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Neanderthal Genes Live on in Some People

Ravi Somaiya · 05/07/10 01:22PM

Scientists were surprised to find that the remnants of neanderthal man live on in more than Geico ads. Between one and four per cent of their genome survives in some individuals, depending on whether their ancestors slept with one. [BBC]

This is What Happens When You Combine Sex and Fox News

Ravi Somaiya · 04/25/10 06:25PM

We just came across a truly appalling sex column that Fox News — yes, that Fox News — puts its whole fair and balanced heft behind. Buckle up for a trip to the mile high club with 'Fox on Sex'.

Fox News Commentator: "Clearly, I Got to Jon Stewart"

Adrian Chen · 04/21/10 08:09PM

As the latest skirmish in the Jon Stewart Vs. Fox war reaches its fifth night, Bernie Goldberg claimed a sort of Pyrrhic victory on the O'Reilly Factor. On the one hand: He "clearly got to" Jon Stewart. On the other...

Marry, Fuck, Kill: Fox News Edition

Maureen O'Connor · 04/20/10 04:12PM

This morning, Howard Stern challenged Fox News' Megyn Kelly, host of American Live, to play Marry, Fuck, Kill with a triumvirate of Fox News blowhards: Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, and Sean Hannity. Talk about a rock and a hard place.

Jon Stewart Exposes the Media's Laughably Dishonest Tax-Related Reporting

Matt Cherette · 04/14/10 03:44AM

Tonight, Jon Stewart overviewed the media's reaction to a report that many poor households don't pay federal income tax before comparing it to the non-reaction over the fact that Exxon Mobil also doesn't pay. Inside, video of Stewart's magnificent juxtaposition.