Step 1: Be Rob Lowe From Boomstickcomics.com: If you were scared you wouldn’t see Rob Lowe weekly after his stint in ‘Parks and Recreation’ ending, worry no more! NBC ordered a pilot for a comedy starring Lowe and executive produced
Since Duck Dynasty premiered a few weeks ago the media seems to be obsessed with whether they’ve kept up their high ratings from the previous season. From NY Daily News: Wednesday night’s episode of A&E’s hit reality series drew 6.65
Underemployment isn’t a new phenomenon. However, The Atlantic talks about what’s different this time. Using Census data, the bank [of New York]’s researchers found that, through 2012, roughly 44 percent of working, young college graduates were “underemployed,” meaning they were in
Wendy Davis is continuing in the footsteps of “great” feminist leaders who climbed up the political ladder on the backs of the men who supported them financially. It was revealed in the Dallas Morning News that her ex-husband cashed in
There’s been a debate within the conservative movement about making good movies. Of course, the definition of “good” is subjective. Some think good means a movie with a powerful political or cultural message. Some think good means a movie that
I’m not one to pick on the First Lady and the President on little things, but the event planner in me couldn’t be silenced. From The Washington Post: Guests attending Michelle Obama’s 50th birthday party at the White House later this
Confession: I’ve always been a fan of Howard Stern. I read his books when I was in high school. I saw the movie. I did a brief stint as a morning show radio host. The funny thing is that I
A few weeks ago I wrote about Detroit’s bankruptcy and an adequate solution for paying Detroit’s creditors. Greg Gutfeld summed it up on The Five when he said, “Sell the damn art.” Columnist and radio host Derek Hunter has a
From time to time I do a feature at Townhall called the De Pasquale’s Dozen. I ask free-market minded writers, politicians and entertainers to talk about their non-political interests and pop culture obsessions. My inspiration, Andrew Breitbart: I’ve mentioned in
Will Amy and Tina joke about not making jokes about a movie about slavery? Will Lena Dunham’s dress make her look frumpy and then indignant about being called frumpy? Will I watch the entire thing despite the fact that Bruce
It seems drama isn’t only found on the TV show. From AFP’s WatchdogWire: [A] troubling development in Dallas bears watching as one man is trying to take over the entire city government, orchestrating a coup the likes of which we’ve
I saw this ad this morning while watching the Today Show. It’s from Jennifer Wexton, who is running for a State Senate seat in a special election in Loudon County, Virginia. Democrats have found a winning strategy in painting Republicans
On the New York Post’s opinion page, Sally Pipes of Pacific Research Institute writes about two campuses with menegitis outbreaks and how current vaccines given don’t prevent the disease from spreading. However, a 20 year old vaccine available in Europe,
It didn’t take long for the “atheist church” to succumb to in-fighting. It seems they can’t even agree on whether to use the word “atheism.” From CNN: The world’s most voguish – though not its only – atheist church opened
From LifeNews.com: Famed comedian Bob Newhart has canceled a headline show at a conference for Catholic business leaders after a homosexual activist group ran a campaign portraying the organizers as “anti-gay.” After learning of the 84-year-old comedian’s scheduled appearance at
A few days ago I wrote about the Twitter Bubble and the Culture of Outrage. Barely 24 hours later, another Twitter controversy has erupted and possibly gotten one woman fired because of a tweet. Ace of Spades has a good
Over at Townhall.com I do an interview feature called the De Pasquale’s Dozen that asks interviewees to take a break from politics and talk about their life and pop culture obsessions. This week’s interview is with Zack Arnold, the editor
Over the last several months I’ve been checking out of the political chatter on Twitter more and more. It seems like every day there is a daily outrage that dominates the Twitterverse. A reporter said something stupid. A President tweeted
In response to NYC Loses Liberal Talk Radio Outlet: It’s hilarious that every time there’s a contract negotiation with Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity, the Left jumps on it as some sort of sign that conservative talk radio is on
The FreeEnterprise.com blog is “celebrating” 12 Days of Regulatory Christmas. Each year there are $1.8 trillion in regulatory costs for businesses. Today’s story is pretty outrageous. It’s not easy being green, especially if you’re a dusky gopher frog, an endangered species only
They can’t be delivered by drones (yet), but books are one of my favorite things to give at Christmas. It’s a way to really show someone that you care about them and pay attention to their interests. Over at my
In response to City of Detroit Allowed to Proceed With Bankruptcy: As Javier said, a judge ruled yesterday that Detroit can file bankruptcy. From the New York Times: “This once proud and prosperous city can’t pay its debts,” the judge
I’m becoming more and more uncomfortable with fellow conservatives who feel the need to be the joke police. Over the weekend, actor Paul Walker died in a car crash. First of all, Twitter is a horrible place to be when people
The Heritage Foundation is having a bit of fun with the Left’s call to engage family and friends on politics during their Thanksgiving holiday. Instead, they suggest sending their cheeky “Let’s Be Thankful” ecards. Among them: Let’s Be Thankful… Michelle
Today Kira Davis has an interesting piece over at the Independent Journal Review. She writes: I went to see [Best Man Holiday] this past weekend and three things struck me about the film. First, its always refreshing to see a story in
