(CNN) — An airplane baggage screener faces dismissal for leaving a note in a passenger’s bag that said “Get Your Freak On, Girl” after discovering a vibrator. The Transportation Security Administration “has initiated action to remove the individual from federal service,” an agency spokesperson said. “Like all federal employees, this individual is entitled to due [...]
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October 29, 2011
October 28, 2011
The column formerly known as grab bag | Ana Marie Cox
I’ve been dipping in and out of the comment community, trying to figure out the best way to harness the hive mind without getting stung by it (this may be impossible). One suggestion that’s stuck out has been the idea that there should be at least some “whatever” in a blog that’s about “politics and [...]
October 7, 2011
The daily grab bag #4 | Ana Marie Cox
• Joe McGinniss chooses country before self: “I’ll gladly sacrifice a few sales to have the country rid of Sarah Palin forevermore.” • Get ready for a long campaign. “The strategy is to: ‘win ugly.’ This may be the president’s best option, because as he demonstrated this week, it’s impossible to give a satisfying answer [...]
October 1, 2011
The daily grab bag #3 | Ana Marie Cox
• Helmets are for tools of the state! (Ron Paul puts his tiny noggin at risk on a bike ride.) • Remember how Rick Perry said his ideal candidate (that isn’t him) would be a Cain/Gingrich “blend”? And Romney said he wouldn’t be able get that image out of his head? For Mitt: how to [...]
September 30, 2011
September 30, 2011
Michael Jackson death trial: paramedic describes ‘chaos’ at scene
The first paramedic to reach Michael Jackson‘s bedroom has told a jury that the information he received from the physician charged in the singer’s death did not add up. Paramedic Richard Senneff says Dr Conrad Murray told him that Jackson wasn’t being treated for any specific condition. The paramedic says that didn’t seem right because [...]
September 30, 2011
Michael Jackson death trial hears of doctor’s panic
A former bodyguard for Michael Jackson has testified that the pop star’s doctor asked him to grab vials of medicine and an IV bag before an ambulance was called for the singer on the day he died. Witnesses on the third day of the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr Conrad Murray over Jackson’s 2009 death [...]
September 30, 2011
The daily grab bag #2 | Ana Marie Cox
• Petulant Floridians join irritated New Hampshire residents in thinking Michele Bachmann should pay more attention to them, because she needs them to win the nomination. They are totally going to not sit next to her at lunch. • Congressional members can’t stop poking each other. • Here is a picture of a Chia Pet [...]
September 29, 2011
September 18, 2011
Airlines Recovering From 9/11 With Extra Fees
Airlines in the United States lost $55 billion and shed 160,000 jobs during that decade. But the industry has worked through the economic tumult. A decade later, the system is smaller in terms of capacity, but it’s still in good working order. Last year, for example, 720.4 million people boarded airplanes in the United States, [...]
September 18, 2011
After hurricane Irene, I now know what to eat when the apocalypse is on its way
Manhattan’s West Village was buzzing with pre-hurricane activity in late August as people began stockpiling emergency provisions. There were long queues to get into the hardware store for flashlights, the pharmacy for first-aid kits and, of course, at Murray’s Bagels. I ventured out in flip-flops to load up on supplies. Uncharacteristically, I’d never actually thought [...]
September 16, 2011
New York fashion week: Marc Jacobs hints at Dior move
New York fashion week has finished with what looked like a very clear nod to Paris fashion week, which begins in three weeks. Marc Jacobs brought the curtain down with his show for his mainline eponymous label but, as beautiful and striking as the show was, it was difficult not to be distracted by the [...]
September 16, 2011
Jobless find refuge in Tent City
Lakewood, New Jersey (CNN) — Cars and trucks cruise along Cedar Bridge Avenue, drivers listening to radio anchors reporting the headline that a record 46 million Americans are living in poverty, while 50 feet from the bustling boulevard, hidden by the woods that border the road, lies a shocking example of that shameful statistic. Behind [...]