We switched things up for this episode of On The Verge: Nilay took a trip to Washington DC to interview Senator Al Franken. Like Nilay Patel, the Senator has strong opinions on net neutrality and privacy. Unlike Nilay Patel, he can remain calm when explaining the issue to a room …

“A boozed up bar-goer bet his buddies that he could douse his head in high-proof alcohol and light it on fire. He won the bet, with predictable results. William Bonner, 36, of Augusta, Ga., decided it was a good idea on Friday night to pour a shot of Bacardi 151 …

“Mitt Romney was famously booed during his speech to the NAACP earlier in July, but you wouldn’t know it from watching a new video he’s released aimed at African-American voters. The video features African-American Romney supporters explaining why they favor the Republican nominee. Their comments are edited together with footage …

A 19-year-old mother was arrested in Florida for shoplifting at Walmart. She also left her 1-year-old baby behind when she ran from the store, as shown on a surveillance video. Cenk Uygur and Hermela Aregawi (a producer of The Young Turks on Current TV) break it down on The Young …

Are these the worst ten political tattoos? Maybe not, but they’re pretty bad. Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz (host, Turner Classic Movies), and Jacqueline Coe discuss on The Young Turks. Check out more bad tats here from The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/27/political-tattoos-photos_n_1707515.html Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://bit.ly/TYTonYouTube Like Us on …

Mary Jo Foley talks about how users may react to the drastic changes in Windows 8. Watch full episodes of On The Verge at http://On.TheVerge.com More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on …

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Nilay Patel sits down to discuss net neutrality with Senator Al Franken. Watch full episodes of On The Verge at http://on.theverge.com More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/verge Follow on …

Visit my blog – http://thebeastfeed.com/archive Buy the Nexus 7 here – http://amzn.to/PnlQod MacBook Air / XBOX 360 Contest Details – http://youtu.be/tVtCbqAaZ3I This is an unboxing and overview of the new Google Nexus 7 tablet made by ASUS. This tablet features Google’s latest Android OS – Jelly Bean 4.1. This Google …

“Nadya Suleman has now earned enough money to get off welfare, according to TMZ. Octomom, who has 14 kids at home, has done everything from foxy boxing to sketchy website promotion. But it’s her recent forays into stripping and self-love porn that have pushed her over the edge to apparent …