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Sarah Haskins Explains The Appeal of Vampires

By Kay Steiger - Dec 8th, 2008 at 5:02 pm

So. Funny.

Bjorn Borg Wants You to Love

By Saxon Baird - Dec 4th, 2008 at 1:58 pm

A new ad released by Bjorn Borg reveals that the Swedish-born former tennis great is dedicated to providing “Love for All”:

The ad is a…

Fighting Hate With Song!

By Emily Rutherford - Dec 4th, 2008 at 10:09 am

I actually don’t know how successful a comic three-minute musical starring Jack Black and Neil Patrick Harris is going to be at winning over the…

The Real Perils of Space Travel

By Jesse Singal - Dec 2nd, 2008 at 11:09 am

This is the best video The Onion has put out in a while.

NASA Simulator Prepares Astronauts For Rigors Of An Interview With Larry King…

Video: AutoKratz - “Stay the Same”

By Bradley Portnoy - Dec 1st, 2008 at 10:27 am

Some Thanksgiving leftovers:

Sarah Haskins on Car Commercials

By Kay Steiger - Nov 14th, 2008 at 6:08 pm

This isn’t as funny as some of her other ones, but Sarah Haskins mocks car commercials this week:

I’m Glad I Could Choose to Watch This

By Jesse Singal - Nov 13th, 2008 at 5:34 pm

Via Feministing, not sure when this version aired, but Samantha Bee’s commentary on her classic Daily Show interviews with conservative women at the Republican National…

Dan Savage Defending Gay Marriage, Awesomely

By Rob Anderson - Nov 13th, 2008 at 12:19 pm

What Sarah Palin Thinks of Us

By Emily Rutherford - Nov 12th, 2008 at 3:20 pm

Via Feministe, Sarah Palin on bloggers:

I’m just going to note that I never blog in my pajamas, that I live a good 2,790 miles…

Keith Olbermann Has Opinions on Prop 8

By Kay Steiger - Nov 11th, 2008 at 2:30 pm

Last night Keith Olbermann made the case for same-sex marriage in California and condemned the voters who voted “yes” on Prop 8.

Ralph Nader Suggests that Obama Might Be an “Uncle Tom”

By Jamelle Bouie - Nov 6th, 2008 at 10:14 am

Ralph Nader is obviously intent on hastening his long (and embarrassing, for those of us sympathetic to his ideas) slide into complete and total irrelevancy.…

Video: Dancing on U Street

By Kay Steiger - Nov 5th, 2008 at 3:28 pm

I, like Jesse and Ezra , found last night’s celebration on U Street something of a remarkable occurrence. It made me feel lucky to be…

I for One Welcome Our New Robot Overlords

By Jesse Singal - Nov 4th, 2008 at 3:42 pm

Given what we know about electronic voting, I can’t say this would be entirely surprising:

But only time will tell.

The Iraqi Refugee Situation

By Kay Steiger - Nov 3rd, 2008 at 1:23 pm

Over at Bloggingheads TV, Mark Leon Golberg chats with Kristèle Younès from Refugees International. Younès really knows her stuff about the Iraqi refugee situation, and…

How to Make a Beautiful Ad for a Video Game

By Jesse Singal - Nov 3rd, 2008 at 10:04 am

The same agency, McCann-Erickson, is responsible for the commercials for both the original Gears of War, an XBox 360 game, and its soon to be…