One of the most difficult and frustrating activities in the world right now is online job searching, but every now and then I’ll find a posting that tweaks my interest enough to actually get me imagining myself in a job
The EPA has justified much of its job-killing regulatory agenda by citing promises of improved public health and reduced health care costs to treat respiratory illnesses it claims are exacerbated by airborne pollution. They’ve even recruited advocacy groups like the
In recent weeks, the United Nations has sponsored meetings in Mogadishu to help Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) improve security, promote reconciliation and draw up a new constitution for the war-ravaged country. One of the biggest obstacles to ensuring peace
Earlier this year, President Obama’s IRS proposed a regulation that would force banks in America to report any interest they pay to accounts owned by non-resident aliens (that’s the technical term for foreigners who don’t live in the U.S.). What
Another sting operation by federal law enforcement officials has led to the arrest of an American citizen from a Boston suburb who thought he was arming remote controlled planes to bomb the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol. Rezwan Ferdaus, 26, is
Gregory Solman in CityArts Forum: The deserved box-office disaster of Sony’s Straw Dogs remake–the South, as well as everywhere else, rising up against this species of estranged Hollywood elitism–merits a variation on Variety‘s most famous headline: “Stix Nix Prix Pic.”
Fast and Furious is a mess. It’s bigger than we were first told, it involved a greater variety of weapons than we were led to believe, and it’s deadlier than the Obama administration let on. (In addition to U.S. Border
– The fake news show that progressives love to watch won the Emmy for Best Variety Show last night. By “variety” we must assume that “The Daily Show” didn’t win for ideological variety, considering the background with Big Journalism contributor
It was supposed to be this: On the 17th of September, we want to see 20,000 people to flood into lower Manhattan, set up beds, kitchens, peaceful barricades and occupy Wall Street for a few months. Instead, as they say
Human smuggling is a lucrative business. Despite the best efforts of customs officials around the globe, smugglers remain in business, in part because of their access to capital and law enforcement’s reluctance to use some of the most advanced tools
Chatter began to emerge on Thursday about the unique treatment received by the bankruptcy-declaring Solyndra, a government-dependent maker of solar panels whose scheme, shaped somewhere between a pyramid and a trapezoid, was described in the Washington Post no less the
A recent AP-GfK poll shows some rather shocking news for President Obama: women are not too enthralled with him. This polling data may come as a surprise for many (and, indeed, possibly Obama himself), but not to conservative women. These
These numbers are fascinating: while most Americans view events in America unfavorably, Muslims are optimistic about the future. From Ynet, reporting on the findings of a new survey by Pew Research: “A majority of US Muslims are content with the
WaPo reports on the back of its A section Saturday that An Interior Department scientist returned to work Friday, six weeks after he was suspended in connection with a probe of whether he improperly assisted another polar bear researcher in
UPDATE ON YESTERDAY’S NETFLIX POST… An email from a friend informs me that Netflix is currently being sued for their lack of close captioning. Also, a third of their streaming titles already include captions — with 80% expected by the
—DVD SALES DOWN 18.3% IN 2011; ITUNES DOMINATES DIGITAL MOVIE SALES— Interesting Variety article, that for some reason isn’t behind their suicidal paywall. Bottom line is that even though digital sales are picking up, they only make up a fraction
“Just look at the Old Testament. They didn’t go out with the army first. They sent the musicians out.” ~ Michael W. Smith One year ago my good friend & songmate, BigDawg, and I decided to launch BigDawg Music Mafia
On July 30, 2011 a few thousand teacher union activists descended upon Washington D.C. for a “Save Our Schools” rally. The keynote speaker that day was actor Matt Damon, who took the occasion to bash standardized testing. You know, virtually
What do the London riots and the recent government crackdowns on Lemonade stands across America have in common? The answer is that in each case, government has done its best to control young people, to stop them engaging in enterprise.
–WEREN’T WE JUST TALKING ABOUT MICHAEL RAPAPORT?– Big Hollywood’s own Carl Kozlowski co-hosts a weekly (Thursdays 6-8pm PST) podcast called “GrandTheft Audio.” Tonight their special guest is actor Michael Rapaport. Tune in here. And Sunday you can see the show
The filmmakers’ statement is below but, unfortunately (and incredibly), it doesn’t address the film’s release date, which is set for October 12th, 2012 –just a few weeks prior to the November 6th presidential election. This is THE elephant in the
Now that Jimmy McMillan, infamous leader of “The Rent is Too Damn High Party,” faces eviction from his rent-controlled apartment in New York City, perhaps he should move to Israel and try his political luck. Given McMillan’s past antisemitism, the
Now here’s an interesting take on what is really going on with China’s scolding of America over debt. Clyde Prestowitz argues that the Chinese are not only being deceptive in their criticism of us, they need us to be in
We movie fans love our Blu-ray and DVD collections, our shelves overflowing with the titles we love, but pretty soon they’re going to be like vinyl records, premium product for the die-hard consumer. It’s no big statement to point out
[youtube 6ejs_rxQyaI nolink] —– What’s to Like From director Garry Marshall to stars like Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Biel, and Hector Elizondo, “New Year’s Eve” feels like a carbon copy of last year’s “Valentine’s Day.” It seems clear that the producers
