An Open Letter to Kal Penn From One of His Twitter Critics
Dear Kalpen Suresh Modi, I’ve been a big fan of yours for some time. Even though I don’t know you, you always struck me as … Read more
Kal Penn Tweets in Support of Stop and Frisk and We Become Really Sad
Actor and former Obama administration aide Kal Penn surprised most of his Twitter followers Tuesday when he strongly defended New York City’s Stop and Frisk … Read more
After Zimmerman Verdict, Many Twitter Users Turn to Their Favorite Gandhi Quotations for Solace
Late Saturday night, a Florida jury found George Zimmerman not guilty of all charges related to the death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. As Twitter … Read more
9 Writers Speak Up In Wake of Joyce Carol Oates’ Islamophobic Tweets
Writer Joyce Carol Oates ignited a Twitter controversy on Friday when she wrote a series of tweets linking Islam to the prevalence of sexual assaults in Egypt. … Read more
Our Top 10 Favorite Spelling Bee Tweets
Queens 8th grader Arvind Mahankali won the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night after correctly spelling the word “knaidel.” A veteran speller, the 13-year-old Mahankali … Read more
Don’t Call It A Comeback: Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner Are Back in the Spotlight
The purpose of this weekend’s mammoth New York Times Magazine’s story on Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin and her husband, former Congressman Anthony Weiner, was … Read more
