(Politics)
Efraim Diveroli, Our Favorite Pot-Smoking Millennial Arms Dealer, Can't Stay Out of Trouble
Remember Efraim Diveroli? He was the pot-smoking high-school dropout who secured a $300-million weapons contract with the Pentagon at the tender age of 21.
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A Banner Day in Platte County: Celebrating Hate in a Wyoming High School
A school board in Wheatland, WY made its message loud and clear during a recent meeting: Schools are a place for hate.
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Pinned Down: Canada's Worst Campaign Button
Buttons haven't always been exclusively associated with television remote controls. At one time, they were an integral part of every political campaign.
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Keeping Calm and Carrying (Concealed Weapons) On in Arizona
Fans of firearm legislation and fallen stars received a treat Tuesday when the Washington Post ran an op-ed apology by embattled Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas. The feeble mea culpa came on the heels of Arenas' indefinite suspension from the NBA for having guns into his team's locker room.
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Karnataka Baby Tossing Festival Ban
Guest blogger Neal Pollack has been a satirist (Vanity Fair), a sexologist (Nerve.com), and a cultural anthropologist (McSweeney's). Here, Pollack will explore all the wild, weird, and noteworthy stories you may have missed.
moreHookers Hump to Save the Planet
Guest blogger Neal Pollack has been a satirist (Vanity Fair), sexologist (Nerve.com) and cultural anthropologist (McSweeneys). Here, Pollack will explore all the wild, weird, and noteworthy stories you may have missed.
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We Are All Japanese Now: Etiquette Lessons from President Obama
Did you hear the news? This week, President Obama pledged lifelong obedience and servitude to Japanese Emperor Akihito. With one quick bow he turned over all American nuclear weapons codes, signed over the contents of the U.S. Treasury, and gave the Japanese monarch special privileges with the First Lady.
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I Hope They Served Beer: A Conference to Define the Modern Man
You're not homophobic. You're not misogynistic. And, above all, you're not Tucker Max. So then what kind of man are you?
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Want Fries with Your Enemy Combatants?
Happy Veterans Day! Take a few moments today to honor our men and women in uniform. Wave a flag. Say a prayer. Or, head down to Camp Delta in Cuba and cook up a Big Mac or two to show your support.
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Terrorists: 1, Fat, Stupid Americans: 0
t's not news that America's youth are too obese, too dumb, and too delinquent to dream big. Since kids are now developing type 2 diabetes while still in preschool and almost a third of fourth-graders can't even read, hopes of NASA, the NBA, or the presidency are likely to be dashed.
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