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Croatians in France Sue Bob Dylan for 'Racism'

Bob Dylan might have to see the inside of a courtroom over comments he made about the relationship between Serbs and Croats to French Rolling Stone. The Council of Croats, a community association, has sued the singer and magazine alleging

Croatians in France Sue Bob Dylan for 'Racism'

Report: NSA Chief Offered to Resign

The National Security Agency’s director, Gen. Keith Alexander, had offered to resign earlier this year, following the series of leaks by former contractor Edward Snowden, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.  The Obama administration declined Alexander’s offer, according to the

Report: NSA Chief Offered to Resign

Is Obama Purging the Military of Dissent?

For weeks, rumors have flown about a “purge” of senior military officers by the Obama administration. The tone was set in 2010, when President Barack Obama fired General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, over insults about

Is Obama Purging the Military of Dissent?

Rappers Rally for Miley Cyrus

(AP) From Kanye to Pharrell, rap stars embrace CyrusBy MESFIN FEKADUAP Music WriterNEW YORKWhile Miley Cyrus has a batch of critics, there is a group rallying behind her and praising her as a vital talent: rappers. Pharrell produced several songs

Rappers Rally for Miley Cyrus

Jerry Brown's California Pipe-Dream

California governor Jerry Brown is receiving a fair bit of good press lately, including a fanciful profile in the latest issue of Rolling Stone in which author Tim Dickinson credits Brown with a “miracle” turnaround. It’s typical leftist agitprop: no assessment

Jerry Brown's California Pipe-Dream

Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi Flays Weiner

Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi asked one of the more salient questions about the Weiner affair: “what the hell do you have to do to be disqualified from high-level politics in this country?” In a short piece titled “Electing Anthony Weiner

Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi Flays Weiner

Rolling Stone Sales Up 20% Since 'Bomber' Cover

Music magazine Rolling Stone has realized an uptick of 20 percent in sales with an August issue that featured a flattering photograph of accused Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The cover image the magazine used was a self-taken portrait

Rolling Stone Sales Up 20% Since 'Bomber' Cover

Politico: 'Nothing Wrong with Rolling Stone's Tsarnaev Cover'

Writing “Give. Me. A. Break.,” Politico media writer Dylan Byers published a strong defense of Rolling Stone Magazine’s decision to publish a glamour shot of surviving Boston Marathon bomber, Dzokhar Tsarnaev, on its cover. Byers makes the point that “countless

Politico: 'Nothing Wrong with Rolling Stone's Tsarnaev Cover'

Zimmerman, Tsarnaev, and cultural suicide

In response to A New Low for Rolling Stone magazine: So let me get this straight: a filthy murderer who unquestionably butchered men, women, and children, as part of a war on Western civilization, gets a dreamboat Rolling Stone cover,

Matt Taibbi: All Journalism is Advocacy Journalism

Matt Taibbi is a left-wing writer from Rolling Stone. Today he writes in response to accusations that Glenn Greenwald is an advocacy journalist whose work is therefore suspect. It’s a long piece but here are a few highlights. And no

Serena Apologizes to Sharapova over Boyfriend Barb

LONDON  (Reuters) – Serena Williams launched a charm offensive on Sunday as she sought to broker a truce with Maria Sharapova and calm the storm surrounding comments she made about a rape victim. On the eve of Wimbledon, where she

Serena Apologizes to Sharapova over Boyfriend Barb

WikiLeaks: Hastings Contacted Us Hours Before Death

According to WikiLeaks’ Twitter account, BuzzFeed reporter Michael Hastings reached out to them just hours before dying in an automobile accident in Los Angeles earlier this week.  Michael Hastings contacted WikiLeaks lawyer Jennifer Robinson just a few hours before he

WikiLeaks: Hastings Contacted Us Hours Before Death

BuzzFeed Writer Dies in Car Crash at 33

By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJERAssociated PressLOS ANGELESAward-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. Hastings, who was 33, was described by many of his colleagues as an

BuzzFeed Writer Dies in Car Crash at 33

The Replacements to Reunite for at Least 3 Shows

(AP) MINNEAPOLIS–Twenty-two years after breaking up, The Replacements are reuniting for at least three shows. The celebrated 1980s alt-rockers say they’ll play at Riot Fest in Toronto, Chicago and Denver. Exact dates haven’t been announced, but Riot Fest runs Aug.

The Replacements to Reunite for at Least 3 Shows

Silver's Table Wrong: Superrich Support Obama

Frank VanderSloot was one of 16 million-dollar Romney donors identified by Rolling Stone, and now Nate Silver writes that the fact that there is no statistical evidence that the IRS audit of VanderSloot indicates he was targeted.  At first glance there

Silver's Table Wrong: Superrich Support Obama

Rush Limbaugh Does Live in Obama's Head

On May 14 after news broke that President Obama had once again attacked talk radio host Rush Limbaugh by name, El Rusbo joked that he was “living rent-free in Obama’s head.” It’s hard to fault Limbaugh’s logic on this. After

Rush Limbaugh Does Live in Obama's Head

Opinion: Collins is no Jackie Robinson

When Americans think of Jackie Robinson, we think of a man who broke a real barrier, a man who endured slurs, taunting, physical abuse, and death threats because of the color of his skin. In Jackie Robinson, we have a

Opinion: Collins is no Jackie Robinson