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Posted at 01:37 PM ET, 04/01/2011

It’s the Apocalypse — 2011, 2012, sooner or later, the world will end

By Alexandra Petri

We are living in the End.

By Alexandra Petri | 01:37 PM ET, 04/01/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: end times, belief

Posted at 04:30 PM ET, 03/31/2011

President Obama is turning into iPad guy!

By Alexandra Petri

It’s a slippery slope...

By Alexandra Petri | 04:30 PM ET, 03/31/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: iThings, Apple, Obama

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

Antisocial search: Why I’m -1 on Google +1

By Alexandra Petri

Bring back antisocial search!

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

Posted at 08:20 PM ET, 03/30/2011

Tea Party loses popularity? Now it’s a real party!

By Alexandra Petri

Now it’s a real party!

By Alexandra Petri | 08:20 PM ET, 03/30/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Tea Party

Posted at 05:03 PM ET, 03/30/2011

The silver bullet for college admissions

By Alexandra Petri

I search for the way in.

By Alexandra Petri | 05:03 PM ET, 03/30/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: college, kids these days

Posted at 09:10 PM ET, 03/29/2011

In defense of lying — beyond the Stolen Valor Act

By Alexandra Petri

In defense of the social art

By Alexandra Petri | 09:10 PM ET, 03/29/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: lying, kids these days, argh

Posted at 06:00 PM ET, 03/29/2011

Sarah Palin to make a big announcement — on April 1?

By Alexandra Petri

Or the greatest prank in history?

By Alexandra Petri | 06:00 PM ET, 03/29/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Sarah Palin, April Fools

Posted at 05:15 PM ET, 03/28/2011

Joe Biden trapped a reporter in the closet?

By Alexandra Petri

The tangled story — R. Kelly-style

By Alexandra Petri | 05:15 PM ET, 03/28/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Joe Biden, closets

Posted at 01:25 PM ET, 03/28/2011

Cobra goes missing at Bronx Zoo — help!

By Alexandra Petri

Bronx Zoo cobra on the loose

By Alexandra Petri | 01:25 PM ET, 03/28/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: snakes, help

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

Scott Adams and men’s rights: equal pay

By Alexandra Petri

Hear me out on this one.

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

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

Birther Donald Trump? GOP 2012 is getting silly.

By Alexandra Petri

GOP field leaves a lot to be desired.

By Alexandra Petri | 03:00 PM ET, 03/25/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: GOP, argh, 2012, elections

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

Stop it, Oxford English Dictionary. OMG? LOL? Heart? No!

By Alexandra Petri

You’re not fourteen.

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

Posted at 05:08 PM ET, 03/24/2011

Apple sues Amazon over Appstore! When will these names stop?

By Alexandra Petri

Whatever happened to generic words?

By Alexandra Petri | 05:08 PM ET, 03/24/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:21 PM ET, 03/24/2011

Why the Reagan National Airport air traffic controller slept

By Alexandra Petri

A few possible explanations

By Alexandra Petri | 12:21 PM ET, 03/24/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: sleep, jobs, oops, America

Posted at 08:45 PM ET, 03/23/2011

Be the voice of Aflac! Or James O’Keefe might have to.

By Alexandra Petri

It could be you! It could be James O’Keefe.

By Alexandra Petri | 08:45 PM ET, 03/23/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: jobs, Aflac

Posted at 05:06 PM ET, 03/23/2011

Pole dancing for Jesus — stop making life harder for strippers!

By Alexandra Petri

Yes, it’s real. And it’s only logical.

By Alexandra Petri | 05:06 PM ET, 03/23/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 01:01 PM ET, 03/23/2011

Remembering Elizabeth Taylor: From Burton to diamonds, we cared

By Alexandra Petri

Why we cared so much

By Alexandra Petri | 01:01 PM ET, 03/23/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: RIP, Elizabeth Taylor, celebrity

Posted at 06:09 PM ET, 03/22/2011

Chivalry vs. politeness and Chris Brown’s latest

By Alexandra Petri

Except possibly Chris Brown.

By Alexandra Petri | 06:09 PM ET, 03/22/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: kids these days, Chris Brown, ladies

Posted at 12:59 PM ET, 03/22/2011

American idiots: 38 percent fail citizenship test, Newsweek finds

By Alexandra Petri

We the People fail at the citizenship quiz

By Alexandra Petri | 12:59 PM ET, 03/22/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: America, oops

Posted at 01:11 PM ET, 03/21/2011

Why I hate Twitter

By Alexandra Petri

It’s five years old today...

By Alexandra Petri | 01:11 PM ET, 03/21/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Twitter, kids these days

Posted at 12:54 AM ET, 03/19/2011

Ann Coulter says radiation is good for you

By Alexandra Petri

Puns demand an apology.

By Alexandra Petri | 12:54 AM ET, 03/19/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: puns, Ann Coulter

Posted at 04:47 PM ET, 03/18/2011

Charlie Sheen beats Sarah Palin among independent voters

By Alexandra Petri

Maybe it’s an option worth considering!

By Alexandra Petri | 04:47 PM ET, 03/18/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Sarah Palin, Charlie Sheen, winning

Posted at 05:48 PM ET, 03/17/2011

After House vote to defund NPR, some new show titles

By Alexandra Petri

House votes to defund NPR — new titles?

By Alexandra Petri | 05:48 PM ET, 03/17/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: NPR, Congress, belt-tightening

Posted at 02:52 PM ET, 03/17/2011

College Board SAT includes reality TV question? Really?

By Alexandra Petri

I need to rethink my parenting plans.

By Alexandra Petri | 02:52 PM ET, 03/17/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: SAT, oops, America

Posted at 12:41 PM ET, 03/17/2011

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Top 10 excuses for not wearing green

By Alexandra Petri

Top 10 excuses for not wearing green

By Alexandra Petri | 12:41 PM ET, 03/17/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 06:06 PM ET, 03/16/2011

Keep Gaia out of this, Rush Limbaugh!

By Alexandra Petri, Both Beck and Limbaugh thrive on this sort of noisemaking and controversy. “Just ignore them, and they’ll go away and ” everyone always says. “Don’t dignify that with a response.”

Suddenly, it’s all about Mother Earth.

By Alexandra Petri, Both Beck and Limbaugh thrive on this sort of noisemaking and controversy. “Just ignore them, and they’ll go away and ” everyone always says. “Don’t dignify that with a response.” | 06:06 PM ET, 03/16/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Gaia, religion, America

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

Is streaming a felony? And what’s this about wiretapping?

By Alexandra Petri

Is streaming a felony? And what about wiretaps?

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

Posted at 12:27 PM ET, 03/16/2011

What did I do to deserve Glenn Beck?

By Alexandra Petri

Sometimes I feel he’s punishment for a sin I’m not sure I committed.

By Alexandra Petri | 12:27 PM ET, 03/16/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: too soon?, Glenn Beck, argh

Posted at 06:44 PM ET, 03/15/2011

Forget the Ides of March! Beware the Idas!

By Alexandra Petri

These awful baby names need to stop.

By Alexandra Petri | 06:44 PM ET, 03/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:29 PM ET, 03/15/2011

Aflac, Gilbert Gottfried’s tragic gaffe and the limits of comedy

By Alexandra Petri

Are there limits to comedy?

By Alexandra Petri | 05:29 PM ET, 03/15/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: too soon?, jokes

Posted at 06:19 PM ET, 03/14/2011

Bachmann to the future — with birth certificate!

By Alexandra Petri

The Minnesota lawmaker has a birth certificate!

By Alexandra Petri | 06:19 PM ET, 03/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Michele Bachmann, America

Posted at 04:41 PM ET, 03/14/2011

Rebecca Black, “Friday,” laughter and tragedy

By Alexandra Petri

Are we allowed to laugh yet?

By Alexandra Petri | 04:41 PM ET, 03/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 03/14/2011

Happy Pi Day!

By Alexandra Petri

Remember, you can’t legislate fact!

By Alexandra Petri | 11:00 AM ET, 03/14/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: pi, math

Posted at 06:30 PM ET, 03/11/2011

I blame the SuperMoon

By Alexandra Petri

Everything bad is the fault of this evil moon.

By Alexandra Petri | 06:30 PM ET, 03/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: moons, space, scary

Posted at 04:27 PM ET, 03/11/2011

Evan Emory’s YouTube debacle: real vs. online community

By Alexandra Petri

What happened to this small-town boy reveals online changes.

By Alexandra Petri | 04:27 PM ET, 03/11/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Evan Emory, YouTube, kids these days

Posted at 04:53 PM ET, 03/10/2011

Rand Pauls’ potty mouth

By Alexandra Petri

Light bulbs, toilets, and The Government’s medding.

By Alexandra Petri | 04:53 PM ET, 03/10/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Rand Paul, light bulbs, toilets

Posted at 04:25 PM ET, 03/10/2011

Newt Gingrich’s patriotic urges

By Alexandra Petri

My country made me do it!

By Alexandra Petri | 04:25 PM ET, 03/10/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Newt Gingrich, America, love

Posted at 05:31 PM ET, 03/09/2011

No, Sarah Palin, my caption contest didn’t end the Post

By Alexandra Petri

A response to the Caption Contest controversy.

By Alexandra Petri | 05:31 PM ET, 03/09/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Sarah Palin, caption contest

Posted at 05:17 PM ET, 03/09/2011

Vivian Schiller resigns from NPR. So prank journalism is okay now?

By Alexandra Petri

Pranks are now considered journalism? Great!

By Alexandra Petri | 05:17 PM ET, 03/09/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: pranks, NPR, journalism

Posted at 04:06 PM ET, 03/08/2011

Happy Fat Tuesday! What I’m giving up for Lent

By Alexandra Petri

After Fat Tuesday, no more self-googling!

By Alexandra Petri | 04:06 PM ET, 03/08/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Lent, Google

Posted at 03:47 PM ET, 03/08/2011

Why are there dead fish in Redondo Beach?

By Alexandra Petri

Possible explanations: Charlie Sheen? Sarah Palin?

By Alexandra Petri | 03:47 PM ET, 03/08/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: dead fish, lists

Posted at 06:32 PM ET, 03/07/2011

Don’t limit college students’ voting! Stop old people!

By Alexandra Petri

States limit college voters? Try the elderly first!

By Alexandra Petri | 06:32 PM ET, 03/07/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: America, college, oops, kids these days, voting, age

Posted at 03:56 PM ET, 03/07/2011

Scholarships for white males? I did feel oppressed!

By Alexandra Petri

Are white males really a dispossessed majority?

By Alexandra Petri | 03:56 PM ET, 03/07/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: America, rally

Posted at 07:58 PM ET, 03/04/2011

Spider nests in Mazdas? 65,000 of them?

By Alexandra Petri

Spider nests in Mazdas? 65,000 thereof?

By Alexandra Petri | 07:58 PM ET, 03/04/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:30 PM ET, 03/04/2011

Charlie Sheen and the anatomy of winning

By Alexandra Petri

What does the cult of “winning” and Charlie Sheen say about us?

By Alexandra Petri | 07:30 PM ET, 03/04/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:40 PM ET, 03/03/2011

Sex surveys, honor, and Brandon Davies’ girlfriend

By Alexandra Petri

What does the recent sex survey say about Brandon Davies violating the BYU honor code?

By Alexandra Petri | 05:40 PM ET, 03/03/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: sex, sex survey, America, oops

Posted at 12:57 PM ET, 03/03/2011

Facebook overshares: whose fault ?

By Alexandra Petri

Facebook will let me share my address? How dare they!

By Alexandra Petri | 12:57 PM ET, 03/03/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Tags: Facebook, oops, online comments

Posted at 11:50 AM ET, 03/03/2011

Facebook oversharing vs. privacy -- addresses and phone numbers?

By Alexandra Petri

Earlier this week, everyone became terrified. Facebook is going to be sharing our user information, addresses and phone numbers with external Web sites? No, Facebook hastened to reassure us. "People will always be in control of what Facebook information...

By Alexandra Petri | 11:50 AM ET, 03/03/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Only on the Internet, Petri | Tags: Facebook, online comments, oops, privacy

Posted at 07:29 PM ET, 03/02/2011

Photo Caption Contest!

By Alexandra Petri

For the first time ever, and hopefully not the last, ComPost presents: A photo caption contest. Who is that? What's he doing there? Why is there laughter? These are not questions that Charlie Sheen asks himself constantly. Rather, they're your...

By Alexandra Petri | 07:29 PM ET, 03/02/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Week's wackiest | Tags: caption contest

Posted at 04:49 PM ET, 03/02/2011

What would Dr. Seuss say today?

By Alexandra Petri

Happy Birthday Ted Geisel, today is your day! In the face of the news, here's some things you might say! Though your shoes are too big and my feet are quite small A tribute's a tribute, no matter how tall!...

By Alexandra Petri | 04:49 PM ET, 03/02/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: From bad to verse, Petri | Tags: Dr. Seuss, reading, verse

Posted at 02:52 PM ET, 03/02/2011

John Galliano, Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen -- poison and poetry

By Alexandra Petri

Oscar Wilde once said that "The fact of a man's being a poisoner is nothing against his poetry." But watching the fallout from John Galliano's pro-Hitler, anti-Semitic rant, I have to wonder whether that's still the case. One of the...

By Alexandra Petri | 02:52 PM ET, 03/02/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Epic Failures, Petri | Tags: Galliano, art, oops

Posted at 04:09 PM ET, 03/01/2011

Remembering Reverend Gomes: His most memorable quotes

By Alexandra Petri

Monday evening marked the passing of the Reverend Peter Gomes, Harvard's Plummer Professor of Christian Morals. He was 68 years old. I cannot pay him a tribute as adequately as those who knew him well. The reverend once addressed my...

By Alexandra Petri | 04:09 PM ET, 03/01/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Petri | Tags: RIP

Posted at 12:24 PM ET, 03/01/2011

Gov. Rick Perry blocks journalists on Twitter -- really?

By Alexandra Petri

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is blocking journalists on Twitter. But not all journalists? Does Gov. Perry not grasp that anyone can still read his account? @GovernorPerry is not locked! It's visible to everyone! So this seems like a particularly inane...

By Alexandra Petri | 12:24 PM ET, 03/01/2011 | Permalink | Comments ( 0)
Categories: Epic Failures, Only on the Internet, Petri | Tags: America, oops, technology, twitter

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