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Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 05/16/2013

Amy's Baking Company vs. The Entire Internet
By Alexandra Petri
A restaurant so far gone that even Gordon Ramsay's shouting cannot save it.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:30 PM ET, 05/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Internet, Internet Fail

Posted at 04:00 PM ET, 01/18/2012

Why we need trivia — censorship and the Wikipedia blackout
By Alexandra Petri
We need help.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:00 PM ET, 01/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Wikipedia, the Internet

Posted at 02:28 PM ET, 01/17/2012

Beyond the Wikipedia blackout, don’t drop the SOPA
By Alexandra Petri
Wikipedia is right to draw attention to this one.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:28 PM ET, 01/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  SOPA, the Internet

Posted at 06:37 PM ET, 11/16/2011

Stop SOPA
By Alexandra Petri
Either way, it needs to stop.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:37 PM ET, 11/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Internet, oy

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 11/03/2011

Bank of America’s debit card fees — a new wave of Change.org?
By Alexandra Petri
Don’t get too hopped up on online petitioning just yet.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:00 AM ET, 11/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  kids these days, the Internet

Posted at 05:40 PM ET, 08/24/2011

CrazyKhazei, fake Paul Krugman, and stupid Net tricks
By Alexandra Petri
“I will post it online and no one will find out!” and other famous last words

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:40 PM ET, 08/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Twitter, the Internet, Scott Brown, oy

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 07/13/2011

Did the Most Offensive Viral Ad Ever give Janice Hahn the election?
By Alexandra Petri
Know your audience

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:00 PM ET, 07/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Janice Hahn, the Internet

Posted at 10:45 AM ET, 06/23/2011

Give the Onion its Pulitzer! Satire is dead.
By Alexandra Petri
Do we live in a golden age of satire or the exact opposite?

By Alexandra Petri  |  10:45 AM ET, 06/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Internet, Onion, satire

Posted at 04:50 PM ET, 06/21/2011

Roger Ebert, Ryan Dunn and the subtle art of shutting up
By Alexandra Petri
Presented with commentary.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:50 PM ET, 06/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Internet, argh

Posted at 09:07 PM ET, 06/20/2011

Icann’s new domain suffix stampede
By Alexandra Petri
Dot.anything?

By Alexandra Petri  |  09:07 PM ET, 06/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Internet, icann

Posted at 05:16 PM ET, 06/13/2011

A gay girl in Damascus and other online unicorns
By Alexandra Petri
Two truths and a lie? Or just three lies?

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:16 PM ET, 06/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  the Internet, Amina Arraf, oops

Posted at 05:54 PM ET, 05/26/2011

Casey Anthony, the Internet, pitchforks and torches
By Alexandra Petri
The mob has relocated.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:54 PM ET, 05/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Internet, online comments, Casey Anthony

Posted at 06:24 PM ET, 05/03/2011

Take off the broadband cap, AT&T— I can’t take it!
By Alexandra Petri
Life without copious online video

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:24 PM ET, 05/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  instant gratification, broadband, Internet

Posted at 08:10 PM ET, 04/20/2011

iPhone and iPad track users’ movement. Do we care?
By Alexandra Petri
I’m fine with that!

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:10 PM ET, 04/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  privacy, Internet

Posted at 08:30 AM ET, 04/12/2011

More time spent consuming media? Of course — the Internet is better now
By Alexandra Petri
I don’t want that hour back!

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:30 AM ET, 04/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  the Internet, kids these days, phones

Posted at 01:16 PM ET, 04/11/2011

The biggest lie ever told: LOL. Time for Honest Acronyms
By Alexandra Petri
Time for Honesty in Acronyms

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:16 PM ET, 04/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  the Internet, kids these days, crusades

Posted at 01:43 PM ET, 03/31/2011

Antisocial search: Why I’m -1 on Google +1
By Alexandra Petri
Bring back antisocial search!

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:43 PM ET, 03/31/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Google, Only on the Internet

Posted at 11:00 PM ET, 03/25/2011

Scott Adams and men’s rights: equal pay
By Alexandra Petri
Hear me out on this one.

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:00 PM ET, 03/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  oy, ladies, the Internet

Posted at 05:50 PM ET, 03/24/2011

Stop it, Oxford English Dictionary. OMG? LOL? Heart? No!
By Alexandra Petri
You’re not fourteen.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:50 PM ET, 03/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  kids these days, words, the Internet, argh, apocalypse

Posted at 05:10 PM ET, 03/16/2011

Is streaming a felony? And what’s this about wiretapping?
By Alexandra Petri
Is streaming a felony? And what about wiretaps?

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:10 PM ET, 03/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Internet, kids these days, Congress