Osama bin Laden

Get Ready For Some Really Loooong Movies

Got three hours to kill? Still have no power and feel anxious to spend long stretches of time anywhere where there's heat and light? Then you're gonna love this season's batch of Oscar-bait flicks. They're long. They're made by auteurs who treasure every moment of their own genius and can't wait ... More >>

Are Kurt Eichenwald's Findings On The Bush Administration's Alleged Mishandling of Intelligence Before 9/11 Irrelevant?

Reporter Kurt Eichenwald has created quite a buzz with his op-ed piece in yesterday's New York Times alleging failure by George W. Bush's administration to adequately respond to numerous warnings from the CIA of an impending Al Qaeda terrorist plot prior to the 9/11 attacks. In the article, Eichenw ... More >>

For The Record: Here's What Obama Has Done

2016: Obama's America is a conservative glimpse at the alleged horror of the Obama Presidency, looking ahead to what shambles America will supposedly be in if he's reelected. And people are lining up to see it! The film made over six million last week--practically the same amount as the Joseph Gor ... More >>

NYE Guide: Never Let The Party End

Surviving 2011 calls for a celebration. Your guide to ringing in 2012 with reckless abandon.

Confusion Surrounds Reports of U.S. Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan

​Earlier, we reported on the helicopter crash in the Wardak province of Afghanistan that killed 31 American troops. The AP briefly reported that "one former U.S. official said that the dead included more than 20 Navy SEALs from SEAL Team Six, the unit that carried out the raid in Pakistan in M ... More >>

Lulz Security Says It's Disbanding

​Hacker group du jour Lulz Security announced last night that it is disbanding. The shady, anonymous band of mischief-makers were behind hacks on Sony, the CIA, the FBI, and PBS, among other things; now they claim to be breaking up. After the jump, portions of their goodbye press release:

Bill Warren Will Dive for Osama Bin Laden's Body, Just to Make Sure It's Really There

​A famed shipwreck explorer, Bill Warren, has plans to comb the bottom of the Arabian Sea in search of Osama Bin Laden's corpse. The exploration could run him $1 million, but for some reason he thinks he can still collect the government reward. "There is still a $25 million reward that no one ... More >>

Barack Obama's Bomb-Proof Car Has Embarrassing Moment at U.S. Embassy

Here is a sort of adorable video of President Obama's car getting stuck as he leaves the U.S. Embassy in Ireland today. First he's dropping his Blackberry all over the tarmac, then he falls prey to a stealthy driveway slope? Such a regular guy, except for that leader of the free world/killing Osama ... More >>

I've Been Raptured To The Heavens

​Yes, I was one of the lucky 2% of the population who, last night at 6 PM Eastern Standard Time, got magically swept up to a de-luxe apartment in the sky-aye-aye. And luckily they have Internet service up here, so I can keep on blogging away for you poor, earthbound folks. In fact, the servi ... More >>

Barack Obama's Ratings Boost Over Osama Bin Laden's Death Lasted Two Weeks

​Two weeks ago we were "celebrating" the death of Osama Bin Laden, attempting to start pro-U.S.A. chants on subway trains (some of us), patting our commander in chief on the proverbial back for his courage and determination -- not to mention follow-through! -- in capturing and killing the FBI' ... More >>

George W. Bush Was Eating Souffle When Osama Bin Laden Was Killed

​Appearing at an event at the Bellagio in Las Vegas this week, former President George W. Bush shed some light onto what he was doing at the time of the Osama Bin Laden raid. When he heard of Osama Bin Laden's death, ABC News reports, Bush said he "was eating souffle at Rise Restaurant with La ... More >>

New York Times Traffic Down 24% From Paywall; Erik Wemple to Washington Post

​Lately the New York Times has lost a few of its star writers including legendary critic and columnist Frank Rich and foreign correspondent Dexter Filkins, along with a handful of others, and although people change jobs all the time and for a variety of reasons, the timing was enough to make u ... More >>

Ten Things You Can Do With an Ostrich Egg

​The eggs can be used to amaze and mystify children. You've probably seen the display of ostrich and emu eggs at the green-awninged Roaming Acres Farm at the Greenmarkets. The ostrich eggs are bone-white, strangely shiny, and of unbelievable girth. In fact, an ostrich yolk is the world's la ... More >>

Yet Another Hasidic Publication Denies the Existence of Hillary Clinton

It's been a rough couple of weeks for Hillary Clinton! First there were those allergies that caused her to cover her mouth in the iconic Situation Room photo taken by White House photographer Pete Souza as the administration watched the raid on Osama Bin Laden. Then she was unceremoniously removed f ... More >>

NYU Business Student Makes $300K Off Dead Osama Shirts, Gives It All Back

via osamadeadtees.com​23-year-old NYU business school student Maurice Harary worked late into the night after Osama Bin Laden was killed, making a website and designing a line of dead Osama-themed merch. As of yesterday, he'd reportedly sold 25,000 t-shirts at $12 per shirt. The disturbing frat-bo ... More >>

A War Dog Helped Catch Osama Bin Laden

​War dogs: They are dogs that help fight war. The U.S. has some 2,700 of them deployed on active duty, and they are a key part of U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. One of them -- who, at this point, "remains an enigma" -- was involved in the raid on Osama bin Laden. We imagine that if we w ... More >>

Osama bin Laden's Death Doesn't Solve Everything. But It Helps.

Teacher Mocks Muslim Student After Osama Bin Laden's Death, Says 'I Bet You're Grieving'

​We're pretty sure this is the most ridiculously small-minded and offensive incident to come out of the death of Osama bin Laden so far: Talking Points Memo reports that a high school algebra teacher at Clear Brook High School in Friendswood, Texas, allegedly told a 9th grade American-born Mus ... More >>

U.S.A. Chant on L Train to Bedford Fails Miserably

Via our friends at Animal NY comes this video in which a man attempts to inspire a pro-U.S.A. chant on the L Train en route to Williamsburg on Monday morning. In fairness, not everyone loves chanting, even if they do love America, and being directed to chant on a packed subway as you head to work af ... More >>

The Rock Knew About Osama Bin Laden's Death Before You: Who Knew What When?

​In a special Monday edition of our daily media column Press Clips, we're going to focus on the only news that anyone cares about today: the death of Osama Bin Laden. The 10-plus-year tale obviously includes endless details, angles and lessons in international diplomacy, military operations, c ... More >>

Chopped's Mario Tolentino 'In' at Juliet Supperclub; David Burke 'In' at James New York Hotel

​Mario Tolentino, who recently won the latest season of Food Network's Chopped, has taken over the kitchen at Juliet Supperclub, and overhauled the menu to focus on street foods from across the globe. [The Strong Buzz] David Burke is rumored to be cooking at the forthcoming James New York bou ... More >>

The Horror of Airline Travel in 2009

​You grab a cab to the airport, leaving the house two hours and 15 minutes before your flight. You get stuck in unexpected bumper-to-bumper traffic that makes you wonder if all your planning was in vain. Miraculously, you get there. You have to check in quickly, but because they've slashed th ... More >>

Gucci Mane Has Ice To Spare

Fuck mortgage-backed securities, default credit swaps, AIG, Fanny Mae, Freddy Mac, Alan Greenspan, George W. Bush, Citigroup, Chrysler, Washington Mutual, Bernie Madoff, Sir Allen Stanford, Henry Paulson, Timothy Geithner, suicide loans, TARP, GM, Wells Fargo, Jerome Kerviel, al-Qaeda, Iran, Osama b ... More >>

Did Meryl Streep Ever Sleep With DeNiro?

At the buffet table with Rachel Dratch, missing Osama, and why Harvey Fierstein is always right

The Official Village Voice Election-Season Guide to the Right-Wing Blogosphere

A confederacy of dunces

The District!

Shake Your Bhutto, Rock Your World

Rudy Giuliani's Five Big Lies About 9/11

On the stump, Rudy can't help spreading smoke and ashes about his lousy record

Bloomberg Nears Run for CEO of U.S.

'. . . So Goes the Nation'

Pursuing Terrorists in the Great Desert

The U.S. Military's $500 Million Gamble to Prevent the Next Afghanistan

Bush Plays al Qaeda Card Again

Bin Laden and company get big roles in 'National Strategy for Victory in Iraq'

The 10 Ways Bush Screwed New York

A presidential potpourri of cuts, blunders, stonewalls, deceptions, and distractions

Morning Report 7/5/05
The 'Unusual Mission in Iraq'

A Big Bust

Bush touts al-Libbi capture—but where in the world is Osama?

Morning Report 12/5/04
Posthumous Promotion

Twin Twisters

Pataki and Giuliani rewrite 9-11 history to bolster Bush, prepare for their 2008 race

Kiss Your Rights Goodbye

From John Ashcroft's lips to God's ear

The 10 Ways Bush Screwed New York

A presidential potpourri of cuts, blunders, stonewalls, deceptions, and distractions

Walking the Planks

Dems' creaky platform leans to right, has a warped colonial veneer

Grilled to Order

What we’d Like to ask when Bush and Cheney take the hot seat

Monsters of the Moment

From Saddam to Osama, America Creates Its Own Nightmares

Why Doves Must Fly

Now That We've Lost the Anti-War, We Need the Peace Movement More Than Ever

NY Mirror

Saddam in the Crosshairs

Beyond Osama: The Pentagon’s Battle With Powell Heats Up

NY Mirror

And the Banned Play On

Widespread Panic Hits the Radio

Local Is Global

Bomb Plots in Manila, Mayhem in Manhattan

Enemy Could Lie Without—or Within

The Search for Those Who Did This to Us