The House and Senate pushed ahead today with separate measures to avert a default next week, but neither offered immediate hope for ending the standoff. John Boehner reworked his proposal to appease conservatives and planned a vote this evening. The measure, expected to tie in a balanced-budget amendment, stands almost…
Continue reading …One ex- Whole Foods worker’s disgusted letter of resignation has opened up the floodgates: Dozens of employees, current and former, have written to Gawker to reveal the worst of what goes on behind the scenes at the stores. A few choice cuts: “It must’ve been one of the most appalling…
Continue reading …If you’re reading this site on Internet Explorer 6, you should know you’re not in good company. A new study from a Canadian company called AptiQuant has found that Internet Explorer users are on average significantly less intelligent than users of other browsers, especially if they’re using older versions. Those…
Continue reading …The US soldier who allegedly planned to bomb Fort Hood military base had a disruptive and defiant court appearance today, reports the AP . Pfc. Naser Abdo would not stand up when asked and yelled “Nidal Hasan Fort Hood 2009″ as he was leaving, referring to the Army psychiatrist accused of…
Continue reading …Adolf Hitler’s legacy of evil is taking its toll on an unlikely victim—a 6 week-old kitten in England. “Kitler,” an abandoned black and white cat with markings that make her resemble you know who, is struggling to find a home, reports the Telegraph . The kitten was found alone and…
Continue reading …Get ready to reveal more than just your underwear at airport security checkpoints: TSA officers plan to start chatting up more passengers as part of the screening process. The agency already has “behavior detection officers” at work in airports across the US, but the new strategy calls for more one-on-one…
Continue reading …The Smurfs have arrived in New York City, and if critics are to be believed, you should avoid the little blue things at all cost. Here’s what they’re saying: “I wouldn’t smurf Gosnell’s The Smurfs on my smurfiest enemy,” writes Sean O’Connell of the Washington Post . The plot’s kind of…
Continue reading …Critics largely enjoyed Crazy, Stupid, Love —and some have fallen head over heels for the romantic comedy with an all-star cast. In the Los Angeles Times , Betsy Sharkey gushes that the film “may well restore your faith in the very possibility of love, to say nothing of romantic comedies.” The…
Continue reading …Glenn Beck wasn’t justifying murder when he likened the victims of the Oslo massacre to Nazis. “He was merely muddying the humanity” of Anders Breivik’s victims, writes Timothy Egan in the New York Times . But the comments on his website The Blaze were brimming with sympathy for Breivik. “You gotta…
Continue reading …Okay, maybe “two seconds” was a bit mean: Crystal Harris has apologized to Hugh Hefner for her recent slam of his sexual prowess . “The Stern interview scared me, he’s harsh,” Harris tweeted . “I was unprepared and blurted out things I shouldn’t have said, I’m sorry.” Hef accepted her apology, adding…
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