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Posted at 07:01 AM ET, 06/20/2013

Man of Steel -- have we outgrown Superman?

By Alexandra Petri

"Super" is bland.

By Alexandra Petri | 07:01 AM ET, 06/20/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: superman

Posted at 04:24 PM ET, 06/19/2013

How to cope with the Paula Deen racist rumors

By Alexandra Petri

I guess we shouldn't be surprised?

By Alexandra Petri | 04:24 PM ET, 06/19/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: food

Posted at 12:15 PM ET, 06/19/2013

Russell Brand devastates 'Morning Joe' -- does he have a point?

By Alexandra Petri

And it's good television, too.

By Alexandra Petri | 12:15 PM ET, 06/19/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: tv

Posted at 06:16 PM ET, 06/18/2013

The silliest remark you are likely to hear on the abortion debate, courtesy of Rep. Burgess

By Alexandra Petri

This really adds a lot to the discussion.

By Alexandra Petri | 06:16 PM ET, 06/18/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:14 PM ET, 06/18/2013

Nooooooo! Jack Lew's new signature

By Alexandra Petri

So much for the OOOOOOO.

By Alexandra Petri | 06:14 PM ET, 06/18/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: jack lew

Posted at 02:44 PM ET, 06/18/2013

Dear Kanye West, one slight correction for Yeezus about keeping it 300 like the Romans

By Alexandra Petri

Please correct this at your soonest leisure.

By Alexandra Petri | 02:44 PM ET, 06/18/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: kanye west, yeezus

Posted at 08:57 PM ET, 06/17/2013

Feminist Taylor Swift, and the only thing more incoherent than Miss Utah

By Alexandra Petri

... was everything else.

By Alexandra Petri | 08:57 PM ET, 06/17/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: miss usa, miss utah, taylor swift

Posted at 05:59 PM ET, 06/17/2013

Vladimir Putin takes super bowl ring as gift -- a visual retelling

By Alexandra Petri

This is the greatest story of this week of all time.

By Alexandra Petri | 05:59 PM ET, 06/17/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: putin, ring

Posted at 07:44 PM ET, 06/14/2013

Erotica Night and the CIA

By Alexandra Petri

And this was before Facebook!

By Alexandra Petri | 07:44 PM ET, 06/14/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: CIA

Posted at 02:52 PM ET, 06/14/2013

With Jeb Bush and 'fertile,' it's not what you say, it's how you say it

By Alexandra Petri

It's all in how you say it.

By Alexandra Petri | 02:52 PM ET, 06/14/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: immigration, jeb bush

Posted at 06:20 PM ET, 06/13/2013

Twitter racists, the National Anthem Kid, the NSA and you

By Alexandra Petri

What's private, though?

By Alexandra Petri | 06:20 PM ET, 06/13/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: national anthem, racism, Twitter

Posted at 03:24 PM ET, 06/13/2013

Why there are still no Prop 8, DOMA, VRA or affirmative action rulings from the Supreme Court

By Alexandra Petri

Inside the decision-writers' room.

By Alexandra Petri | 03:24 PM ET, 06/13/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: supreme court

Posted at 04:48 PM ET, 06/12/2013

Thoreau goes to Panera

By Alexandra Petri

Speaking of Dubious Advertising Choices.

By Alexandra Petri | 04:48 PM ET, 06/12/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: bad ads

Posted at 02:55 PM ET, 06/12/2013

TBD, @HillaryClinton, really?

By Alexandra Petri

Here we go again.

By Alexandra Petri | 02:55 PM ET, 06/12/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Hillary, Twitter

Posted at 04:46 PM ET, 06/11/2013

'Do you get the feeling God is no longer watching over America?' God and Drudge on Twitter

By Alexandra Petri

Ask a silly question...

By Alexandra Petri | 04:46 PM ET, 06/11/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: america, God

Posted at 03:29 PM ET, 06/11/2013

NSA leaker Edward Snowden, that is certainly one way to end things with your superhero pole-dancer girlfriend

By Alexandra Petri

Edward Snowden manages the impossible.

By Alexandra Petri | 03:29 PM ET, 06/11/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Edward Snowden, edward snowden; lindsay mills; nsa, lindsay mills; nsa

Posted at 08:14 AM ET, 06/11/2013

Stop eating Amanda Bynes

By Alexandra Petri

Celebrity meltdowns and you.

By Alexandra Petri | 08:14 AM ET, 06/11/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:22 PM ET, 06/10/2013

From Edward Snowden to 'Verax.' What's in a code name?

By Alexandra Petri

A rose by any other name still might leak.

By Alexandra Petri | 04:22 PM ET, 06/10/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Edward Snowden, NSA

Posted at 02:03 PM ET, 06/07/2013

The NSA PowerPoint -- the worst program!

By Alexandra Petri

The worst possible program.

By Alexandra Petri | 02:03 PM ET, 06/07/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: NSA, powerpoint

Posted at 11:36 AM ET, 06/07/2013

The Nice Guys of OkCupid Party

By Alexandra Petri

With yet another survey out suggesting that there may be more than message problems with the GOP, time for change?

By Alexandra Petri | 11:36 AM ET, 06/07/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:58 PM ET, 06/06/2013

America needs to call its grandma, NSA says

By Alexandra Petri

We know you don't, the organization added.

By Alexandra Petri | 05:58 PM ET, 06/06/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: NSA

Posted at 04:10 PM ET, 06/06/2013

As sexual harassment 'blueprint' restricts verbal conduct: Things Not To Say On Campus

By Alexandra Petri

This needs clarification, fast.

By Alexandra Petri | 04:10 PM ET, 06/06/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 10:57 AM ET, 06/04/2013

What I wish they had told me at graduation

By Alexandra Petri

Your speaker probably omitted these.

By Alexandra Petri | 10:57 AM ET, 06/04/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: graduation, graduatoin

Posted at 08:59 PM ET, 06/03/2013

Updated: Rosie the Vacuumer? Swiffer's new ad is the opposite of what is good

By Alexandra Petri

This ad was not well thought-out.

By Alexandra Petri | 08:59 PM ET, 06/03/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: vacuum

Posted at 05:35 PM ET, 06/03/2013

Donut Sandwich goes nationwide at Dunkin Donuts

By Alexandra Petri

This is the closest I will ever get to restaurant criticism.

By Alexandra Petri | 05:35 PM ET, 06/03/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: donut

Posted at 05:41 PM ET, 05/31/2013

Sorry, Megyn, I am pretty sure you're a feminist

By Alexandra Petri

Congratulations! After taking on Erick Erickson like that, you're a feminist!

By Alexandra Petri | 05:41 PM ET, 05/31/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: feminism

Posted at 04:42 PM ET, 05/31/2013

The Scripps National Spelling Bee 2013 -- Arvind Mahankali is a champion, spell check is an idiot

By Alexandra Petri

Forget the whales! Save the rare nouns!

By Alexandra Petri | 04:42 PM ET, 05/31/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: spelling

Posted at 05:35 PM ET, 05/30/2013

You don't have to lift a finger to eat fast food

By Alexandra Petri

Burger King's hands-free Whopper holder takes the heavy lifting out of becoming obese.

By Alexandra Petri | 05:35 PM ET, 05/30/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: america, meat

Posted at 03:42 PM ET, 05/30/2013

Science says males must dominate, according to Erick Erickson

By Alexandra Petri

Hisses, growls, thumps test.

By Alexandra Petri | 03:42 PM ET, 05/30/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:54 PM ET, 05/29/2013

Some unhelpful National Spelling Bee context sentences

By Alexandra Petri

These are useless.

By Alexandra Petri | 02:54 PM ET, 05/29/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 02:09 PM ET, 05/28/2013

Everyone hates Facebook, but we can't leave

By Alexandra Petri

We're stuck here forever!

By Alexandra Petri | 02:09 PM ET, 05/28/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Facebook

Posted at 11:16 AM ET, 05/28/2013

Seven Oddly Specific Life Lessons From Fairy Tales

By Alexandra Petri

You're welcome?

By Alexandra Petri | 11:16 AM ET, 05/28/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: life lessons

Posted at 07:25 PM ET, 05/24/2013

What became of Liberace?

By Alexandra Petri

We live in his world. But where's he gone?

By Alexandra Petri | 07:25 PM ET, 05/24/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: liberace

Posted at 04:18 PM ET, 05/24/2013

The Michele Bachmann bodice-ripper

By Alexandra Petri

Here are a few ideas.

By Alexandra Petri | 04:18 PM ET, 05/24/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:42 PM ET, 05/24/2013

Wolf Blitzer's awkward atheist encounter

By Alexandra Petri

It was awkward.

By Alexandra Petri | 03:42 PM ET, 05/24/2013 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: atheism

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 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)

Do you agree with President Obama's decision to provide military aid to the Syrian rebels?

ComPost: yes