AFP: A German teacher who had sued to shut down a website where pupils rank their instructors according to competence and “coolness” lost her battle in court Tuesday. The Federal Supreme Court, Germany’s top civil tribunal, rejected the claim of
WSJ: “I think your characterization of wild speculation is accurate — they are very wild and based on no facts,†Obama said. “So stop it, all of you. I know you have to find something to report on, but we
If you’re a history buff and you’ve got HBO, then have I got a movie for you: Into the Storm. (And if you’re cable-less, add it to your NetFlix queue.) Yes, it’s made-for-HBO, but it’s from the John Adams/Band of
During this Memorial Day Weekend Big Hollywood pays tribute those who have fallen, and those who sacrifice so much in the cause of freedom. Remember when Hollywood celebrities flocked across the globe to entertain and support American troops? Remember when
Build your own custom video playlist at embedr.com NPR: Who’s the greatest beatboxer in the world? We’ll soon find out, when the annual Beatbox Battle World Championship gets underway in Berlin, Germany on May 28. BeatBoxBattle: We like to say
It takes a big man to admit he screwed up and take a principled stand. It takes a phony liberal elitist to apologize for the sake of protecting his television ratings. Jon Stewart makes Arlen Specter look principled. Like Pee
According to my wife, I have a tendency to state my opinion as fact. She suggests that I begin my sentences by saying “It’s only my opinion, but…” and go on from there. It’s my opinion, however, that people already
Susan Perkins Botsford, Miss America 1978, Sharlene Wells Hawkes, Miss America 1985 and Susan Powell, Miss America 1981, just returned from Baghdad where they had the opportunity to meet thousands of U.S. and coalition troupes. They visited wounded forces at
We’ve all heard the old saying “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” Now that doesn’t mean crucifixions, world domination, and little boy rump humping. That simply means live as the locals do. Blend in. We as Americans are
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Dr. Heinz Zurbruegg, a surgeon at the private Capital Health clinic in Berlin, said the 35-year-old had only a few weeks to live when she arrived in Germany
Do you have a spare tire? Some bulges? Do your thighs rub together? Do you have a big gut? Well, be prepared to be ostracized. They already did a number on smokers. It used to be you could smoke almost
Embedded video from CNN Video An amateur video shows zookeepers in Berlin trying to drag a woman from the water after she supposedly jumped into a polar bear exhibit. Onlookers said the polar bears playfully tugged her while she tried
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy AP: Craig Nevius tells People magazine early Monday that the 62-year-old “Charlie’s Angels” star, who was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006, was hospitalized because of a blood
Telegraph: Television footage of Mr Berlusconi’s latest breach of summit etiquette shows him arriving to join the other 27 Nato leaders, including US President Barack Obama, for a group photograph on a bridge spanning the Rhine between Kehl and Strasbourg.
[youtube _TkHs0pVHFI nolink] The clip would be perfect had it ended at the 2:30 mark, but the scene still plays. The film is Raoul Walsh’s “Desperate Journey” (1942), a patriotic actioner, a sort of “Gunga Din” behind German lines with
9pm PST – Sunrise (1927) – In this silent film, a farmer’s affair with a city woman almost destroys his life. Cast: George O’Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing Dir: F. W. Murnau BW-94 mins, TV-PG Set your TiVo
WSJ: Gabriele Klose simply couldn’t let the hunter kill the wild boar running around her flower store. Not after it looked up at her with big, innocent eyes. The hairy beast was one of thousands of wild boars that have
As the Obama era commences, I find myself pausing to reflect upon the lessons I’ve learned over the last eight years. Feeling somewhat shell-shocked by the sudden surge of America-love exploding from the far-left corners of the Hollywood universe, I
Welcome to PROFILES IN COURAGE, a series of articles profiling the courage and honor from some of the many Wounded Heroes that Road 2 Recovery has come in contact with. It is an honor and privilege to have worked with
Can a country get so caught up in lunatic political correctness that it ceases to respect human values and dignity? Can an entire land drink the Kool-Aid of enforced Islamofascism, to the point where every man, woman and child within
Speaking at an international security conference in Germany, Vice President Joe Biden repeated President Barack Obama’s vow that the U.S. will adhere to its values and not torture, and will close the detention center.
Politico: Former McCain video guy Justin Germany sends over this ad, which he and Brian Donahue of Jamestown Associates cut as an attempt to define their party in the run-up to tomorrow’s vote for a chairman.
A lot of you here in Big Hollywood live in the real Hollywood so maybe you have a map to this alternative reality Steven Weber lives in? As I saw the last eight years, whether it was at a convention,
Wicked, the smash international stage hit, is a phenomenon and triumph of luck, pluck and virtue for it’s primary creator: composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz. Schwartz made a revolutionary cultural impact on American Theatre with his 1971 Off-Broadway hit Godspell. He followed
