Videogum's mascot, Birdie, got a tiny shout-out on The Daily Show last night (5:45 mark). Blink and you might miss it, so, you know, just don't blink. Oh, and follow her on Twitter.   Read Story »

I went out to lunch yesterday (my life is crazy!) with a friend (that's right, a friend!) who picked me up in his car ("boom" -- your mind). He had been listening to NPR on the drive over to pick me…   Read Story »

In an inspired field piece last night about a few people who want Long Island to secede and become its own state, Samantha Bee managed to find what I hope, no, what absolutely have to be the three…   Read Story »

On last night's Daily Show, Samantha Bee's "Future Shock" segment was all about the coming killer-robot apocalypse. Did you know the guy who invented the Roomba is making deadly robots for our…   Read Story »

From Dick Cheney's wheelchair reminding us of Dr. Strangelove and Star Wars, to Rick Warren's soon-to-be-a-catchphrase pronunciation of "SASHA!", to explaining to yourself why it's okay this one time…   Read Story »

Are we still allowed to be obsessed with Ashley Todd? For just a couple more days? On last night's Daily Show, Samantha Bee made the obsession with Ashley Todd I share with every other American…   Read Story »

Doesn't that just make you nervous? Here's hoping Mr. and Mrs. Bee-Jones CBS sitcom about a celebrity chef's empire is more The Office than The Winner. (Success-wise, not that The Winner was…   Read Story »

Last night The Daily Show profiled its only female correspondent with cameos by Leslie Stahl, Christine Todd Whitman, and others. She has a mind of her own, and the brains to prove it. She's Samantha…   Read Story »