Archive
April 19, 2012
Huntsman Payments Went To Weaver
The consultant made more than $433,000 from the pre-campaign PAC, according to a new tally. Confusion remains about a subcontractor.
Gary Johnson: Libertarian Spoiler?
A poll shows the former New Mexico governor polling at 6 percent nationally — more than the gap between Romney and Obama. Could he be Romney's Nader?
Robo-Guards Now Patrol South Korea Prisons
Equipped with software designed to study human behavior. Don't mind me, I'll just over here weeping quietly in terror.
Gloria Steinem Does Not Watch "Girls"
She told New York Magazine, "I don't know what it is."
More Than $200,000 "Missing" From Huntsman PAC
A mysterious company in the disclosure report. [UPDATE: The payments went to Huntsman's main political advisor, John Weaver, the PAC's treasurer says.]
The Catholic League Has Mobilized
Yesterday, the Catholic League promised a campaign against Jon Stewart. Today they're launching it with an appearance on Current TV.
Romney May Have Chosen The Wrong Vacant Factory For An Attack On Obama
The Romney campaign choose to hold a rebuttal to President Obama's speech in Ohio at factory closed before he took office.
Justin Bieber Might As Well Be Pants-Less And Other Links
The real travesty is Biebs doesn't seem to understand the purpose of the belt he's wearing. Also Bollywood extortion plots are way more intense than Hollywood ones, and Wisconsin is re-enacting "Footloose."
Celebrity Endorsements: Romney Vs. Obama
You can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep.
The Best 4/20 Beyonce Parody You'll Ever See
The dedication in turning her song "Countdown" into a celebration of pizza bagels, memes, and the green stuff is seriously impressive.
Puzzling Political Faces
The Tumblr Face Game gets political.
Mitt Romney, 90210
I always imagined him as more of a "Melrose Place" kind of guy.
The Old Ways We Explained New Tech
When a technology is still new, reporters can't mention it without explaining it. Here's how the NYT first tech-splained the most important new inventions of the last 135 years.
Adbusters Blasts Professional Left For "99% Spring"
The magazine that birthed Occupy is unhappy with the movement's association with the "professional left."
24 People That Heard "Get Help" As "Get The Camera!"
"Don't worry," you said. "I won't post this to the Internet," you said.
Barney Frank Digging For Gold On Camera Last Year
This is all in the spirit of bipartisanship, people.
Pinview Turns Facebook Into Pinterest
This is actually a really nice way to look at Facebook, I think? Also, a good reminder: All our social networks are kind of the same.
In 2004 Speech, Romney Thanked Senator For Large Federal Earmark
During the Republican primary campaign, presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney's favorite criticism of his former rival Rick Santorum was his time as a prolific earmarker. But in a 2004 speech Romney thanks former Senator Bob Bennett of for providing "several hundred million dollars in help," referring to federal funding to bailout the 2002 Olympics.
Tumblr Is Getting Ads! Here's What They'll Look Like
From the company that said it never would. Tumblr is planting a little billboard next to your dashboard stream.
Good Grief, Turn Off Your Consoles
In one year, we wasted $1.24 billion worth of electricity by leaving our consoles on after playing, or enough to buy about 20 million copies of Call of Duty: Whatever.
The Number One Thing You Should Never Do
DO NOT JUMP ONTO THE SUBWAY TRACKS. DO NOT JUMP ONTO THE SUBWAY TRACKS.
One Alarming Chart About The Little-Known Supreme Court
The enormously powerful Justices will decide the future of ObamaCare and the shape of American government. Pew asked what Americans know about them.
The Ugly Details Of The North Carolina Dems' Gay Sexual Harassment Complaint
The harassment alleged by a former staffer of the North Carolina Democratic Party include the unwanted sharing of a dick pic. The Party chairman is refusing to resign.
