Oh you misunderstood Michael Bay: he confirms that Armageddon was perfect, he...
Oh you misunderstood Michael Bay: he confirms that Armageddon was perfect, he is sorry for nothing.
View ArticleDo you still feel a need to fund Bret Easton Ellis's attempts to affirm his...
Do you still feel a need to fund Bret Easton Ellis's attempts to affirm his cultural relevance? You can give money to American Psycho: The Musical! with music by Duncan Sheik.
View ArticleTumblr's L.A. Fuck You to Fired Employees
It's hard to imagine what could be worse than being fired in the same paragraph that heaps praise upon the work you've been doing. But at Tumblr, there is worse: your company shitcans you and then...
View ArticleHere's the Jihadist Magazine That Taught the Boston Bombers to Kill
When it debuted in 2010, Inspire, al Qaeda's English-language magazine, drew mockery—from us and others—for its seemingly laughable mission to bring modern media packaging and splashy headlines to the...
View ArticleElaine Stritch Is Having a Moment Grumpily
“Don’t you think you’re awfully close to me, Shane?” asks Broadway legend Elaine Stritch of one of the cameramen who’s filming her documentary Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me. He pulls back immediately while...
View ArticleRemember 1999? Here's A 10-Minute Supercut to Refresh Your Memory
Ah, 1999. The year everyone went around saying "tonight I'm going to party like it's 1999" and then received a well-deserved punch to the jaw. A bunch of other things happened, too. If you don't...
View ArticleAccused Marathon Bomber Influenced by Infowars
Accused Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a fan of Infowars, the conspiracy-theory website operated by Texas radio host Alex Jones, the AP reports. Around the time that he was becoming "an...
View ArticleNathaniel Rich Is Different From You And Me
Disclosure. Disclosure! I like Frank Rich, based on my small but existent amount of contact with him in the course of my work. And as someone who is well-enough employed, in the unstable business of...
View ArticleCiting "new information," federal authorities have dismissed charges against...
Citing "new information," federal authorities have dismissed charges against Paul Kevin Curtis, the man initially thought to have sent poisoned letters to Barack Obama and other politicians. TPM...
View ArticleThe full theatrical trailer for Sofia Coppola's Bling Ring has arrived.
The full theatrical trailer for Sofia Coppola's Bling Ring has arrived. Let's watch it six times, then go to Forever 21 to steal a bracelet.
View ArticleGOP Lawmaker Suggests the Boston Marathon Bombing Was an Inside Job
This is Rep. Stella Tremblay. She is a Republican elected to New Hampshire's House of Representatives and she believes the government planned the bombing at the Boston Marathon last week that killed...
View ArticleThe Justice Department has filed suit against Lance Armstrong to recover...
The Justice Department has filed suit against Lance Armstrong to recover funds the U.S. Post Office spent sponsoring the fraud of an athlete.
View ArticleMars Rovers Enter Teen Years, Begin Drawing Penises on Everything
Ah, kids. They're born, they do some cute stuff and then they become obnoxious teenagers. So goes for NASA technology, it appears. The twin Mars Exploration Rovers were launched nine years ago (they...
View ArticleAll Is Not Well at The New York Times
If Politico is to be believed, there is trouble brewing at the New York Times. The story by Dylan Byers, "Turbulence at The Times," focuses on resentment amongst the newspaper's staff over executive...
View ArticleWhat Should Ben Affleck Do With $1.50 a Day?
Ben Affleck, an actor who's won an Academy Award for pretty much everything but acting, is joining the Live Below The Line challenge, which aims to raise awareness about global poverty. As a part of...
View ArticleCharming Prison Gang Leader Knocks Up Four Guards Hired to Watch Him
Je ne sais quoi. Some people have it. Some people don’t have it. Some people don’t even know what it is. Tavon aka “Tay” aka “Bulldog” White, an inmate at the Baltimore City Detention Center, allegedly...
View ArticleThis Is the New $100 Bill
The Federal Reserve has at last released the first images of the redesigned $100 bill, to go into circulation in October. Along with a tacky golden "100" in the bottom right corner, the new bills will...
View ArticleThe "Coexist" Sticker On Boston Bomber-Carjacked Car Is A Stupid Hoax
If you've visited a right-leaning blog or received email from your conservative uncle recently, chances are good you've seen a photograph of a car with a "Coexist" bumper sticker that's alleged to be...
View ArticleVirgin Launches In-Flight Creeping to Make Air Travel Even Worse
Just when you thought air travel couldn't get any less appealing, along comes Virgin America to assure you that it most certainly can. In an effort to promote the launch of its ultra-cheap Los Angeles...
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U.S. officials tell the Washington Post that the CIA wanted one of the Boston bombing suspects' names added to a terrorist watch list more than a year before the attack.
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