Rachel Maddow Vs. The Man Who Claims He Can Make Her Straight and more...

Wed Dec 09 2009

showdown
Rachel Maddow Vs. The Man Who Claims He Can Make Her Straight

Whoo boy: Things got steamy on the Rachel Maddow Show tonight, as Maddow faced off with Richard Cohen, the "ex-gay" "psychotherapist" who claims gays can choose to be straight. It's the heavy-weight homo showdown you've been waiting for! MORE >>

POSTED: Tue Dec 08 2009 22:40

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conflicts of interest
Tradition of Reporters Sleeping with Sources Still Alive and Well at the New York Times

Former New York Times editor Abe Rosenthal famously said, "I don't care if my reporters are fucking elephants, as long as they aren't covering the circus." Someone tell Raymond Hernandez, who covers Congress in D.C. while dating a congressional spokesperson. MORE >>

POSTED: Tue Dec 08 2009 17:13

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wiiging out
A Salute to Every Hilarious Kristen Wiig Character — Except Gilly

Kristen Wiig is a comic genius. So our hearts went pitter-patter when we learned she was getting an entire Saturday Night Live primetime Christmas special. But then: of course the NBC suits picked her most annoying, only unfunny character. MORE >>

POSTED: Tue Dec 08 2009 16:02

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scandal
The Tiger Woods Saga: A Definitive Timeline

His car accident was revealed as a marital fight; then his philandering was exposed as serial, then as breathtakingly systematic. Now, with his mother-in-law hospitalized and his wife humiliated, Tiger Woods faces real family tragedy. How'd he get here? MORE >>

POSTED: Tue Dec 08 2009 15:30

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power rankings
Gossip Girl: Bonfire of the Banalities

There is cheap stunt cheaper than putting a lead character in automotive peril. It's so cheap it makes Serena's wardrobe look wholesome. Why, oh, why can't she die in a car wreck? Teasing us makes us powerless. MORE >>

POSTED: Tue Dec 08 2009 13:04

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project
The Laziest Journalists on Twitter

Reporters everywhere are in love with "crowdsourcing," in which sources magically come to them, saving the reporters several backbreaking telephone calls. But some correspondents have gotten embarrassingly addicted to this journalistic crack cocaine. And it's time for a intervention. MORE >>

POSTED: Tue Dec 08 2009 10:00

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skin flick
Michael Bay's Victoria's Secret Ad, as Subtle as a Raging Teenage Boner

Boobs! Cars! Explosions! Knife play! Freed from the shackles of overbearing mass-market necessities like "plot," Bay indulges the very poetry of his soul in this ad for expensive panties. Watch it, then read an exclusive transcript of his internal monologue. MORE >>

POSTED: Tue Dec 08 2009 02:50

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food fight
In Defense of Throwing Tomatoes at Sarah Palin

Since we opened up that can of stewed pears by praising the guy who threw tomatoes at Sarah Palin, we figured it's a good time to explain why it was cool that he did that. In other words: Food fight! MORE >>

POSTED: Tue Dec 08 2009 00:02

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