Senator Charles Schumer says the Democrats are closing in on the 60 vote majority they need to pass healthcare reform on their terms. Andrew Lloyd Webber, the composer of Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, and many other hugely-successful musicals, has been...

The pundits and attack dogs are doing all they can to smear Ted Kennedy in the wake of his death last week from brain cancer. And, of course, the man’s record is not exactly spotless…

The dreaded rumors are true: Bob Dylan is releasing a Christmas album next month. Fortunately, it’s all for charity. A loophole in a 1984 law means pornographers who sell to children for the next 90 days in England will not have to face prosecution....

We always wondered what sort of woman would be stupid enough to make a baby with someone who pulls the kinds of pranks Johnny Knoxville did in Jackass (even if he is hot). Well, turns out it’s someone who will collect $6,000 a month in child support....

We’ve been meaning to tell you this story about Memphis, Tennessee-area State Senator Paul Stanley (KIIIISSSSS!!!) Ol’ Paul, trapped in a major sex scandal, is reluctantly resigning his seat after GOP leaders pressured him to save their...

Silverton, Oregon’s Mayor, whom we’ve discussed in the past, is transgender. That’s not the “problem” this time. A non-profit group working with students was upset when he appeared at a lecture in “a bathing suit top,...

The best part about Al Franken’s new career as a United States Senator (it still boggles the mind to type that) is not the Perry Mason jokes or the jokes at all. It’s not finally having a person who truly cares about the country as a whole...

Don’t miss this Nerve essay, written by a longtime sex researcher, on 10 unusual and amusing fetishes. Republican Senator John Ensign’s handwritten letters to his mistress were revealed. Wonkette had this classic excerpt:

Nevada Republican Senator and Charlie Crist Lookalike Contest Winner John Ensign doesn’t believe gays should be allowed to marry, claiming that it hurts families, but what could be more hurtful to a family than having sex with the wife while the...