Offbeat

Chart: Generational Attitudes on Sushi and Gay Marriage Correlate Almost Perfectly

Raw data suggests that culinary adventurousness may be linked to support for marriage equality.

By

| Wed Feb. 27, 2013 1:54 PM PST
St. Gabriel Possenti

The Quest to Make This Lizard-Sniping Italian the Patron Saint of Handguns

An ex-gun-rights lobbyist wants the Catholic Church to recognize the miracle of standing your ground.

By

| Wed Feb. 27, 2013 4:00 AM PST
oscars 85th academy awards poster

8 Offbeat Facts About These Academy Awards

Who was the State Department rooting for? Who is the awesomely named Hawk Koch? And since when do they do ties?

By

| Sat Feb. 23, 2013 7:24 PM PST

"Owlcatraz" and 9 Other Terrible Corporate-Named Sports Venues

Oops: You just let a private-prison company name your stadium. Well, at least it wasn't Enron.

By

| Fri Feb. 22, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Advertise on MotherJones.com

Celebrating Our Metrosexual, Baby-Kissing, Gun-Toting Presidents

Commemorating Presidents' Day with photos, music, and trivia from the MoJo archives.

By

| Mon Feb. 18, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Quiz: Can You Diagnose America's Sickest Presidents?

Ail to the chief! Test your knowledge of presidential medical histories with this quick quiz.

By

| Sun Feb. 17, 2013 4:00 AM PST

FreedomWorks Made Sex Video Using Fake Panda and Fake Hillary Clinton

The investigation at the influential tea party group could get weird.

By

| Thu Feb. 14, 2013 4:00 AM PST
covered wagon

The Great Texas–California Flame War of 2013

In which Jerry Brown calls a Texas ad campaign "barely a fart."

By

| Thu Feb. 7, 2013 5:44 AM PST
Karen Russell

Karen Russell's Fantastical World

The "Swamplandia!" author on vampires, python plagues, and nearly winning a Pulitzer.

By

| Thu Feb. 7, 2013 4:00 AM PST
Dan Winslow

Here's a Potential GOP Senate Candidate Playing Beer Pong

Massachusetts state Rep. Dan Winslow said the fundraiser was designed to "encourage participation by people not typically involved in politics."

By

| Tue Feb. 5, 2013 10:53 AM PST
barack obama oval office shadows phone

Obama's "Skeetgate," Explained

There is a lot of strained credulity on the American right regarding President Obama and skeet shooting. Here's your guide to the drawn-out nontroversy.

By

| Tue Feb. 5, 2013 9:44 AM PST
John Noveske

New Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory: Obama Killing Gun-Rights Activists

A hoax site says Obama is about to unleash covert hit teams to assassinate supporters of gun rights.

By

| Tue Feb. 5, 2013 8:55 AM PST
Barry Manilow

The 12 Most Threatening People on the NRA's Enemies List

The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is Barry Manilow with a microphone.

By

| Fri Feb. 1, 2013 10:52 AM PST
Jellyfish

Mississippi Bill Would Ban Manimals, Mermen, and Minotaurs

The Magnolia State wants to crack down on human-animal hybrids.

By

| Thu Jan. 31, 2013 8:37 AM PST
Dave Grohl

Smells Like Teen Nostalgia

Dave Grohl's "Sound City" doc is like an extended, high-budget episode of "Behind the Music."

By

| Mon Jan. 28, 2013 4:00 AM PST

13 Photos of Presidents Packing Heat

From Teddy Roosevelt to Barack Obama, the buckshot stops here.

By

| Fri Jan. 25, 2013 4:00 AM PST
Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck Building Ayn Rand-Inspired Utopia

Road trip!

By

| Fri Jan. 11, 2013 1:34 PM PST
kim jong un computer north korea

North Korea Follows Only One American on Twitter—This Guy

How Jimmy Dushku, 25-year-old globetrotting investor and Coldplay superfan, became Pyongyang's only true Twitter friend—and the backlash that followed.

By

| Wed Jan. 9, 2013 4:00 AM PST

WATCH: Tips and Tricks of Holiday Journalism [Fiore Cartoon]

Available now as one snarky cartoon round-up!

By

| Wed Jan. 2, 2013 4:56 PM PST

Watch: "A Lot of People Say: 'I'm Going to Buy Some Body Armor.'"

Preppers on how to survive the apocalypse—and Barack Obama's second term.

By , , and

| Thu Dec. 20, 2012 4:00 AM PST