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College Dreams and The Name Game

Under Fire: Journalists in Combat

Jodie Fisher: The Woman Who Took Down HP Boss Proudly Shows Her Texas Tech Love (And Breasts) (NSFW)

From Valleywag/td>Someone throw a tortilla at this girl!!​ Jodie Fisher is the woman whose sexual harassment claims led to the resignation of Hewitt-Packard CEO Mark Hurd.Valleywag, the Silicon Valley part of the Gawker empire, reports that not only has Fisher done soft-core porn in the past, s ... More >>

Now the iPhone Has a Non-Vegetarian Friendly Stylus

​For a moment, forget our northerly neighbors and their backyard games. Forget slush, forget fog, forget medals, forget that anything else matters but your life and your world ('cause what does, really?). In the face of the latest round of Arctic cold snaps mercilessly pummeling our little sli ... More >>

Houston To Become Another Detroit, Expert Says

​If the Ike cat story was the feel-good item of the morning, here's your Debbie Downer special. Houston, and it's energy industry, is doomed, and we just might become a new Detroit, one expert says."So could Houston be replaced by Japanese consumer electronics firms? Yes, easily," says Dana Blanke ... More >>

Tacos & Tits & Ass: Bizarre Love Triangle

Photos by Tony StamolisThis is just about the safest image from T&T&A that we can show you on the front page.​There's food porn -- teasing photographs of donuts glistening with a fresh coat of glaze, artfully arranged plates looking like architectural plans, footage of cakes being frosted ... More >>

Save Yourself!

From McG's Terminator, that is. What a drag.

Everyone Loves a Good Tsunami

Which is worse - the storm or the helpful rescuers?

Barry Eisler

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Balls...Hair Balls: Best Bond Villains

In compiling a list of the best Bond baddies, one has to establish a few parameters. For starters, you must take into account the bad guy's ultimate objective, weighting plans for global conquest/destruction more heavily than mere monetary gain. Then there are more esoteric factors, like backgro ... More >>

Bono for Pontiff

The only problem: Who could possibly replace him in the arena-rock pantheon?

Oral Argument

The duel of the tongue vibrators

The Class of '03

Grab your gift certificates and trade in your white elephants -- here's what you really wanted for Christmas

Letters

Grab your gift certificates and trade in your white elephants -- here's what you really wanted for Christmas

Soldiers of Misfortune

Ranch Rescue finds its welcome mat withdrawn

Return of the Boogie Man

Can the Texas Ten "MoveOn" without him?

The Gong Show

Chinese officials say Falun Gong is a cult and forbid it. Jason Wang is one of the true believers who won't abandon his faith, even if it means deportation or death.

The Devil & Mr. Riordan

For author Rick Riordan, "research" was riding along with cops and drinking

Death and the Salesmen

Psst: Wanna buy a truckload of smoke-damaged caskets?

All's Dell

So long to slackers and laid-back lifestyles. Now that cash-rich techies have taken over, can Austin survive the great digital divide?

Cloning for Cash

A&M's pet project spawns a company to mix DNA with possible IPOs

The redemption of Bret Easton Ellis

A decade ago, the American Psycho author was vilified. Now, he could launch a franchise.

News of the Weird

A decade ago, the American Psycho author was vilified. Now, he could launch a franchise.

Dish

A decade ago, the American Psycho author was vilified. Now, he could launch a franchise.