Here is a new edition of reading magazines at the pedicure shop, where magazines should be read, as inspired by Emily Gould. I chose to read the April Men’s Vogue, which is written by women. Men’s Vogue doesn’t exist any more really but in April it was compiled upside-down to…

State of technology in 1910: the ability to instantly transmit electrical impulses into type on paper across vast reaches. State of technology in 2009: the ability to do the same in 4 to 6 business days.

“Media Elite” Has An Average Age of 55

An exciting new survey of 43 “media elites,” and yes, they actually used that phrase, found…

“Parks and Recreation”: Kinda meh, right?

It’s probably way too early to say anything about “Parks and Recreation” other than it…

Avowed homosexuals are going to protest at the Iraqi U.N. Mission in New York City on Friday, April 10, because the murder toll for gay men in Iraq has now hit a rather shocking six a week. But Iraq, on the path to democracy, is totally catching up to the U.S.! They’re just only up to 1935.

Freshman Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) is upset by the reaction to his proposed bill requiring presidential candidates to provide their birth certificates as proof of Constitutional eligibility.

Martha Stewart’s Easter Surprise

by Awl Staff

Martha Stewart’s dogs.

“At this point, Lord Voldemort directed a volley of abuse at her, threatening to break her jaw and cause her harm.”

Is it just me, or does this poll contain within it the seeds of its own contradiction?

Heidi Montag Loves Jesus

by Awl Staff

Heidi Montag’s Twitter bio: “I love Jesus.”

Here is a lovely heap of Good Friday music, for the passion of Jesus and stuff. It’s nice to listen to pretty things while thinking about people getting nailed to something. And if you hit play on all those videos at once, that’s what Jesus heard in his head on this very day!

It’s worth watching this pretty horrifying video of arrests today at the New School, from City Room, to find out that: 1. The chief spokesman for the NYPD is an outrageous liar, as he claimed that no teargas or pepperspray was used and, 2. The president of the New…

“To miss Holy Thursday and Good Friday would be a heavy cross to bear,” said still-undead Cardinal Egan, who will preach this weekend in New York City and who also apparently doesn’t mind an outrageous pun.

It’s completely genius that film critic Manohla Dargis decided to take the new Seth Rogen mall cop caper film deadly seriously: “It’s hard to see what is so bold about a film that, much like the world outside the theater, turns the pain and humiliation of other people into a consumable spectacle.”

If I ran the NRA, my new slogan would be “Guns don’t kill people, recessions kill people.”

Download “Even Jesus Couldn’t Love You,” a track from the forthcoming debut by the Delgados’ Alun Woodward (who is operating these days as Lord Cut-Glass) for free here. The album’s out in June; this editor could not be more excited.

Head here at noon if you’re interested in the Twitter version of the Stations of the Cross.

24-year-old Meghan McCain received an advance in “the high six figures” from Hyperion for her next book, which is expected to be a collection of photos that explain why your suicidal pet is overweight.

The New Yorker’s George Packer shares the wisdom of the roofer:

“It’s like they’re afraid of me! So they hire a guy who’s more comfortable dealing with a masculine-type person. I stand there and talk to the customer, and the customer doesn’t talk to me or look at me, he talks…