Willie Nelson Endorses Gary Johnson – No, Dennis Kucinich – For President
Willie Nelson is torn between Gary Johnson and Dennis Kucinich.
Explaining Trump
When one realizes that Trump is basically a brand, rather than anything else, his PR foray into politics makes more sense.
Go the Fuck to Sleep Goes Viral
Go The Fuck to Sleep, the children’s book aimed at parents, has become an Internet sensation and reached #1 on Amazon well before its release owing to a leaked copy.
Nerdiest Correction Ever
An item in the Extra Bases baseball notebook last Sunday misidentified, in some editions, the origin of the name Orcrist the Goblin Cleaver, which Mets pitcher R. A. Dickey gave one of his bats. Orcrist was not, as Dickey had said, the name of the sword used by Bilbo Baggins in the Misty Mountains in “The Hobbit”; Orcrist was the sword used by the dwarf Thorin Oakenshield in the book. (Bilbo Baggins’s sword was called Sting.)
Washington Wizards New Uniforms
The Washington Wizards have gone back to the future with new uniforms that look remarkably like the old Washington Bullets unis.
Sean Avery Condemned by Agent for Gay Marriage Stance
Hockey star Sean Avery’s recent statements supporting gay marriage has drawn fire from an unlikely source: His agent.
Civil War Park Battles
The rebel and onion armies showed grose negligence by having many of their battles right inside national parks, like Gettysburg.
Schwarzenegger and Shriver Separate
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have announced their separation after 25 years of marriage.
Texas Cheerleader Who Refused to Cheer Rapist Loses in Court
A Texas high school student who was kicked off her high school’s cheerleading squad after refusing to cheer for her rapist had her lawsuit dismissed as frivolous and was ordered to pay $45,000 in legal fees.
Lede of the Day
Floridians are going to have to start pulling up their pants and stop having sex with animals soon.
Best Front Page Ever
The Atlantic’s Jim Fallows dubs this the Greatest Front Page Ever: A day filled with romance, pageantry, and playfulness is sealsed with a kiss: Osama bin Laden is dead”
Rock-Pop Mashups
Mashup videos: Iron Maiden and The Monkees (“The Trooper Believer”) and Pink Floyd and Bee Gees (“Stayin’ Alive in the Wall”)
Man Arrested for Singing Racist Song ‘Kung Fu Fighting’
Singing the 1974 Carl Douglas classic “Kung Fu Fighting” can get you arrested in England.
National Review Offers Free Porn
A special surprise was waiting this morning for those who subscribe to Jim Geraghty’s Jolt newsletter.
Megan McArdle On Atlas Shrugged: An Incoherent Mess
Even libertarians aren’t all that impressed with the effort to bring Ayn Rand’s magnum opus to the big screen.
Roger Ebert Reviews Atlas Shrugged
Roger Ebert lays the smack down on the Atlas Shrugged film — but not for the reasons you’d think.
Zsa Zsa Gabor Trying to Have Kid at 94
Zsa Zsa Gabor’s 67-year-old husband says he and the 94-year-old actress are seeking to have a child through a surrogate.
Should Trump Be Fired From ‘Apprentice’?
Donald Trump is waiting to announce whether he’s running for president until after taping of “The Apprentice” concludes. Some thing NBC shouldn’t allow him to wait.
Why Obama Golfs
President Obama sees the golf course as the only place to escape the pressures of the job.
Sesame Street, Pakistan: Your Tax Dollars at Work
The Federal government is funding a Pakistan version of Sesame Street for $20 million.
Bristol Palin Paid $262,500 by Candies, 7 Times Amount Spent on Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Bristol Palin was paid $262,500 by Candies Foundation as an anti-teen pregnancy spokesman. That’s 7 times what they spent on teen pregnancy prevention.
Explaining the NYT Paywall
Philip Greenspun wonders, “How did the New York Times manage to spend $40 million on its pay wall?”