The Daily Show: Post-Election Fear Sets In The Daily Show: Post-Election Fear Sets In
Now that the election is over and Barack Obama has been elected, what will we have to make fun of?
Nov 5, 2008 / The Daily Show
Saturday Night Live’s Olbermann Sketch, Starring Ben Affleck Saturday Night Live’s Olbermann Sketch, Starring Ben Affleck
What if Keith Olbermann delivered a scathing special comment in defense of his fluffy white cat?
Nov 3, 2008 / Saturday Night Live
McCain Joins Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live McCain Joins Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live
Tina Fey pokes fun at Sarah Palin's post-election ambitions, while McCain himself shows he still has a sense of humor.
Nov 3, 2008 / Saturday Night Live
Studs Terkel: Vigilant Optimist Studs Terkel: Vigilant Optimist
Studs Terkel always stood for the radical idea of the long memory. Telling the stories of our times, he remained to the end a vigilant optimist about civil rights and social progre...
Nov 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Shapiro
Studs Terkel: The Power of His Prose Studs Terkel: The Power of His Prose
He was our Boswell, our Whitman, our Sandburg. He could get people to open up and share their innermost thoughts and dreams.
Nov 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Dennis Kucinich
McCain Attack Ads by Lynch, Jason Reitman and Shyamalan McCain Attack Ads by Lynch, Jason Reitman and Shyamalan
What if John McCain's negative ads were remade by David Lynch, M Night Shyamalan and Juno director Jason Reitman?
Oct 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / The Landline
Back Talk: Kelly Link Back Talk: Kelly Link
The novelist and publisher discusses zombies, teen romance and her reaction to being labeled a "New Weird" writer.
Oct 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood
Hooked: Bottomless Appetites and Overfished Seas Hooked: Bottomless Appetites and Overfished Seas
Three new books chronicle our wanton depletion of ocean life.
Oct 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Emily Biuso
The Horror of Dirt: Virginia Woolf and Her Servants The Horror of Dirt: Virginia Woolf and Her Servants
Upstairs and downstairs with Virginia, Vanessa and the Bloomsbury set.
Oct 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Elaine Blair
Lullaby: Susan Stewart’s Red Rover Lullaby: Susan Stewart’s Red Rover
In language stark and plain as hymns, Susan Stewart explores our insatiable desire to find meaning in remembrance.
Oct 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko