(AP) CBS, Time Warner reach TV content agreementNEW YORKTV network CBS and cable provider Time Warner Cable have ended their payment dispute and expect programming to resume in millions of homes Monday night. The agreement ends a monthlong blackout of
Asma Assad, 38, the wife of Syrian president Bashar Assad, used to receive glowing praise as an imitation of Princess Diana of Wales, a woman who cared about art and culture and was sensitive to the needs of her country.
10 Things You Should Know About The NYC Mayoral Race – Part 2 By David Webb and Thomas J. Basile When people think about New York City, they think about America -the great melting pot, center of innovation, communication, arts
Weiner is shrinking in New York. According to the latest Quinnipiac University poll, Anthony Weiner is polling a paltry 8% of likely Democratic primary voters, well behind Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, (36%), City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, (21%), and
It’s a battle between media celebrities, and it’s getting uglier. Gossip blogger Perez Hilton and singer Lady Gaga used to be close, or as close as a blogger and singer could be. Now, they exchange heated rhetoric via social media,
Just when you thought you would have a reprieve from all of the post-Trayvon Martin shooting race-baiting by black community leaders and members of Congress, I offer you the recent op-ed by Democratic Congresswoman Frederica Wilson. Here are excerpts of
ESPN is reportedly in talks to stream all of its channels online and has held talks to make its programming available “on internet television services like the ones said to be under development by Apple, Google, Intel, and Sony.” According
(AP) Google and NFL meet; Sunday Ticket up for grabs?By SARAH SKIDMORE SELLAssociated PressPORTLAND, Ore.Google has been holding talks with the National Football League, raising speculation that the Internet monolith is seeking new inroads into television. Other tech companies like
Sadly, the biggest problem with this biography of the great Information Age visionary is that it lacks vision. There’s a lot of good stuff in “Jobs,” most definitely including Ashton Kutcher’s terrific portrayal of Steve Jobs. Kutcher not only nails
Samuel Goldwyn Films now owns the rights to the documentary Anita, directed by Freida Mock, which documents the furor that erupted during the confirmation hearings for the nomination of Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court. It revolves around Anita Hill, who
Jobs, the new movie about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, has received middling reviews from the critics, yet it’s still a worthy and important film. Why is that? Because the events depicted in the movie–events that make Jobs look technologically brilliant
The latest manifestation of the “living wage” movement is a union-funded (and taxpayer-subsidized) group that uses Occupy Wall Street-style tactics to pressure restaurants into paying higher wages. It’s basically organized labor without any of the rules, or elections, that keep
On Friday, President Obama compared the Obamacare rollout glitches to glitches in Apple rolling out a new iPad. “I make no apologies for that,” Obama stated, explaining that all glitches were working as they were supposed to and claiming that
On Friday, President Obama went into his stump speech on Obamacare, stating, “As we speak, right now… [Americans] being able to keep their kid on their plan, that’s benefiting millions of young people.” He also said that millions had “received
There is a serious economic problem with people being priced out of living in New York City. I feel for those who can’t afford to live in the Big Apple. The basic cost of living plus total tax burden is
According to local reports, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene headquarters, which cost taxpayers $316 million, is overrun by bed bugs. The building is 21 floors, and five of those are home to a bed bug
Unburdened by the Constitutional requirement to obtain a search warrant, those nice people at the National Security Agency (NSA) have teamed with Apple, Google and Microsoft to take time out of their busy day to capture all your party pictures from
Monday the Huffington Post published an analysis of McDonald’s payroll by a University of Kansas undergrad who pulled the wrong figures from the companies annual financial report and came up with a false conclusion. Huff Post has since corrected the
Celebrities routinely weigh in on political races, from large-city mayoral campaigns to the battle for the White House every four years. Now, a group of stars is rallying around a candidate for the Big Apple’s city comptroller position, hardly a
The Rubber Room serves as an ideal, if disheartening, companion piece to the documentary Waiting for ‘Superman.’ That 2010 film illustrated the folly of many modern education policies. The Rubber Room, now available on iTunes and Amazon on Demand, zeroes
Guardian UK: In the second part of an exclusive interview with Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden contemplates the reaction from the US government to his revelations of top-secret documents regarding its spying operations on domestic
In response to New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams Wants Police To Monitor Family Reunions: How can the sober political system of New York City, driven by such thoughtful and responsible voters, have produced such nonsense as a proposal to
Some of the same celebrities who successfully pushed a second Obama term on the country are trying to influence New York City voters. Alec Baldwin, Sarah Jessica Parker and Whoopi Goldberg are among the big names attempting to sway Big
I guess we could say Tobacco Road now intersects with Broadway – as earlier this week the conference that was made famous in places like a smoke-filled Reynolds Coliseum, a burg named Greensboro and a tiny little gym simply known
Racks of new sky blue bicycles began appearing on Chicago’s sidewalks last week with the launch of highly anticipated (for some) city bike-sharing program. Residents and tourists can pick up a big blue bike at one of the city’s first
