Offbeat

Songs for "the People You Wanna Drag Behind Your Car"

Country star Rodney Crowell and best-selling author Mary Karr flay their dear-yet-eternally frustrating kin.

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| Mon Jun. 18, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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The George H.W. Bush Horrible HBO Documentary Drinking Game

"41," the HBO documentary on Bush Sr. makes for a terrible film—and one helluva power hour.

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| Thu Jun. 14, 2012 10:34 AM PDT
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EXCLUSIVE: Florida GOP Congressional Candidate Has History of Registering Sex-Themed Web Addresses

Trey Radel—Rep. Connie Mack IV’s pick to fill his vacated House seat—has bought up raunchy domains that may make many conservative voters blush.

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| Thu Jun. 14, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Mitt Romney: The Devil's Dictionary

Our guide to decoding what the GOP presidential nominee really means.

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| Thu Jun. 14, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

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Somali Militants Say Obama Is Worth 10 Camels

...which can come to roughly 200,000 USD total. (Meanwhile, the US government is offering $7 million for one al-Shabaab member.)

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| Tue Jun. 12, 2012 12:27 PM PDT
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Mitt Romney and "Sport," a Continuing Saga

Does the GOP presidential nominee think ESPN's flagship program is called "SportCenter"?

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| Tue Jun. 12, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Karl Rove's First Post-Wisconsin Call

It may have gone something like this....

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| Wed Jun. 6, 2012 9:52 AM PDT

Friday Cat Blogging (Bonus Round!) - 1 June 2012

One final (feline) post from a guest blogger.

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| Fri Jun. 1, 2012 4:18 PM PDT

Friday: Cat, Blogging

George, blogger kitty.

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| Fri Jun. 1, 2012 1:36 PM PDT
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It's Hard Out There for a Harvard Alum

Free advice: Stop telling people you "went to school in Cambridge."

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| Tue May. 29, 2012 11:27 AM PDT
Gavin Newsom

Quote of the Day: "I Just, Ugh, God"

Being lieutenant governor of California isn't as glamorous as it sounds.

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| Tue May. 29, 2012 6:39 AM PDT
John Edwards

11 Awful John Edwards Pickup Lines

We apologize.

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| Fri May. 25, 2012 11:48 AM PDT
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Is One Superhero's Same-Sex Marriage an Existential Threat to Comic Book Marriages?

A comic book superhero is tying the knot with his longtime boyfriend. A conservative freakout can't be far behind.

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| Tue May. 22, 2012 1:47 PM PDT
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Million-Dollar Donor to Romney Super-PAC Once Drove a Car Into a Pond

The stunt earned hedge funder John Kleinheinz a third-degree felony charge.

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| Mon May. 21, 2012 6:44 AM PDT
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Friday Cat Blogging — 18 May 2012

Adam Serwer brings his own cats.

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| Fri May. 18, 2012 12:58 PM PDT

The 43 Most Metrosexual Presidents of All Time

A complete guide.

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| Fri May. 18, 2012 7:12 AM PDT
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Today's Sign of the Apocalypse: The Butt-Steered "Personal Mobility Device"

Humans will do anything to avoid walking.

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| Thu May. 17, 2012 9:19 AM PDT
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Hot Scoop: "Obama Didn't Write His Own Love Letters"

We're starting to think WorldNetDaily is really just performance art.

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| Wed May. 16, 2012 8:53 AM PDT
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Al Qaeda Gripes About Its Fanatical Internet Followers

...And more offbeat nuggets from the declassified documents found in Osama bin Laden's hideout.

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| Thu May. 3, 2012 9:40 AM PDT
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Gingrich Wins! (An Alternative History)

How Newt Gingrich beat the weakest Republican front-runner since Leonard Wood in 1920.

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| Wed May. 2, 2012 6:34 AM PDT