Jeremy Piven Cleared of Fishy Allegations: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer August 28th, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 09.28.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

After a lengthy legal battle, an arbitrator has ruled that Jeremy Piven did not breach his contract when he left the Broadway production of Speed th...

Big Brother 11: The Wizard of Wacko Place.

Tallulah Morehead, 09.14.2009

Award-Eligible Film Legend, Goddess, and Lush

Jeremy Piven visited the Big Brother House this week. Poor Jeremy.Now the houseguests are all in danger of getting mercury poisoning.

The Goods

Grant Cardone, 09.14.2009

Author of Sell to Survive and International Sales and Business Expert

In this economy you better have both what people want and even more importantly, you must have the ability to deliver in today's business environment.

Mighty Movie Podcast Exclusive: Neal Brennan on The Goods

Dan Persons, 09.13.2009

Film Journalist

The Hangover set the comedy bar high this summer, but The Goods ably continues the tradition of taking fools and rogues and elevating them to near-mythic proportions.

Ted Danson Hopes Jellyfish Burgers Aren't On 'The End Of The Line'

Katy Hall, 07.24.2009

Katy Hall is the associate entertainment editor at the Huffington Post.

Ted Danson narrates a new doc that reveals an inconvenient truth about our love of seafood: if unsustainable fishing practices continue, we could see the collapse of the world's fisheries by 2048.

Celebrate 24,000 Dead Americans!

Glenn Hurowitz, 03.30.2009

Author of Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party, journalist, organizer

The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a right-wing think tank, has announced it is holding a counter-protest to the Capitol Climate Action, the bigges...

Piven Back in Fishy Water: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer February 27, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 03.30.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Jeremy Piven was back on Broadway yesterday for a hearing between Actor's Equity and the Broadway League over his early departure from Speed...

Our Melamine: There's Mercury in High Fructose Corn Syrup, and the FDA Has Known for Years

Leslie Hatfield, 02.27.2009

Senior editor, GRACE Foundation

In China, heads might roll over a scandal like this one, at least if the country received global attention for its allowing corrupt health officials' greasy palms come before, um, public health.

Is High Fructose Corn Syrup Turning Us Into Mad Hatters?

Paula Crossfield, 02.27.2009

Managing Editor of civileats.com

It turns out that many foods sweetened with high fructose corn syrup contain mercury. Worst of all, the FDA has known about this potential toxin and has continued serving it up since at least 2005.

Moonves Gets Retrans Fees from TWC, Seeking Upfronts: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer January 7, 2009

Shelly Palmer, 02.07.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

CBS CEO Les Moonves got Time Warner Cable to pay higher fees to broadcast CBS. Time Warner Cable now will be able to broadcast CBS...

Jeremy Piven: The Un-American Cop-Out

Tom Gregory, 01.23.2009

Actor, radio personality, and Tony nominated producer

Piven's abrupt departure from Speed the Plow was a low in the history of Broadway. Every actor who ever uttered the edict "the show must go on" rolled his eyes, or rolled over in his grave.

Mamet and Mercury

Kate Kelly, 01.20.2009

Author of six-volume history of medicine and Election Day

While there may be a back story that prompted David Mamet to make his remark about Jeremy Piven, his comment is wildly inappropriate in that it makes light of a very serious environmental problem.

Jeremy Piven Leaves Speed-The-Plow: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer December 16, 2008

Shelly Palmer, 01.19.2009

President, National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences, NY

Jeremy Piven left David Mamet's Speed-the-Plow this week, claiming mercury poisoning. Piven, who eats sushi twice a day, received a doctor's note af...

The Cultural Recession: Live Theater on Life Support

Karen Stabiner, 01.17.2009

A 20-something who either just lost a job or has one that pays so little it's hard to tell the difference is not going to be seduced by face time with a star when there's high-definition TV.

HBO's Entourage Creator Doug Ellin Lengthy Interview

Graham Bensinger, 01.03.2009

Looks like Doogie Howser, acts like Morley Safer

From Vince's comeback, to Turtle having sex with Jamie Lynn Sigler, to next season, to Ellin's own run-in with the New Orleans' Police -- I spoke recently with the director of Entourage.

How Fed Ex HIgh Jacked My Feminism And Delivered My Vote To Obama

Stacie Krajchir, 05.23.2008

Founder of The See And Sprout Project and The Bungalow PR

I have been the Fed Ex poster girl for 15 years. I signed up for a Fed Ex account before I ever bought my first laptop or even my first car. Fed Ex is...