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Romney Wins Nevada Caucus, Obviously
Louis Peitzman · 02/05/12 09:51AMDaniel Radcliffe Still Bigger Box Office Draw Than Whales
Louis Peitzman · 02/04/12 03:40PM
Well, we can't give all the credit to Daniel Radcliffe, but — we kind of can, right? The Boy Who Lived as Harry Potter For a Decade has moved on to a starring role in Woman in Black. Despite low expectations, Reuters reports that the horror film opened strong at $8.3 million on Friday. (It's worth noting that CBS Films predicted $11 million for the entire weekend.) The other big surprise was Fox's teens-with-superpowers thriller Chronicle, which actually beat out Woman in Black on Friday. Relax, Dan Rad fans — his movie is expected to surpass its competition.
Romney Poised for Second Consecutive Win, Not That Gingrich Cares
Louis Peitzman · 02/04/12 11:35AMObama to Syrian People: "We Are With You, and the Assad Regime Must Come to an End"
Louis Peitzman · 02/04/12 10:54AMNo Media Job Euphemism Is Worse Than 'Information Sherpa'
Hamilton Nolan · 02/03/12 02:25PMWhat's the Most Annoying Possible Euphemism for 'Media Person?'
Hamilton Nolan · 02/02/12 05:19PM
Man, I remember when "Interactive Guru" seemed like the absolute most annoying possible euphemism for someone with a job vaguely related to the media. Seems like a long time ago. Then, of course, we got "Social Media Ninja" and "Knowledge Curator" and the whole thing just turned into an exasperating arms race of bullshit.
Did Cocktail Snobs Help Destroy an Antarctic Glacier?
Ryan Tate · 02/02/12 04:43PMGlitter Attack Provokes Bizarre Mitt Romney 'Joke'
Ryan Tate · 02/02/12 11:40AMBill to Legalize Gay Marriage Clears Major Hurdle in Washington State
Nell Jensen · 02/02/12 01:17AM
The Washington state Senate voted 28 in favor (including four Republicans) to 21 against late Wednesday evening to pass a bill legalizing gay marriage. The bill now goes to the House, where it's expected to pass, and Governor Chris Gregoire has already said she will sign it. So basically, the hard part is over and gay and lesbian couples will be able to get married by June unless crabby homophobes can muster around 120,000 signatures before that time to force a referendum.
Facebook Reveals How Staggeringly Rich And Popular It's Become
Ryan Tate · 02/01/12 05:54PMMitt Romney: 'I'm Not Concerned About the Very Poor'
Leah Beckmann · 02/01/12 09:55AM
Mitt Romney appeared on CNN's Starting Point with Soledad O'Brien this morning to gloat over yesterday's win in Florida and instead told her he doesn't care about poor people. Romney said his "current focus is not on the poor" as "we have a safety net there," and he instead plans to focus on all those suffering members of the middle-class.
The Insufferable Facebook IPO 'News' Frenzy Begins Tomorrow
Ryan Tate · 01/31/12 10:39PM
Facebook will file to go public tomorrow, in case you missed the rolling thunder bombardment of news articles this week, or in the months preceding. There won't be the faintest reason for the average person to care about this IPO until shares actually start selling months from now, but in the meantime you should steel yourself for endless breathless hype pandemonium. Oh, it's going to be awful.
What Comes After Segregation?
Hamilton Nolan · 01/31/12 11:56AMWhat's a Fair Minimum Wage?
Hamilton Nolan · 01/30/12 03:30PMKetamine Is the World's Dumbest Drug
Brian Moylan · 01/30/12 02:57PMBeef Is Mighty Expensive, That's For Sure
Hamilton Nolan · 01/30/12 02:02PMNYPD Doubts That NYPD Commissioner's Son Is a Rapist
Hamilton Nolan · 01/30/12 09:21AMMore Than 400 Occupy Protesters Have Been Arrested in Oakland
Louis Peitzman · 01/29/12 04:53PM
The number keeps rising, but Reuters is now saying more than 400 Occupy Oakland protesters have been arrested as Saturday night's protests continue into Sunday. That's obviously a pretty significant number, and it trumps the "between 200 and 300" number authorities gave earlier in the day. As has been the case throughout the Occupy movement, police officers and government officials claim they are only doing their jobs of maintaining the peace, while protesters insist the authorities are going way overboard.