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ComPost: May, 2011

Posted at 04:12 PM ET, 05/03/2011

Seriously, Rashard Mendenhall? Osama and conspiracy theories
By Alexandra Petri
From Rashard Mendenhall onward...

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:12 PM ET, 05/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Osama bin Laden, conspiracy

Posted at 09:08 PM ET, 05/02/2011

Why we Millennials celebrated when Osama died
By Alexandra Petri
A Millennial perspective

By Alexandra Petri  |  09:08 PM ET, 05/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Osama bin Laden, Millennials

Posted at 12:40 PM ET, 05/02/2011

Osama bin Laden dead: the funniest lines
By Alexandra Petri
A top-10 list of the funniest responses.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:40 PM ET, 05/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Osama bin Laden, top ten

Posted at 04:49 PM ET, 04/25/2011

Haley Barbour isn’t running — he can’t spare 10 years!
By Alexandra Petri
He says he isn’t running?

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:49 PM ET, 04/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Haley Barbour, ten years, 2012

Posted at 03:41 PM ET, 04/25/2011

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s fairytale fail
By Alexandra Petri
I’m disappointed by the Royal Wedding. Nothing could be further from a fairy tale.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:41 PM ET, 04/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Royal Wedding, fairytales

Posted at 08:30 AM ET, 04/23/2011

Tennessee’s ‘Don’t say gay’ bill doesn’t go far enough
By Alexandra Petri
Doesn’t go far enough, says I

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:30 AM ET, 04/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  states, sex, kids these days

Posted at 09:21 PM ET, 04/22/2011

Terry Jones’ imaginary protests — and that gunshot
By Alexandra Petri
And what about that gunshot?

By Alexandra Petri  |  09:21 PM ET, 04/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  protests, oops, Terry Jones

Posted at 02:41 PM ET, 04/22/2011

Some Earth Day activities, do’s and don’ts
By Alexandra Petri
Do’s and don’ts

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:41 PM ET, 04/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Earth Day, Friday!

Posted at 08:26 PM ET, 04/21/2011

Ensign resigns, Earth Day, and Easter: A Q&A
By Alexandra Petri
A Q&A.

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:26 PM ET, 04/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Q&A, Ensign

Posted at 05:00 PM ET, 04/21/2011

Donald Trump’s Sundays — the lament of the Easter churchgoer
By Alexandra Petri
The lament of the Easter churchgoer.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:00 PM ET, 04/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

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

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

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

Posted at 06:12 PM ET, 04/20/2011

Facebook’s ‘too much, maybe, free speech’ problem
By Alexandra Petri
Isn’t that what the site’s based on?

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:12 PM ET, 04/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Facebook, oy

Posted at 09:33 PM ET, 04/19/2011

Another air traffic controller failure? Time for Skynet to take over!
By Alexandra Petri
Bring on the robots.

By Alexandra Petri  |  09:33 PM ET, 04/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  robots, apocalypse, glad the First Lady and everyone on board is okay!

Posted at 02:27 PM ET, 04/19/2011

The ladies who laugh: Twitter, Tina Fey’s Bossypants, and funny women
By Alexandra Petri
Don’t believe me? Ask Tina Fey.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:27 PM ET, 04/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  womenfolks, Twitter

Posted at 09:35 PM ET, 04/18/2011

Greg Mortenson’s three cups of tea — creative nonfiction?
By Alexandra Petri
Memoir fact-checking is for the weak.

By Alexandra Petri  |  09:35 PM ET, 04/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  three cups of tea, memoirs

Posted at 05:22 PM ET, 04/18/2011

Twilight fans give 2012 advice — if Team Edward and Team Jacob can get along. . .
By Alexandra Petri
If Team Edward and Team Jacob can get along. . .

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:22 PM ET, 04/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Twilight, advice, 2012

Posted at 09:00 PM ET, 04/15/2011

Wrong Statue of Liberty! And other stamp catastrophes
By Alexandra Petri
Not the only stamp catastrophe.

By Alexandra Petri  |  09:00 PM ET, 04/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 04:10 PM ET, 04/15/2011

Where the money went: taxpayer and budget cuts (post-CBO) edition
By Alexandra Petri
Explaining the CBO figures

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:10 PM ET, 04/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  taxes, oops

Posted at 10:18 AM ET, 04/15/2011

AT-AT for America — President Obama and all patriots, it’s time!
By Alexandra Petri
President Obama, this is your chance!

By Alexandra Petri  |  10:18 AM ET, 04/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Star Wars, America

Posted at 07:37 PM ET, 04/14/2011

Canceled: ‘One Life to Live,’ ‘All My Children,’ and taxes? A Q&A.
By Alexandra Petri
A Q&A for the uninformed.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:37 PM ET, 04/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  soap operas, Q&A

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 04/14/2011

China bans time travel!
By Alexandra Petri
On television, anyway.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:35 PM ET, 04/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:13 PM ET, 04/13/2011

Why we should honor Thomas Jefferson
By Alexandra Petri
History, stop being so mean.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:13 PM ET, 04/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Jefferson, history

Posted at 02:10 PM ET, 04/13/2011

TSA frisks a 6-year-old?
By Alexandra Petri
Makes sense.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:10 PM ET, 04/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  safety, government, argh

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

Donald Trump’s Koran vibes and God in the primaries
By Alexandra Petri
File under “oh, dear”

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:30 PM ET, 04/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Trump, 2012, religion

Posted at 07:01 PM ET, 04/12/2011

After Jon Kyl, this is not intended to be a factual statement
By Alexandra Petri
Is that an excuse we can use?

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:01 PM ET, 04/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  oops, Congress

Posted at 11:38 AM ET, 04/12/2011

Forget Yuri Gagarin! A Civil War primer for Fort Sumter’s 150th Anniversary
By Alexandra Petri
Today is all about Fort Sumter.

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:38 AM ET, 04/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Civil War

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

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

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

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

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

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

Posted at 08:35 PM ET, 04/08/2011

Donald Trump for president can fool 21% of the people all of the time
By Alexandra Petri
There are two ways to say ‘I don’t vote’

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:35 PM ET, 04/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  2012, GOP, oy

Posted at 08:00 PM ET, 04/08/2011

Planned Parenthood? What’s up with the government shutdown?
By Alexandra Petri
A Q&A for latecomers

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:00 PM ET, 04/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  shutdown central, Q&A

Posted at 02:03 PM ET, 04/07/2011

A government shutdown blame chart
By Alexandra Petri
A handy reference guide.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:03 PM ET, 04/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  shutdown central, DC, parties

Posted at 12:33 PM ET, 04/07/2011

How to explain the government shutdown to your school group
By Alexandra Petri
The show must go on!

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:33 PM ET, 04/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 08:40 PM ET, 04/06/2011

Bristol Palin makes WHAT to speak about abstinence?
By Alexandra Petri
I can also speak about something I have not done!

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:40 PM ET, 04/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Palin, America, kids these days, celebrity

Posted at 04:05 PM ET, 04/06/2011

Glenn Beck’s show will be leaving FOX . . . and I miss him
By Alexandra Petri
I miss him already.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:05 PM ET, 04/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Glenn Beck, news

Posted at 03:30 PM ET, 04/06/2011

Tips for tourists surviving the government shutdown
By Alexandra Petri
There’s more to D.C. than government

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:30 PM ET, 04/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  shutdown central, DC

Posted at 05:22 PM ET, 04/05/2011

Sex, worrying, happiness, and studies — only one of them will kill you
By Alexandra Petri
One of them will kill you.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:22 PM ET, 04/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  studies, oy

Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 04/05/2011

Thanks, Epsilon! An open letter to whoever has my data
By Alexandra Petri
One man’s e-mail breach is another’s new friend

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:30 PM ET, 04/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  technology, oy

Posted at 06:10 PM ET, 04/04/2011

Terry Jones’s Koran burning and aftermath — relics of the stone age
By Alexandra Petri
Koran burning shows how far we haven’t come.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:10 PM ET, 04/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  primitivism, Terry Jones, religion

Posted at 01:49 PM ET, 04/04/2011

Why a woman attacked Gauguin painting at National Gallery
By Alexandra Petri
A few possible explanations

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:49 PM ET, 04/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  art, primitivism

Posted at 12:08 PM ET, 04/01/2011

The end of feminism: From Princeton girls to Wikipedia, is it over?
By Alexandra Petri
Are we done with women’s rights?

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:08 PM ET, 04/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  ladies

 

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