This piece is written by Rebecca of Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude, Cedric of Cedric's Big Mix, Kat of Kat's Korner, Betty of Thomas Friedman is a Great Man, Mike of Mikey Likes It!, Elaine of Like Maria Said Paz, Ruth of Ruth's Report, Marcia of SICKOFITRADLZ, Stan of Oh Boy It Never Ends, Ann of Ann's Mega Dub, Isaiah of The World Today Just Nuts and Wally of The Daily Jot. Unless otherwise noted, we picked all highlights.
"Iraq snapshot" -- most requested highlight of the week by readers of this site, C.I. on why we don't call for people to be expelled from the US for their opinions.
Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "No Worries." -- Isaiah on the never-ending scandals.
"Reflections on today's I.R.S. hearing," "They did not follow the law (IRS scandal)," "Gerald Connolly sobs and whimpers like the lead in a Harlequin Romance" and "'Officer, I didn't throw the gun into the river!' (IRS hearing)" -- Ruth and C.I. report on two Congressional hearings on the IRS.
"Begin Again," "Transformers: Age of Extinction," "Iraq and Pretty Maids All In A Row" and "James Bond news" -- Betty, Stan and Mike go to the movies.
"matt lauer pets his inner pigge on tv," "My Netflix binge," "heroes, 90210, melrose place," "Mistresses -- is Karen crazy?," "Mistresses (Savi makes a friend)," "Beauty & the Beast (CW)," "t.v. post," "Jane Fonda's sitcom slumming attitude is really starting to grate," and "tituba names the witch?" -- Rebecca, Stan, Ruth and Mike cover TV.
"Idiot of the week: Ruth Conniff" -- Mike awards the honor.
"Jack Johnson's Sleep Through The Static," "Bobby Womack." "Carly's birthday," "Carly Simon and George Michael," "Creepy Robin Thicke" and "Happy Birthday" -- Elaine, Kat, Ann and Stan cover music.
"It is time to take a stand" -- Marcia calls out the creepy.
"Fried Rice in the Kitchen" -- Trina offers a recipe.
"Barry gets spanked" and "THIS JUST IN! BAD BARRY GETS SPANKED!" -- the S&M antics of the White House.
"Where the hell is Norman Solomon?" -- Betty's got a question.
"Lois Lerner is a crook" -- Ruth's got an answer.
"Eli Wallach" -- Kat notes a passing.
"POLITICO -- Where horny writers scratch their itches" and "THIS JUST IN! THE HORNY GALS OF POLITICO!" -- Cedric and Wally explore the POLITICO staff.
"Waste of our tax dollars" -- Elaine not only wrote this excellent post, she brought the issue to this writing edition and we've used the basis for a feature.
"On NPR, only the men decide" -- Ann calls out sexism.
