Friday Talking Points [44] -- McCain House Party!
John McCain said something ridiculous to a reporter yesterday. I hasten to point out that the previous sentence should have been a major media headlin...
John McCain said something ridiculous to a reporter yesterday. I hasten to point out that the previous sentence should have been a major media headlin...
Greg Mitchell | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics
In a piece coming this Sunday in The New York Times magazine, Matt Bai suggests that, despite recent gains in the polls, John McCain's charge that Bar...
HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics
On a Friday morning conference call with reporters, McCain campaign manager Rick Davis revealed that the Republican nominee pulled in approximately $2...
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 08.11.2008 | Media
Sounds like "celebrity" applies to both these men who happen to be running for president, spending millions to reach out to voters who see them every day on TV, in the papers, and staring up from magazine covers. But otherwise, totally anonymous.
Vicky Ward | Posted 08.11.2008 | Entertainment
British talent excelling in Hollywood is not a new phenomenon. But as the downturn takes hold there are fewer roles and fewer quality films: that makes British success all the more striking.
HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics
For good or for ill, the "celebrity" meme is here to stay in the presidential race. After John McCain's campaign attacked Barack Obama on the grounds...
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics
I have to assume if you're reading this that you're sick of the Olympics already. Wow, that was fast. Is NBC's coverage going to be twice as bad as ...
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics
I have a confession to make. I actually watch the network news. Maybe I should enter into a twelve-step program or something. But I don't watch the ...
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics
Why is the young brilliant upstart Obama only ahead by single digits. At least part of the reason is this: John McCain knows how to control his message.
Sandy Tolan | Posted 07.22.2008 | Entertainment
Brett Farve, after three years of playing the NFL's Hamlet -- each new off-season brought reruns of "to play or not to play" -- finally retired. But now he's stumbling to come back.
Huffington Post | Posted 06.30.2008 | Entertainment
Full-time tabloid star and occasional musician Amy Winehouse is known for her outrageous behavior. Recently, she was the talk of celebrity gossip fans...
Stacie Krajchir | Posted 05.19.2008 | Living
So, I don't know about you, but I personally think after the 300th read of I love You So Much, Good Night Moon and Diddle Diddle Dumpling, you kind of...
Jennifer L. Pozner | Posted 04.15.2008 | Media
Let Pammy read and lay off the slut jokes, why don'tcha?
Susan Kaiser Greenland | Posted 03.26.2008 | Business
What makes China unique is that they are the first nation to develop a system of what is essentially totalitarian capitalism. And what is the first lesson any capitalist learns? Keep the customers happy.
Erin Medlicott | Posted 03.23.2008 | Home
Hollywood loves a good Democratic presidential race. And just in time for some "light reading," the 1st Quarter 2008 Federal Elections Commission Dis...
AP | Posted 03.18.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Gary Busey has apologized for embracing Jennifer Garner on the red carpet at the Oscars last month. During a live E! pre-show broa...
NY Daily News, Radar | Posted 03.18.2008 | Entertainment
Monday word leaked that the April cover of Radar magazine features the article "Scientology Under Siege." The article says, "The Church has also set i...
New York Post | Braden Keil | Posted 03.18.2008 | Business
Tiger has a brand-new lair - a $65 million estate in the Hamptons where he can send his chip shots flying into the ocean, reports the NY Post. [Update...
AP | Jill Lawless | Posted 03.18.2008 | Entertainment
LONDON — Heather Mills was a less than candid court witness whose $250 million divorce claim was exorbitant, a judge said in his ruling on her d...
Erin Gates | Posted 02.07.2008 | Living
I can defend my celebrity gossip addiction by comparing it to other far more harmful habits-say, drugs, excessive drinking, shop lifting or semi-automatic weapon smuggling.
Evan Handler | Posted 01.30.2008 | Entertainment
A recent film posits that it's the lack of immediate threat in the form of a military draft that keeps many people from forceful resistance. I doubt it's a complete explanation.
Eric Deggans | Posted 01.25.2008 | Media
The hysteria over Ledger's death and the imbalance of coverage for women highlights an important need -- not for less journalism about troubled celebrities, but better journalism.
Los Angeles Times | Andrew Blankstein | Posted 01.18.2008 | Entertainment
As paparazzi become ever more competitive in their quest for the perfect tabloid photo, complaints about their tactics are intensifying. TMZ.com reg...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics
Michael Vick's punishment is overly harsh for a first time offender. He expressed remorse, publicly apologized, shelled out nearly a million bucks for the upkeep of the impounded animals, and his life and career is wrecked.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.07.2007 | Politics
The O and O show has caused the tongues to wag, eyebrows to rise and will draw legions to their campaign stops. But that won't be the knock out wallop Obama counts on to floor Hillary, Celebrities simply don't pack that kind of political punch.
Who is Sarah Palin? Here's a quick rundown of her resumé: she's the former...
Barack Obama Campaign Spokesman Bill Burton responds to John McCain's choice of Alaska Governor...
Watch Obama's speech. Scroll down for report of convention and full text...
I think we will look back at today as the day when...
My favorite part of Hillary Clinton's speech last night was when she admonished her followers not to...
None of my pro-Hillary female friends are falling for this obvious GOP pander....
***UPDATE: Round 4 and more*** Round 3 of MSNBC infighting...
Photographs Of Sarah Palin, John McCain's Vice President In the December 2007 issue of Vogue: For...
LOS ANGELES — David Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed character on Showtime's "Californication,"...
Grist reports that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin strongly opposes the Alaskan gas tax, threw money at...
Now that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has chosen his running mate, it's time for him...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Citigroup Inc. isn't just eliminating jobs to slash costs --...
Craig Newmark (you may have heard of his list) is blogging at the Democratic...
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics