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
Tracing their common lineage from the world’s oldest profession, the new western media and the old KGB share a key character trait: They will gladly sleep with you but certainly won’t respect you in the morning. Edward Snowden is only
In an unprecedented action, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) filed a petition to hold 11 employees accountable for their roles in the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) cheating scheme, masterminded by the district’s former superintendent Lorenzo García. The El Paso
The mother of the man alleging director Bryan Singer sexually abused him wept during Monday’s press conference announcing three more Hollywood figures would face similar lawsuits. Bonnie Mound anticipated some of the questions the reporters at the Four Seasons Hotel
Lawsuits alleging the sexual abuse of minors in a Hollywood pedophilia ring were filed in Hawaii Monday against three prominent Hollywood executives, David Neuman, Gary Goddard, and Garth Ancier. The suits were announced at the Four Seasons Hotel by Jeff
Lawsuits alleging the sexual abuse of minors in a Hollywood pedophilia ring were filed in Hawaii Monday against three prominent Hollywood executives: David Neuman, Gary Goddard, and Garth Ancier. The suits were announced at the Four Seasons Hotel by Jeff
When British photojournalist Charles Ommanney traveled through six states to photograph American gun owners, he found something he did not expect: they don’t fit the stereotypes. According to PolicyMic.com, Ommanney was sent to photograph American gun owners for the German
Jeff Herman, a Florida-based attorney who represented the alleged-sexual abuse victims of Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash (who ended up resigning), has a new client who is accusing “X-Men: Days of Future Past” director Bryan Singer of sexually abusing him as
California Assemblyman Curt Hagman introduced Assembly Bill 2440, a bill intended to offer local school districts the ability to delay the implementation of the Common Core-related, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing. Two Republican legislators, Assembly Members Kristin Olsen (CA-12)
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will be hosting a “Yoga Garden” this year for children and their parents who attend the traditional Easter Egg Roll festivities on Monday, April 21, 2014. The yoga mecca is part of this
“If you build it, he will come.” That’s the famous line from the movie Field of Dreams so many of us are familiar with. But what happens when that fiction turns into, even if we build it, they will keep
Funnyman Artie Lange is back in the news again for health reasons. The former Howard Stern Show sidekick Tweeted out a picture of himself Tuesday in a hospital bed. The stand-up, who chronicled his long battle with addiction in two
Will Ferrell to Star In Yet-Another Left-wing Comedy After spending tens of millions in corporate money on a mean-spirited, joyless and unfunny two-hour political ad that attacks the Koch brothers for, uhm, spending millions in corporate money on political ads,
It is not just Markos of Daily Kos infamy claiming the Left has won the culture war. The Week’s Matt Lewis is saying the same. Yeah, they are both kinda trolling. So ‘scuse me while I take the bait. Let’s
The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) wrapped up their decision to maintain Mexican American studies on an elective status and not to elevate it into mandated coursework on April 11 despite a strong push from activists, who also worked
Outgoing HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will be remembered by most for the insanely botched roll-out of ObamaCare, but her most shameful legacy to those of us who remember it, will always be her disgraceful tenure as Governor of Kansas because
Ahead of the April 15 tax deadline, a record-high 60% of Californians say that they pay “much more” or “somewhat more” in taxes than they should, according to a recent survey by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) (and
On March 17, 2012, Occupy Wall Street activists celebrated the six month anniversary of their protest movement by attempting to re-occupy Zuccotti Park. A scuffle with police took place that night which eventually led to a trial about to take
Several members on the Texas State Board of Education recently pushed to institute a required Mexican-American studies class in all Texas public high schools. Supporters of the proposal argued that such a course would give students a more well-rounded perspective of Texas
After Mickey Rooney hit the big time at MGM, he was “embarrassed” by his father, burlesque comedian Joseph Yule, Sr., according to producer Ewing Miles “Lucky” Brown, an old friend of the Hollywood legend. Brown recently reminisced about his old
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The White House and the federal government have won the dubious honor of a “Jefferson Muzzle” for snooping on the news media and limiting access. The censorship-shaming awards announced Wednesday by the Thomas Jefferson Center for
TCM Memorial Tribute to The Mighty Mickey Rooney Airs Sunday — — Sunday, April 13, Turner Classic Movies will pay tribute to Mickey Rooney with an all-day marathon of 13 films. Set your DVRs. The only one I have never
Yahoo/Microsoft Enter Streaming TV Biz Everybody knows television as we know it is as dead, and this includes evil bundled cable television. Time for smart players to get in on the ground floor of Streaming while there still is one.
With the recent confirmation that immigration enforcement in the country’s interior is all but eviscerated, it is an opportune moment to assess America’s future if its immigration policies–de facto and de jure–remain unchanged. California provides a window into that future,
