After recent stumbles, fumbles, gaffes, and just plain weirdness, it's safe to wonder whether the wheels have finally come off the Rick Perry presidential express. If so, whither the governor? more ›

• Iraq's top general says their army won't be ready to assume control until 2020.
• Decorated 20-year Air Force officer sues to stop the military discharging him for his sexuality.
• More on the bank executive involved in Rep. Maxine Waters' ethics case.

How much did the Emmys hosting by reality TV hosts suck last night? A. lot. Yay! Sentences can again include the words 'Britney," "Come," and "Back" again without grossing us out! OMG, hot torrid man-passion between Zac Efron and James Franco??? A cursory glance at this headline and you'll be saying, "Maybe." Are you kidding us? Because, "What? Eww, no!" OMGLOLZ I CAN HAZ ROFLRAZZI? KTHX! OMG EFF U MILEY RAY CYRUS! We're all about HEROES! (Please be good, please be good, please don't suck...) Wicked catchy headline we want to repeat in a sort of sing-songy lilt, over and over: O'Reilly Blasts Hackers, Hackers Hack Him Back more ›

Any publicity is good publicity. Such is the case with Director Brian De Palma's newest controversy du jour, Redacted, which will see a limited run at the Alamo Downtown starting this evening. This film has garnered both praise and outrage from a varied panel of critics, earning the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for De Palma and the scorn of conservative pundit Bill O'Reilly and the Boycott Redacted crew. more ›