Salon

The lolcats, the Internet’s most famous felines, may be hilarious. But in their yearning, I see nothing less than the tragedy of the human condition.

As family members waited for news of survivors, they had to contend with prank phone calls, Tony Soprano jokes and the dull ache of dwindling hope.

Last month, Hatewatch shut down, declaring that the battle against hate groups has been won. It hasn’t.

This month a panel of medical experts responded to a Web pornographer who tried to auction supermodel eggs.