama delivers a message about domestic violence during the Grammys

See Madonna's demonic Grammy performance of "Living for Love"

Watch Pharrell pay tribute to #BlackLivesMatter in his "Happy" Grammys performance

John Mayer joins Ed Sheeran for an emotional performance of "Thinking Out Loud"

Grammys: Watch Paul McCartney, Rihanna and Kanye West perform "FourFiveSeconds"

"Interrupting Kanye" returns to avenge Beyonce's best album loss

"Thank you so much for breaking my heart": Sam Smith turns heartbreak to Grammy triumph

Kristen Wiig joins Maddy Ziegler for a lively Grammy performance of Sia's "Chandelier"

GOP's anti-school insanity: How Scott Walker & Bobby Jindal declared war on education

"Last Week Tonight": How John Oliver continues to reinvent the late-night news-comedy show

EXCLUSIVE: Anita Hill on Clarence Thomas' delusions: "What you are calling 'high-tech lynching' is not how lynching worked historically"

Jon Stewart's Brian Williams dilemma: How will "Daily Show" handle a friend becoming a punchline?

6 worst right-wing moments of the week — Glenn Beck's anti-vaxx persecution fantasy

From Sam Smith's sweep to Kristen Wiig's interpretive dance: Everything you missed at the 2015 Grammy Awards

John Oliver destroys Big Pharma's outrageous spending to influence doctors

Paul Krugman on Greece: "There will be no consolation prizes for failing conventionally"

SCOTUS denies stay in Alabama same-sex marriage case

John Oliver on Radio Shack: "Hey, hey! This is a dying 94-year-old business"

How not to write about the Bruce Jenner car accident

Joe Scarborough's unhinged Israel rant: "You don't understand what Jews are going through"

Sleater-Kinney played their first live show in nearly a decade

Watch: Guatemala's "Fire volcano" erupts spectacularly

EXCLUSIVE: “That’s outrageous! And incorrect and sexist!”: Sen. Gillibrand unloads to Salon

Woman sues "Fifty Shades of Grey" author over ineffective lubricant

Our dangerous macho delusions: Brian Williams' fraudulence -- and our own

Zach Braff compares Pharrell to a monkey in an amazingly racist Grammys tweet

"Those commandments were heavy, but God gave me an important job": The best of #BrianWilliamsMisremembers

Twitter outraged after "scientologist weirdo Beck" beats Beyonce at the Grammys

"It's complete horse sh*t!": Watch an Ivy League professor dismantle GOP's austerity lie

Incredible NASA animation reveals the dark side of the Moon

Mike Huckabee on the threat of Islam v. climate change: "A beheading is much worse than a sunburn"

The Grammys' mixed message on domestic violence: It's unacceptable -- except when the abuser is a pop star we like

Seriously, how is it legal to take "upskirt" photos?