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Bill Clinton Needs to Shut Up
The ex-president's willingness to speak out on Syria spells disaster for Obama in more ways than one.
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Alabama County May Change Voting Rights
Shelby, which is challenging Section 5, has changed, but voter advocates say work is still needed.
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Educated Black Women Do Find Husbands
She Matters: A revived story sparks an age-old debate about going to college versus getting married.
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Da Vinci's Patron -- as a Black Man?
Image of the Week: This 15th-century piece depicts an Italian duke as the embodiment of his nickname, "The Moor."
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Skip Gates: The Movie!
Our friends over at The Daily Beast held a fantasy casting call...
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Seem Grimy, You'll Last Longer
Charlie Sheen alleged threatened his wife with a deadly weapon and people don't seem too ticked...
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"The Nigerian Lawyered Up"
So sayeth Michael Goldfarb, who may or may not like the rule of law...
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'Thriller' Named to Film Registry
The 14-minute video joins 'Dog Day Afternoon' and 'Jezebel' on the preserved film registry...
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Nigeria to Buy 3-D Body Scanners for Airports
These measures come on the heels of Christmas Day's failed bombing of Northwest fllight 253...
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Listen Up! New Airport Scanners Considered 'Intrusive'
Questions of scan misuse are giving politicians cause to pause...
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The Underwear Bomber has 287 Facebook Friends
A thorough Internet investigation suggests that number is falling fast...
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...And Now They Really Hate You, Elderick
Tiger's scandal costing sponsor shareholders big time...
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Avatar = Dances with Wolves v. 2.0?
Somewhere, Kevin Costner is giving James Cameron a vicious side eye...

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