Because it’s fun — and, more importantly, easy — to talk about stuff you see on TV! I wrote this sometime back. I am wondering — and not in an arch, baiting way, but in a serious way — if
(AP) LOS ANGELES–Joe Pesci has settled a lawsuit filed against a company planning a biopic on the Gotti crime family. The Oscar-winner sued Fiore Films in July 2011 claiming the filmmakers reneged on a deal for a $3 million role
Live action: Twitter grabs Super Bowl spotlight By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology WriterNEW YORK Beyonce’s splashy show, a freak power outage, and — oh, yeah — a captivating game of football combined to generate a record 24.1 million posts on Twitter
In response to myself, in Psychoanalyzing the Left: I thought this article I wrote was just great. I began reading what I wrote as a skeptic but by the end I had me utterly convinced. I fully exceeded my own
Indiana moves back into No. 1 spot in AP poll By MICHAEL MAROTAP Sports Writer Tom Crean’s whirlwind week got even crazier Monday. Upon returning home from the Super Bowl, the Indiana coach found out he’s leading America’s No. 1
Operation Skyfall isn’t James Bond’s latest adventure. It’s merely Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment partnering to say thank you to active duty soldiers overseas. The companies, in conjunction with Operation Gratitude, will assemble 7,000 Skyfall-branded care packages
Actor Dean Cain of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman fame could easily tout the celebrity line when it comes to gun control. After all, most of Cain’s peers have come out firmly in favor or more gun
Donald Trump is making good on a vow to sue HBO talker Bill Maher for cranky comments the progressive comic made last month. Maher quipped on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno that he would give $5 million to charity if
It makes sense why someone might buy a gun after hearing about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre late last year. Such tragedies are often used by anti-gun legislators to curtail Second Amendment rights, which is precisely what happened
San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan underwent an MRI exam that showed no structural damage on his sore left knee a day after he was injured in an NBA victory over Washington. Duncan, who is averaging 17.3 points and a
By ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESThe Super Bowl resembled a trip to the movie theater with several potential summer blockbusters airing new ads. Three film trailers aired through the first half and halftime and several others were broadcast during the
Match-fixing probe: 680 suspicious games worldwide By MIKE CORDERAssociated PressTHE HAGUE, Netherlands A wide-ranging match-fixing investigation has uncovered more than 680 suspicious games – including World Cup and European Championship qualifiers and two Champions League games – and found evidence
Iran’s currency plummeted to an all-time low on Saturday, registering a more than 21-percent drop in a span of two weeks against the US dollar, currency tracking websites and money changers said. The rial was traded at between 39,000 and
(AP) Obama to campaign for gun proposals in MinnesotaBy JULIE PACEAP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTONThe fate of his gun proposals on Capitol Hill uncertain, President Barack Obama is seeking to rally support from the public and law enforcement community for his
(AP) Beer will help power Alaska breweryBy JOSHUA BERLINGERAssociated PressJUNEAU, AlaskaThe Alaskan Brewing Co. is going green, but instead of looking to solar and wind energy, it has turned to a very familiar source: beer. The Juneau-based beer maker has
(AP) Boehner steadies GOP team, reframes deficit debateBy CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated PressWASHINGTONHouse Speaker John Boehner has shored up his political clout after a shaky month, persuading his Republican caucus to pick its fights with Democrats more strategically. His impressive rebound, aided
The Israeli army said it arrested 25 Hamas members during the night in the West Bank, among them three parliamentarians, according to sources in the Islamist movement. The army said that “overnight 25 Palestinians were arrested all over the West
(AP) France targets Islamist bases in northern MaliBy ANGELA CHARLTONAssociated PressPARISNew French airstrikes targeted fuel depots and bases of Islamist extremists in northern Mali overnight, as the French military intervention turns away from cities and toward the radicals’ desert outposts
(AP) 22 killed in clash of Filipino extremists, rebelsBy JIM GOMEZAssociated PressMANILA, PhilippinesA Muslim rebel group said Monday it attacked Abu Sayyaf gunmen after the al-Qaida-linked militants refused to free hostages, sparking fierce jungle clashes that left up to 22
(AP) SKorea, US begin drills amid NKorea nuclear threatBy HYUNG-JIN KIMAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaSouth Korean and U.S. troops began naval drills Monday in a show of force partly directed at North Korea amid signs that Pyongyang will soon carry out
(AP) Egypt opposition: Police torture activist to deathCAIROAn Egyptian opposition party alleges that one of its activists has died of wounds sustained during police torture while in custody. It’s the latest case highlighting the brutality of the Egyptian police in
(AP) Keys sings national anthem on piano at Super BowlBy MESFIN FEKADUAP Music Writer Alicia Keys performed a lounge-y, piano-tinged–and live–version of the national anthem ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday. The Grammy-winning singer played the piano as she
Phil Mickelson finishes off Phoenix Open victory By JOHN NICHOLSONAP Sports WriterSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Phil Mickelson completed a wire-to-wire victory in the Phoenix Open, again flirting with history in a dominating four-day run at TPC Scottsdale. Mickelson shot a 4-under 67
By JAKE COYLEAP Entertainment WriterNEW YORKThe love-struck zombies of “Warm Bodies” swarmed the box office on Super Bowl weekend with a $20 million opening. On a weekend that Hollywood largely punts to football, the PG-13 film from Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment
Bill Maher rarely lets a week go by without mocking people of faith. So, in honor of Super Bowl Sunday, the HBO talker used a new poll on faith and today’s gridiron clash to trash anyone who thinks God has
