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The Race to Be Wrong - Is It Right?

David Sable | Posted 05.06.2013 | Media
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David Sable

Some would say that the CNN and other broadcast news problem is the need to fill 24 hours of airtime with meaningful content, while the digital issue is how to verify the source when torrents of information assault the system.

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'We're So F*cking Dumb'

Posted 10.17.2012 | Comedy
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"Do you know how hard it is to make volunteering at a homeless shelter look like a negative thing?" Jon Stewart couldn't hold back his aggravatio...

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The Power of Foster Care Politics

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 08.08.2012 | Politics
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Daniel Heimpel

While the nation bemoans a "gridlocked" Congress and Comedy Central's Messrs. Stewart and Colbert aptly ridicule both presidential candidates for a disregard of specificity on one hand and hubris on the other, I have borne witness to a very different vision of our elected leadership.

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WATCH: Esperanza Spalding Goes To Second Bass With John Stewart

The Huffington Post | Lee Hernandez | Posted 04.13.2012 | Latino Voices
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Esperanza Spalding is always surprising people. Last February, the 27-year-old jazz bassist and singer took everyone by surprise when she beat out...

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"It's the Democracy, Stupid!": The "Vague" Goals of the Other 99%

David J. Dunn, PhD | Posted 12.31.2011 | Politics
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David J. Dunn, PhD

To help my students think about the way the market works, and especially how it affects real people, I have them play Monopoly. But I modify the rules to make the game more realistic.

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Bonnie Christian

Green Activist Escorted Off Plane By 6 Policemen For 'No Reason'

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Christian | Posted 12.06.2011 | Green
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Being escorted by six policemen at JFK Airport is a great way to jump the lines, green activist John Stewart tells The Huffington Post. Stewart, ch...

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WATCH 'Moneyball' Author Discusses Film Adaptation On Daily Show: 'I Thought It Was Gonna Suck'

Madeleine Crum | Posted 12.05.2011 | Books
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Last night on The Daily Show, Michael Lewis spoke with Jon Stewart about his newest book, "Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World." His journalisti...

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Delta Passenger Investigated, Denied Entry To U.S.

Posted 11.30.2011 | Travel
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UPDATE: 10/1: The organization that organized Stewart's American tour issued a press release with the following statement: On September 29, St...

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Seeds We Sow: Chatting With Lindsey Buckingham Plus Robert Earl Keen and Rose Hill Drive's Video Premiere

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.24.2011 | Entertainment
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Mike Ragogna

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WATCH: Jon Stewart Mocks Obama's Non-Campaign Bus Tour

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 10.17.2011 | Comedy
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Just like he did when Sarah Palin launched her "One Nation" bus tour at the beginning of the summer, on Tuesday night Jon Stewart said there's no way ...

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WATCH: Jon Stewart Rips Fox News' Religious Hypocrisy

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 09.27.2011 | Comedy
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On Wednesday night's "Daily Show," Jon Stewart put aside the debt ceiling debate to focus on the recent terrorist attacks in Norway, or at least how F...

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WATCH: Stewart Lists Dozens Of Fox News Lies

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 09.28.2011 | Comedy
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Since Jon Stewart appeared on Fox News Sunday last weekend, "The Daily Show" has devoted two segments to skewering the network's biases. On Monday nig...

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Jon Stewart Is Definitely A Comedian; Chris Wallace Admits Fox's Bias

Andy Ostroy | Posted 08.21.2011 | Media
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Andy Ostroy

Jon Stewart is a true genius. But he's a comic genius. And without even being a true journalist he brilliantly managed to do what no one else has done: get Fox to admit that it's a politically biased television network.

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WATCH: Jon Stewart Slams Fox News For Editing Interview

The Huffington Post | Carol Hartsell | Posted 08.20.2011 | Comedy
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Jon Stewart opened Monday night's episode of "The Daily Show" by addressing his weekend appearance on "Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace." After ...

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The Fox, the Fool and the Facts

Steven Weber | Posted 08.19.2011 | Media
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Steven Weber

The artfulness with which Fox can deliver its product is a wonder to behold, but owes more to the reach technology has within our media-addicted culture than the actual validity of what's being broadcast.

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8 Celebrities Who Played College Sports

Posted 08.09.2011 | College
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Although many celebrities have tackled sports in film or participated in the occasional famous people golf tournament, not many have actually played s...

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WATCH: Jon Stewart Cuts Hand Spoofing Weiner Presser

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 08.08.2011 | Comedy
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After three days of penis puns and a follow-up segment Monday, "The Daily Show" took one more shot at the Anthony Weiner scandal on Tuesday night's sh...

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Jon Stewart: Anthony Weiner Scandal 'Officially' Sad

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 08.07.2011 | Comedy
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It's been really interesting to observe Jon Stewart on these past few episodes of "The Daily Show" since the Anthony Weiner scandal broke. Stewart's b...

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Jason Linkins

WATCH: Jon Stewart Blasts Trump Over Palin Pizza Date

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.01.2011 | Comedy
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As you probably already know, the most important meeting of modern political minds happened this week in New York City when fake presidential candidat...

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Jon Stewart: Not Intimidated by the Lobby

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
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MJ Rosenberg

Of all the icons that the iconoclastic Jon Stewart chooses to smash, the one that gets media figures in the most trouble is the infallibility of Israel, which is why Stewart is all alone out there. But he won't be for long.

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WATCH: Jon Stewart Kicks Off 'Indecision 2012'

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
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On Tuesday night's "Daily Show," Jon Stewart officially began his "Indecision 2012" coverage with a look at the Republican candidates, none of which h...

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In Defense of Indefensible Rick Sanchez

Raul A. Reyes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
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Raul A. Reyes

If CNN wants a zero-tolerance policy on bigotry and hate speech, terrific. Yet it seems as though it was selectively enforced at the expense of one of the most visible Hispanics in broadcasting.

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WATCH: Stewart Mocks Fox News For Critiquing Arizona Shooting Memorial

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
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Jon Stewart continued his coverage of the Arizona shooting aftermath Thursday night, this time going after Fox News for actually criticizing the memor...

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Rallies To Restore Sanity Around The World

Christian Science Monitor | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity" in Washington has sparked more than 1,160 mini-rallies in 84 countries, morphing into something of a global po...

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10 Things I Liked About 2010

Albert Imperato | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
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Albert Imperato

Ever the optimist, I decided that my last post of the year should be a tribute to the things, from Mahler to Freedom, that made the past year endurable, if not, at times, outright beautiful.

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