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The New York Times has female trouble

The New York Times thinks naughty ladies are just da bomb. People still say "da bomb," right? That's a thing? On Sunday, the Paper of Record gave Katie Roiphe free rein to gas on "in favor of dirty...

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“Whitney’s” second coming

When "Whitney," the multi-camera sitcom created by and starring the comedian Whitney Cummings, premiered in September, it didn’t have a standard credit sequence. Instead, in a direct response to...

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“Whitney”: There’s a decent show in there somewhere

Whitney Cummings' much-maligned sitcom “Whitney” returned for its second season last night, with big promises that this year would be different. The series, about a tough, brassy woman named Whitney...

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Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence danced on top of Billy Joel’s piano so you...

It all began with an “I’m in love with you” fan letter. Then, it escalated to a boating trip to The Hamptons and a screenplay collaboration. Yesterday, the budding friendship between Jennifer Lawrence...

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Rachel Maddow eviscerates the Bush administration’s incompetent Katrina...

Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, President Barack Obama addressed a crowd in New Orleans, noting the ways the city has recovered. In his speech he referred to the tragic events that unfolded as a...

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Despite volatility, on-air rampage difficult to predict

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Living alone in a world of perceived slights, Vester Lee Flanagan II festered and fumed. His hair-trigger temper directed at a random collection of people he encountered never...

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Redskins say QB Griffin to miss Ravens game

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins say quarterback Robert Griffin III will miss Saturday’s exhibition game at the Baltimore Ravens because of a concussion, reversing an earlier decision to let...

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AP Top Sports News At 9:16 p.m. EDT

Stewart claims he didn’t see man on track before fatal crash Continue Reading...

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Vin Scully to return for record 67th year with Dodgers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vin Scully will return for a record 67th season in the broadcast booth for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The news was revealed in the second inning of Friday night’s game against the...

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Stafford, Bortles shine as Lions beat Jaguars 22-17

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Stafford completed 11 of 15 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Detroit Lions beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 22-17 in a preseason game Friday night....

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Scott Walker can’t be serious: He’s about to expose his own con on healthcare

Wisconsin governor and vanilla pudding made flesh Scott Walker is going through a bit of a slump in his campaign for the White House. After a debate performance that had all the pop and energy of a...

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We have autism all wrong: The radical new approach we need to understand and...

The first thing I noticed about Jesse was the fear and anxiety in his eyes. I was visiting a small New England school district when I heard about an eight-year-old boy who had recently transferred from...

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The 8 most atheist-friendly countries in the world

A lot of non-believer writers and activists focus, rightly, on the continuing lack of acceptance in many societies and nations of those who profess no belief in religion. Keeping an eye on what’s not...

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Jeb Bush’s gigantic Iraq fail: Why he’s handling his brother’s toxic legacy...

Considering the level of clownish extremism in the Republican primary during these mangy dog days of August, it’s probably inevitable that we would start to see headlines like this one from the...

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Donald Trump is a professional wrestler: How the billionaire body-slammed GOP...

The first thing you should know about me is that I am an unapologetic fan of professional wrestling — of its outsize characters and operatic storylines, of its physical feats of strength and skill that...

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Donald Trump’s nativist police state: What “we have to keep the families...

To honor Julian Bond, the civil rights hero we lost this weekend, I didn’t watch Donald Trump on the Sunday shows. I read Ari Berman’s excellent “Give Us the Ballot” instead (more on that later this...

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A rare “SNL” sketch featuring Donald Trump has reportedly been scrubbed from...

At times, it may feel like there’s nothing Donald Trump won’t share with the public — with his tasteless Rosie O’Donnell burns, menstruation speculation and extreme anti-immigrant comments — but, in...

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Terror in Bangkok: 15 reported dead in bomb blast

BANGKOK (AP) — A bomb exploded at a popular shrine near a key political protest site in central Bangkok on Monday evening, the government said, reportedly killing more than a dozen people and injuring...

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The gentrification of “Sesame Street”: Cashing out, once and for all, from...

Well, it’s been a long time coming, but it’s time to admit that like every other trendy NYC neighborhood that gets spotlighted on a TV show, “Sesame Street” has succumbed to gentrification. I admit I...

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Google is trying to take over America’s rooftops (with solar panels)

Is cheap, clean energy harnessed from the sun and applied straight to your electricity bill right for you? Now, you can Google it to find out. Google’s newest tool, Project Sunroof, combines the...

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