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Photo Essay: The Dangers of Being Gay in Russia
Life for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Russia has just gotten worse, following a new law the State Duma banning “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations” among minors. The law...
View ArticleFlappy Bird’s Creator Made App Gold, Then, He Killed It
The saga of Flappy Bird, the notoriously frustrating game by .GEARS that rocketed to the top of iTunes last month, has come to a mysterious end.On Saturday, Dong Nguyen, the game’s developer, tweeted...
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Tin Medals: Misses at the Olympics
Swiss Misses(us): The women’s hockey team for Switzerland falls to the USA, 9-0. In two games the Swiss have been outscored 14-0.No, That’s Not GayRussian president Vladimir Putin embraced figure...
View ArticleMichael Sam Coming Out of the Closet Could Be Jackie-Robinson-Big
The National Football League could soon have its first true face of homosexuality. A handsome and articulate face. A personable and African-American face. The face of former University of Missouri...
View ArticleGeorgia, an Unlikely Winter Wonderland, Braces for More Snow
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Officials across the southeastern United States braced on Monday for a blast of freezing rain, snow and ice, with Georgia's governor advising "extreme caution" and declaring a state...
View ArticleToday in Tabs: Oates Jumps Shark
Don't call it a news dump, but Friday evening the New York Times published Woody Allen's response to Dylan Farrow's recently renewed allegations of sexual abuse. This puts the Times in the awkward...
View ArticleHow a Journalism Project No One Had Heard of Stole Times Columnist Bill Keller
Former New York Times executive editor-turned-columnist Bill Keller is the latest old media giant to jump ship for a digital news start-up, but his destination, a soon-to-launch criminal justice outlet...
View ArticleShirley Temple Black, Former Hollywood Child Star, Dies at 85
(Reuters) - Shirley Temple Black, who lifted America's spirits as a bright-eyed, dimpled child movie star during the Great Depression and later became a U.S. diplomat, died late on Monday evening at...
View ArticleThe Daily Show Begs Gorbachev to ‘Put Back That Wall’
Urging viewers to “forget the media circus in Sochi,” The Daily Show traveled a thousand miles north— to Moscow — in a noble attempt to get to the heart of Russia.“Turns out this place looks a lot like...
View ArticleGone in 60 Seconds: Video Shows Terrorist Suspect’s Dramatic Capture by...
Surveillance video showing the swift early-morning abduction last year by U.S. commandos of alleged al Qaida operative Anas al-Libi was obtained by the Washington Post and posted Monday evening.The...
View ArticleSpain's Government Pushes Unpopular Abortion Ban
Spanish women have lined up outside government offices over the past week, holding forms. They weren’t there to register the ownership of their cars or homes. The women filled in the "goods" field with...
View ArticleTin Medals: Pinkeye Edition
NBC Quacks: When we first saw Olympics host Bob Costas last Thursday night, he informed us that the NBC doctors assured him that his infected left eye would clear up over the weekend. It’s now Tuesday,...
View ArticleWhy Boehner Gave Up on the Debt Ceiling
Update: The House voted to raise the debt ceiling Tuesday evening without any policy strings attached. The vote was 221 to 201, with just 28 Republicans joining 193 Democrats to advance the bill to the...
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The Story Behind the Story of Rob Ford Smoking Crack
Mohamed Farah was an hour late.Once more, I scanned the dimly lit plaza trying to spot him. Maybe he was hiding somewhere, watching us, making sure we had indeed come alone.I tried to make out the...
View ArticleFlappy Bird Creator Says His Game Was Too Addictive
Days after the notoriously frustrating app game Flappy Bird was pulled from iTunes, its elusive developer Dong Nguyen spoke out about the decision: “It happened to become an addictive product,” he told...
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More Than 5,000 Websites Push Back Against the NSA
In an act of mass online resistance reminiscent of 2012’s SOPA-inspired blackout, more than 5,000 websites joined together Tuesday to protest NSA surveillance.The resemblance is not coincidental....
View ArticleMystery Girl Cameos in University of Kentucky's New Basketball Promo
On Monday afternoon a Lexington, Ky., based production company, Bullhorn Creative, released a two-minute video, Rupp Arena Renovation. The proposed $310-million project is currently in the...
View ArticleBarbara Bowman Speaks About Bill Cosby Sexual Abuse Allegations
Last week, Newsweek interviewed Tamara Green, one of 13 women who accused Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them in a civil lawsuit brought by Andrea Constand in 2004, and settled under...
View ArticleTin Medals: Shaun White Falls Short at Olympic Halfpipe Event
Shaun White: The two-time half-pipe gold medalist, 27, finishes in 4th place as Switzerland’s Iouri Podladtchivov --you can call him “i-Pod”-- takes gold. Immediately after the event White pulls a...
View ArticleCharges of Assisted Suicide Dropped in Morphine Death of Terminally Ill Man
He was 93 and terminally ill. And he very much wanted to die. Joe Yourshaw had just the way to do it—a bottle of liquid morphine.When Yourshaw breathed his last, a year ago yesterday, police were...
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