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Ponytail Pull Was Bad (But Good for Women's Sports)

Laura Pappano | Posted 11.19.2009 | Sports

Read More: Sportsmanship, Female Athletes, Serena Williams, Elizabeth Lambert, Sex-Based Double-Standards, Bad Behavior, Michael Vick, Sports News
Laura Pappano

It is tiring to hear enlightened men describe themselves as "supporters" of women's sports as if they are charitable donors.

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, Baseball, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Serena Williams, Derek Jeter, Andre Agassi, Michael Phelps, New York News
Len Berman

At a soccer game in Australia, police were called to quell a disturbance among the fans. Nothing new in soccer. But some of the fans were wielding spears and axes.

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White House Visitors List: Vote For The Most Remarkable Guest (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Photos, White House, Jamie Dimon, White House Visitors List, Serena Williams, White House Visitors, Slidepoll, Politics News

The White House released a list of nearly 500 visitors to the White House Friday. As HuffPost's Sam Stein reports, there are a number of prominent pol...

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HuffPost Game Changers: Who Is The Ultimate Game Changer In Sports?

Huffington Post | Posted 11.18.2009 | Sports

Read More: Jason Kint, Bill Simmons, Twitter, Huffington Post Sports Game Changers, Slidepoll, Sportacular, Stubhub, Serena Williams, Shaquille O'Neal, Chad Ocho Cinco, Sports, HuffPost Game Changers, David Appelman, Mike Florio, New Media, Bob Bowman, Game Changers, Chris Tsakalakis, Sports News

(VOTING IS NOW CLOSED) HuffPost's Game Changers celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 10 categories who are harnessing the power o...

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How Not To Be A Horse's A#$%!: 3 Tips For When You Blow A Public Fuse

Debbie Robins | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Joe Wilson Obama, Kanye West Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Meltdown, Serena Williams Us Open, How to Apologize, Joe Wilson, Public Anger, Kick-Ass Advice, Serena Williams, Marilynne Robinson, Peacemaking, Kick-Ass, The Inner Life, Living News
Debbie Robins

It's been a month now since American pop culture witnessed three consecutive bursts of public anger. Serena Williams, wielding her racquet as a weapon at the U.S. Open, kick-started a week in which Kanye West stole the microphone from young, doll-faced Taylor Swift at the MTV Awards, and ended with Congressman Joe Wilson shouting down the President of the United States like a British heckler.

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ESPN's 'Body Issue' Of Naked Athletes (PHOTOS): Serena Williams, Dwight Howard, Adrian Peterson, More Pose Nude (PICTURES)

Posted 10.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Serena Williams Naked, ESPN Body Issue Covers, Gina Carano, Espn the Body Issue, Serena Williams Espn Magazine, Slidepoll, Serena Williams Espn Cover, Sarah Reinertsen ESPN, Espn Body Issue Pictures, Serena Williams, Dwight Howard, Sarah Reinertsen Body Issue Cover, Serena Williams Espn Photos, Dwight Howard Espn Magazine, Adrian Peterson, Espn Magazine Body Issue, Serena Williams Espn, Espn Body Issue Adrian Peterson, Sports, Sarah Reinertsen Naked, Body Issue, ESPN Body Issue, Serena Williams Nude, Celebrity Skin, Sarah Reinertsen Cover, Sarah Reinertsen Nude, Sarah Reinertsen, Espn Magazine, Entertainment News

ESPN Magazine is trying to give the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue a run for its money by featuring naked and barely-clothed athletes on the cover ...

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Len Berman | Posted 10.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Obama Copenhagen, Serena Williams, Minnesota Vikings, Brett Favre, New York Mets, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Green Bay Packers, New York News
Len Berman

The Mets have shaken up their coaching staff. And in a startling upset, the entire training staff will return, but they'll change some "medical protocols." Like what, how to actually do medical training?

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Civil Discourse And The Intentional Conversation

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Marymount, Kanye West, Joseph Biden, Joe Wilson, Conversation, Intentional Conversation, Serena Williams, Henry Louis Gates, Partisanship, Joseph Crowley, Political Incivility, Civility, Civil Discourse, Barack Obama, Relationships, Living News
Hoyt Hilsman

What is an Intentional Conversation? Stated simply: It is a structured conversation with no purpose other than the conversation itself.

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It's Better to Be Racist Than Color Blind

David A. Wilson | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Racism, Racism, Serena Williams, Kanye West, Henry Louis Gates, Politics News
David A. Wilson

We give weight to the idea of race being negative by considering it taboo. The more we avoid the topic, the discussion, the word, the more power we lend it.

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Incivility: The Root Cause Is Lack of Empathy

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Triangle of Truth, Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Joe Wilson, Lisa Earle McLeod, Serena Williams, Political Incivility, Barack Obama, Living News
Lisa Earle McLeod

It would be easy to go off on a rant about the disrespectful Congressman, the angry athlete or the scene-stealing rapper, but these people are not acting in a cultural vacuum.

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Jason Linkins

Lanny Davis Wants Everyone To Be Nicer To Each Other

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Serena Williams, Video, Jimmy Carter, Kanye West, Joe Wilson, Joe Lieberman, Lanny Davis, Media News

Professional Beltway bile-sack Lanny Davis, in between shilling for Central American coup d'etats and helping Whole Foods CEO John Mackey achieve subject-verb agreement in anti-health care reform op-eds, has found the time for a new hobby: teaching Americans to be nicer to each other!

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Len Berman | Posted 11.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Serena Williams, U.S. Open, Tim Tebow, Lenny Dykstra, Roger Federer, Michael Phelps, Florida, Dallas Cowboys, Nba, New York News
Len Berman

I feel a twinge of sadness that Lenny Dykstra is putting his 1986 Mets World Series ring on the auction block. Of course he's the one who plunged head-first into his financial mess, but ...

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Sports and the Uncivil Society

Dave Zirin | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Racism, Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, Kanye West, Tea Party, Barack Obama, Tea Bagging, Media News
Dave Zirin

The efforts of the media to conflate "black people behaving badly" alongside "tea baggers on the march" should be soundly rejected.

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Celeb Career Thermometer: Taylor Swift vs. Serena Williams

Nicole Williams | Posted 11.18.2009 | Home

Read More: Serena Williams, Taylor Swift, Celebrities, Girl on Top, U.S. Open, John McEnroe, Vmas, Kanye West, Home News
Nicole Williams

Serena Williams just tilted the reputation scale toward insane this week when she threatened to kill the line judge.

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Seth & Amy Mock Kanye, Joe, And Serena In Weekend Update Premiere (VIDEO)

Posted 11.18.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Video, Kanye West, Weekend Update, Snl, Seth Meyers, Joe Wilson, Serena Williams, Really, Amy Poehler, Weekend Update Kanye, Really With Seth and Amy Kanye, Comedy News

Meyers and Poehler did their first "Really?!? With Seth & Amy" of the season last night during the premiere of Weekend Update Thursdays. The pair devo...

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Back In Black: Lewis Black Takes On Angry Outbursts (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 11.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Video, Daily Show, Kanye West, John McEnroe, Joe Wilson, Back in Black, Serena Williams, Lewis Black, Lewis Black Kanye West, Back in Black Angry Outbursts, Comedy News

Lewis Black appeared on the "Daily Show" last night to tackle the topic of "Anger in America." It seems every reporter, columnist, and blogger in Amer...

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Don't Bank On It!

Dan Dorfman | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: People's United, Morgan Stanley, Retail Sales, M&t Bank, Tcf Financial, East West, Stock Market Rebound, Serena Williams Us Open, Roger-Federer-Us-Open, Ucbh, Banks, Stock Market, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Valley National, Business News
Dan Dorfman

As far as the stock market goes: Don't fall in love with supposedly sure things because the wrong sure thing can kill you.

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Egyptian Minister Forced to Apologize for Threatening to Burn Books About Israel

Joseph Freeman | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Elie Wiesel, Farouk Hosny, New York Times, Unesco, Bernard Henri Levy, Serena Williams, Joe Wilson, Kanye West, Egypt, Roger Cohen, World News
Joseph Freeman

Hosny publicly said that he would burn all the books in Alexandria's library that had anything to do with Israel. He also called Israeli culture "racist."

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Breaking News: Someone Says Something; Others Offended

Spencer Green | Posted 11.15.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Public Apologies, Serena Williams, Media, Kanye West, Media Criticism, Political Incivility, Joe Wilson, Comedy News
Spencer Green

Several groups are angry with something said by someone in front of some people somewhere. Someone then appeared in a highly visible public forum where he or she apologized publicly.

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Con Games: How Conservatives Play the Race Card

Michael Conniff | Posted 11.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Magical Negro, Fox News, Racism, Serena Williams, Kanye West, Race, Sean Hannity, Segregation, Media News
Michael Conniff

Ever since Barack Obama arrived on the scene, the race card has become magical for conservatives.

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Serena Williams Apologizes, Says She Lost Control In "Good Morning America" Interview (VIDEO)

Posted 11.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Serena Williams Outburst, Serena Williams Us Open Video, Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams Us Open, Serena Williams Foot Fault, Serena Williams Said, Serena Williams, Serena Williams Kim Clijsters, New York, Serena Williams Video, Serena Williams Foot Fault Video, Serena Williams Racket, Good Morning America, On the Line, Serena Apology, Serena Williams Disqualified Video, Sports, Serena Williams Disqualified, Serena Williams Yelled, New York News

Serena Williams went on Good Morning America today to repent for her US Open semi-finals outburst, and attempt to repair her image. In the interview,...

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Enough With The Apologies! When Mea Culpa Just Doesn't Cut It

Nelson Montana | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Bill Clinton, Al Sharpton, Van Jones, Serena Williams, Kanye West, Joe Wilson, Living News
Nelson Montana

There is nothing in life more meaningless than an apology, yet it's become a panacea for just about any behavior, no matter how inappropriate, how vile, classless or sickening. It's down right fashionable!

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Len Berman | Posted 11.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Sports, New England Patriots, U.S. Open, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Juan Martin Del Potro, New York News
Len Berman

I'm not convinced it's the end of the line for Federer, but just like boxing, tennis players can age in a hurry. There are always younger Turks like del Potro coming along to claim the throne.

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Why Are Kanye and All These Celebs Mad? It's in the Stars...

Phil Bronstein | Posted 11.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Serena Williams, Phil Bronstein, Entertainment, Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Astrology, MTV Video Music Awards, Entertainment News
Phil Bronstein

While you've been burying your nose in egghead tracts about health care reform and the deteriorating war in Afghanistan, the truly in-touch media, like AstrologyZone, has the details you need to know.

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Joe Wilson, Serena Williams and Kanye West Kick Off National Outburst Week

Andy Borowitz | Posted 09.14.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, C-Span, Serena Williams, Andy Borowitz, Kanye West, Joe Wilson, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

Joe Wilson (R-SC), tennis legend Serena Williams and recording artist Kanye West held a press conference in Washington, DC today to kick off the first annual National Outburst Week.

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