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After granting an exclusive interview with Katie Couric last week and then being accused of pandering to the liberal media, God accepted an invitation by Rupert Murdoch to give equal time to Fox News. After vigorous arm wrestling and a fierce round of rock, paper, scissors, Sarah Palin won the honor–much to the chagrin of [...]

Last night on “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart returned from vacation to take up the upcoming midterm elections as well as Jan Brewer’s recent debate disaster in a segment called “Are You Ready For Some Mid-Stipulations?”

Stewart started with clips of various talking heads claiming the Democrats have had a excellent couple years but are now [...]

Stephen Colbert returned to “The Report” last night after a brief vacation and didn’t waste any time before jumping into Glenn Beck’s August 28 “Restoring Honor” rally. For starters, just how many people attended? A scientific assess said 87,000, but conservative pundits have thrown around numbers ranging from “several hundred thousand” to “a million,” probably [...]

A visit to the occupied territories of Palestine can change one’s perspectives forever. Such was the case of Anna Baltzer. Baltzer is a Jewish-American granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. In 2005, she was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to lecture English in Ankara, Turkey and volunteered with the International Women’s Peace Service in the West Bank. There [...]

There is a touch about celebrity novels that seems intrinsically against nature, like cats playing the piano. Celebrities are perfect the way they are. They don’t need to be fantastic writers in addition to being fantastic thespians or singers (or shatteringly attractive, or whatever it is that made them well-known).

Read more: Pamela Anderson, James [...]

I took some time off my regular schedule to write a book. It’s all about how we as a society have abrogated our opinion-making and handed it over to whatever media we follow.

For some people these days it takes too much time and effort to engage in critical thinking. But what if the [...]

As we re-enter the wacky world of the Runway Projectors this week, we’re treated to Michael D in bed chirping “Excellent morning” followed by, “it’s like being trapped in hell.” Which reminds me I’ve been meaning to make note of the atlas housing arrangements, who is bunking with who and like that. So here’s how [...]

During the past week, as President Barack Obama announced the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraq, there was considerable media commentary focusing on the lies that had been utilized to build public support for the war. The two that received nearly exclusive attention were the argument that Saddam had an active WMD program and [...]

Several Wednesday nights ago at my weight loss meeting a new member joined our group. I’ll call her Amy. This was her first time following any diet (yes, first timers do still exist).

An outgoing young woman, Amy was very excited to start and curious about the journey that lay before her. Many of the [...]

Hilarious comedian, “Louie” star, and recent drunk tweeter Louis C.K. went on “The Tonight Show” last night, and dished out some material on his two daughters’ NYC public school. C.K. told some hilarious and frightening tales about the times he’s volunteered during lunch time, when 300 kids are dining and “one Jamaican lady is watching [...]