January 12, 2016 Archive January 2016

"Time to get over yourself": Twitter not impressed with Jennifer Lawrence's condescending treatment of a reporter at the Golden Globes

What would David Bowie do? A messy, pointlessly cynical Golden Globes leaves us pining for the real thing

Ugh, Ricky Gervais is still the worst: The Golden Globes will only grow more tiresome if he hosts again

Not going away: Trump still leading GOP candidate in Iowa and New Hampshire, polls show

Anti-vaxxer Facebook freak-out: Mark Zuckerberg takes his baby for shots — and paranoia breaks out

Sean Penn's repellent ode to El Chapo: Why his Rolling Stone interview was even worse than you've heard

What really made Bowie a star: As a songwriter, he was unparalleled

David Bowie had staying power: "The one thing you have to say about Bowie is that he never coasted"

David Bowie belonged to everyone: His rare appeal cut across generational and demographic lines

GOP debate drama: Rand Paul says ignore polls and let him on main stage

Imploding the GOP: Republican convention is destined for chaos, and that's exactly what Democrats want

I am tired of fighting racists: This is what white people tell you when you write about race in America

Donald Trump's despotic fantasies: Here's what the world would look like if he were president

Rebel, alien, cynic, dreamer: David Bowie's chimerical genius, and cultural importance, go way beyond pop music

Rock Against Drugs was Reagan's answer to the hedonism of the '80s

Meet your online doppelgänger: On the Internet, nobody knows you're not really trolling Ann Coulter

Gay sex and gun love: Oregon militia-inspired erotica reimagines grim standoff as fun-filled orgy

Watch livestream of the Democratic candidates talking social justice, immigration and more at the Iowa Brown & Black Forum

8 signs Americans are slowly embracing a healthier diet

A party of Kissingers and Cheneys: The GOP has become a collection of aspiring war criminals

No one holds him accountable: The Donald sics his goons on protesters, and the media shrugs

Why America needs a third party: Voters are growing more disgusted with the two-party system

Powerball is a national disgrace: The lottery exploits despair, and state governments should be ashamed

"There are rumors you're in vice president training camp": Colbert asks Julian Castro

Jimmy sucks up to Trump: Fallon goes easy on the Donald, who tries to come off as a reasonable human being

"Obama has no more f*cks to give": "Daily Show" preps for Obama's final State of the Union

"Why would a Mexican have something negative to say about Donald Trump?": Mexico's "Grand Warlock" has predictions for Trump on Colbert

Wilmore mocks Sean Penn's El Chapo story: "You know it's bad when 'Fox and Friends' is questioning your journalistic credibility!"

Koch brothers and other oligarchs beware: Campaign finance reformer says your days are numbered

Trump, the impotent warrior: Donald's only exposing himself when he says the NFL isn't tough enough

These guys are just this desperate: Christie, Carson & Paul sign onto for the dumbest gimmick in politics

Paul Ryan is an anti-poverty con artist: The media has fallen for his "serious" right-wing agenda yet again

Joe Biden heaps praise on Sanders for his work on income inequality: "Hillary's focus has been other things up to now ... no one questions Bernie's authenticity on those issues"

Obama's just like us — he knows he shouldn't, but can't help but laugh about Trump's dangerous campaign

Emails expose close ties between Hillary Clinton and accused war criminal Henry Kissinger

Anti-Clinton misogynists: If Bill's attackers are "defenders of women," why do they have a history of sexism?

The dark age of congressional warfare: Inside Obama's last State of the Union & the fight for the future of government

Twitter reacts to upcoming Rupert Murdoch/Jerry Hall nuptials with profound disappointment in the world

Public unions on the chopping block: How conservatives are still weaponizing free speech

Bowie's Live Aid magic: An unforgettable show, from the spine-tingling "Heroes" to his audacious "Dancing in the Street" duet

This isn't about free speech: Internet "supervillain" isn't being censored by Twitter's lightweight rebuke

"A bold, knowing, charismatic creature neither male nor female": Camille Paglia remembers a hero, David Bowie

GOP strategist Mary Matalin: If Clinton stumbles in IA or NH, door would be open for Joe Biden, Jim Webb campaigns

Jeb's absurd #Bootgate grab: This cutesy dancing Marco Rubio ad reveals a campaign desperately out of touch

Paul Ryan is delusional: His dream of a compassionate GOP that's the party of "opportunity" is pure fantasy

Watch Tavis Smiley brilliantly deflect Fox News talking points on race on "The Kelly File"

Appeals court says one-time billionaire will stay in jail

Top 5 most insanely clever, Hollywood-worthy prison escapes of all time

The Dab, Snapchat, emojis: 6 times Hillary Clinton tried too hard to appeal to millennials

Sanders surging: Bernie bolts ahead of Clinton in latest Iowa poll