"The Charmin corporate Twitter account got in on it with a surprisingly trenchant commentary on the disposability of American currency."

That's the way Slate — displaying the winners of its design-a-$1-trillion-coin contest — refers to the symbolism here: "Surprising...

Al Roker: "I pooped my pants" at the White House.

Something to think about before you spring for that gastric bypass surgery.

"Does comedy help people to deal with controversial issues?"

"Sure it helps! That’s like asking a plumber if removing clogged faeces from pipes helps people deal with a fetid stench."

"People Get Ready."

A fabulous 1965 recording by The Impressions. Don't confuse it with "Get Ready," by The Temptations, which is a completely d...

"Cleansing" — basically, juice-drinking — with co-workers is a big trend in NYC.

Or so the NYT says in this big article, which seems a bit like an ad for a product called "Cooler Cleanse": Eric Helms, who found...

Obama and the "cowpie of distortion."

Thanks for calling attention to that, Drudge . Now, why did Obama say that? He was in Iowa, talking about a speech Romney had just given in ...

"The Myth of Sustainable Meat."

A NYT op-ed , prepping you for the slaughter... of your carnivoraciousness. Opponents of industrialized agriculture have been declaring for ...

"An envelope full of feces was sent to the office of state Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee."

"The return label read, 'Milwaukee Trade Unions Want The Iron Mine.'" Union nastiness turns on the Democrats who opposed t...

"Slaughterhouses are so filthy that more than half of all meat is contaminated with fecal bacteria."

The message on the toilet paper supplied — by PETA — to the city of Trenton, which, in a budget crunch, was running out.

One year ago today at the Wisconsin protests: A man wheeled a large pile of...

...shit that had a "Hello My Name Is Scott Walker" sign stuck in it. They were posing for democracy and crying for liberty . The N...

"Zuccotti Park Day 54: No Smell of Urine or Feces."

Occupy [Your City] Headline of the Day.

The dog poop trial.

The jury says: not guilty. “This case wasn’t about whether I picked up after Baxter. It was about two women who wanted to harass me,” a tear...

"Who are these people who live in Manhattan expecting peace and quiet? New York is loud, dirty, and fabulous!"

Who are these people who need to sleep at night and object to human feces on their doorstep? New York is loud, dirty, and fabulous!

"A study like this implies you are scientifically less manly just when you’d like to think you’ve hit a new plateau of manhood."

"You’ve spread your seed, so to speak, and joined the ranks of your own father... not only are you a dork when you lapse into goo-goo t...

"A Mendocino County woman who transformed her home into a bear bohemia with wading pools and specially prepared banquets..."

"... of corn meal and peanut butter sandwiches will not do jail time for doting on her hairy friends, but she will remain exiled from h...

Satan sandwich!

That's another meme... another phrase that will stick with us as we stumble forward into 2012: A fantastic bit of rhetoric from an enrag...

"Stop the carnage in our parks."

A Wisconsin protest I missed: against the killing of the Canada geese that have been pooping up the city.

Charging with fists raised at Althouse: from the right, it's Robert Stacy McCain, from the left, it's Thers.

I'm thinking of ducking down the alleyway and letting the 2 men collide with each other. I'll find a high vantage point and watch t...

"Unless you're willing to kill and kill and kill every year, you have to look at these other things."

I am willing to kill and kill every year. "It's a fairly unusual situation with an invasive species that has no natural predators ...

"The New York Times celebrates fatherhood by cruelly invading a 3-year-old's privacy."

Opines James Taranto. When G. is old enough, Carol plans to tell him that "Uncle George" is actually his father. Fine, but will sh...