Fans of Sesame Street have long speculated that roomies Bert and Ernie are gay but those rumors have been put to bed. In response to an online petition by Change.org to let Bert and Ernie get married, Sesame Workshop issued the following statement, "Bert and Ernie are best friends. They were created to teach preschoolers that ... [Read More]

The Air Force is experiencing legal fallout after the revelation that chaplains at Vandenberg Air Force Base were teaching a questionable ethics course, which included a PowerPoint presentation on St. Augustine's "Christian Just War Theory" informally known as the "Jesus loves nukes speech." The mandatory course was ... [Read More]

It appears Congress will meet the demands of the hostage takers (i.e.; Republicans) in time to meet the August 2nd deadline to raise the debt ceiling but the damage is already done. Even if there is no default and we maintain our AAA rating, Moody's has stated that "As to the longer-term outlook on the rating, the limited ... [Read More]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes an unflattering cameo in X-Men Schism #1. The X-Men petition the United Nations to dismantle their Sentinels, giant robots programmed to destroy mutants, but Ahmadinejad refuses to "acknowledge the existence of these so-called Sentinels." His rant is interrupted by a mutant ... [Read More]

Comedian Dave Chappelle once pointed out the confusion created when a woman dresses like whore then defends it by saying "just because I'm dressed this way, does not make me a whore" to which he replied "but you are wearing a whore's uniform." Apparently, Utah House Minority Whip Jennifer Seelig saw the show. Seelig has ... [Read More]

Finnish food activists calling themselves the Food Liberation Army (FLA) kidnapped a Ronald McDonald statue earlier this month, threatening to execute the mascot if McDonald's did not meet their demand for more transparency about the manufacturing processes, raw materials, and additives used in the fast food chain's ... [Read More]

This February NewSouth Books will publish censored versions of "Huckleberry Finn" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" that substitute racial epithets like "nigger" "injun" and "half-breed" with "slave" "Indian" and "half-blood" respectively. An introduction by Auburn University professor Alan Gribben contends that "even at ... [Read More]