The myth of pure science: It's all about political, economic, religious interests

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Paradise lost: The warm-weather escapes we're in danger of losing forever

Behold the food of the future: Why one student is challenging America to start eating bugs

Questlove's video of Prince at the "SNL 40" after party is amazing

The long tracking shot to nowhere: Why flashy camera work shouldn't earn "Birdman" an Oscar

"How to Come Out Like a Porn Star": A sex-industry veteran shares advice on the risks and rewards

Laura van den Berg is the best young writer in America

Beyoncé's mind-blowing Stevie Wonder tribute: Queen Bey brings down the house with Ed Sheeran and Gary Clark Jr.

Battling racism theme of some Rio Carnival parades

After lobbying push, drugmaker resubmits women's sex pill

America's out-of-control war machine: Why the new authorization is so problematic

"We're facing a vicious cycle": Robert Reich unloads on inequality, TPP & the real economic story

5 worst right-wing moments of the week: Fox News goes ballistic after Obama says "YOLO"

Judge blocks Obama's immigration actions

Bill Nye destroys climate deniers' most infuriating deflection

Jeb's clueless Bush privilege: The arrogant dynasty debacle he won't get away with

"Wipe out these barbarians": Bloodthirsty GOP lawmaker calls for nuking ISIS

Jimmy Fallon recounts insane tales from "SNL's" 40th anniversary

Notorious RBG clarifies her SOTU pregame: I wasn't that buzzed

"It was big shoes to fill": Edward Norton on his epic Stefon cameo on "SNL 40"

The "SNL 40" after-party was even more ridiculous than you would imagine

Massive explosions follow West Virginia oil train derailment

Journalist films 10 hours of anti-semitic street harassment in Paris

Kanye West vs. white mediocrity: The real story behind Beck, Beyonce and "SNL" 40

Michelle Obama's spectacularly odd "Funny or Die" interview. In a supermarket. With Big Bird.

LGBT pioneer and feminist icon: Leslie Gore's empowerment legacy, beyond the teen anthems

Ben Carson's bizarre obsession with "political correctness": What his crusade is really about

The truth about Chipotle: Most orders are terrible for you

"Get a job!": Sarah Palin had fun yelling at hecklers after "SNL 40"

"Female Viagra" might be one step closer to a pharmacy near you

Doomed by the South: Why the emerging Democratic majority may never happen

Student loan breakthrough? Why a new victory has lessons for stopping the madness

"The Daily Show's" Jessica Williams: "Fact 1: I'm not hosting"

Gorgeous time-lapse video depicts the sun's tumultuous surface over 5 years

Red state panic: How "The Bachelor" creates high drama by exploiting dumb rural stereotypes

Boehner's bogus DHS blame game: Boehner faults everyone but himself for the looming shutdown

Mississippi Republican rails against "the blacks," insists he's totally not a racist

"All this crap I've put up with": The greatest (and worst) ever responses to political heckling

"Weird Al" Yankovic performs Woody Guthrie "cover" on "The Late Late Show"

The unexpected miracle of "Jane the Virgin": Her surprisingly realistic television pregnancy

Body weight will now be a factor for Chinese military officer promotions

GOP's "escape hatch"? Why the immigration ruling won't solve the DHS funding crisis

Charles Manson's fiancée gives wacky TV interview: "I could take very good care of him"

Lavish resorts, wasted public funds, worker abuse: The explosive report that could land Benjamin Netanyahu in court

Watch "Portlandia" poke fun at back-patting male feminists in hilarious new sketch