Seeing as how we didn't get the kicky flying cars or space-age food pills we were promised, this sounds kind of nice. This just in: Someone thinks Rush Limbaugh peddling 'Shameless Lies.' The turnaround begins. President-elect snubs Fox News. It's a bit like Mean Girls. Sweet. Suffocation aboard Russian nuclear submarine enters long list of not-fun ways to go. The numbers game: some Democrats not that mad at Lieberman. Spitzer gets off again. more ›

Heh. Pullout. Obama. McCain. Preacher guy. Abortion. Marriage. Oy. Obama meets with Texas oil baron T. Boone Pickens. Say it ... T. Boone Pickens! It's fun to say! Lieberman: Hommina Hommina Whuh? JB4VP? Cap Metro makes riders go ha. SWAT standoff ends in shooting suspect arrest. more ›

McCain security detail removes sole black reporter from event. At least nine feared dead on K-2. Obama fights for Florida and Michigan's right to party. Oh, Joe, you wild card, you! 7-year-old Round Rock boy makes film debut. Abducted Austinites rescued in Dallas. Scientist finds world's smallest snake, which is as thin as a spaghetti noodle, and probably as dangerous. more ›

Banks falling like dominoes. OMG sign of the judgment bleargh! Oh, crap. Bush to Israel: I'd hit that shit. But maybe you better. Mediterranean Union created. Luxurious! Democratic leadership also wants to cut someone's nuts out. Brangelina buns no longer in oven. Is it still a scandal if no one is surprised? Also scary: ‘I’m Learning To Get Online Myself, And I’ll Have That Down Fairly Soon’ more ›

It’s the primary season of the 2006 midterm elections across America, and the name of the game is “motivating your base voters.” So, bring on the rhetoric and rabble-rousing! The politicophiles at the Austinist offer you the following tidbits: This week, in Connecticut: Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman – the centrist, moderate candidate – lost his primary to Ned Lamont, the antiwar candidate. The Connecticut Democratic Party has united behind Lamont with passionate gusto. As... more ›