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NYT, NBC-Affiliate Duped By Fake Pope Francis Twitter Account

NYT, NBC-Affiliate Duped By Fake Pope Francis Twitter Account

Twitchy.com busts NBC Washington and the oh-so lauded New York Times for reporting yesterday that Pope Francis had a Twitter account. Except, you know, he didn’t. Keep showing us the way, mainstream media!    Follow John Nolte on Twitter @NolteNC               

Dave Weigel Wins! First Journo to Hit CPAC on Race

Dave Weigel Wins! First Journo to Hit CPAC on Race

Well, shoot… When I pulled Toure’s name in the office pool to see who would be the first lefty to race-bait CPAC, it seemed like a sure winner. In Toure’s defense, though, his MSNBC show doesn’t air until the afternoon,

Media Not Clamoring To Interview Benghazi Survivors

Media Not Clamoring To Interview Benghazi Survivors

Four Americans dead, all kinds of political intrigue swirls around the story, and there remains an untold tale about what was likely a harrowing escape; and yet there is no indication whatsoever from the media that they are at all

20th Century-Fox Archives Releases 'The Shocking Miss Pilgrim'

Throughout the late-thirties and forties, 20th Century-Fox released a series of charming Technicolor musicals. While no classics emerged — no “Singin’ In the Rain” or “Bandwagon” — crowds were pleased in droves by the fluffy boy-meets-girl stories set in soundstage

Chris Hayes To Take Over Ed Schultz's MSNBC Slot

Chris Hayes To Take Over Ed Schultz's MSNBC Slot

Alternate headline: “Ezra Klein Hit Hardest.” NYT: Chris Hayes will take over the 8 p.m. time slot on MSNBC in the next month, the channel is planning to announce on Thursday morning, the day after the current host of that

Obama Job Approval Collapses to 44%

Obama Job Approval Collapses to 44%

**UPDATE: This is a poll of voters in the bellwether swing-state of Pennsylvania, a state Obama won by a margin of 52.6 to 46.6. A Quinnipiac poll released today confirms what we’re seeing throughout the polling world about the state of

Holy Smoke: Catholic Cardinals Choose New Pope

Holy Smoke: Catholic Cardinals Choose New Pope

5:09 pm: John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter describes Pope Francis as “unwaveringly orthodox on matters of sexual morality.” Bergoglio is seen an unwaveringly orthodox on matters of sexual morality, staunchly opposing abortion, same-sex marriage, and contraception. In 2010

'Life of Pi' Bluray Review: A Perfect Family Film

When the hype surrounding a film focuses on its “gorgeous visuals,” there’s reason to worry. This usually means that we’re in for a “Avatar”/”Hugo”/”Tintin” experience where the film looks great but the story is duller than National Public Radio. Thankfully,

WaPo Reports on Public's Growing Disillusionment with Obama

WaPo Reports on Public's Growing Disillusionment with Obama

Yesterday, I complained somewhat loudly that the media was collectively ignoring Obama’s fall from grace in the polls, especially with respect to his handling of the economy. This morning, in a front-page spread, the Washington Post became an exception: The

Watch Live: The Vatican's Smoke-Cam

Watch Live: The Vatican's Smoke-Cam

***2ND UPDATE: A second vote early Wednesday morning resulted in more black smoke. Reports say the Cardinals will break for lunch and that there will be a third round of balloting late this afternoon or tonight. ***UPDATE: At 7:43pm Vatican

Media Protects Obama From Post-Sequester Poll Collapse

Media Protects Obama From Post-Sequester Poll Collapse

Last month when Obama’s poll numbers were soaring after winning the first round of budget battles with Congress, the media was falling all over themselves to report on those. But now that Obama’s numbers are tanking in the wake of

History's 'The Bible' #1 In 'All Television'

The History Channel’s broadcast of the second-part of its five-part miniseries based on the Bible, wasn’t just the top-rated show on cable television Sunday night, it was the top-rated show in all of television: The Bible commanded HISTORY as #1

20th Century-Fox Archive Releases 'Wilson' (1944)

Probably most famous as studio head Darryl F. Zanuck’s biggest and most embarrassing flop, “Wilson,” a big-budget, Technicolor hagiography of President Woodrow Wilson, finally arrives on DVD courtesy of the 20th Century-Fox Archive Collection. Though I’m no fan of Wilson

Five Reasons Soledad O'Brien Is a Failure

Five Reasons Soledad O'Brien Is a Failure

Watch Soledad O’Brien’s interview with Maryland State Senator J.B. Jennings, a Republican lawmaker: — — 1. O’Brien is condescending to her guest. She actually laughs at him throughout the interview. 2. O’Brien arrogantly assumes she knows more about what Maryland

Top Five Sexiest Women Ever

Because it’s Friday…. 1. Angie Dickinson 2. Pam Grier 3. Cyd Charisse 4. Raquel Welch 5. Ava Gardner Oh, it’s not Friday?

'This Is 40' Bluray Review: Self-Indulgent, Dirty, and Dull

In writer/director Judd Apatow’s “This Is 40,” Paul Rudd’s Pete is in the entertainment business, married to Apatow’s real-life wife, Leslie Mann, and father to their real-life daughters, Maude and Iris. So Apatow casts his own wife and young daughters