ComPost Archive: Top Lists
Why are there dead fish in Redondo Beach?
Remember the birds plummeting from the sky in Arkansas? Now there are literally millions of dead fish filling King Harbor Marina in Redondo Beach, California. Officials are blaming oxygen depletion. But here are some better explanations: Charlie Sheen did this....
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Alexandra Petri
| March 8, 2011; 3:47 PM ET |
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Changes for Chicago with Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel, a human being with energy levels typically associated with rats on cocaine, has been elected mayor of Chicago. Mayor Daley, in his twenty-two distinguished years of mayordom, ushered in a wide range of delightful changes - a...
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Alexandra Petri
| February 23, 2011; 11:52 AM ET |
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Thanks, Academy! What the 2011 Oscar Nominees say about us
Forget the State of the Union. The films nominated for Best Picture for the 83rd Academy Awards say more about who we are and how we're doing than President Obama ever will. And we don't have to stand up and...
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Alexandra Petri
| January 26, 2011; 11:10 AM ET |
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Top five State of the Union moments
The State of the Union is ... awkwardly crouched trying to decide whether this should be a standing ovation or not. There was bipartisanship Tuesday night, all right. There was also ... whatever half of bipartisanship is. But the evening...
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Alexandra Petri
| January 25, 2011; 11:50 PM ET |
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How to celebrate Edgar Allan Poe's birthday
Today is Edgar Allan Poe's 202nd birthday! And, like many of his characters, he's managed to remain alive long after his death. Here are some ways to celebrate this somewhat local literary legend: Go into the office of someone who...
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Alexandra Petri
| January 19, 2011; 12:00 PM ET |
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Post-RNC break up, top job ideas for Michael Steele
Michael Steele just withdrew from contention for Republican National Committee chairman. But make no mistake, this was a break-up. "It's not me -- it's you," the Republican Party explained. "Look, I just feel like I've grown a lot over the...
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Alexandra Petri
| January 14, 2011; 4:40 PM ET |
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