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October 11, 2012
Literally The Only Vice Presidential Debate Drinking Game You'll Need
It's simple and it might hospitalize you. Drink responsibly, kids!
Romney Demands "Answers" On Libya
The Republican blasts Stephanie Cutter's dismissal of Libya criticism as pure politics.
The Media Dropped The Ball On Benghazi
Hillary Clinton’s State Department stonewalls a victim’s mother, while tossing the White House under the bus. But is the press giving Libya big enough play?
Reddit General Manager Explains Why He Won't Ban Creepy
Reddit's under fire again — this time for a section where users post secretly-taken photos of women. Unless it's illegal, creepy content is the price of an open platform, Reddit GM Erik Martin suggests.
23 Reasons Why "Hocus Pocus" Is The Best Halloween Movie Of All Time
Hocus Pocus IS Halloween.
The Ladies Of 1941 Knew How To Party And Other Links
Cigars, poker, and burlesque, oh my! Plus, social network sins you're committing and creepy unexplained phenomena.
99 Problems: Margaret Cho Explains How To Date Across Party Lines
"I don't get conservatives but I have had friends who are (!) and we just argue and then I storm off. But we're all just people anyway."
21 Photos That Show What Joe Biden Is Really Like
In honor of tonight's Vice Presidential debate, check out these totally real, and absolutely not at all made up quotes* from Joe Biden that show how cool a guy our VP is. But yeah, totally real. Absolutely legitimately real…
The Trouble With The New "Share Economy"
It's kinda illegal. Which businesses like Uber and Lyft are finding out as they try to disrupt the taxi industry.
LEGO Unveils New TMNT Minifigures
No word on if they'll come with LEGO pizza. LEGO teams up with Nickelodeon to launch these in January 2013.
Stephanie Cutter Says Libya Is A Political Topic "Because Of Mitt Romney And Paul Ryan"
The Obama campaign's deputy campaign manager said the attack was being politicized by Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan today on CNN. "The entire reason this has become the political topic it is, is because of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan."
These Pop Culture Jack-O-Lanterns Are More Art Than Carving
Pumpkin carving is a real talent. Every year Rhode Island invites artists from around the country to participate in the event.
8 Emotional Moments Of Joe Biden, In His Own Words
The Vice President is pure emotion. These are some of the tearjerkers from his 2007 memoir, Promises to Keep.
4 Important Ways Facebook Just Became Way Less Annoying
Facebook's makin' some changes. In a note to developers, Facebook just banned a bunch of the most irritating things about the site.
27 Best (Worst) Halloween Pun Costumes
If you want nothing more than to make everyone groan on Halloween, look no further.
Two Cute Candle Holders You Can Make Yourself
It's that time of year when, if you're throwing a party, you better be lighting some candles. Check out these two easy DIY ideas to spruce up your Yankee Candle finds.
Get Ready For Pumpkin Pie Spice, White Chocolate Peppermint, And Cinnamon Sugar PRINGLES
I have no idea how to feel about this. Shock and awe. Just shock and awe.
8 Extinct Species Science Can't Bring Back From The Grave
And two it can. Bad news everyone, DNA has a half-life of 521 years so no Dinotopia future for us.
Biden's Three Greatest Debate Moments Ever
The blunt, but sometimes gaffe-prone Vice President can be a great debater.
Make Your Own Paul Ryan Photoshoot
Admittedly, the "Saved By The Bell" version is hard to top.
Hot Tub Exercise Bike Tops The Morning Links
Supposedly it magically gets rid of cellulite too. Plus, why is Amanda Bynes imploding and does your dog really think you're his best friend?
The Accidental Invention Of Liveblogging
"And so, on a terrible rainy evening in a motel at the very edge of Philadelphia, I had no choice but to use the new "Blogger" software on my personal website to write a frequently updated, timestamped collection of cheap jokes and ill-informed instant analysis and then post this disjointed mess on my own "web log." — Ken Layne's account of covering the 2000 election doubles, handily, as a sort of apology.
R.L. Stine Writes For The Twitter Generation
"I thought, I have to listen to my original audience. And that's who I wrote it for." The master of things that go bump in the night listened to the social web when he decided to make his first foray into adult fiction in almost 20 years with the new novel, Red Rain.
Environmental Group Demands Obama Pull Pro-Coal Obama Ad Spot
Running in two big coal states, the ad claims Romney is not a friend of coal country. Obama's allies in the environmental movement erupt.
eBay Is The New Pinterest
Well, not really. But the redesigned site now looks — and acts — just like it (minus the eight million photos of "better than sex cake").
Maru Has A Cadillac Now
Give Maru a cardboard cadillac that is too small for him and Maru will damn-well get inside the cardboard cadillac that is too small for him. That's just the kind of cat he is. Inspiration to us all. Now go out there and (metaphorically?) get inside that cadillac that is too small for you!
11 Worst Biden Bungles
Loose lips sink ships but not our intrepid vice president, who takes the debate stage tonight! Literally.
The End Of Flip-Flops
Mitt Romney's late pivot is a bet that the label isn't as toxic as it used to be.
Scott Brown: Other States Should Be "Incentivized" To Follow Massachusetts' Health Care Plan
But maintains that Obamacare is the wrong way to do it.
Mysterious Building In Obama Campaign "Big Bird" Ad Is Bosnian Hotel
The headquarters of "evil genius" Big Bird appears to be the Radon Plaza Hotel, a five star hotel in Sarajevo,Bosnia Herzegovina. Why? Who knows — an Obama campaign spokesman declined to comment.
