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Lost Boys of Summer: Some Ex-Ballplayers Seek Help From MLB

Why Are Tech Journos Suddenly Interested in News Corp. Scandal?

​When I was a staff editor at the tech-news site CNET News.com in the late '90s, one of the top editors there used to insist that we "localize" big news events by writing about how they were being covered and discussed on the Internet. So, for example, the death of Princess Di and the impeachment ... More >>

Chicago Critic's Pitchfork Dis Gets the Blogosphere Steaming

Jason StoffRobyn at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago​Just when it seemed cool to hate the taste-making music site Pitchfork, one critic went and ripped the site (and its music festival in Chicago this past weekend) a good one. So how did indie-loving blogs and blog readers respond -- that i ... More >>

Memo to Elena Kagan: Come Out of the Closet

Elena Kagen's life as a -- ahem -- softball player shouldn't be a big secret​"She's a lesbian!" said Betty White over and over again on Saturday Night Live this past weekend. White was talking about a character in a Little Women parody but she might as well have been talking about Elena Kagan, ... More >>

On Comics: Stars align for 'Iron Man'

Elena Kagen's life as a -- ahem -- softball player shouldn't be a big secret​"She's a lesbian!" said Betty White over and over again on Saturday Night Live this past weekend. White was talking about a character in a Little Women parody but she might as well have been talking about Elena Kagan, ... More >>

Folkster Jim Post Performs Songs About Mark Twain Feb. 2

Elena Kagen's life as a -- ahem -- softball player shouldn't be a big secret​"She's a lesbian!" said Betty White over and over again on Saturday Night Live this past weekend. White was talking about a character in a Little Women parody but she might as well have been talking about Elena Kagan, ... More >>

The Way He Lives Now

As Daniel Day-Lewis' fourth film in a decade arrives in theaters, the movies' most enigmatic leading man reveals the method behind his onscreen madness

The infamy rollercoaster that is R. Kelly's life

As Daniel Day-Lewis' fourth film in a decade arrives in theaters, the movies' most enigmatic leading man reveals the method behind his onscreen madness

I Spy a Bullshit Columnist

In your top-secret heart of hearts, are you a Bob Novak supporter? Take quiz, find out.

Making Their Own Luck

Guerrilla marketeers hit the streets to push a new film about Asian-American high schoolers gone bad

True Drew, Edgy Go

Guerrilla marketeers hit the streets to push a new film about Asian-American high schoolers gone bad

Riff Raff

Guerrilla marketeers hit the streets to push a new film about Asian-American high schoolers gone bad

Recordings

Guerrilla marketeers hit the streets to push a new film about Asian-American high schoolers gone bad

Final Deadline

David Burgin is legendary as a rough-and-tumble newspaper editor. But the legend is full of astonishing contradictions, and its last chapter may include the outcome of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by one of his proteges at the Oakland Tribune.