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He wishes he were a New York Mayor Weiner

The Weinermobile is back on the road.

By Alexandra Petri 22 hours ago

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Some Weiner headlines to avoid

Please, please don't touch these with a ten-foot pole.

By Alexandra Petri 24 hours ago

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Star Trek Into Darkness and The Buddy Spectrum

General Theory of Buddydom

By Alexandra Petri May 22, 2013

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What the Senate should ask Apple CEO Tim Cook instead

After Sen. John McCain inquired about the apps, it seemed only reasonable.

By Alexandra Petri May 21, 2013

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With AP and Rosen news, a great week for President Nixon

One man's happy about all this.

By Alexandra Petri May 21, 2013

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Tumblr bought by Yahoo! I’m not excited, that’s just how you spell Yahoo!

Bring out the GIFs!

By Alexandra Petri May 20, 2013

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DSM

Next to normal — daily madness and the DSM-5

What's in a name?

By Alexandra Petri May 17, 2013

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The IRS’s unreasonable 501(c)4 requests

How did it go on this long?

By Alexandra Petri May 17, 2013

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National Review writer actually throws rude theater patron’s cell phone — do we applaud?

Just stop it!

By Alexandra Petri May 16, 2013

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Amy’s Baking Company vs. The Entire Internet

Samy & Amy offer a master class.

By Alexandra Petri May 16, 2013

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