irony

Kids Becoming Ironic at an Alarmingly Young Age

Hamilton Nolan · 10/12/10 03:27PM

Twin discrimination! Sexing to success! Kiddie irony! Erasing wrinkles! Beating obesity! Late night fat! Insomnia menopause! Blindness progress! And bilingualism! It's your Tuesday Health Watch, where we watch your health—in English, y en Español (poquito)!

Umbrella-Wielding Homosexual Activists Ruin Peaceful Family Rally

Richard Lawson · 07/19/10 01:23PM

Watch as gay freaks who want families of their own, and thus hate families, "bully and intimidate" a poor Albany woman who was just trying to sit and watch a National Organization for Marriage rally in peace. She was threatened!

Is the 'TV Hat' the Stupidest Invention of 2010?

Brian Moylan · 07/09/10 12:49PM

Since there aren't any more Snuggie jokes to be made, Americans have moved on to ironically loving a new ridiculous product: the TV Hat. Can we all agree to stop wasting our money on this crap?

Somali Pirates Seize US-Bound Oil Tanker

Jeff Neumann · 04/05/10 06:48AM

Those wily pirates are at it again, this time grabbing a South Korean super tanker loaded with Iraqi oil bound for the US. Double steal.

We Fully Support the Betty White Resurgence Movement

Brian Moylan · 02/10/10 12:58PM

Betty White, 88, is having a moment. She has movie roles, a Facebook campaign, and a popular ad when most actresses her age only have cataracts. Why do we support this comeback? Because it is free of irony and nostalgia.

This Is Exactly What Martin Luther King Jr. Dreamed Of

Hamilton Nolan · 01/26/10 10:43AM

After two board members were charged with theft and sexual harassment, members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference marched through Atlanta "with signs...calling the [SCLC's own] board members thieves and liars." The view from the mountaintop is unspeakably beautiful. [NYT]

Maureen O'Connor · 11/11/09 03:51AM

Eliot Spitzer will deliver a lecture on ethics at Harvard's Center for Ethics this afternoon. $20 anyone who manages to utter Ashley Dupre near an open mic.

Chicken Piss On Your Soul

Foster Kamer · 09/13/09 12:30PM

Remember those charming self-help Chicken Soup for the Soul books that went from bestselling lists to greeting card stores to the bargain bin? They can also be filed in the "Impetus For Irreversible Psychological Damage" section as well!