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Jose Canseco's Latest Twitter Breakdown Is Not Funny, Just Sleazy

Jose Canseco has had a pretty entertaining run on Twitter this year, what with his looney Russian meteorite theories and tweeting his way to an invitation to the White House Correspondents Dinner. He should have left it there. On Wednesday, Canseco's always busy, sometimes ranty Twitter stream became a place ... More »

Social Advocacy & Politics: No Jokes for Congress (Especially Not on Twitter)

Marcy Kaptur (D-OH9) tweeted a joke from the White House Correspondents Dinner. But then she erased it 8 minutes later. What if more members of Congress could embrace the boldness of a funny tweet, without running away from it as if scared of their own shadow? We might see more real discussions among our elected officials as they work to solve our very real problems.

Colin Quinn: The Only Jokes Made About Obama Are The Ones He Makes Himself at the White House Correspondants' Dinner; "It's Pathetic"

Slightly overstated for comic effect, because Jay Leno does do Obama jokes, and of course Dennis Miller does. But 97% true....

The TV Academy Gets Real, With a Night of Honors That Don't Get Nearly as Much Attention as the Emmys -- but May Be Even More Important

Some called the recent White House Correspondents' Dinner a “nerd prom,’ and that term also came to mind -- in a completely endearing way -- at the 6th Annual Television Academy Honors, held May 9 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.Known...

Obama Headlines At Harvey Weinstein’s NYC Home For DNC Fundraiser

Just over two weeks after breaking bread at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Barack Obama and Harvey Weinstein were back together today. This time it was at the producer’s Manhattan home for a fundraiser. Unlike theShow More Summary

My Racist Experience at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

It's the little indignities that slowly devastate your soul," the Huffington Post's Seema Jilani writes in a piece about what she says was "white privilege on display." ... They refused to let me through. For the next half hour, they watched as I frantically called my husband but was unable to reach him. Then something remarkable happened. Show More Summary

'Duck Dynasty' Stars -- NOT IMPRESSED ... By Food at White House Dinner

The White House chef is gonna be PISSSSSSED... 'cause the food at the White House Correspondents' Dinner TOTALLY FAILED to impress the stars of "Duck Dynasty."TMZ spoke with Willie and Korie Robertson -- who sat pretty close to the President at the…

Security at White House Correspondents' Dinner Was Maybe a Tad Racist

The White House Correspondents' Dinner is widely known as a place where celebrities and journalists go for a few hours to act engage in ego masturbation while clad in formal wear. According to a recent op-ed published on the Huffington...Show More Summary

White House Racism Alleged At Correspondents’ Dinner

A tale of White House racism at the high-profile White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month has appeared on the Huffington Post, alleging some pretty terrible treatment aimed at the woman (the wife of guest) who penned the column. The White House racism claim involves security staff and their purported baldly applied double standards in regards [...]Show More Summary

WATCH: Chris Christie and celebrities search for his golden fleece

Politicians almost never go wrong by poking fun at themselves. Typically we see this at the national level when the press and the president gather each year for the White House Correspondents' Dinner. New Jersey's version of this annual...Show More Summary

Seema Jilani: My Racist Encounter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

I don't need you to "tolerate" me. I don't want you to merely put up with my presence. All I ask, all I have ever asked, is to be treated as a human being, that bigoted jingoism is not injected into every minute facet my life, that there remains at least the illusion of decency.

Obama and Marijuana: Then and Now

What was your favorite badaboom in President Obama’s routine at the White House Correspondents dinner? Here’s mine, from when he was talking about how “the media landscape is changing so rapidly”: You can’t keep up with it. I mean, I remember when BuzzFeed was just something I did in college around two A.M. Show More Summary

Joanna Rothkopf: Where 'Veep' Has Gone Wrong

While the title of this week's episode, "The Vic Allen Dinner," would have viewers believe that we would get to watch the perils of preparing for the White House Correspondents Dinner, what we actually got was an unfocused, scattered episode that lacked that key issue at stake.

TV: Veep: “The Vic Allen Dinner”

Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus made an appearance at last week’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and in this episode, her character performs at a similar orgy of self-congratulation. The gaffe-prone vice president is a hit at the event, but it’s a rule on this show that any win for Selina Meyer has to backfire on her. Show More Summary

Sunday Talk: So crazy it just might work

Last Saturday night, while Sarah Palin was working her ass off (on a Facebook update), President Obama was laughing it up at the White House Correspondents Dinner (#nerdprom). Among the subjects that Obama "joked" about with the assembled...Show More Summary

A Dutch King Is Crowned, Same-Sex Marriage Gets a Boost, and Kate Lends a Hand

The week began with nerd prom, aka the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Then international royals got their Dutch inaugural party on, and in the midst of it all, we ushered in the month of May. See the coolest, cutest, and craziest moments of the past seven days in our week in pictures View Slideshow ›

Learn the Name Mahershala Ali

(The Root) -- When White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett spoofs your television show at the prestigious White House Correspondents' Dinner, you know you've made it. For Mahershala Ali, who plays the wily Remi Danton on the Netflix...Show More Summary

The 5 Most Awesome Hair, Makeup and Nail Looks of the Week (Which Is Your Favorite?)

It's time to pick the beauty look of the week! You ready? Start judging! Look 1: Kerry Washington's glowy makeup and curls at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Look 2: Jennifer Lopez's sexy ponytail. Look 3: Kate Beckinsale's side...Show More Summary

Bloomberg.gov Head Bob Litan at the White House Correspondents Dinner

This Week In GIFs!

This week sure went by fast! Didn’t it? Can you believe it was last weekend when we all watched the White House Correspondents’ Dinner? Seems like two seconds ago. I guess. Maybe not! Maybe it feels like the amount of time that it actually was. It’s hard to be sure about what time feels like. [...]