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Irish actor Liam Neeson is taking movie promotion to a new level, and he’s doing it with one eye on a worthy cause. Neeson, the 50-something action hero behind “Taken” and the upcoming thriller “The Grey,” will be appearing on

A young fruit vendor, overcome by desperation, sets himself on fire in a public square in Tunisia. His suicide sparks protests around the globe. Millions take to the streets. Untold thousands die. Entrenched dictatorial regimes crumble seemingly overnight. To commemorate

This February marks the 200th birthday of the man whom some have called the greatest novelist who ever lived. All kinds of tributes are in the works for Charles Dickens’ bicentennial, including biographies, festivals and three new adaptations (one feature

Kyle Smith Wonders if ‘J. Edgar’ Is the Disappointment of the Year Kyle and I may share a similar political philosophy but we rarely agree on films. I sense we might agree on this one: …but as “J.Edgar” sits at

As we have previously reported, it looks like the proposed “Amazon tax” scheme being pursued by California liberals is going to do severe damage to the state’s already hurting economy and affect a broad swath of internet-based businesses known as

Thus far, my only wowza! moment courtesy of Hollywood this year has been the drop-dead gorgeous Blu-ray transfer of “The Ten Commandments.” From my review: What’s most remarkable about the new Blu-ray is that it is easily the most beautiful

Big Government has previously covered efforts led by California liberals, including Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, to force out-of-state, online-only retailers with no physical presence in California to collect and remit California sales tax where they sell into the state, based purely

Capitol Confidential has previously reported on legislation introduced by California Democratic Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner that seeks to impose a new, and unconstitutional, tax on out-of-state, online retailers including (ironically) a number of eBay users. Capitol Confidential has since learned that

In my last post, I explained the best way to end unemployment is an Ebay / Paypal style solution to auction off the “Man Weeks” of our unemployed: All registered workers are guaranteed an income of $10,400 per year, at

While browsing the “Antiques” category on eBay today, I came across a most remarkable ad. I had to do a double-take at first but on second glance I saw it really was true. Someone is actually auctioning off Gloria Allred,

Every successful revolutionary movement starts with an act of defiance – as ordinary people stand up against the tyrants who are ruling them. The Boston Tea Party of 1773 is an iconic example, as colonists dumped a shipload of tea

Plain and simple: Meg Whitman will be the next Governor of California. After a long primary season, the general election matchup is set. Brown v. Whitman. Yesterday v. Tomorrow. Here are your 7 reasons why Meg Whitman will be the

As incumbent Utah Sen. Bob Bennett (R) was losing the right even to run in the primary for the seat he’s held for 18 years, word from California was coming in that Meg Whitman, long considered a shoo-in in the

The more details that emerge about the Obama-Dodd financial “reform” bill, the worse it smells. The bill is most certainly an attempt to give the government vastly more power and control over the economy. And despite the vocal, condescending, even

Democrats’ collective fixation on Frank Luntz’s memo on Financial Reform misses the point entirely but it is very telling. The now famous Luntz memo makes strategic recommendations based on an aggregation of voters’ responses to being informed about various portions

ABC News: A typical space shuttle mission flies 200 miles above the earth’s surface and returns beautiful pictures on the way, but it involves 1,500 people, puts six or seven astronauts at risk and costs, depending on who’s doing the

Last night was one of those nights when I was mad as hell at the California State government and their foolish, micro-managing, Big-Nanny ways. (Caution, dear reader, such rage at the machine has been known to cause the temporary insanity

Ever wonder why ushers on Broadway become “Camera Nazis” whenever they spot a still camera or video camera in the house? Ever wonder why you can’t just skip over those FBI warnings at the start of every DVD? Ever wonder

I’ve set up a special site at Causes.com to allow for all of us to participate in the R2R auction in order to win a dinner with Sarah Palin for five wounded warriors. This is how it works: 1. Go

Want to have dinner with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin? Plan on writing a big check. The ex-Republican vice presidential candidate is offering the dinner as part of a charity auction on eBay.

On Tuesday, September 8, the first annual Ride 2 Recovery eBay Charity Auction will begin and run for 10 days. The highlight of the auction will be a dinner experience with former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. The mission of Ride

Fox News: An Arkansas woman is offering the opportunity to name her seventh child to the highest bidder, starting at $150. The unemployed mother of six has posted an auction on eBay in hopes that she will receive enough money

KDFW: Dan Bialczak and his friends pimped the ride with whatever they could think of and anything they could find off eBay or second-hand stores. Among the features — a cylinder of nitrous oxide and a visor keyboard. The keyboard,

I have a gift for Obama but I’ll get to that in a minute. Awhile back I wrote an essay about how the policies of the new administration and comments of leading Democrats had negatively impacted my business. Since my

What’s next? Brad Pitt’s sweat socks on eBay? Britney’s backwash at a yard sale? The dead-serious jokesters who run Hollywood’s favorite terrorist organization, PETA, whose members are known to toss red paint on women wearing perfectly good fur coats, and

This week’s Washington Times column: Can we all agree that the “hope, “change” and “transparency” part of the Barack Obama media carnival is officially over, and it’s finally time that we start holding our new president accountable? Consider the tale

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Newsday: A description of the priciest doll, with a starting bid of $29.99, is made by a New Orleans artist who is a “studied, practiced and renound (sic)

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Bloomberg: A Bernard Madoff disaster-recovery kit is among the items up for auction on EBay Inc.’s Web site as sellers look to turn a quick buck after the

TechCrunch: The video was released just as Silicon Valley really began falling apart and the UnParty began in earnest – eBay’s 10% layoffs, Google’s stock nosedive, Yahoo’s self destruction, VC’s bunkering down, etc. And more than a few people thought

Reuters: An eccentric British millionaire has put his entire life up for sale on the Internet — including his title of Lord of the Manor of Warleigh — in the hope of converting his assets into cash.