Actor Paul Walker, best known as the handsome star of the the Fast & Furious film franchise, died Saturday in a car crash. The 40-year-old actor’s social media pages confirmed the news, as did several news outlets including Fox News
Disney animators aren’t handed a manual regarding what material should and shouldn’t be included in the studio’s projects. It’s part of a culture that began when Steamboat Willie introduced a certain mouse to pop culture back in 1928. Current Disney animator
We learned earlier this week that cable providers lost 5 million subscribers since 2010, a partial result from the rise of streaming and online content options. Now, Variety reports that pay cable giants will be passing higher prices on to subscribers
Last Sunday, I chose to do nothing. Meaning, I pretended to do something by buying and then consuming bits and chunks of stuff I ordered from my laptop as I sat in my underwear, drinking strong coffee. It’s what I do
Spike Lee isn’t having a Happy Thanksgiving weekend. The director’s Oldboy, a remake of a South Korean cult classic, bombed at the box office this week, coaxing Variety to dub it a “big, fat turkey.” Enthusiastic fans of the original
History will record that the real Barack Obama, long obscured by political trickery and a protective media, became clearly visible in the two remarkable press conferences he held as the ObamaCare disaster unfolded: the “ShamWow” presser, in which he acted
At a star-studded fundraiser at Magic Johnson’s home in Los Angeles, President Barack Obama on Monday backed off his insistence that comprehensive immigration reform can get done this year, saying he now believed it would pass “sooner or later.” “I’m
There is no need, at this point, to belabor the problems with the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Suffice it to say that millions of Americans have been negatively impacted by the new law, and that number will grow in
Jay Leno only has a few more weeks before The Tonight Show is handed over to Jimmy Fallon. The veteran host is making the most of his final late night run, scoring a decisive victory over long-time rival David Letterman.
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
One of New York’s top hospitals, the first one in the world dedicated to treating cancer, is not currently included in any Obamacare plans being sold in the state. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is one of the largest cancer hospitals
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI)–Hollywood’s Disney and LucasFilm have confirmed the iconic robot R2-D2 will appear in the upcoming “Star Wars: Episode VII,” Variety.com reported Tuesday. The long-awaited sequel is in preproduction at Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom and
During Saturday morning’s taping of ESPN’s College GameDay, a fan held up a “Stanford Supports Obamacare” sign to insult the Cardinal football team, symbolizing how unpopular President Barack Obama’s healthcare law is even on college campuses in Southern California. ESPN
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, along with his wife, Ann Romney, appeared on “CBS This Morning” on Friday to discuss a variety of issues. Regarding immigration, Romney noted: I am absolutely convinced that the Republican Party must deal with immigration,
The U.S. Border Patrol has come under an unprecedented level of attack as of late from predominantly left-of-center open-borders advocates. U.S. Senator John Cornyn wasted no time in speaking up for the men and women serving as Border Patrol agents.
Obama is now the target of late night talk show comedy. During Obama’s first term and the good old days of when Americans signed up for insurance voluntarily, comics found it difficult to find anything with which to lampoon the
(AP) Syria activists say truce made in blockaded townBy DIAA HADIDAssociated PressBEIRUTGovernment officials and rebels reached a deal to ease a weeks long blockade on a rebel-held town near the Syrian capital on Sunday, allowing food to reach civilians there
Election Day 2013 is finally behind us. The media are happy that the left seems to have won on all fronts: a Tea Party favorite was defeated in Virginia, a radical socialist will be mayor of New York City, and
In reports of its exit polling questions for Virginia’s gubernatorial election, CNN seems to have assumed that only white people could be “born-again Christians.” In its survey of voters, the news agency categorized respondents through a wide variety of demographic
(AP) In Florida, agreement to reduce student arrestsBy CHRISTINE ARMARIOAssociated PressMIAMIOne of the nation’s largest school districts has reached an agreement with law enforcement agencies and the NAACP to reduce the number of students being charged with crimes for minor
(AP) Delany says power conferences hope to stay in DIBy NANCY ARMOURAP National WriterROSEMONT, Ill.Giving the power conferences more autonomy in a restructured NCAA could help address the “existential threats” that plague college sports at their highest level, Big Ten
Not even casting a Bill Clinton sound-alike in the new movie Free Birds could keep the P.C. police at bay. The animated feature follows two very different turkeys who travel back in time to stop their brethren from becoming the
(AP) 3 UK journalists plead guilty to phone hackingBy JILL LAWLESSAssociated PressLONDONA prosecutor said Wednesday that there was “a conspiracy which involved a significant number of people” to hack phones at the Rupert Murdoch-owned News of the World, revealing that
Death, taxes, and Duke contending for a title. Ever since Mike Krzyzewski took over the basketball program in Durham, the Cameron fans have truly had a lot to go crazy over. This season the expectations are high once again. “Our goal
Members of the Hollywood community have railed against the influx of money in politics in films like The Campaign and the power corporations wield via the Citizens United ruling. Meanwhile, some of the industry’s heaviest hitters are lining up to use
