Outside the Beltway

The peculiar habit of some Indo-Europeans of assigning gender to nouns is frustrating and amusing.

An op-ed by a Hao Leifeng in China’s Global Times argues that “Actor Charlie Sheen is a classic example of the difference in Western and Eastern values and norms.”

Charlie Sheen was the highest paid sitcom actor on the planet. Until a few minutes ago:

Why is Charlie Sheen seen as likable despite his serial abuse of women?

James Franco is a film director, screenwriter, painter, author, performance artist and actor. And working on a PhD at Yale.

Iran doesn’t like the logo for the London Olympics and is threatening to boycott if it isn’t changed.

My official statement. Please refer to this the next time somebody says something stupid.

Muammar Gadaffi’s family hired big name entertainers for parties. What with the ongoing mayhem in Libya, that’s coming under scrutiny.

A New York judge has sided with comedian Jerry Seinfeld in a bizarre lawsuit by a crazy woman who writes cookbooks.

Is Jon Stewart a useful idiot?

The Wall Street Journal is joining the modern era and dropping the practice of referring to people as “Mr.” and “Ms.” But only on the sports pages.

Democratic Congresswoman Betty McCollum has received death threats after questioning the wisdom of the U.S. Army sponsoring a NASCAR Sprint Cup team to the tune of $7 million a year.

The Toomer’s Corner trees were poisoned by a rabid Alabama fan.

IBM’s Watson computer crushed human competitors on Jeopardy. What does it mean?

“Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk, and if they have eggs, get 6!” A short time later the husband comes back with 6 cartons of milk. The wife asks him, “Why the hell did you buy 6 cartons of milk?” He replied, “They had eggs.”

Michael Medved wishes that conservatives would stop implying that the President of the United States wants to destroy the United States.

Sports Illustrated is trying to force subscribers to pay for a bundle of web and print services. Bad idea.

I simply do not know enough expletives to adequately express how truly horrible this film was.

Why does Hermione Granger go to the library instead of just Googling it?

Mashup of White House spokesman Robert Gibbs telling reporters what jobs he’s never held

The Pittsburg Steelers and the Green Bay Packers are the 2nd and 5th most popular teams in the NFL. The Dallas Cowboys are number one and the St. Louis Rams bring up the rear at 32.

Mike Tanier of Football Outsiders explain why Aaron Rodgers’ ranking as the best quarterback in NFL history is absurd.