2012

That old jackass frat-guy McCain? He's back!

November 12, 2008 - It was very predictable: John McCain acted like a jerk, alienated you, you broke up with him, and now he wants you back. Remember the good times you used to have, all the laughs, that time he won that little doll for you at the fair that you still have...

From The Room: And They're Off!

November 7, 2008 - As the curtain mercifully falls on the Most Important Election of Your Lifetime, the nation breathes a collective sigh of relief. Or do they? Sure, there were enough Byzantine plot twists and darkly rich comic characters to exhaust Dostoyevsky's older smarter brother. And I imagine more than a few...

Olympic gold medalists soon to be "plastic medalists"

January 17, 2008 - It looks like London's forecast for recouping money via land sales after the 2012 Olympics was off by just a smidge—a mere £1 billion or so. According to the London Development Agency, the post-Olympic shortfall will hit sports and arts projects already suffering from poor funding...