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Jon Stewart had one final message for Fox News on Monday night’s “The Daily Show”: “Adios motherf*ckers!” With still three shows (including the hour-long finale) remaining, Stewart couldn’t help himself from issuing a premature goodbye to the conservative news network — while the display behind him became engulfed in flames. There’s a good reason Stewart is…
Photo Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has not yet announced whether he will join the 2016 presidential race. Credit Zach Gibson/The New York Times For months, Hillary Rodham Clinton has been telling crowds, the news media, and anyone else who will listen that she “always thought this would be a competitive race.” But she…
No one quite knows what the first Republican debate will look like, who exactly will be onstage, or what it means that Donald Trump will be there, too. This, it seems, is the Republican National Committee’s solution to the debacle of the 2012 debates. The problems are memorable: too many primary debates, too many damaging…
Ireland has just repealed thousands of antiquated laws, including talking smack about Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. I woke up this morning at my home in Ireland and cooked myself a big bowl of oatmeal. I then went outside and shouted at the top of my voice, “Anne Boleyn is a whore and King Henry…
Still upset about Cecil the lion? Maybe you should just skip this story. You see, Cecil’s death at hands of an American dentist who paid guides to lure the majestic beast from a nature reserve has struck a global nerve, and in the US, led to significant criticism of big game hunters and laws that…
Boston revealed Monday afternoon that it had withdrawn itself from consideration to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The announcement came hours after mayor Marty Walsh said he wouldn’t sign any contracts that left local taxpayers on the hook for cost overruns, which are virtually guaranteed to balloon anytime anyone hosts a global sporting mega-event. At…
Lion murderer Walt Palmer is an asshole. But, he’s also an asshole who’s contributed more money to animal conservation in Africa than pretty much anyone else. In fact, trophy hunters like him are a large part of the reason we still have animals like lions at all. Hunting is one of those things that, if…
Despite what you may have read elsewhere — or heard from the man himself — Donald Trump is not all that popular with Republican voters. Sure, he’s in first place in many polls. But Trump is near the back of the pack by another important measure. In the chart below, I’ve taken an average of…
Last week New York City backed down from a plan to cap the explosive growth of Uber’s vehicle fleet. The mayor’s office declared the deal it reached to be a win-win for both sides, and warned Uber that an eventual cap is still a possibility if it doesn’t comply. But that threat seemed hollow given…
Hillary Clinton: We can’t hide from hard truths on race In San Francisco, Hillary Clinton spoke at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors on the need to address systemic racism in the wake of the shooting in Charleston. Thank you! Thank you all so much. It’s great to be here…