In the spirit of fast-rising white Republicans who say dumb things about race, Mississippi State Senator Chris McDaniel can now add his name to the list after Mother Jones uncovered a 2006 tape where the Tea Party darling bragged about not wanting to pay slavery reparations and only knowing how to hit on girls and find the bathroom in Spanish.
Scientists have learned a bit more about a disputed scrap of papyrus known as the "Gospel of Jesus's Wife," that some folks think could be evidence that Jesus Christ was married.
For a while there that this season of Drag Race was splitting neatly between the contenders and the pretenders. Now, we've either entered the misdirection-plagued middle section of a reality TV season ... or this talented crop of queens is shaking up the pecking order a little bit.
On a night where we saw one dancer come dangerously close to perfection, we also saw the sour cruelty of The Capitol as it sent the latest tribute to his bloodless death.
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The U.N.'s International Court of Justice ruled on Monday that Japan needs to stop its controversial and not really well-liked whale hunting practices. The court wasn't convinced that Japan's controversial whale kills were really done for scientific research.
Kerry Washington is eight months (almost nine) pregnant, and it shows. While it's not a problem in real life, her pregnancy could be a distraction on her show Scandal where she's one half of the steamiest couple on television. And the show has gone to great and sometimes comical lengths to hide it.
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After 10 months of investigating the IRS on what was supposed to be a bullet-proof charge that the organization was unfairly targeting Tea Party-backed organizations, Republicans have soured on the probe. And Rep. Darrell Issa, the brawn behind the investigation, has been left holding the bag.
These are all you need to shut a hater down, tell your crush how you feel, and communicate the most important sentiment of all: "no."
Lais Souza was, at one time a competitive gymnast for Brazil and an Olympic-level freestyle skier. After a training accident and a brutal recovery, Souza is now an uninsured quadriplegic who needs financial help.
Arclight Films has wisely realized that its upcoming movie about a flight to Beijing that crashes into the ocean might be a little insensitive given the similarities to a recent tragedy.
