Commentary - America's Future

By David Polansky • Mar 06,2009

Where’s James Caan when you need him?

Perhaps I spend too much time online, but it’s starting to feel like updates to the Chris Brown-Rihanna saga are following me. It needs a denouement, already. Here’s what I...

By Daniel Kennelly • Mar 06,2009

Andrew’s Ignatius Reilly Impression

Just happened across this absurd little pot-shot on Sullivan’s site: If you fully understand the deep connection between Christianist politics and wild-ass porn and illicit sex, you won’t be surprised....

By Meghan Keane • Mar 06,2009

Are You Watching “Watchmen”?

Zack Snyder’s adaptation of “Watchmen” is slavishly committed to the details of Alan Moore’s original comic book. From its opening sequence to its final moments, Mr. Snyder loyally renders the...

By David Donadio • Mar 06,2009

Hangover: The Movie

A nice chaser to the Oscars.

By Nicole Kurokawa Neily • Mar 06,2009

Illinois is Smarter Than “Scientists”

From the Guardian: In 2006, you’ll remember that the International Astronomical Union announced that Pluto was to be expelled from the planetary club, reducing the number of planets in the...

By Sonny Bunch • Mar 06,2009

The best post I’ve read all day

Jeffrey Goldberg, natch*; I especially enjoyed his description of a graphic on an Iranian website: Yes, that’s Roger Cohen on the left, next to a photoshopped image of the entrance...