Quantcast
Channel: 2012 - %3, September | Mother Jones
Browsing all 10 articles
Browse latest View live

VIDEO: "Farm It Maybe"

Just when I was about to give Cookie Monster the award for best parody of "Call Me Maybe," this kid comes along:"Hey, I just milked you. This cow is crazy! But here's her udder. So milk her maybe." 

View Article



The Most Clint Eastwood-y Clint Eastwood Quotes in "Trouble with the Curve"

Trouble with the CurveWarner Bros. Pictures 111 minutesNOTE: There will be no empty chair jokes in this post. Yes, Clint Eastwood gave a circuitous, hilarious speech at the 2012 Republican National...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Quick Reads: "The Story of My Assassins" by Tarun J. Tejpal

The Story of My AssassinsBy Tarun J. TejpalMELVILLE HOUSETo remedy a "journalism of public relations" in his native India, Tarun J. Tejpal cofounded a muckraking magazine whose exposés earned him an...

View Article

Short Takes: "The Waiting Room"

The Waiting RoomOPEN'HOOD INC.81 minutesThis engrossing, fly-on-the-wall documentary captures the faults of our health care system through the eyes of ER patients and staff at the public Highland...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A Beautiful Book of Glam, Proto-Punk, and Bubblegum 45 RPM Record Sleeves

It's been 30 years since Glam, Proto-Punk, and Bubblegum burned up the music charts. Even then it was a brief flareup, especially in the US where Gary Glitter and his ilk were mere hemorrhoids on the...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Is "Gangnam Style" a Hit Because of Our Asian Stereotypes?

Pro tip: Dress classy, dance cheesy, play into American racial stereotypes. YG EntertainmentIf you haven't been following South Korean rapper PSY's meteoric ascent to transcultural ubiquity, allow me...

View Article

WATCH: The Romney Résumé [Saunders Cartoon]

Editors' note: Mother Jones illustrator Zina Saunders creates editorial animations riffing on the political news and current events of the week. In this week's animation, Romney applies for a real job...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Quick Reads: "The Signal and the Noise" by Nate Silver

The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't By Nate SilverPENGUIN PRESSNate Silver, now the New York Times' resident stat-head, began earning his rep as something of a whiz by...

View Article


WATCH: Mitt Romney's Bain Employees Gone Wild!

Our own David Corn had yet another video scoop today: Footage from a CD-ROM created to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Bain Consulting in which a young Mitt Romney speaks of "harvesting" companies...

View Article


"Movie & An Argument" Podcast: Terrorists, Serial Killers & Samuel L. Jackson

On this week's episode of A Movie & An Argument, With Alyssa Rosenberg & Asawin Suebsaeng, we discuss:Last Resort, a new serial drama about a rogue US nuclear submarine, premiering on Thursday,...

View Article
Browsing all 10 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images