Citizen journalists in China have ousted a wasteful government official by reporting on a lavish party he threw paid for by government funds. The Communist Party boss of and industrial zone in Taizhou City, Zhang Aihua, had developed a habit
The White House Correspondents Dinner (WHCD) has been a mainstay Washington to-do for years. Lately, however, it has come under fire for turning Hollywood–literally. In the wake of the event, some outlets continued the bashing but most lavished attention on
Typical of when a Democrat is president, during a keynote monologue at the White House Correspondents Dinner (WHCD), the President is spared from too many mean-spirited barbs. In keeping with that tradition, TBS’ Conan O’Brien poked a lot of fun
The Big Bang Theory ends each episode with what is called a “vanity card,” a hallmark of show creator Chuck Lorre. They are often a few funny paragraphs that appear after the credits roll,but this week’s vanity card again pushed
Reddit has officially apologized for users accusing an innocent (and currently missing) Brown University student of being a likely suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing. Between the Monday afternoon bombing of the Boston Marathon and Thursday afternoon when authorities released
CNN commissioned an explosives expert in New Mexico to build and detonate a homemade bomb built from a pressure cooker, filming the blast in slow motion to study the damage it can cause. The demonstration, which premiered on April 22
On his Sunday broadcast, CNN’s Howard Kurtz was critical of both CNN’s and the rest of the media’s coverage of the quickly-moving story of the pursuit of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects on Friday. “What is the rush to put
For The New York Times, editorial page editor Andrew Rosenthal penned an apologia for the progressive media’s disinterest in covering the abortion trial of Kermit Gosnell and essentially claimed that the trial is a meaningless incident when all things are
On April 18, the venerable foreign wire service Reuters accidentally posted its obituary-in-waiting for financier and long-time anti-American activist George Soros. Reuters reports–or rather will report when he actually dies–that George Soros is known as “the man who broke the
We are all well aware that the Old Media establishment has done its level best to ignore Kermit Gosnell’s “house of horrors” abortion trial. But one person has yet to answer as to her thoughts on this trial: Pennsylvania’s Democrat
Update (8:09 p.m. EDT): U.S. attorneys operating in Boston have canceled a press conference they had announced for Wednesday evening. An FBI spokesman says the presser may be rescheduled for later in the night. Update (5:15 p.m. EDT): Law enforcement
CNN correspondent John King reported this afternoon that authorities have identified a suspect in the bombing of the Boston Marathon. On the afternoon of April 17, King reported that, “the description given to me was a dark skinned male.” It
Freshman Congressman Tom Cotton (R-AR) has announced that he’s already raised $525,000 in the first quarter of the year; quite a haul for the young Congressman from Dardanelle, Arkansas. “The campaign has over $560,000 cash on hand and no debt,”
One of the newest conservative news sites in Britain, The Commentator, has learned that the British Broadcasting Service (BBC) may have endangered a group of British students during a trip into North Korea by slipping several reporters into the group
A Friday article from the Associated Press seems to excuse the alleged actions of the assistants of accused criminal abortionist Kermit Gosnell as only following orders. Author Maryclaire Dale begins her piece with that very sentiment, saying, “They say they
Through President Obama’s loan guarantees, the American people gave hybrid car-maker Fisker Automotive millions of tax dollars. Now Fisker is on the verge of bankruptcy, facing lawsuits from at least three different groups for not paying its bills. In the
There has been more condemnation for the vacation trip to Cuba indulged by rapper Jay-Z and gal-pal singer Beyonce, this time from Hollywood director Phil Lord–himself the son of a Cuban refugee. Lord thinks that the entertainers were “dupes” of
On Friday morning, April 12, a package suspected of containing an explosive device was found addressed to the office of Maricopa County, AZ, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known as “America’s toughest sheriff.” The package was intercepted by postal authorities in Flagstaff
DC Comics’ Batgirl number 19 has a little bit more in store for fans than just crime fighting. This month readers also get a bit of controversy with their womp-slam-bang as a character introduced in 2011 comes out as both transgender
The State of California has one of the worst proposals of any legislature in the country this year with a new bill that would force every restaurant and food service business in the state to commission an expensive “risk assessment”
As President Obama has halted funding for White House tours and Blue Angels performances, citing the budget sequester, he and First Wife Michelle geared up Tuesday for a star-studded, soul music concert in the White House that featured such celebs
Only three weeks after re-election in 2012, Sheriff Joe Arpaio was hit with a recall effort. Now, with anti-Arpaio petitions in circulation in Maricopa County, Arizona, “America’s Sheriff” is organizing his forces to oppose a recall backed by the deep
Sometimes the Internet is fun–and Breitbart’s own Brandon Darby had a ball slamming the profane Wonkette after it accused him of being a “snitch” for helping the FBI stop a domestic bombing in 2008, and claimed that Darby had lied
Despite millions in federal loans, last week luxury hybrid car maker Fisker Automotive fired 80% of its employees at its California-based plant. Now those employees have hired the same law firm that sued “green energy” company Solyndra, charging that Fisker
