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Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 18:01 PST

Have yourself a very merry black Friday

The author of "Scroogenomics" explains why holiday shopping is a drain on the wallet and the holiday spirit
Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 10:26 PST

Demi Moore's W debacle

First we thought it was just a Photoshop disaster. No, it gets worse
Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 05:26 PST

Google's Michelle Obama fail

The first lady gets an unflattering online makeover.
Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 17:25 PST

"The Princess and the Frog" is Disney royalty

The studio's first African-American princess charms in one of the most sincere romantic comedies in ages
Monday, Nov 23, 2009 07:24 PST

Daytime soap's best celebrity cameos

James Franco on "General Hospital" is the latest in a nutty legacy that includes Elizabeth Taylor and Snoop Dogg Video
Friday, Nov 20, 2009 08:21 PST

Conservative men love rape metaphors

Limbaugh, Beck and company feel so violated Video
Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 11:20 PST

Stuff white people tweet

Is a trending topic on race automatically racist?
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 10:19 PST

Hold off on that mammogram?

New guidelines for breast cancer screenings say you can wait -- but should you?
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 07:19 PST

Barbie, eat a sandwich

Care Bears on Fire think the fashionista needs a hoagie. Video
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 14:04 PST

She wouldn't deploy, she got arrested

Was it an act of bravery or poor protocol?
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 09:18 PST

And the (antisocial) word of the year is ...

The Oxford American Dictionary just isn't that into you
Monday, Nov 16, 2009 09:17 PST

We're No. 1! In STDs!

An alarming rise in chlamydia and syphilis, especially in girls
Monday, Nov 16, 2009 05:17 PST

My hot wife gets freebies!

The perks of beauty and its moral implications? This looks like a job for the Ethicist!
Friday, Nov 13, 2009 15:14 PST

Huffington Post's LIVE! NUDE! GIRLS!

The site's skeezy "Celebrity Skin" page touts nipples, scandal -- and did we mention nipples?
Friday, Nov 13, 2009 11:14 PST

Happy Do-Whatever-You-Wanukah

The annual cries of religious censorship start right on schedule. Let the war on Christmas begin!
Friday, Nov 13, 2009 05:14 PST

Skeleton says, "Don't rape me"

What does America want? According to Jeff Dunham, it's a "dead terrorist" puppet in a sex shop Video
Thursday, Nov 12, 2009 11:13 PST

Sammy Sosa, struck by lightening

It's heartbreaking that the baseball great is whitening his Dominican skin. But is it really that rare? Video
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 12:12 PST

No girl action for Fergie

The Dutchess likes girls but stands by her man
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 11:12 PST

Was Elizabeth Lambert's meltdown a guy thing?

The soccer player acted like a jerk. Why does that mean she acted like a man? Video
Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 12:45 PST

The celebrity sex tape jumps the shark

So the former Miss USA contestant has one. Big whoop. Remember when those videos used to actually mean something?
Monday, Nov 9, 2009 11:10 PST

Marilyn Manson's icky torture porn

The singer's new video is a snuff fantasy starring an Evan Rachel Wood look-alike. Does it go too far?
Monday, Nov 9, 2009 07:10 PST

Pedophiles aren't always men

The number of children reporting sex abuse by women has risen an astonishing 132 percent in the last five years
Friday, Nov 6, 2009 13:07 PST

Fort Hood, written on the body

A revealing documentary on the lives of soldiers at the Army base goes more than skin deep Video
Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 17:06 PST

Disney's "A Christmas Carol": Bah, humbug!

Robert Zemeckis' 3-D, motion-capture masterwork is oddly flat. And isn't one Jim Carrey enough for any movie?
Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 10:06 PST

Do sex offender registries work?

Anthony Sowell and Phillip Garrido were registered sex offenders. It didn't stop them from doing it again
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