For about 25 seconds a few weeks ago, all anybody could talk about was the Puerto Rican separatist crusader Sonia Sotomayor, and her crusade to exterminate wise old firefighters by legislating from the bench. But then Iran and Twitter and holy shit, Republicans just going nuts all over the Internet with their hilarious historical jokes!, and everybody forgot about her. America, it’s time to remember again. MORE »

A former president stopped by his old alma mater to pick up an alumni award. This is the kind of thing George H.W. Bush does all the time, we assume, so what happened in New Haven over the weekend that was of any note? IvyGate has a hunch that George H.W. Bush, Bonesman 4life, was the guest of honor at a Skull and Bones dinner (or something), his first such event since 1998. MORE »

Virginia’s George Mason University is all abuzz this week with rumors about a new secret society called “The 17.” (Their name, we assume, comes from the answer to the question “How many GMU douchebags does it take to screw in a lightbulb?”) They have been sabotaging the campus with chalk vandalism, e-mail spam and ambiguous haikus. They are also seeking to enrich uranium to nuke student apathy. MORE »