The Crucible, Now at a Campus Near You
Play about literal witch hunts should resonate today.
Media
California Assemblyman: 'We Have to Distinguish Between' Prostitution and Sex Trafficking to Help Victims
Cali legislators heard diverse views on sex work and sex trafficking Tuesday.
Yelp Suing South Park: File Under "When a Story is Too Good To Be True…
...it usually isn't. An excellent hoax follows an excellent episode of an excellent series.
Thanks for the Mammaries, Playboy!
Venerable skin mag drops nudity in favor of "expanded coverage of liquor," PG-13 thrills.
American Justice: Five Years Prison for Changing a Headline
Apparently messing (even briefly) with a newspaper website is a federal matter.
Covenant House Spreads Lies About Sex Trafficking
Leftist political mag Mother Jones is serving as a mouthpiece for sex-trafficking propaganda from religious nonprofit Covenant House.
Bad News for Rand Paul: Salon Is Saying Nice Things About Him
Sign of a campaign apocalypse?
Syria: Chinese Uyghurs Killing Russian Spies According to Turkey's Plan
It's a Zionist conspiracy, of course
Clinton Staffer: '60 Minutes assures me that they raised a number of questions and concerns we planted with them'
The Secretary of State's office says it sought to "balance" a CBS segment on WikiLeaks' Julian Assange.
Philadelphia Shuts Down City for Pope, Blames Media for Poor Turnout
A large part of the downtown district was shut down but City Hall think it's the media's fault that that kept pilgrims, other tourists, and even locals away.
The Eternally Recurring Legend of a 'War on Cops'
We've heard this story before. Many times before.
Friday A/V Club: The Amateur Cameramen of 9/11
Before the streets were filled with people carrying cameras in their pockets, nonprofessional news footage was still on the rise.
The iPhone Is Already Changing Filmmaking
The smartphone and the decentralization of video production.
Cops Say Indiscriminate Murder of Texas Deputy Sign of a 'Different World,' But It's Not Different the Way They Think
Cops are under more scrutiny than before, but there isn't a rise in killings, and it's probably never been safer to be a cop.
Roger Ailes Demands Trump Apology for Suggesting Megyn Kelly Is a 'Bimbo' (UPDATE: Trump Declines)
The fascinating conservative media war of 2015 barks on
New York City Freaking Out Over Topless Women in Times Square
Puritan urges in a progressive city.
Bomb Threat Disrupts SPJ Airplay #GamerGate Debate
Event at SPJ conference on one year anniversary of GamerGate continued despite the threat.
Is This the Least Informative Pair of Paragraphs in The New York Times This Morning?
If you can find one that's worse, please post it in the comments.
Watch Katherine Mangu-Ward Talk About the EPA's SunnyD Spill on Kennedy Tonight
When the government makes an environmental mistake, all the rules are different.
The Obama Administration's War on the Press Could Become a Touch More Literal
Pentagon manual calls for potentially treating journalists like 'unprivileged belligerents.'
Washington Post Undercounts Number of Unarmed Black Men Killed by Cops, Misses Bigger Picture
Solutions to police violence have to focus on systemic problems, not demographic appearances.
Nick Gillespie on Fox News' Red Eye, Talking Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Ferguson, and More
Set TIVO for 3 A.M. ET; other folks appearing include host Tom Shillue, Andy Levy, and former Independents' co-host Kmele Foster.
Watch Katherine Mangu-Ward Get Heckled About "Industrial Food" on Vice News
The latest episode of The Business of Life on Vice News devolves into a feisty food fight over GMOs, obesity, farmers markets, and more.
The Political Process Has Many Problems, But the Fact That Activists Have a Microphone Is Not One of Them
Are conservative media responsible for congressional dysfunction?
Jon Stewart Nostalgia Trip: The 2010 'Rally to Restore Sanity'
As the Comedy Central host enters his final week, we look back at his 2010 political rally on the National Mall.
Ai Weiwei's Upcoming London Exhibition Will Have Everything But the Dissident Artist Himself
The celebrated Chinese artist was denied a business visa by the British government.
New York Times Editors Defend Nail-Salon Narrative of Wholesale Injustice, Admit Mistakes In Clinton Story
"Here's ad: $10/day 4 apprentice," Deputy Metro Editor Michael Luo tweeted
The New York Times' Nail-Salon Exploitation Narrative Is Falling Apart
Another case of advocacy journalism proving full of factual inaccuracies.
Watch Katherine Mangu-Ward Talk Trump, Dadbod, and Ashley Madison's IPO on Kennedy Tonight
Tune in to Fox Business at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Enter the Reason Media Awards and Win $10,000!
Annual competition rewards writers and filmmakers for libertarian-themed work.
Does Donald Trump News Belong in the Entertainment Section?
The Huffington Post's decision to dump Trump news among "stories on the Kardashians and The Bachelorette" proves controversial.
What the 1970 Baseball All-Star Game Can Teach Us About Media Literacy
Pete Rose didn't ruin Ray Fosse's career any more than Walter Cronkite ended the Vietnam War.
CNN Can't Tell the Difference Between Arabic, Dildos
Is ISIS infiltrating The Gays? A CNN exclusive!
Another Silly Jab at Libertarianism
A world "designed to work perfectly" was no part of major libertarian thinkers' intention.
UPDATED! Don't Confuse Rachel Dolezal with Caitlyn Jenner
There's a pretty bright line between being a fraud and being trans. Unless you're a conservative pundit.
Quartz Blasts Freelance Economy, Blames Evil Corporations, Doesn't Pay Writer
Atlantic Media pub runs unpaid work critiquing unpaid work.
Why Don't Women Like Rand Paul?
The New Republic thinks Paul's supporters are mostly male because libertarians are too fond of tricorn hats and robber barons.
Watch the First-Ever Greg Gutfeld Show on Fox News Tonite at 10 PM ET
The co-host of The Five and former host of Red Eye debuts his take on news and media.
China All Things to All Pundits: Mostly a Rhetorical Trope and Fairy-Tale Boogeyman
"They wouldn't do that in China"
NYPD Injury Caused Atlanta Hawks' Thabo Sefolosha to Miss Playoffs: Claim
Little coverage by sports press.
Clickbaiting Misinformation: Your Wifi Will Kill You—NOT
Top story at Drudge is CBS article promoting discredited activist claims about electromagnetic hypersensitivity.
George Stephanopoulos: Clinton Foundation Donor
Former Clinton official failed to disclose $50,000 in donations to ABC.
