Ooh, don't get excited — I'm not insinuating John McCain is a lady, merely that given this awesome interview in Radar this month by Ana Marie Cox (the original Wonkette) that he deserves the space on the cover instead of Shannen Doherty. So I thought I'd just adjust my cover to my liking. Cox asked McCain all manner of questions with an emphasis on the pop culture that is less fluffy than Read more

Race: Athletes included? Beijing bars told to ban black people during Olympics. — Shanghaiist Gas Prices: Who's to blame for $4 gas? Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the two oil men in the White House are. — Huffington Post VP: Ticket of rivals? Republican Hagel for Obama, Democratic Liberman for McCain? — Politico Bush: Was it Bush or the mascot? President tries to give little girl baseball Read more

Terrorist Watch List: Is Little Miss Sunshine a terrorist? With a million strong and growing, Abigail Breslin and Tom Bosley make a terrorist list of a different sort. — 23/6 Polio Strikes: New cases of Polio crop up in Pakistan — with protests against vaccinations and eradication workers being kidnapped? — The Lede Chandra Levy: Remember? The Post's 12-part series on her disappearance is Read more

Pollution: Is this for real? George W. Bush bids farewell to G8 saying "Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter." — Donklephant Surrogates: Does this apply to Obama, too? McCain says only McCain speaks for McCain. — DailyKos China: Worth a trip? Jackie Chan Museum coming to Shanghai! – Shanghaiist Minimum Wage: How much do you know about minimum wage? Test your smarts. — Read more

GI Bill: What do the vets think? Responses from veterans around the country about the historic GI bill. — Huffington Post McCain And the new campaign slogan is? "Putting Country First." — Politico Slavery: I mentioned they're witches, right? The latest from NYC millionaire slave abuser. — Radar Zimbabwe: Who's going to win? Live updates as Zimbabwe votes in the one-candidate contest. Read more

Zimbabwe: Could it get any worse? Supporters of President Mugabe broke both of baby's legs in an attempt to force his mother to reveal the whereabouts of her husband. – Radar Media: Would the issues work? Media struggling with the campaign narrative. — DailyKos Obesity: Obesity and savings connected? Australia is the most obese country, but the US isn't far behind and has dwindling Read more

Beijing will be dressed to impress this August when the world turns its attention east for the Summer Olympics. Radar lists eight changes in its July/August issue that China is making to ensure the city is picture perfect when the cameras go on. Reduced traffic To avoid unsightly traffic, the Chinese government will only let half of Beijing's drivers on its streets. How will they decide who Read more

Mermaids: Coney Island hosted a whale of a good time at the 105th Annual Mermaid Parade on Saturday. Not fishy at all. — Gothamist View 5 Photos › Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Buns and Guns: Hezbollah opens a new themed restaurant, Buns and Guns, selling terrorism-themed treats. The owner says, "they accuse us of terrorism, so let's serve terrorist bread, why not?" — Read more