James Lovelock, the famed 92-year-old British scientist who pioneered the so-called “Gaia theory” of the environment, has walked back his strident global warming rhetoric over the past few decades today. Lovelock’s “Gaia theory” suggested that the Earth was a single
The Wrap: Noah Wyle is following in the footseps of his former “E.R” cast mate George Clooney, and we don’t mean for acting gigs. … “Today, I took part in an effort by ADAPT to bring attention to the Medicaid
Elizabeth Smart’s moral authority card is about to expire. Smart, who endured a nightmarish nine-month kidnapping nearly a decade ago, has emerged as a poised young woman who relishes sharing her wisdom with others through a series of public speaking
(AP) New vinyl album releases give record stores a kick By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine Think Katy Perry and vinyl, and a hip-hugging dress might come to mind. The 27-year-old pop artist is among musicians going old school
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lighthearted romantic comedy opened New York’s Tribeca film festival on Wednesday bringing some crowd-pleasing laughs and a smattering of red carpet glamour before audiences settle into 12 days of mostly independent cinema. The premiere of
Virginia Senator Jim Webb, a Democrat who is not running forreelection, said at at a Washington, D.C. breakfast that Obamacare would be PresidentBarack Obama’s “biggest downside politically.” The legislation, he continued, “cost Obama a lot of credibility as a leader.”
By KARL RITTERAssociated PressOSLO, NorwayNorway’s prison terms are “pathetic,” mass killer Anders Behring Breivik declared Wednesday in court, claiming the death penalty or a full acquittal were the “only logical outcomes” for his massacre of 77 people. The right-wing fanatic
I noticed a little story in the news the other day. A social activist of some regard was complaining about a pop star’s video–in fact, calling for a major boycott against the artist. The pop star was Katy Perry, and
Rhode Island Democratic Rep. Robert Phillips is urging a $1 per pack cut to the state’s cigarette tax. Meanwhile, the Ocean State’s Independent governor, former Republican U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee, is pushing for a 4-cent tobacco tax increase. Phillips’ move
In an exclusive interview to Breitbart News, Sarah Palin discussed energy policy and her Fox News Special (with Eric Bolling) “Paying at the Pump,” which airs tonight on FNC at 10pm ET. The program will re-air on Saturday and Sunday.
Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at the annual convention of the National Action Network, the civil rights organization founded by Rev. Al Sharpton. He promised a fair and independent review of the Trayvon Martin case and action if necessary.
I spent nearly seven years in South Africa, most of it as the speechwriter for South African opposition leader Tony Leon (who now serves as that country’s ambassador to Argentina). It was an exciting job, one that allowed me a
Petersen’s Hunting found this via a Rolling Stone interview: Pass the squirrel guts on PETA bread, please. The Hunger Games‘ mega-hottie and Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence is apparently as cool in real life as she is playing Katniss, a bow hunting
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Syria’s Assad says that the world has ‘misinterpreted’ him Egyptians cooperating with Israel to fight Sinai terror Venezuela’s Chavez returns again to Cuba for cancer treatment Ethnic violence growing in southern Libya between Tibu
If you have not been a supporter of Mitt Romney’s since the start of the GOP primary campaign, you may be one of those stubborn conservatives, those obstinate Tea Partiers, or those recalcitrant Constitutionalists who are yet refusing to commit
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider taking another bite of the corporate political free speech apple recently, accepting a petition asking justices to summarily overturn a Montana Supreme Court decision petitioners say flies in the face of Citizens United.
Spain, sucked back into the centre of the eurozone debt crisis, is headed towards a financial crunch in 2013 that may force it to seek international help, analysts warn. Alarm has spread on the financial markets over Spain’s rising public
(AP) Power shortages a concern with nuke plant offlineBy MICHAEL R. BLOODAssociated PressLOS ANGELESIt will take more than the flip of a switch to replace power lost from the troubled San Onofre nuclear plant. State energy officials have already warned
In the Crane Chronicles, Part I, Breitbart News reported on Cato President Ed Crane’s collaboration with left-wing New Yorker writer Jane Mayer to launch a smear campaign against the Koch brothers. Crane then used Mayer’s hit piece as justification for
France fears the Tuareg rebellion that has just seized control of half of Mali is increasingly dominated by Islamists that are “closely tied” to Al-Qaeda, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Tuesday. In an interview with AFP, Juppe urged the UN
The Razzies could be a great awards show for the everyman. They could spoof the self congratulatory place that is Hollywood. Bloated films like “The Tree of Life” and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” would get their comeuppance. Instead,
After two years of open debate, this week the United Sates Supreme Court is hearing three days of legal arguments about the constitutionality of President Obama’s mandated healthcare overhaul. A ruling could come as soon as June of this year. In the two years
(AP) Romney makes effort to show more personal side By KASIE HUNT Associated Press BURBANK, Calif. Mitt Romney doesn’t always wear suits these days, and his hair isn’t always so perfectly coiffed. He shows up at NASCAR events and tweets
Ellen Hubbard isn’t a documentary filmmaker by trade, but she decided to pick up a camera after getting fed up with the sheer volume of government waste clogging the country’s coffers. Hubbard also found inspiration from late Internet publisher Andrew
