Jeffrey Goldberg has an opinion piece in Bloomberg today which should be required reading for gun control advocates. Goldberg makes five points about why the Newtown tragedy did not become the inflection point that many gun control advocates hoped it
During a December 15 appearance on Face the Nation, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper (D-CO) said the gun control laws that have cost at least two state senators their political careers did not make “a difference at all” in the Arapahoe
By JESSICA HERNDONAP Film WriterLOS ANGELESUndaunted hobbits trumped princess power at the multiplex. Per studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros. “Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” was No. 1 at the weekend box office with $73.7 million, besting last weekend’s No. 1
On Saturday, Apple CEO Tim Cook showed up at the United Nations to talk about American politics. Cook, who is openly gay, talked in vague terms about facing discrimination, stating that after seeing a cross burning as a child, his life
With the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary murders arriving tomorrow, more terrible news hit today with another school shooting, this time at a high school in Centennial, Colorado. Early reports indicate that a shooter injured two students before shooting
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Dec. 10 (UPI)–A 4-hour miniseries based on Ira Levin’s 1967 suspense novel, “Rosemary’s Baby,” is to begin shooting in Paris next month, NBC announced. The project will be produced by Lionsgate Television, with Joshua Maurer, Alix Witlin
(AP) World Bank sets goal for access to health careBy ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business WriterTOKYOEnsuring greater access to affordable health care is a crucial factor in alleviating poverty and promoting economic growth, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said Friday in
By JAKE COYLE and JUSTIN PRITCHARDAssociated PressNEW YORKUniversal Pictures has shut down production on “Fast & Furious 7” indefinitely following the death of its star, Paul Walker. The studio announced Wednesday that the film will shut down “for a period
By MARCELA ISAZAAssociated PressLOS ANGELESBefore his death, “Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker was drawing parallels between his real-life role as dad to 15-year-old daughter Meadow and his part as an unexpected father to a newborn baby in the upcoming
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD and JAKE COYLEAssociated PressLOS ANGELESThe neighborhood where “Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker died in a one-car crash is known to attract street racers, according to law enforcement officials. Walker and his friend and fellow fast-car enthusiast
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2 (UPI)–Production on the seventh installment of Hollywood’s “The Fast and the Furious” film series will be delayed following Paul Walker’s death, Variety said. The blockbuster franchise’s 40-year-old star died as the passenger in a car crash
Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press with David Gregory, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York said that the Catholic Church ideally would have backed Obamacare but for President Obama’s attempt to cram down violations of the First Amendment on Obamacare’s
What started out a dozen years ago as a mid-budget B-film followed by two equally unambitious (but enjoyable) sequels, is now a six picture mega-franchise worth billions of dollars to Universal Pictures. It is also a franchise just getting started.
Although often seen as a day to kick off the Christmas shopping season, Thanksgiving is perhaps the most deeply American holiday and its tradition is connected to the idea of “American exceptionalism.” Ronald Reagan’s presidential farewell speech included a line
The debate over Diana West’s book American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character has been far below the intellectual standard set by the book itself. Both sides now seem to regret the fact that the debate has degenerated
Lady Gaga’s new album ARTPOP has become a commercial flop for the history books: opening-week sales were down 75% from the debut of 2011’s Born This Way, and sales dropped 81% in the second week. How did this happen? With
Outgoing New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) wants families to use their time around the Thanksgiving table to discuss gun control with their children. To that end they are providing a placemat to help get the
The U.S. Department of Education is using the findings of an international organization’s “skills study” of the United States to promote the Obama administration’s plan for universal preschool, the Common Core K-12 standards, and comprehensive immigration reform. Education Secretary Arne
By FRAZIER MOOREAP Television WriterNEW YORKIt was 30 years ago when he last filmed a concert special. Now he’s gone and done it again. “Bill Cosby: Far From Finished” finds this king of comedy onstage in Cerritos, Calif., where he
One-hundred fifty years ago, President Abraham Lincoln stood before a crowd of journalists, soldiers, citizens, and statesmen in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and delivered perhaps the most famous speech in the English language. Viewed in context of the Civil War in 1863,
When former Obama adviser and campaign manager David Plouffe said on Sunday that running against Obamacare would be an “impossibility” for Republicans, his reasoning seemed dubious. By the fall of 2014, Plouffe insisted, “millions of people will be signed up,”
Last week, former President Bill Clinton denounced President Barack Obama’s lie that if Americans liked their healthcare plans they could keep them under Obamacare. However, information from Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign shows her healthcare plan would have been nearly
(AP) Network of all-boys NYC public schools growingBy KAREN MATTHEWSAssociated PressNEW YORKOnce seen as sexist and outdated, the all-male educational model had been resurrected to serve New York City’s poorest boys, a group feared to be more likely to go
Hollywood producer and Obama donor Harvey Weinstein said the United States is “embarrassing” because of its adherence to the Second Amendment and lack of universal healthcare. Appearing on Piers Morgan Tonight Friday, Weinstein said “this is the only the country in
