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Posted at 01:58 PM ET, 05/22/2013

He wishes he were a New York Mayor Weiner
By Alexandra Petri
The Weinermobile is back on the road.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:58 PM ET, 05/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Anthony Weiner, weiner

Posted at 12:37 PM ET, 05/22/2013

Some Weiner headlines to avoid
By Alexandra Petri
Please, please don't touch these with a ten-foot pole.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:37 PM ET, 05/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:15 AM ET, 05/22/2013

Star Trek Into Darkness and The Buddy Spectrum
By Alexandra Petri
General Theory of Buddydom

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:15 AM ET, 05/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Star Trek

Posted at 05:21 PM ET, 05/21/2013

What the Senate should ask Apple CEO Tim Cook instead
By Alexandra Petri
After Sen. John McCain inquired about the apps, it seemed only reasonable.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:21 PM ET, 05/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Apple

Posted at 02:22 PM ET, 05/21/2013

With AP and Rosen news, a great week for President Nixon
By Alexandra Petri
One man's happy about all this.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:22 PM ET, 05/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:50 PM ET, 05/20/2013

Tumblr bought by Yahoo! I'm not excited, that's just how you spell Yahoo!
By Alexandra Petri
Bring out the GIFs!

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:50 PM ET, 05/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  tumblr, yahoo

Posted at 04:10 PM ET, 05/17/2013

Next to normal -- daily madness and the DSM-5
By Alexandra Petri
What's in a name?

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:10 PM ET, 05/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  DSM

Posted at 12:16 PM ET, 05/17/2013

The IRS's unreasonable 501(c)4 requests
By Alexandra Petri
How did it go on this long?

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:16 PM ET, 05/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fairy tales, IRS

Posted at 04:18 PM ET, 05/16/2013

National Review writer actually throws rude theater patron's cell phone -- do we applaud?
By Alexandra Petri
Just stop it!

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:18 PM ET, 05/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cell phones

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 06:02 PM ET, 05/15/2013

Aspersions? Asparagus? One moment from the Holder testimony
By Alexandra Petri
One isolated moment.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:02 PM ET, 05/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  asparagus

Posted at 05:35 PM ET, 05/15/2013

Baz Luhrmann's 'Great Gatsby' and the new American Dream
By Alexandra Petri
Forget the green light.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:35 PM ET, 05/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  great gatsby

Posted at 08:33 AM ET, 05/15/2013

Ten solid reasons to watch Eurovision 2013
By Alexandra Petri
It's literally all like this. Where have you been?

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:33 AM ET, 05/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  eurovision

Posted at 03:24 PM ET, 05/14/2013

The unfettered press -- what's in a word?
By Alexandra Petri
What's in a word?

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:24 PM ET, 05/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  unfettered

Posted at 09:21 AM ET, 05/14/2013

The Obama administration's terrible horrible no good very bad week
By Alexandra Petri
Of course, it could get worse.

By Alexandra Petri  |  09:21 AM ET, 05/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:44 AM ET, 05/14/2013

Justice Department secretly monitors AP phone calls out of respect for press freedom
By Alexandra Petri
Just wait for it to die of natural causes.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:44 AM ET, 05/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ap

Posted at 07:32 PM ET, 05/13/2013

How the AP can keep the Justice Department off its trail
By Alexandra Petri
A few tips to keep them off the trail.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:32 PM ET, 05/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ap, free press

Posted at 06:09 PM ET, 05/13/2013

Hipsters are mainstream, poll finds
By Alexandra Petri
Poll finds mixed feelings about the up-and-coming crowd.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:09 PM ET, 05/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  hipster, hipsters, polls

Posted at 02:36 PM ET, 05/10/2013

Mother's Day gift ideas for literature's best and worst moms
By Alexandra Petri
I apologize. I mean, "You're welcome."

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:36 PM ET, 05/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mother's day

Posted at 04:09 PM ET, 05/09/2013

Fix the girly book covers!
By Alexandra Petri
Maureen Johnson hits a nerve.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:09 PM ET, 05/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  books

Posted at 01:18 PM ET, 05/09/2013

The real reasons why voters gave Mark Sanford a shot
By Alexandra Petri
No surprises here.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:18 PM ET, 05/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mark sanford

Posted at 12:01 PM ET, 05/09/2013

Jodi Arias tossed into volcano; the Old Ones are appeased
By Alexandra Petri
The Old Ones return to the bowels of the earth.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:01 PM ET, 05/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  jodi arias

Posted at 10:02 AM ET, 05/07/2013

Chris Christie's lap band weight loss surgery: So he can run with kids, or so he can run in 2016?
By Alexandra Petri
What kind of running are we talking here?

By Alexandra Petri  |  10:02 AM ET, 05/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Chris Christie

Posted at 08:57 AM ET, 05/07/2013

In defense of The Great Gatsby
By Alexandra Petri
Keep the 'Great' in The Great Gatsby.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:57 AM ET, 05/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  great gatsby, the great gatsby

Posted at 08:15 AM ET, 05/07/2013

Talk to cavemen! More fun sentences with ultraconserved 15,000-year-old words
By Alexandra Petri
Some handy sentences comprised of ultraconserved words.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:15 AM ET, 05/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:47 PM ET, 05/06/2013

After Iron Man 3 s wild box office success, get ready for Iron Man 15
By Alexandra Petri
Get ready for more sequels!

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:47 PM ET, 05/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  iron man

Posted at 06:01 AM ET, 05/06/2013

The problem with Amazon's new Kindle commercial
By Alexandra Petri
It's cute, but unnerving.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:01 AM ET, 05/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  amazon, books, kindle

Posted at 10:01 AM ET, 05/04/2013

May the Fourth be with you on Star Wars Day 2013!
By Alexandra Petri
Happy Star Wars Day 2013, an era of New Hope.

By Alexandra Petri  |  10:01 AM ET, 05/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Star Wars

Posted at 02:22 PM ET, 05/03/2013

The belligerent American-- Reese Witherspoon's arresting arrest video
By Alexandra Petri
America! Heck Yeah!

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:22 PM ET, 05/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  reese witherspoon

Posted at 10:01 AM ET, 05/03/2013

The conspiracy religion: UFOs and you
By Alexandra Petri
The answer is out there.

By Alexandra Petri  |  10:01 AM ET, 05/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  religion, UFO

Posted at 08:57 AM ET, 05/03/2013

Believe in UFOs? Highlights of the Citizen Hearing on Disclosure
By Alexandra Petri
The answer is out there?

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:57 AM ET, 05/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  UFO

Posted at 03:01 PM ET, 05/01/2013

Even more terrible things are happening to the American Girl doll brand than you thought
By Alexandra Petri
The changes to the doll line are just dreadful.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:01 PM ET, 05/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  american girl

Posted at 11:29 AM ET, 05/01/2013

With Martha Stewart on Match.com, time to rethink online dating?
By Alexandra Petri
Maybe it's safe now.

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:29 AM ET, 05/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  martha stewart, online dating

Posted at 09:01 AM ET, 04/29/2013

Not just anyone can whistle, at the 2013 International Whistling Convention
By Alexandra Petri
Scratch almost any hobby, and you find a subculture. There are people who whistle, and there are whistlers.

By Alexandra Petri  |  09:01 AM ET, 04/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  whistling

Posted at 06:01 AM ET, 04/29/2013

Gwyneth Paltrow is your college essay
By Alexandra Petri
Stop being so mean to her!

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:01 AM ET, 04/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  college, gwyneth paltrow

Posted at 03:02 PM ET, 04/26/2013

Twitter, Tumblr, #FreeJahar and the Boston bomber Rorschach test
By Alexandra Petri

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:02 PM ET, 04/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston marathon, Twitter

Posted at 05:23 PM ET, 04/25/2013

George W. Bush was the greatest president of all time, ever
By Alexandra Petri
Fast-acting nostalgia -- it was better than it ever was!

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:23 PM ET, 04/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  george w bush

Posted at 02:13 PM ET, 04/24/2013

Politico on Jill Abramson, translated -- there's no Lady in Grey Lady
By Alexandra Petri
Anonymous staffers want Jill Abramson to stop acting like a boss, Politico finds.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:13 PM ET, 04/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  feminism, politico

Posted at 01:06 PM ET, 04/24/2013

Moocow! The bizarre saga of Kevin Curtis
By Alexandra Petri
Moocow? Moocow?

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:06 PM ET, 04/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  elvis, kevin curtis, ricin

Posted at 06:01 AM ET, 04/24/2013

The peculiar brilliance of that sorority e-mail
By Alexandra Petri
That Delta Gamma sorority rant tapped a primal urge.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:01 AM ET, 04/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cursing

Posted at 03:34 PM ET, 04/23/2013

After the AP hacking, a guide to sorting fact from fiction
By Alexandra Petri
More like "broken news."

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:34 PM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ap, Twitter

Posted at 11:29 AM ET, 04/23/2013

Happy Birthday, Shakespeare -- no holds bard
By Alexandra Petri
The Bard abides.

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:29 AM ET, 04/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  shakespeare

Posted at 05:46 PM ET, 04/22/2013

Mark Sanford's Alamo
By Alexandra Petri
And yes, that is his cellphone number. You can call him any time.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:46 PM ET, 04/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mark sanford

Posted at 07:38 PM ET, 04/19/2013

Boy scouts move to allow gays -- in theory
By Alexandra Petri
Fortunately you can stop being gay any time you want, so they don't need to change the adult ban.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:38 PM ET, 04/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  boy scouts

Posted at 03:33 PM ET, 04/19/2013

Uncle Ruslan's inspiring words -- a moment we needed
By Alexandra Petri
Words we needed.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:33 PM ET, 04/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  uncle ruslan

Posted at 07:50 PM ET, 04/18/2013

George Soros and the ghost of Christmas future
By Alexandra Petri
Oops.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:50 PM ET, 04/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:39 AM ET, 04/18/2013

Was Jon Stewart right to call CNN the 'human centipede of news'?
By Alexandra Petri
Ouch.

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:39 AM ET, 04/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston, CNN, Jon Stewart

Posted at 08:27 AM ET, 04/18/2013

The stages of grief, after the Senate's poor gun showing
By Alexandra Petri
If only the Senate were easier to fire.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:27 AM ET, 04/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control

Posted at 12:50 PM ET, 04/17/2013

Austerity? Oops.
By Alexandra Petri
Mistakes that worked.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:50 PM ET, 04/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  austerity

Posted at 07:01 AM ET, 04/17/2013

Should you be panicking about CISPA?
By Alexandra Petri
Is the perfect the enemy of the good -- or of the not-so-good?

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:01 AM ET, 04/17/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cispa

Posted at 06:50 PM ET, 04/15/2013

The explosions at the Boston Marathon and the Facebook huddle
By Alexandra Petri
Keep checking in.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:50 PM ET, 04/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boston, Facebook

Posted at 03:05 PM ET, 04/15/2013

Happy Tax Day! You did your taxes! Have a parade!
By Alexandra Petri
Adulthood is less fun than advertised.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:05 PM ET, 04/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  tax day

Posted at 07:49 AM ET, 04/15/2013

Justin Bieber on Anne Frank: It is even worse than you think
By Alexandra Petri
Ugggggggggh.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:49 AM ET, 04/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Anne Frank, Justin Bieber

Posted at 05:18 PM ET, 04/12/2013

Is there Google after death?
By Alexandra Petri
With the tactfully named Inactive Account Manager, you are forced to contemplate not just your regular mortality -- but your digital mortality.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:18 PM ET, 04/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  google; facebook

Posted at 07:20 AM ET, 04/12/2013

Forget 140! The new resume is a single character!
By Alexandra Petri
Trends continue to be trends!

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:20 AM ET, 04/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Twitter

Posted at 05:58 PM ET, 04/11/2013

Worst analogy this week so far? RNC committeeman compares homosexuality to alcoholism
By Alexandra Petri
RNC official compares homosexuality to alcoholism, says it leads to drugs.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:58 PM ET, 04/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP

Posted at 04:34 PM ET, 04/11/2013

After Jay-Z's "Open Letter," where do we go from here?
By Alexandra Petri
Drop the mic!

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:34 PM ET, 04/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  music

Posted at 03:34 PM ET, 04/10/2013

You will continue to get less and less mail you want on Saturdays
By Alexandra Petri
"You're welcome!"

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:34 PM ET, 04/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  usps; mail

Posted at 12:46 PM ET, 04/10/2013

The Lazy Gene
By Alexandra Petri
Rats have it. Do people?

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:46 PM ET, 04/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  laziness

Posted at 07:08 PM ET, 04/09/2013

Ashley Judd, the 47 percent and the death of context
By Alexandra Petri
Just wait until Google Glass and other similar technologies come along.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:08 PM ET, 04/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ashley judd, google glass, mitch mcconnell, technology

Posted at 02:22 PM ET, 04/09/2013

Bill Clinton gets dragooned onto @PrezBillyJeff Twitter by Stephen Colbert
By Alexandra Petri
You can drag a Bill to Twitter, but can you make him tweet?

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:22 PM ET, 04/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  clinton, Twitter

Posted at 11:21 AM ET, 04/09/2013

Are we ready to stop pretending we all enjoy 'Mad Men' yet?
By Alexandra Petri
The new snobbery.

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:21 AM ET, 04/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mad men

Posted at 05:12 PM ET, 04/08/2013

This is a bad idea! The Accidental Racist song, courtesy of Brad Paisley and LL Cool J.
By Alexandra Petri
This was a poor choice, all around.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:12 PM ET, 04/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  accidental racist

Posted at 12:32 PM ET, 04/08/2013

Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, unusual feminist suspect
By Alexandra Petri
When is a trailblazing woman not a trailblazing woman?

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:32 PM ET, 04/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  feminism, Iron Lady, thatcher

Posted at 06:01 AM ET, 04/08/2013

Speaking of Kamala Harris, a handy guide to street harassment etiquette
By Alexandra Petri
Check before you heckle!

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:01 AM ET, 04/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fun with sexism, kamala harris, street harassment

Posted at 12:26 PM ET, 04/05/2013

After Donnelly and Heitkamp join, hipster early supporters of same-sex marriage complain that the right side of history is overcrowded and no fun any more
By Alexandra Petri
The right side of history is way too crowded.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:26 PM ET, 04/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gay marriage

Posted at 07:25 AM ET, 04/05/2013

Thank you, Roger Ebert
By Alexandra Petri
We'll miss hearing from you.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:25 AM ET, 04/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ebert

Posted at 06:28 PM ET, 04/04/2013

After President Obama calls Kamala Harris the 'best looking attorney general', when can you compliment a woman's looks?
By Alexandra Petri
Try the John McCain rule.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:28 PM ET, 04/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  kamala harris, obama

Posted at 01:50 PM ET, 04/04/2013

The alarming BuzzFeed/NRCC spawn
By Alexandra Petri
The first few lists?

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:50 PM ET, 04/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  buzzfeed

Posted at 06:01 PM ET, 04/03/2013

North Carolina reinterprets separation of church and state
By Alexandra Petri
Don't mind the Constitution!

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:01 PM ET, 04/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  church and state

Posted at 03:15 PM ET, 04/03/2013

Jay Leno hands off to Jimmy Fallon on 'Tonight,' but who's watching?
By Alexandra Petri
Who's still watching?

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:15 PM ET, 04/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:26 AM ET, 04/03/2013

So you were rejected from college and wrote to the Wall Street Journal about it
By Alexandra Petri
Some thoughts on Suzy Lee Weiss's essay.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:26 AM ET, 04/03/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  college admissions

Posted at 04:10 PM ET, 04/02/2013

Save the food trucks, D.C.!
By Alexandra Petri
Please don't condemn us to a life without this.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:10 PM ET, 04/02/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  food trucks

Posted at 05:37 PM ET, 03/29/2013

Kim Jong Un and his Very Threatening Three Phones aim for the US
By Alexandra Petri
It's scary, but not in the way they intended.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:37 PM ET, 03/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  austin, north korea

Posted at 06:23 PM ET, 03/28/2013

Goodreads? Amazon? Nooooo!
By Alexandra Petri
Say some, with variable numbers of O's.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:23 PM ET, 03/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  amazon, goodreads

Posted at 04:03 PM ET, 03/28/2013

Is there a war on Easter? Maybe there should be.
By Alexandra Petri
Isn't Easter already at war with itself?

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:03 PM ET, 03/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  easter

Posted at 01:11 PM ET, 03/28/2013

In North Dakota, the Most Freedom! Unless you're a woman.
By Alexandra Petri
The most free!

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:11 PM ET, 03/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  abortion, north dakota

Posted at 06:54 PM ET, 03/27/2013

On hygiene, have a cow
By Alexandra Petri
Non-metaphorically!

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:54 PM ET, 03/27/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  hygiene

Posted at 02:31 PM ET, 03/27/2013

Justice Ginsburg and skim-milk marriage
By Alexandra Petri
This is a good analogy: Skim milk is almost the real thing, but you can tell the difference.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:31 PM ET, 03/27/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gay marriage

Posted at 04:26 PM ET, 03/26/2013

Supreme Court's awkward discussion of middle-age sex
By Alexandra Petri
Or, the part where we spent a good few minutes arguing about how fertile everyone was.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:26 PM ET, 03/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gay marriage, supreme court

Posted at 11:15 AM ET, 03/26/2013

Support the bacon petition!
By Alexandra Petri
The Internet commands it.

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:15 AM ET, 03/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bacon

Posted at 08:58 AM ET, 03/26/2013

The FAA moves toward ending asinine electronics bans -- although we might regret it
By Alexandra Petri
I know where you can stow this regulation.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:58 AM ET, 03/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  airplanes, books, ereaders, faa

Posted at 07:13 AM ET, 03/26/2013

Things to watch for as Supreme Court tackles gay marriage
By Alexandra Petri
Stand on the right side of history. It'll look better in the pictures!

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:13 AM ET, 03/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gay marriage, supreme court

Posted at 04:05 PM ET, 03/25/2013

Bill Gates tackles the 'next generation' condom
By Alexandra Petri
Some foreseeable problems.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:05 PM ET, 03/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bill gates, condoms

Posted at 06:41 PM ET, 03/22/2013

Punish Punxsutawney?
By Alexandra Petri
Groundhog fail.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:41 PM ET, 03/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  groundhog

Posted at 09:45 AM ET, 03/22/2013

Save the Whoms!
By Alexandra Petri
Grammar is our only hope.

By Alexandra Petri  |  09:45 AM ET, 03/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  whom

Posted at 07:19 AM ET, 03/22/2013

Bachmann's 'literally' kills
By Alexandra Petri
Just keep "literally" out of it.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:19 AM ET, 03/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bachmann

Posted at 06:19 PM ET, 03/21/2013

How old IS the universe?
By Alexandra Petri
It's older than we thought.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:19 PM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  universe

Posted at 02:53 PM ET, 03/21/2013

Happy Birthday, Twitter!
By Alexandra Petri
It's seven. And not going anywhere.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:53 PM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Twitter

Posted at 08:32 AM ET, 03/20/2013

Behind those Lululemon pants
By Alexandra Petri
What a mortifying revelation!

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:32 AM ET, 03/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:00 PM ET, 03/18/2013

Other signs that 'The Bible' was confusing Satan and President Obama
By Alexandra Petri
Some other things that they should have thought about.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:00 PM ET, 03/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  satan

Posted at 01:50 PM ET, 03/18/2013

Stop talking to yourself! RNC's Growth & Opportunity Project vs. CPAC
By Alexandra Petri
Stop talking to yourself.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:50 PM ET, 03/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rnc

Posted at 07:59 PM ET, 03/15/2013

Congratulations, Rob Portman, on being human!
By Alexandra Petri
Being human takes more effort than you'd like, sometimes.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:59 PM ET, 03/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gay marriage, rob portman

Posted at 06:12 PM ET, 03/15/2013

How Not To Sound Racist: The most awkward CPAC panel ever
By Alexandra Petri
The most awkward CPAC panel of all time.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:12 PM ET, 03/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  cpac

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 03/15/2013

Bright lights, big city, big cups -- a holdup for the soda ban
By Alexandra Petri
Clinging to our guts.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:30 PM ET, 03/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  soda

Posted at 03:21 PM ET, 03/14/2013

At CPAC, Rand Paul is wrong about the robot squirrel
By Alexandra Petri
Save the RoboSquirrel!

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:21 PM ET, 03/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  rand paul

Posted at 04:21 PM ET, 03/13/2013

Episode IV: A New Pope
By Alexandra Petri
We can stop making pope jokes on Twitter now!

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:21 PM ET, 03/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  pope

Posted at 07:28 AM ET, 03/13/2013

Let the men handle it -- Oz the Grating and Terrible
By Alexandra Petri
The new film is like a crash course in casual sexism.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:28 AM ET, 03/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  oz

Posted at 03:08 PM ET, 03/12/2013

D.C. has its very own sinkhole!
By Alexandra Petri
Everyone panic!

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:08 PM ET, 03/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sinkhole

Posted at 02:33 PM ET, 03/12/2013

The Holy Grail of Facebook studies
By Alexandra Petri
The totally non-creepy guide

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:33 PM ET, 03/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Facebook

Posted at 07:24 AM ET, 03/12/2013

Sarah Palin's War on Christmas book
By Alexandra Petri
It's always darkest just before you release the War on Christmas book.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:24 AM ET, 03/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  palin

Posted at 12:29 PM ET, 03/11/2013

Imperfectionism -- why the cult of Jennifer Lawrence matters
By Alexandra Petri
Imperfection is the new perfection.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:29 PM ET, 03/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:28 AM ET, 03/11/2013

Guess the Real CPAC 2013 event!
By Alexandra Petri
This is all real, more or less.

By Alexandra Petri  |  09:28 AM ET, 03/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  CPAC 2013

Posted at 10:47 AM ET, 03/08/2013

TSA permits small knives, bats and golf clubs but holds firm on shampoo
By Alexandra Petri
But it's still ridiculous.

By Alexandra Petri  |  10:47 AM ET, 03/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  TSA

Posted at 07:08 AM ET, 03/08/2013

Happy International Women's Day! A schedule of events
By Alexandra Petri
Don't forget to celebrate!

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:08 AM ET, 03/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:47 PM ET, 03/07/2013

Why you should actually care about Facebook's news feed changes
By Alexandra Petri
Goodbye, words!

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:47 PM ET, 03/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 03/07/2013

D.C. vs. the Snowquester
By Alexandra Petri
Why do we always do this?

By Alexandra Petri  |  09:00 AM ET, 03/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:42 PM ET, 03/06/2013

Keep talking, Rand Paul! The Kentucky senator's blizzard filibuster
By Alexandra Petri
"Keep talking!" as few people will tell you, ever.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:42 PM ET, 03/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  filibuster

Posted at 11:10 AM ET, 03/06/2013

The idiom graveyard -- from hotcakes to high horses, 13 expressions we really should retire
By Alexandra Petri
These expressions have seen better days.

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:10 AM ET, 03/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  idioms

Posted at 05:37 PM ET, 03/05/2013

Surviving Snowquester
By Alexandra Petri
Some survival tips.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:37 PM ET, 03/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  snowquester

Posted at 01:23 PM ET, 03/05/2013

Why Yahoo won't let you work from home
By Alexandra Petri
There is always that one incident that changes everything.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:23 PM ET, 03/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  yahoo

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 03/05/2013

Pop-Tart 'gun' suspension: Seriously, folks?
By Alexandra Petri
I pity The Onion.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:00 AM ET, 03/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:54 PM ET, 03/04/2013

Batman turns in wanted fugitive in England
By Alexandra Petri
All is right with the world.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:54 PM ET, 03/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  batman

Posted at 02:12 PM ET, 03/04/2013

Things more terrifying than Ashley Judd's nudity
By Alexandra Petri
With rumors of a Senate campaign in Kentucky, Ashley Judd's uphill battle.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:12 PM ET, 03/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ashley judd

Posted at 10:37 AM ET, 03/04/2013

Do not campaign for pope? A cardinal apologizes.
By Alexandra Petri
Cardinal [Redacted] would like to apologize.

By Alexandra Petri  |  10:37 AM ET, 03/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  pope

Posted at 04:08 PM ET, 03/01/2013

Jedi Mind Meld, President Obama? Why it matters
By Alexandra Petri
This nerd ideal is getting worse all the time!

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:08 PM ET, 03/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, jedi mind meld, vulcan

Posted at 01:34 PM ET, 03/01/2013

The tyranny of Groupon
By Alexandra Petri
With CEO's departure, perhaps we can slither out from underneath this.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:34 PM ET, 03/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  groupon

Posted at 04:16 PM ET, 02/28/2013

What to do in a popeless place?
By Alexandra Petri
Do we get a vacation?

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:16 PM ET, 02/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  pope

Posted at 01:48 PM ET, 02/28/2013

How to threaten Bob Woodward
By Alexandra Petri
Or, how not to threaten Bob Woodward

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:48 PM ET, 02/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bob Woodward

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 02/28/2013

'The Giving Tree,' revised
By Alexandra Petri
Some edits to improve the story.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:00 AM ET, 02/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:43 PM ET, 02/27/2013

Manned Mars mission in 2018? Another unfunded space program to get excited about!
By Alexandra Petri
More space dreams!

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:43 PM ET, 02/27/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mars

Posted at 01:22 PM ET, 02/27/2013

SAT to be updated
By Alexandra Petri
SAT imitates life.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:22 PM ET, 02/27/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  SAT

Posted at 04:18 PM ET, 02/26/2013

Titanic II is setting sail in 2016
By Alexandra Petri
While we're at it, here are other voyages worthy of re-creation.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:18 PM ET, 02/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  titanic

Posted at 01:10 PM ET, 02/26/2013

John Kerry and the right to be stupid
By Alexandra Petri
It's my favorite!

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:10 PM ET, 02/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:41 PM ET, 02/25/2013

Whoa, the Onion apologized! A slippery slope, but the right call
By Alexandra Petri
This was the right call, but I hope it doesn't start a precedent.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:41 PM ET, 02/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  the onion

Posted at 12:33 PM ET, 02/25/2013

Was Seth MacFarlane really that sexist?
By Alexandra Petri
Well, yes, boobs — but what else did you expect from the "Family Guy" guy?

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:33 PM ET, 02/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  oscars

Posted at 09:26 AM ET, 02/25/2013

Panic! Terror! Sequester!
By Alexandra Petri
Can we tone down the drama?

By Alexandra Petri  |  09:26 AM ET, 02/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  sequester

Posted at 07:04 PM ET, 02/22/2013

Six ways you are disappointing George Washington
By Alexandra Petri
Like all parents, the Founding Father is less angry than disappointed.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:04 PM ET, 02/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  george washington, history

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 02/22/2013

End Oscar segregation with better acting categories
By Alexandra Petri
Here are some better ways of dividing than by gender.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:00 AM ET, 02/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:54 PM ET, 02/21/2013

What is this peculiar fish?
By Alexandra Petri
Is everything a lie?

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:54 PM ET, 02/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  fish

Posted at 10:37 AM ET, 02/21/2013

No joke, Postal Service starts a fashion line -- Rain Heat & Snow
By Alexandra Petri
This was the GOOD idea?

By Alexandra Petri  |  10:37 AM ET, 02/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  USPS

Posted at 05:17 PM ET, 02/20/2013

Through a Google Glass, darkly
By Alexandra Petri
Darkly, or, Alex's Adventures in Wonderland.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:17 PM ET, 02/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Google

Posted at 03:06 PM ET, 02/20/2013

The second courtship of Mark Sanford
By Alexandra Petri
Second time, the charm kicks in.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:06 PM ET, 02/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:54 AM ET, 02/20/2013

Congratulations, Joe Salazar and the #LiberalTips2AvoidRape hashtag
By Alexandra Petri
A winning formula for the worst conversation possible.

By Alexandra Petri  |  10:54 AM ET, 02/20/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Twitter

Posted at 04:10 PM ET, 02/19/2013

Scott Brown's eloquent pocket
By Alexandra Petri
I know pocket dials.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:10 PM ET, 02/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  scott brown

Posted at 08:13 AM ET, 02/19/2013

The Feminist Mystique
By Alexandra Petri
We don't want to need a movement.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:13 AM ET, 02/19/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  feminism

Posted at 05:10 PM ET, 02/15/2013

Herman Cain to Fox News
By Alexandra Petri
He's back!

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:10 PM ET, 02/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Fox News

Posted at 02:13 PM ET, 02/15/2013

Han Solo and other depressing reminders of mortality
By Alexandra Petri
This is not about the meteor.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:13 PM ET, 02/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  han solo

Posted at 04:16 PM ET, 02/14/2013

Inspired by NYT Tesla test, here are my consumer trials of some products
By Alexandra Petri
I, too, can be a product tester!

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:16 PM ET, 02/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  TESLA

Posted at 02:36 PM ET, 02/14/2013

Everything you need to know about Heinz Ketchup
By Alexandra Petri
With the Heinz sale, some fun facts, if you consider facts about ketchup fun.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:36 PM ET, 02/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 02/14/2013

The top 20 grammatical pick-up lines, for Valentine's Day
By Alexandra Petri
Apparently, this is what the public wants.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:00 AM ET, 02/14/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:01 PM ET, 02/13/2013

How to survive Lent 2013 OR What we gave up for Lent
By Alexandra Petri
I resolve to not allow that thing that happened last year to be repeated.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:01 PM ET, 02/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Lent

Posted at 07:34 AM ET, 02/13/2013

Marco Rubio's drinking problem
By Alexandra Petri
Sunk, forever, by an ill-timed sip.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:34 AM ET, 02/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Marco Rubio

Posted at 01:08 AM ET, 02/13/2013

President Obama's 2013 State of the not-Mardi-Gras Union
By Alexandra Petri
It's the State of the Union, again.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:08 AM ET, 02/13/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  State of the Union

Posted at 04:41 PM ET, 02/12/2013

No more Olympic wrestling? Time to go back to Olympic roots!
By Alexandra Petri
Return to the old ways!

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:41 PM ET, 02/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  olympics

Posted at 08:01 AM ET, 02/12/2013

The state of the Millennial union
By Alexandra Petri
Talk to us, President Obama. Our situation is still pretty dire.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:01 AM ET, 02/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:19 PM ET, 02/11/2013

Name Pluto's two smallest moons!
By Alexandra Petri
Choose wisely.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:19 PM ET, 02/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  pluto

Posted at 12:34 PM ET, 02/11/2013

Benedict XVI resigns, but Pope springs eternal
By Alexandra Petri
What do you do with a retired pope?

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:34 PM ET, 02/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  pope

Posted at 11:33 AM ET, 02/08/2013

ASTEROID!!!
By Alexandra Petri
EVERYONE PANIC!

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:33 AM ET, 02/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  asteroid

Posted at 11:02 AM ET, 02/08/2013

Do not follow this Valentine's Day advice
By Alexandra Petri
This week abounds in bad advice.

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:02 AM ET, 02/08/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  valentines

Posted at 04:39 PM ET, 02/07/2013

14 seconds to fired, for Labrador tweeter
By Alexandra Petri
Fourteen seconds of mistake is nothing. Public life is full of people who have made fourteen years of mistake.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:39 PM ET, 02/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bad decisions

Posted at 12:16 PM ET, 02/07/2013

A drone of one's own
By Alexandra Petri
I think the nation's discomfort with drones could be solved by distributing them more broadly.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:16 PM ET, 02/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  drones

Posted at 10:08 AM ET, 02/07/2013

Where are they now? Charles Dickens's characters
By Alexandra Petri
Where are they now?

By Alexandra Petri  |  10:08 AM ET, 02/07/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  dickens

Posted at 06:16 PM ET, 02/06/2013

So much for Saturday with the U.S. Postal Service
By Alexandra Petri
The USPS is sensible to make this cut.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:16 PM ET, 02/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 02/06/2013

Concealed carry in church? In Arkansas soon, yes.
By Alexandra Petri
Bring your gun to church in Arkansas and find out!

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:00 AM ET, 02/06/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:19 PM ET, 02/05/2013

Todd Kincannon's Trayvon Martin trolling
By Alexandra Petri
The worst tweet ever? Really?

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:19 PM ET, 02/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:18 AM ET, 02/05/2013

The GOP's makeover problem
By Alexandra Petri
How radical a redesign is called for?

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:18 AM ET, 02/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP

Posted at 01:18 PM ET, 02/04/2013

What our favorite Super Bowl XLVII commercials say about us
By Alexandra Petri
Our Super Bowl favorites, ourselves.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:18 PM ET, 02/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  super bowl

Posted at 11:06 AM ET, 02/04/2013

For Richard III, the plot thickens
By Alexandra Petri
For Shakespeare's famous villain, the plot thickens.

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:06 AM ET, 02/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  shakespeare

Posted at 12:38 PM ET, 02/01/2013

Ronaiah Tuiasosopo on Dr. Phil -- Manti Te'o and the M. Butterfly effect
By Alexandra Petri
Somewhere between fiction and fact.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:38 PM ET, 02/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Manti Te'o

Posted at 06:00 AM ET, 02/01/2013

God vs. the Applebee's waitress
By Alexandra Petri
Applebee's waitress fired for outing pastor's rude receipt.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:00 AM ET, 02/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:15 PM ET, 01/31/2013

The magical land of NRAnia
By Alexandra Petri
A magical land. You can access it by sticking your head deep into a wardrobe at any given NRA press conference.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:15 PM ET, 01/31/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 01/31/2013

In defense of those cuddly killer cats
By Alexandra Petri
I speak for the cat!

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:00 AM ET, 01/31/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:49 PM ET, 01/30/2013

Zimbabwe has $217?
By Alexandra Petri
Once it paid its civil servants it was down to a very manageable amount.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:49 PM ET, 01/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  zimbabwe

Posted at 01:09 PM ET, 01/30/2013

Alicia Keys and BlackBerry? A match made in -- somewhere
By Alexandra Petri
Stranger things have happened at sea!

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:09 PM ET, 01/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  blackberry

Posted at 08:01 AM ET, 01/30/2013

Breaking! Hillary Clinton is 'not inclined' to do something
By Alexandra Petri
Sometimes "not inclined" is not just a cigar.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:01 AM ET, 01/30/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:46 PM ET, 01/29/2013

The dawn of the hipster Twinkie?
By Alexandra Petri
We thought it couldn't happen.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:46 PM ET, 01/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  twinkie

Posted at 04:57 PM ET, 01/28/2013

Dear Barnes & Noble
By Alexandra Petri
It's time we staged an intervention.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:57 PM ET, 01/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  barnes & noble

Posted at 12:56 PM ET, 01/28/2013

Berlusconi's Mussolini remarks, and other things that should go without saying
By Alexandra Petri
Some things should go without saying.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:56 PM ET, 01/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  mussolini

Posted at 11:36 AM ET, 01/28/2013

Iran's space monkey business
By Alexandra Petri
I am in favor of monkeyed spaceflight.

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:36 AM ET, 01/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  space monkey

Posted at 04:38 PM ET, 01/25/2013

'Poetry is not dead,' says poetry
By Alexandra Petri
Please stop sonneting my house.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:38 PM ET, 01/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:19 PM ET, 01/25/2013

That mistaken New Mexico abortion bill, revised
By Alexandra Petri
It's better than it was, but the basic attitude at the heart of it is profoundly insulting.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:19 PM ET, 01/25/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  abortion

Posted at 07:04 PM ET, 01/24/2013

J.J. Abrams, director of 'Star Trek,' to direct 'Star Wars'?
By Alexandra Petri
We should be excited.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:04 PM ET, 01/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  J.J. Abrams, Star Trek, Star Wars

Posted at 02:28 PM ET, 01/24/2013

Chris Christie and Mark Zuckerberg's fundraiser perks
By Alexandra Petri
Here are just a few!

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:28 PM ET, 01/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Chris Christie

Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 01/24/2013

When is a question not a question? Hillary testifies on Benghazi
By Alexandra Petri
When it's an answer.

By Alexandra Petri  |  10:00 AM ET, 01/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 01/24/2013

In D.C., no more civics?
By Alexandra Petri
These students live close enough to the sausage factory. Why rub their noses in it?

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:00 AM ET, 01/24/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Civics

Posted at 11:49 AM ET, 01/23/2013

Jill Kelley's e-mails and the P-word
By Alexandra Petri
The most ridiculous thing about the whole affair.

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:49 AM ET, 01/23/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  privacy

Posted at 03:08 PM ET, 01/22/2013

Beyonce lip-syncs the national anthem? Maybe she was right.
By Alexandra Petri
Maybe she had a point.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:08 PM ET, 01/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  beyonce, inauguration

Posted at 12:06 PM ET, 01/22/2013

Is poetry dead?
By Alexandra Petri
After Richard Blanco's reading, I have to ask.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:06 PM ET, 01/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  poetry

Posted at 04:50 PM ET, 01/21/2013

Inauguration invocations, poems and other traditions to reconsider
By Alexandra Petri
There are some events that we, as a nation, decide are of sufficient importance that we have to go outside and stand there in variable weather while people sing the national anthem at us. Graduations. Certain sporting events. But the inauguration lays it on thicker than most.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:50 PM ET, 01/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  inauguration

Posted at 03:22 PM ET, 01/21/2013

President Obama's terrifying reveal of an inauguration speech
By Alexandra Petri
This is exactly what everyone said would happen. Why did we not believe?

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Tags:  inauguration

Posted at 08:20 PM ET, 01/18/2013

How to tell if your girlfriend is real
By Alexandra Petri
A handy guide.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:20 PM ET, 01/18/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Manti, Manti Te'o

Posted at 12:57 PM ET, 01/18/2013

Ten upsides to the Lance Armstrong story
By Alexandra Petri
Cheer up, everyone!

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Tags:  lance armstrong

Posted at 06:48 PM ET, 01/17/2013

How to Communicate With Women, for the GOP retreat
By Alexandra Petri
It took years of study to find all this out!

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Tags:  GOP

Posted at 05:35 PM ET, 01/17/2013

Thank you for the good advice, Dear Abby
By Alexandra Petri
Seldom do people thank you for advice. But this is one of those times.

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Tags:  dear abby

Posted at 03:00 PM ET, 01/17/2013

Apple needs a new writer for Siri
By Alexandra Petri
Apple is hiring, and here's why I'm qualified for the job.

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Tags:  Apple

Posted at 06:21 PM ET, 01/16/2013

Coping with the Manti Te'o Notre Dame hoax story
By Alexandra Petri
Is everything a lie?

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:21 PM ET, 01/16/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  notre dame

Posted at 04:50 PM ET, 01/16/2013

Comeback kids? Mark Sanford vs. Tiffany Six
By Alexandra Petri
There are only a few professions where this is possible.

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Tags:  comebacks

Posted at 11:53 AM ET, 01/16/2013

What the bizarre NRA ad calling Obama an 'elitist hypocrite' is not about
By Alexandra Petri
This campaign is good at provoking conversation, though.

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Tags:  NRA

Posted at 06:18 PM ET, 01/15/2013

Facebook said, 'Let there be Graph Search,' and there was
By Alexandra Petri
As Facebook developments go, this is not bad.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:18 PM ET, 01/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Facebook

Posted at 03:44 PM ET, 01/15/2013

Lance Armstrong, Oprah, and 'unexpected' half-confessions
By Alexandra Petri
How long does it take to confess?

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Tags:  lance armstrong

Posted at 07:15 PM ET, 01/14/2013

If a Justice Thomas joke falls in a forest during oral arguments, does it make a sound?
By Alexandra Petri
But no one hears what he said.

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Tags:  supreme court

Posted at 05:57 PM ET, 01/14/2013

Jodie Foster's bizarre elegy for privacy
By Alexandra Petri
It's overrated.

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Tags:  privacy

Posted at 11:02 AM ET, 01/14/2013

Coping with the White House rejection of the Death Star petition
By Alexandra Petri
We looked for support in Alderaan places.

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Tags:  death star, petitions

Posted at 06:29 PM ET, 01/11/2013

New Kate Middleton picture is terrifying
By Alexandra Petri
Good effort, I guess?

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:29 PM ET, 01/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:18 PM ET, 01/11/2013

After Louie Giglio, maybe we should rethink the inaugural benediction
By Alexandra Petri
I wish tolerance only had to extend to people I think are correct.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:18 PM ET, 01/11/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:57 PM ET, 01/11/2013

The ballad of the farting federal employee
By Alexandra Petri
This is the saddest story you will ever read.

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Tags:  flatulence

Posted at 12:19 PM ET, 01/11/2013

Other very plausible and serious solutions to the debt ceiling crisis
By Alexandra Petri
These are worse than the platinum coin, but only a little.

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Tags:  debt ceiling, platinum coin

Posted at 07:50 PM ET, 01/10/2013

Piers Morgan's self-serving gun control crusade
By Alexandra Petri
Stop it, please.

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Tags:  piers morgan

Posted at 07:20 PM ET, 01/10/2013

No more new planets, please
By Alexandra Petri
I am running out of mnemonic devices.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:20 PM ET, 01/10/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  astronomy, planets