December 17, 2015 Archive December 2015

British court clears Saudi millionaire of rape charges after he claimed he accidentally tripped and fell on teenage girl

White guys are killing us: Toxic, cowardly masculinity, our unhealable national illness

They charged a rape victim for "lying": Chilling case deserves same attention as Rolling Stone scandal

Derek Jeter's underwear drama heats up: "Too gay" was a dealbreaker, according to Swedish brand he was signed to promote

"That's not accurate": Fox News military analyst blows up Carly Fiorina's latest debate lie

Trump and Huckabee supporters have bigger penises, according to this groundbreaking survey

Dem congressman opens up about his time in a Japanese internment camp to warn of Trump's dangerous xenophobia

Can an election in which fewer that 1 percent of eligible Saudi women voted be called a victory?

This "Star Wars" fan is worn out: The nonstop marketing machine has turned fandom into a grind

Patton Oswalt gloriously smacks down Ben Shapiro's absurd cries of anti-semitism

How "Star Wars" changed the world: "It feels real in a way the stuff on 'Star Trek' probably doesn’t"

Kamau Bell on #whitesagainsttrump: "White people standing up for themselves Marcus Garvey-style is an idea whose time has come"

Not all the "Star Wars” prequels suck: Revisiting “Revenge of the Sith,” the most tragically underrated episode

The 10 most conservative cities in America

Chris Christie's spineless political hucksterism: What his selective outrage over safety in schools really reveals

I am a white person against Trump: White people need to stop laughing and start taking responsibility

GOP's national security hysteria: We're not in World War III, so stop trying to petrify everyone

Here come the Trump truthers: How one man united the right & the left (in refusing to believe he's for real)

The GOP terror plan is so flimsy that Seth Meyers can pull it apart in 90 seconds

"You could see Jeb's balls growing as he was speaking": Trevor Noah finds some love for Bush

Wow, Jimmy Kimmel just called out Donald Trump's xenophobia to his face

"You're not so tough, Donny": Michael Moore tells amazing story about "wuss," "fraidy cat" Donald Trump

Larry Wilmore's quest for a decent Republican: "How's decency polling in the race right now?"

"Pharma bro" Martin Shkreli arrested for securities fraud

Islam isn't the problem: American Muslims should be on the front lines of questioning U.S. policies that have contributed to destabilization, sectarianism and bloodshed in the Middle East

While peddling their anti-immigration lies, Ted Cruz and other GOPers hide this about Obama: He's the Deporter in Chief

Bill O'Reilly: "Emotional" Donald Trump doesn't mean what he says — "if you take what he says literally, he can be a frightening guy"

David Letterman shares all (even about the beard): "I don’t think I care that much about television anymore. I feel foolish for having been misguided by my own ego"

Glenn Beck loses his mind: The right will rebel if it's Hillary vs Trump

The 12 most WTF things politicians did in 2015

Adam Sandler launches into profanity-laden tirade against former Pink Floyd front-man Roger Waters for criticizing Israel

The "dead end" political correctness debate: MSNBC's Alex Wagner examines the futility in engaging with the GOP's favorite boogieman

Vladimir Putin reveals man-crush on Donald Trump: "He's a very outstanding man" and "the absolute leader of presidential race"

“Harry Potter” and the quarter-life crisis: “The Magicians” conjures the dark side of an enchanted education

Shkreli-freude feels so good: One big-mouthed CEO brat down — can we do something about Donald Trump next?

A shame on America: Hate attacks on U.S. Muslims are spiking — and where's the outrage?

Stephen Colbert unleashes on Donald Trump: "I'm not surprised his prostate is healthy. That's where he's pulling all of his best ideas from"

What do Donald Trump, Lamar Odom, "Better Call Saul" and Adele have in common?

What the hell is Donald Trump talking about? His campaign runs on pathetic, white male despair

Twitter nearly drowns in Schadenfreude at news of "pharmo bro" Martin Shkreli's arrest Thursday

CNN has a dangerous case of Donald Trump denial: How they're pretending this is business as usual—and letting the country go off the rails

The 10 most bald-faced lies from the final Republican debate of 2015

Steve Miller is joining the Rock Hall of Fame: Can we put this moribund "honor" out of its misery yet?

Sexting poll finds that more than a quarter of people have sexted strangers