Check out this amazing clip of Colbert slamming Matt Lauer and the morning news shows. There are 2 moments that I was really impressed by in this segment. First, when Stephen explains that Congressmen want to appear on the Report because it’s not only “the news”, it also “IS news”. That’s a smackdown if I’ve […]

Great article in the Times about how our brains are hard-wired, not just for retaliation against injury, but for disproportionate retaliation. Regarding a psychological experiment where test subjects were instructed to lightly push each other over and over again with equal force:
What began as a game of soft touches quickly became a game of moderate […]

Holy shit, this has me excited (despite the Nickelback). Waiting for the next season has me empathetic for fans of the Sopranos.
By the way, in case you don’t know, it’s the Best Show on TV. If your first instinct would be to laugh at anyone who would watch a show with a name like “Battlestar […]