The Kicker

If mockery is the sincerest form of flattery, then Keith Olbermann should be feeling pretty good about himself right about now. (Wait, what’s that you say? It’s not mockery that’s the sincerest form…? Oh, well: Knowing Olbermann, he’s still probably feeling pretty good about himself right now.) So first there was Ben Affleck’s Saturday Night […]

Bill O’Reilly guested on The Daily Show last night. And the Clash of the Talking Titans–two guys who consider themselves to be politically independent, but whom everyone else considers to be partisan–was at turns funny, fascinating, and frustrating. Frustrating, because, yet again, we saw facts being used not as the bases for arguments, but as […]

Every once in a while, there emerges a news story that finds itself in the awkward and unenviable position of having to justify its own existence…through its own words. Such a story is often found in the style section of a newspaper. It often has to do with clothing. It often has to do with […]

Malia and Sasha choose a school, the media wonder what it all means

Times headline or Zen koan?

From the Upright Citizens Brigade: If you love NPR and dance, you’ll love NPR jingles interpreted through dance. If the theme to “Morning Edition” makes you want to shake your moneymaker, this video will hit the spot.