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Blue State Blues: Why Do America's Rich Hate Themselves?

Blue State Blues: Why Do America's Rich Hate Themselves?

President Barack Obama’s fundraising pilgrimage to California included all the liberal stations: Hollywood, Silicon Valley, and La Jolla.  Two patterns stood out: first, that Obama continues to be heckled even by friendly audiences; and second, that America’s richest political donors

Project Greenlight Reboot: Affleck Returns the Favor

Project Greenlight Reboot: Affleck Returns the Favor

When “Project Greenlight” first aired on HBO in 2001, it was Ben Affleck whose career was in trouble. After 1998’s “Armageddon” it was all downhill. Between cameos and small parts in films like “Shakespeare In Love” (1998) and “Boiler Room”

John Oliver Hammers ObamaCare on New Show

John Oliver Hammers ObamaCare on New Show

In the opening monologue of the debut of his HBO show, “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver railed against the “f@$#ing idiots” in Oregon over the state’s ObamaCare exchange and wasting $250 million on the failed website…

Hollywood Playbook: Wednesday's Top 5 News Items

Hollywood Playbook: Wednesday's Top 5 News Items

HBO Blinks: Cuts Streaming Deal with Amazon For a time, HBO swore it would never feed the streaming beast that threatens its very existence. Variety reports that all changed with the announcement that HBO cut a deal with Amazon to