Boxer Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao has decided his next boxing match will take place overseas because of the high United States income tax rate. The former pound-for-pound champ who, along with Floyd Mayweather, is one of the sport’s biggest draws, will
There’s a simple reason why Fox News decimates its competition. The news channel understands the media tilts to the left, so it offers a blend of conservative opinion and stories that matter to right-of-center audiences. See a need in the
On the latest episode of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” host Bill Maher went into a rant criticizing America over reaction to terrorism
Garry Trudeau, the creator of Amazon’s Alpha House, uses up so many anti-GOP cliches in the show’s pilot it’s a wonder any remain to fill out a full season. Alpha House, part of Amazon’s foray into original programming, plays out like
(AP) ‘Kinky Boots’ gets a leading 13 Tony Award nodsBy MARK KENNEDYAP Drama WriterNEW YORKThe Cyndi Lauper-scored “Kinky Boots” has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import “Matilda: The Musical” close behind with 12. Tom Hanks,
HBO’s “Real Time” Host, Bill Maher, played a video of police opening fire in Watertown on the boat where the second Boston bomber suspect was hiding. Maher attacked the police as “unprofessional.”
The upcoming documentary Gasland Part II stirred up plenty of unwanted attention Sunday as ticket-holding farmers were barred from seeing the film and a reporter was arrested at the scene of the premiere. The film is slated to be shown
Every once in a while the host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher shelves his talking points to get at the truth. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does it serves as a tonic to his HBO audience
The second seasons for two highly touted shows represent both the current media landscape as well as its future. HBO’s The Newsroom, Aaron Sorkin’s latest liberal indoctrination drama, will debut its sophomore season starting in July. The series stars Jeff
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONWatch out, Joe Biden. The other vice president is in the house. The White House says Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who plays Vice President Selina Meyer on the HBO comedy “Veep,” is at the White House to have lunch
It is nearly impossible to read a review of David Mamet’s work now without the critic noting the playwright’s conservative politics. There’s nothing inherently wrong with this, because politics is downstream from culture. The problem is that most critics are liberal,
VICE debuted its eponymous TV show on HBO Friday evening, and it’s a promising start. The show begins with a sequence of videos showcasing the Brooklyn-based media group’s wide range of international coverage, and declares that the intention of the
Bill Maher on HBO’s “Real Time”: “New rule: both sides of the gun control debate have to come together and agree that you can’t sell firearms or ammunition to anyone who looks like this. [shows student ID photo of Adam
I’ve been a fan of Shane Smith and his VICE crew ever since their bizarro tour of North Korea, which exposed the sheer madness of the regime even within the confines of an official visit. Now VICE has a cable
When HBO wanted to make a movie about Sarah Palin the channel consulted McCain/Palin campaign officials who had Paul Bunyan-sized axes to grind against the former governor. After all, the media tried to blame the ticket’s loss in 2008 on
Formerly unknown actor Christopher Abbott had fame right where he wanted it. Abbott co-stars on the HBO series Girls, the media’s favorite new show created by liberal “It” actress Lena Dunham. He plays the off-again, on-again mate for Allison Williams’
Maryland legislators are doing all they can to attract more Hollywood productions to their state. All the while local residents anticipate higher gas prices and watch as their taxes continue to climb, according to the Maryland Reporter. An emergency bill
The final installment of The History Channel’s The Bible had two very big reasons for failing to live up to ratings expectations. The Walking Dead. Game of Thrones. The former aired the final episode of its third season last night
Jay Mohr isn’t laughing at Bill Maher’s nonstop Catholic bashing. Mohr, who is open about his faith and headlines both a successful podcast (Mohr Stories) and a syndicated sports talk show, let loose on Maher in the run-up to Easter.
According to Nielsen, ABC’s annual rebroadcast of Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments (1956) pulled in 5.9 million viewers Saturday night. The religious epic, which stars Charlton Heston as Moses, has been a ratings winner for ABC every year since
Comedian Artie Lange used to love sharing stories of his time on the set of the film Dirty Work with co-star Don Rickles. The legendary insult comic tore into both Lange and director Bob Saget, and even Rickles’ improv jokes
If HBO personality Bill Maher habitually attacked any other group in the same way he slurs the Catholic Church he would be summarily dismissed, says the president of The Catholic League. The organization compiled a “greatest hits” package of Maher’s
Move over Netflix, Amazon Prime and Redbox. Spotify wants in on the streaming video action. Spotify, known for its popular music distribution service, is plotting to compete in the streaming realm, Business Insider reports. According to two sources briefed on the company’s
On HBO’s Real Time Friday, Bill Maher complained that red-state Democrat Senators bow to pressure from their constituents on gun control “because we are such a gerrymandered country.” Guest John Feehery quickly reminded Maher that Senate races cannot be gerrymandered,
Lena Dunham’s Girls is a wryly observed comedy centered around four young women in present-day New York City. With its frequent scenes of nudity, casual sex, and drug use, the show comes across as a defiantly liberal assault on traditional
