A Rich History Of Games Played Without An Audience

The mid-Atlantic storms last weekend weren't severe enough to derail the AT&T National, but they were enough to keep fans away. All of 'em, actually, per the tournament's decree. So Stefan Fatsis, on this week's excerpt from Slate's Hang Up and Listen podcast, went looking for other great moments in spectatorless…
Louis C.K.'s Communication Breakdown
Season three of Louis C.K.'s show Louie hit the air on Thursday night while riding the crest of a tremendous wave of momentum. C.K.'s profile has bubbled up in the last year with huge sales of his comedy album and his tour, which sold $4.5 million in two days. As with many things in C.K.'s world, it's not just the…
Stephen Colbert Isn't the Only One Who Had His Heart Broken By Chief Justice Roberts
On tonight's Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert laid his heart on the table and was very upfront about how it had been broken by Chief Justice John Roberts today. With his vote swinging the Supreme Court's ruling, Roberts didn't just uphold Obamacare, he destroyed Colbert and a few other Republicans as well.
Jon Stewart Discusses Partisan Bickering in the Wake of the Supreme Court's Obamacare Ruling
We're all aware of the Supreme Court's Obamacare ruling today (and the fuck ups by CNN and Fox News) but what happened in spin alley after the decision came down? On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart took a survey of some Republican reactions, focusing on Mitt Romney's completely predictable (and contradictory)…
Jon Stewart Points Out NJ Governor Chris Christie's Ideological Hypocrisy
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's pot decriminalization bill may be all but dead but the issue is still alive in New Jersey where the state legislature is considering the idea. All that stands in the way is the promise of a veto from Governor Chris Christie, who won't go against federal drug policy. And that's funny…
Jon Stewart Dissects More Fox News Hypocrisy Over Fast and Furious
It's no surprise that the pundits on the right are going after Obama over Fast and Furious and his executive order but their continued outlandish hypocrisy over the issue has really drawn the ire of Jon Stewart. On tonight's Daily Show, he continued to pound home the right's—Fox News' in particular—hypocritical…
BIll Maher Goes After Teenage Republicans
In recent years, a few teenage right wingers have gained some nototriety - Jonathan Krohn and Caiden Cowger chief among them - and Bill Maher closed tonight's Real Time with a rant that began with them. Simply put: if a teenager can perfectly deliver your message, there's something wrong with that message.
Jon Stewart Laments Obama's Executive Privilege Hypocrisy
With seemingly no other option but fessing up to the Fast and Furious program, President Obama has exerted executive privilege over various documents. If only Obama, and many others on the left, hadn't come out completely against the practice when George W. Bush pulled the same thing five years ago. On tonight's …

