As a writer, and the mother of three girls with autism, I choose my words carefully when writing about people with disabilities.
Steven Denlinger | Posted 08.20.2008 | Politics
Democratic leaders are not-so-privately wondering if Obama has the cojones to beat John McCain in the election. They fear he's just a kitty cat, and ...
Daily Show | Posted 08.15.2008 | Entertainment
Ben Stiller appeared on "The Daily Show" to promote his movie "Tropic Thunder." After Stewart talked about how funny Stiller's movie, each talked abou...
Timothy P. Shriver | Posted 08.12.2008 | Entertainment
I joined hundreds of protestors at the recent premiere of the film Tropic Thunder to denounce its unfortunate and humiliating portrayal of people with intellectual disabilities.
AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 08.12.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — "Tropic Thunder" is pushing the boundaries of good taste too far for groups representing the mentally disabled. Dozens of people ...
New York Times | Posted 08.11.2008 | Entertainment
A coalition of disabilities groups is expected as early as Monday to call for a national boycott of the film "Tropic Thunder" because of what the gro...
New York Times | Michael Cieply | Posted 08.10.2008 | Entertainment
A coalition of disabilities groups is expected as early as Monday to call for a national boycott of the film "Tropic Thunder" because of what the grou...
Entertainment Weekly | Posted 08.08.2008 | Entertainment
NTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This movie mercilessly ridicules the self-important aspects of acting. Ben, you were telling me earlier that there's nothing acto...
Playboy via Us | Posted 07.18.2008 | Entertainment
Tropic Thunder director and star Ben Stiller has opened up about pal Owen Wilson's suicide attempt last August. "It's impossible to understand that k...
Alex Remington | Posted 06.03.2008 | Entertainment
Ben Stiller sucks. But he didn't used to.
Darrell Hartman | Posted 04.30.2008 | Entertainment
Neither Watchmen or The Proposal is out until 2009, but I mention Akerman now because when she's big-time next year, you can say you heard it here first.
Michelle Kung | Posted 04.10.2008 | Entertainment
Three things I learned from watching "Idol Gives Back" last night: Heart still rocks, Teri Hatcher has a decent voice, and Fergie can do one-handed cartwheels. While singing in leather pants. For that, I say props, woman.
Jamie Reidy | Posted 03.27.2008 | Living
Oh, Viagra, I'd love to wish you another successful decade, but that's probably not realistic. In the next few years, your patent will expire, after which you'll be known by your given name, Sildenafil Citrate.
Entertainment Weekly | Adam B. Vary | Posted 03.05.2008 | Entertainment
If you don't recognize that African-American actor standing between Jack Black and Ben Stiller, there's a good reason: He's white. In Tropic Thunder, ...
NY Post | Page Six | Posted 12.17.2007 | Entertainment
John Travolta has been dropped from the "Dallas" movie after being promoted as the project's anchor for more than two years. Insiders tell Page Six t...
LA Times | John Horn | Posted 11.14.2007 | Entertainment
A day ago, the WGA picket lines weren't crowded, the media attention almost nonexistent. On Tuesday, more than 2,000 strikers turned out at Universal ...
Advertising Age | Claude Brodesser-Akner | Posted 10.14.2007 | Business
The joystick has brought Ben Stiller nothing but sorrow. Industry expectations for "The Heartbreak Kid," the date movie that re-teamed him with the F...
Forbes | Lacey Rose | Posted 10.11.2007 | Entertainment
Jerry Seinfeld's television series hasn't served up a new episode in almost a decade. And still he's America's top-earning comedian because of it. Th...
AP | David Germain | Posted 10.07.2007 | Entertainment
There's something about a reunion of Ben Stiller and the Farrelly brothers that audiences didn't want to see. Stiller and the Farrellys' "The Heartbre...
Huffington Post | Posted 09.28.2007 | Entertainment
On today's "Ellen", Ben Stiller comments on the health of longtime friend and frequent co-star Owen Wilson, who was hospitalized in August after attem...
AP | Posted 09.19.2007 | Entertainment
Matthew McConaughey is taking Owen Wilson's role in the comedy film "Tropic Thunder." Wilson dropped out of the DreamWorks movie after an apparent su...
Cindy McCain, who has largely remained soft-spoken and optimistic during public appearances...
As the 2008 campaign nears its conclusion, the presidential transition efforts...
Throughout Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign, the Republican nominee has wrapped himself in...
When John...
A week ago there was a lot of chatter about whether Sarah...
Not everyone agreed, but I thought the debate was...
Barack Obama pronounces "Pakistan" correctly, with a soft "a,"...
In her "No Bias, No Bull" segment Wednesday night, Campbell Brown pleaded with the...
NEW YORK — Yet another band is complaining about John McCain's use of...
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is considering...
McCain looked like...
I live in urban New York, so I don't drive, and therefore don't experience road rage. I do, however,...
For the first time in this year's presidential debates, the two candidates...
Kim Stagliano | Posted 08.21.2008 | Living