Marvel’s Auteur Approach About halfway through “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” I was startled by what I was watching. The whole movie was so wonderfully different from the over-CGI’d, heavy-on-mythology, humdrum Marvel films that had come before (including the first
Sharyl Attkisson, the investigative journalist who resigned from CBS News after 20 years with the network, appeared on Fox News’ Media Buzz on Sunday and expressed her utter frustration with CBS’s disinterest in reporting on the Obama administration’s scandals. She
The Sports Hangover recovers from a Masters without Tiger, wonders if team mixed-martial arts represents a sign of the apocalypse, and thinks “what might have been” re: Manny v. Floyd. Bubba, Tiger, and the Ratings Collapse After ESPN’s coverage of
On April 14th law enforcement officials reported that Kansas Jewish Center shooting suspect Frazier Glenn Miller went around background checks to get his guns. Fox17Online.com reports that Miller purchased his guns from “a straw purchaser,” which goes beyond the facts
The FOX reboot of the classic science series Cosmos earned hearty ratings last month for its debut, in part thanks to being aired on a multitude of channels. Now, as the weeks progress, those ratings continue to shrink. Last night’s
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey — Three former New Jersey State Ethics Commission members are claiming that Governor Chris Christie requested the removal of the agency’s executive director and replaced her with an in-house lawyer while the commission was investigating an
On 60 Minutes Sunday, CBS aired an interview with President Obama about his impression of Pope Francis after he met with the Pontiff at the Vatican in March. Obama also praised the Pope’s simplicity and spirituality. Obama explained that the
Sunday on Fox News Channel’s “Media Buzz,” former CBS investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson laid out the way the Obama administration harassed reporters and successfully stopped her network CBS from covering controversial stories… Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Tiger Woods skipped this year’s Masters. So has a huge chunk of the television audience. The Masters dropped television viewers from last year’s event for the second day in a row. ESPN suffered through a 1.8 rating with 2.5 million
Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” former CBS News investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson told hist Bill O’Reilly that CBS news management called her a “troublemaker” and stopped her from continuing investigations on Benghazi, Fast and Furious And ObamaCare
On Friday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, host Joe Scarborough warned there would be consequences if incoming CBS “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert decides to project his left-leaning ideology regularly on his CBS show. (h/t Mediaite) Follow Jeff on Twitter @jeff_poor
On Thursday, CBS announced that “Late Night” host David Letterman would be replaced by Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert, host of “The Colbert Report.” That night on his broadcast of “The Colbert Report,” Colbert offered his reaction to the announcement. Follow
CBS announced a radical change in late night TV today with the hiring of Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert to take over for David Letterman upon the latter’s retirement. With many wondering whether Colbert’s conservative cable news host persona will get
Stephen Colbert will soon be the first openly partisan comic with a late night show on network television. It’s just one reason why today’s news that the liberal host of The Colbert Report will take over for David Letterman on
On his Thursday radio show immediately after the announcement that Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert would be the replacement for outgoing-CBS “Late Show” host David Letterman, conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh offered his reaction. Follow Jeff on Twitter @jeff_poor
“I’m thrilled and grateful that CBS chose me. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go grind a gap in my front teeth.” – Stephen Colbert CBS Release: The CBS Television Network today announced that Stephen Colbert, the host,
CLAREMONT, N.H., April 9 (UPI) — A 79-year-old substitute teacher chose to resign from teaching after a very unfriendly dispute with school administrators in Claremont, N.H. Carol Thebarge opted to give up her job after 35 year instead of “unfriending” her
CHICAGO, April 9 (UPI) — 10 Chicago children were taken to the hospital after a server mistakenly gave them fruit punch that was spiked with alcohol during a birthday party at a pizza restaurant. The children, all of whom were under
Tyler Black has a great Kentucky Wildcats 2014 National Champions tattoo on his calf. But there is only one problem. Kentucky lost to Connecticut on Monday night, 60-54. People are gonna hate, but I still got faith @TrillGeta15 @AaronICE2 @DrewRoc5
It’s an election year, so Democrats are resurrecting the Republican War on Women rhetoric they think worked so well for them in 2012. But even as they push “Equal Pay Day” with their #GOPPayGap hashtag on Twitter, today, the White House
Local NBC and CBS affiliates in San Francisco reported Monday morning that several Smart cars were upended around the city on Sunday night. KCBS reported that three cars were overturned in two different neighborhoods and NBC Bay Area spoke to witnesses
White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said President Barack Obama may no longer participate in selfies at the White House after David Ortiz’s sponsored stunt last week. “Well, he obviously didn’t know anything about Samsung’s connection to this,” Pfeiffer said
You may never have seen Scottish comedian Craig Ferguson hosting the Late Late Show on CBS. His brand of comedy is filled with in-jokes and the sort of quirkiness some say could disqualify him as a replacement for David Letterman.
(AP) There’s no question George Strait is the sure bet in the entertainer category of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards, right? Not so fast, says Blake Shelton. Sure, the beloved star is on something of a
CBS already may have chosen its successor to David Letterman, the veteran late night host who announced Thursday he’ll relinquish his comic throne next year. Stephen Colbert is not only on the tip of CBS executives’ tongues, but the Comedy Central liberal
At 67 years of age, and long past his stale date, the Not-King of Late Night’s David Letterman announced Thursday that he will retire sometime next year. Letterman told his audience last night he had always held the belief that,
In video from his Thursday show set to air tonight, long-time late night host David Letterman announced his retirement from CBS’s “Late Night”…
David Letterman, whose wacky stunts and snarky interviews epitomized the late night format for decades, will step down from The Late Show next year. The news came via CBS news anchor Jeff Glor on Twitter Thursday. Letterman’s audience will see
On April 3rd CBS News reported that Fort Hood gunman Army Spc. Ivan Lopez “purchased his weapon legally [on] March 1.” According to CBS, an official “with knowledge of the investigation… [said] Lopez bought his weapon, a [Smith & Wesson
The CEO of Kickstarter.com is denying that his crowdfunding site censored a campaign for a new documentary on abortionist Kermit Gosnell. The filmmakers behind the project say they have the emails proving Kickstarter wouldn’t go forward unless certain disturbing language
LEXINGTON, KY – The updated Value Add rankings for all 96 players still in action are listed below – highlighted by UConn’s Shabazz Napier (#2) and Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky (#12). On Thursday at 7 p.m. Markus Kennedy (SMU, #71) will
During his opening monologue, CBS’s “Late Night” host David Letterman countered his competitors’ announced guest appearances by former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) and former President Bill Clinton on “The Tonight Show” hosted by Jimmy Fallon and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
There have now been 4 people confirmed dead after the second shooting at Fort Hood in five years. Pentagon sources tell CBS News that the Fort Hood shooter is a soldier — identified as 34-year-old Ivan Lopez — and that
On Wednesday, during a visit to the University of Michigan, President Obama dumbed down his rhetoric to BuzzFeed-style name calling by saying that Republicans are offering “stinkburger” ideas that are a real “meanwich.” Obama spoke at the University of Michigan
Three-hundred inmates at a women’s prison in Chile took advantage of a blackout caused by a deadly 8.2 magnitude earthquake to escape last night, prompting a national emergency. The women, detained in a facility in the city of Iquique, fled
Actor Dean Norris of Breaking Bad fame isn’t ready to sign on for Team Gwyneth. The character actor, known for both the A&E meth drama and CBS’s Under the Dome, joined in with those mocking Gwyneth Paltrow for saying acting parents
TV sitcom king Chuck Lorre has a message for men everywhere. He wants them to know that their “tribal blooddrenched reign is over” because women now have access to the birth control pill. This message was delivered to America on
60 Minutes ran a segment on Elon Musk Sunday night which, after a brief intro, opened with some sweeping shots of the Tesla Model S cruising down the highway. But someone at 60 Minutes spiced up the audio with what
NEW YORK (AP) — In its 208th and final episode on Monday, the CBS comedy “How I Met Your Mother” finally revealed the mystery contained in its title and then ended with a twist designed to reward longtime fans. Actor
The black-box recorders aboard the missing Malaysian Airline System Bhd. Flight 370 are going to run out of battery soon, and aircraft and boats from nations as politically opposed as China and the United States are frantically searching for the
