Mohamed A. Mohamed once again holds down his comfortable desk job at the New York State Department of Transportation in Buffalo. He’s glad to have a semblance of normal life back after his grueling previous job – as …
Politics
IRS Says Fliers Won’t Get Tax Refunds from FAA Shutdown
For fliers hoping to capitalize on the FAA shutdown and its resulting “tax holiday,” the IRS has some disappointing news.
TIME Video: Gloria Steinem Sits Down for 10 Questions
Gloria Steinem sits down and talks “tramp stamps” with TIME.
The Rent Is Too Damn…Low? Jimmy McMillan Faces Eviction From Manhattan Apartment
“The rent is too damn high!” The simple phrase became Jimmy McMillan’s party platform in New York’s recent governor’s race, a mantra many New Yorkers could indeed rally behind. But in reality, McMillan was living …
Poll: Pippa Middleton is Far From a Household Name in the States
Enter the American psyche.
Alaska Hair Salon Made Famous By Sarah Palin Gets a TLC Reality Show
Does everything Sarah Palin touch turn famous? It does if the cable network TLC has its way.
Dan Savage Threatens to ‘Google Bomb’ Rick Santorum, Yet Again
Santorum’s “Google problem” might get worse. (Via The Atlantic)
We’re Flattered: New George Clooney Movie Poster Features TIME Cover
He truly is a man of exquisite taste. George Clooney has made the extremely wise choice of using a fake TIME magazine cover as the poster for his new movie, The Ides of March.
QUOTE: NFL Teaches Washington How It’s Done
“I hope we gave a little lesson to the people in Washington because the debt ceiling is a lot easier to fix than this was.”
— ROBERT KRAFT, New England Patriots owner, speaking about the end of the NFL lockout (via CNN)
Glenn Beck: Site of Norway Massacre ‘Sounds like the Hitler Youth’
Conservative commentator Glenn Beck has compared the Norwegian summer camp on Utoya, site of the massacre where many of the 76 victims tragically died, to the Hitler Youth of Nazi Germany.
Double Rainbow Guy Ponders Presidential Run
Political views, we’re not so sure. But he’d certainly help the White House get in touch with its emotions.
A Little Late to the Party: Al-Qaeda Magazine Pokes Fun at Anthony Weiner
We may be at war, but we still laugh at the same jokes.