Mar 24, 2008 -
Longtime Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank announced on Real Time this weekend that he plans to "file a bill as soon as we go back to remove all penalties for small amounts of marijuana." Frank said, "I wanted to do it for a long time. I filed it in the state legislature in the '70s.
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Oct 13, 2009 -
Last night's How I Met Your Mother was all about double dates and the couples who love them — and the couples who hate them.
In the episode, married couple Marshall and Lilly get so excited that their friends Barney and Robin are together because finally have another couple in their group of friends.
Unfortunately, Marshall and Lilly's previous attempts at double dating haven't gone too well.
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Oct 06, 2009 -
Last night on How I Met Your Mother, we saw the rare benefits that can come from dating a friend's ex. On the episode, Barney (played by Neil Patrick Harris) looks to his best friend Ted for tips on how to date his new girlfriend Robin. If you don't follow the show, I'll fill you in.
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Sep 27, 2009 -
One of my favorite episodes of How I Met Your Mother involves Barney and his hired "family." The eternal playboy (played by Neil Patrick Harris) wants his mother to think he has settled down, so he pays actors to play his wife and son, concocts an elaborate backstory with details including his son's "catch phrase," and plays along for years every time he visits his mother with his fake family in tow.
Well apparently, Japan has turned this sitcom plot into a reality.
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Aug 19, 2009 -
The Rolling Stones may have understood that you can't always get what you want — but it took a group of market researchers (who perhaps understand human desire better than Lacanian psychoanalysts?) to demonstrate that you don't always like what you want.
Although you may pine after and begin chasing someone who dumped you, a new study from the Stanford School of Business shows, you may not like him or her or lose interest once you get them back again.
“For many people, wanting and liking are two separate things that can become contradictory," according to researcher Baba Shiv, professor of marketing at SGSB.
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Apr 27, 2009 -
The documentary Outrage premieres this week at the Tribeca Film Festival. The premise: a former Clinton White House aide outs closeted gay politicians.
Those in political circles typically follow the Barney Frank Rule named after the openly gay congressmen.
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Mar 24, 2009 -
- Some Republican leaders think Dick Cheney's criticism of Obama isn't helping the GOP cause. — Wonkette
- Barney Frank tells Code Pink protesters to act their age. — Salon
- David Letterman takes on Obama's critics with his Telepompter vs.
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