Sarah Palin

The Pinocchio factor

Republicans might be able to beat Barack Obama next year — but only if they stick to the facts, says Mike Pilewski.

rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic

do something that will have no effect in preventing disaster
(angesichts einer bevorstehenden Katastrophe nur Belangloses tun)

That's another fine squirmish!

"Not all of us invent new words — but Sarah Palin does," writes Dagmar Taylor.

Auto-Tune the news!

The 13 videos of "Auto-Tune the News" form an hour-long opera that tells a true story. Mike Pilewski explains.

All hands on deck!

Following the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Mike Pilewski asks: "Should the government trust the oil industry?"

"Darling, I'm going to turn over a new _____ and stop smoking on the first of January."

Page, leaf, side or face?

Aaaaargh! This year's hot Halloween masks have been inspired by the stars.

Having the right Halloween look

The Celtic festival of Samhain was held on the day — 31 October — when spirits were believed to return to earth. Samhain also marked the beginning of winter and everything about it was dark, for that was the color of winter and the underworld. Samhain is now Halloween.