For some reason (maybe because of that damned shaky-cam) 2010’s “Expendables” hasn’t worn very well — and all I remember about 2012’s “Expendables 2” is Chuck Norris popping up at odd times. “Expendables 3” is a major improvement over its
The Expendables franchise takes audiences back to the 1980s, a time when names like Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Lundgren lit up movie marquees. The films also recall when muscle-bound heroes mirrored a nation’s rise under President Ronald Reagan. The franchise, however,
Johnny Manziel helped the NFL Network shatter its preseason ratings record in his debut on Saturday night at Ford Field against the Detroit Lions. As good as Detroit Lions quarterback Kellen Moore was in leading the Lions to a 13-12
Historian Craig Shirley has accused liberal author Rick Perlstein of plagiarism in Perlstein’s new Ronald Reagan biography, The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan, which was published through Simon and Schuster. According to Shirley, there
Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” has its moments. An early prison escape is cleverly staged and creates some real tension and wows. The overall story is a bit of a mess — something about an orb with an infinity stone
A dump truck carrying 60,000 pounds of bananas en route from Mexico to California tipped over in Alameda County Monday, resulting in some squashed fruit, a bit of oil being spilled from truck, and a few banana jokes on NBC
Tuesday on Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show,” actor and commentator Ben Stein said “There’s just a certain amount of Jew hatred in the media, especially in the elite media, that cannot be overcome or explained away.” The former speechwriter for Presidents
McALLEN, Texas–Federal authorities have arrested a convicted drug trafficker from Mexico accused of taking part in the Gulf Cartel ordered kidnapping and execution of a man in the border city of Mission, Texas; the cartel team took the wrong man.
Stocks may be trading near record levels, but the bull market still has plenty of room to run. Changes in technology and the economy that permit businesses to use capital far more efficiently will likely drive equities much higher. In
Stocks may be trading near record levels, but the bull market still has plenty of room to run. Changes in technology and the economy that permit businesses to use capital far more efficiently will likely drive equities much higher. In
Americans keep hoping for a robust recovery — one that delivers better paying jobs and decent returns on retirement savings. Changes in technology and the economy may require that never happens, and government efforts to improve conditions often multiply the
Earlier this year, the conventional wisdom was that the moderate establishment had taken control of the GOP back from the Tea Party and other “extremists.” With Dave Brat defeating House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Chris McDaniel receiving the plurality
Here in Boone, NC, the most perfect and beautiful spot in all of America (and therefore the universe), the sky is blue and the air is cool and dry. For that reason, a movie festival is probably not on my
HOUSTON, Texas–3 million barrels of crude oil are now being produced in Texas each day, according to new federal data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). This means that the state has almost reached the production level of Iraq, the second-largest oil producer
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Calexico port of entry arrested a California man traveling to Mexico last week after discovering more than $410,000 in unreported U.S. currency stashed in the door of the man’s SUV. In all,
This is not the first time the corrupt national GOP power structure and the Mississippi Republican Party have betrayed conservatism. By now, the deeply questionable practices of the Thad Cochran campaign and his apparatchiks in Mississippi are known to all. Mysterious robo-calls, unaccounted
The Common Core is not simply a set of educational standards. With the initiative came an affirmation of the power of state boards of education, blessed by the U.S. Education Department, just as that of local school boards was diminished.
In three separate incidents on Wednesday, Border Patrol agents in Murrieta and Indio, California seized $964,530 worth of drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin. All three seizures occurred in under two hours. At 10:30 a.m., Murrieta sector Border Patrol agents
Spike Lee says America is addicted to violence, and he knows who to blame for it. The firebrand director, promoting his new Kickstarter.com-funded film Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, told TheWrap.com this week that a combination of factors influenced the
Writing at the Washington Times, Mike Paranzino chronicles the latest Big Labor crusade, this time against tipping. When I first saw the headline, I spent a few moments frowning and trying to remember what arcane business or high-finance practice might
Twenty years ago today, the United States Marine Corps saved me from O.J. Simpson. O.J. didn’t try to knife me or steal back his trophies. Like Tonya Harding, Rob Lowe, and Pee Wee Herman before him, O.J. attempted to steal
A watchdog group has called on the California Department of Motor Vehicles to slow Google down in its rush to get the company’s driverless cars on the road. A prototype for the vehicle was released in May. According to the
Thirty-five years ago today, John “Duke” Wayne, made famous by playing the rugged hero in westerns directed by John Ford and Howard Hawks, went to his reward. In May 2012, I interviewed writer-producer A.J. Fenady (1), known for The Rebel, Branded, Hondo
Showtime’s docu-series Years of Living Dangerously gathered a who’s who of eco-celebrities to alarm viewers regarding the impact of climate change. Matt Damon. Harrison Ford. Don Cheadle. James Cameron. Now, the pay cable has recruited the Celebrity-in-Chief himself to personally
It is no surprise to traditional marriage advocates that they lost the Proposition 8 case that challenged the constitutionality of California voters to declare that marriage can only occur between a man and a woman. Though not known at the
