Hollywood starlet Scarlett Johansson has quit her role as an “ambassador” for Oxfam International after the global charity criticized her for appearing in a Sodastream commercial that was prepared for the Super Bowl. Sodastream, an Israeli company that manufactures do-it-yourself
NEW YORK (AP) — PepsiCo Inc. is making a $1 million donation and streaming a live concert Friday to benefit injured military veterans and their families. The company said it would stream a show featuring comic Jon Stewart and country
FOX claimed the ad is too racy because it shows Johansson stripping out of a bathrobe, but SodaStream CEO Daniel Birnbaum told USA Today that FOX declined the commercial because of Johansson’s closing line, “Sorry, Coke and Pepsi”…
Scarlett Johansson knows a thing or two about viral videos. The Avengers star is the focus of a new SodaStream commercial set to air this weekend during the Super Bowl telecast. The spot for the soda alternative hardly seems like
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says it is conducting new studies of the safety of caramel coloring in soft drinks and other foods, even though previous research has shown no identifiable health risk. The agency’s announcement comes
By JONATHAN MATTISE and BRENDAN FARRINGTONAssociated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va.A chemical spill left the water for 300,000 people in and around West Virginia’s capital city stained blue-green and smelling like licorice, with officials saying Friday it was unclear when it might be
The Denver Nuggets mascot “Rocky” scared the crowd before Friday’s game when he was briefly unconscious as he was being lowered from the ceiling in a harness at the Pepsi Center. The mascot was “limp” and lifeless while being lowered
Katy Perry seems like the appropriate star to push Pepsi products given her bubble gum music and youthful appeal. Tell that to a group of food police researchers who are blasting Perry for hawking a drink they say fuels the
Posted with permission from Brigadier General John E. Michel, USAF – Commanding General, NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan; Commander, 438 Air Expeditionary Wing. “Change before you have to.” Jack Welch Long before Dorothy and Toto ever showed up on the scene
When it comes to picking winners and losers in the food industry, I prefer the whims of the free market. Give people information, let them decide how healthy or unhealthy they want to be. Who am I to say a marathon runner
Hollyscoop: Beyoncé made headlines after PepsiCo Inc. hired the diva to endorse the soda company in a multi-year deal for an estimated $50 million.
Situation Room visitor, White House frequenter, and object of Michelle Obama idolatry Queen Bey/Beyoncé/Mrs. Carter of the Mrs. Carter Show Tour got her coif caught in a fan. Not a fan-fan like a stage fan, but one of those used
The sizzling temperatures are not the only things turning the heat up all over America. Yet as racial unrest, IRS controversies and other scandals continue to rage, it seems nothing can prevent Michelle Obama from squeezing every last ounce of
With actual gun control having gone down the tubes on April 17, gun control groups are now pursuing virtual success by pressuring video game makers to cut ties with firearms manufacturers. Lead by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in
(AP) Avalanche hire Patrick Roy as coachBy PAT GRAHAMAP Sports WriterDENVERThe Colorado Avalanche are rounding up the old crew to restore the downtrodden franchise. First, Joe Sakic was given more responsibility in the front office. And now Hall of Fame
By LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESJeanne Cooper, the enduring soap opera star who played grande dame Katherine Chancellor for nearly four decades on “The Young and the Restless,” has died. She was 84. Cooper died Wednesday morning in her sleep,
(AP) Denver’s Karl earns Coach of the Year honorsBy PAT GRAHAMAP Sports WriterDENVERGeorge Karl is the NBA’s Coach of the Year after leading the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins this season. Karl got 62 first-place votes from a
(AP) Nuggets fall to hot-shooting Warriors, 131-117By PAT GRAHAMAP Sports WriterDENVERAndre Miller didn’t even wait for the final horn to sound before trudging off the court. The Denver Nuggets guard was far from alone as many of the fans bolted
(AP) Denver beats Spurs 96-86 for 21st home win in rowBy ARNIE STAPLETONAP Sports WriterDENVERWilson Chandler scored 29 points and Corey Brewer had 28 as the Denver Nuggets overcame a slow start Wednesday night to post their franchise-record 21st straight
(AP) Nuggets win 14th straight, 101-100 over 76ersBy ARNIE STAPLETONAP Sports WriterDENVERCorey Brewer sank three free throws with 2.1 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets stretched their franchise-best winning streak to 14 games with a 101-100 thriller over the Philadelphia
(AP) Anthony flops in Knicks’ 117-94 loss to NuggetsBy ARNIE STAPLETONAP Sports WriterDENVERHis return to Denver having gone so awry, Carmelo Anthony is returning to New York to get his ailing right knee drained. It was Anthony’s first game at
(AP) Transcripts show Fed underestimated crisis in 2007By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABERAP Economics WritersWASHINGTONFederal Reserve officials in 2007 badly underestimated the scope of the approaching financial crisis and how it would tip the U.S. economy into the deepest
(AP) Conn. police: Gunman forced his way into schoolBy JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN and JIM FITZGERALDAssociated PressNEWTOWN, Conn.Connecticut State Police say a gunman who massacred 26 children and adults at an elementary school before committing suicide forced his way into the building.
(AP) – He was an honors student who lived in a prosperous neighborhood with his mother, a grade-school teacher who liked to host dice games and decorate the house for the holidays. Now Adam Lanza is suspected of killing his
Since Barack Obama’s election in 2008, Jay-Z, aka Shawn Corey Carter, and his bodacious bride Beyoncé have been right at the top of the list of Obama darlings. It was Beyoncé who serenaded the slow-dancing duo into the White House
A new Pepsi product claims to lower cholesterol and heart disease risk, as CNN’s Alex Zolbert reports.
(AP) AP source: Beyonce set for Super Bowl halftimeBy MESFIN FEKADUAP Music WriterNEW YORKAll the single ladies will be watching the upcoming Super Bowl along with football lovers. That’s because Beyonce is the halftime show performer. A source familiar with
Yesterday, the Obama campaign repeatedly stressed that their decision to move Obama’s acceptance speech out of Bank of America stadium had nothing to do with fears that they couldn’t fill the 75,000 seat venue. They had more than enough supporters
Taxpayers lost nearly a billion dollars over the last decade on food and beverages supplied by Amtrak, the Washington Examiner reported. According to Rep. John Mica (R-FL), it costs passengers $9.50 to buy a cheeseburger and $2.00 for a Pepsi,
The coordinated leftist attempt to destroy the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) over ALEC’s support for voter ID and “stand your ground” laws reached a new low today when Walmart, the biggest retailer in America, suspended its membership in the
Today’s edition of National Public Radio’s weekly On the Media show featured a segment on recycled advertising slogans, which closed by spoofing the Republican presidential candidates–but declining to spoof President Barack Obama. The focus of the story was the effort by
– More than 25 million watch the Cardinals’ epic World Series win over the Rangers on Friday. – Newt Gingrich says what we all think about Meghan McCain: “How does she have a clue?” More importantly, how can we cure
“Sarah Palin” Business Week: An online game called “Tea Party Zombies Must Die,” produced by Brooklyn creative agency Starvingeyes, might provoke boycotts from the right over the game’s targeted violence against conservative figures, AdWeek reports. Stavingeyes head Jason Oda made
As if the capitulation of the Republicans in Washington was not depressing enough, it too often seems like we can’t even find a decent movie to look forward to seeing. Of course, most of us are not in Hollywood’s target
[youtube yoMhrfjvzJY] Maine Governor Paul LePage is no stranger to hard times. He left home at 11 after a rough childhood, spending time on the streets, yet managed to finish both high school and college. He later went on to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0nbhijJCGY Yeah, that just happened. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) informed us all that her Republican congressional colleagues are only uneasy about raising the debt ceiling and allowing the president to spend more money we don’t have without any Democrat
“The thing will get more beautiful year after year. And it will get better as I find out what the public likes; I can’t do that with a picture it’s finished and unchangeable before I find out whether the public
How well do liberalism and Country Music mix? Here are my observations…I’ll let you decide… At the recent Kennedy Center Point of Lights Tribute event honoring George H.W. Bush for his efforts in promoting volunteerism, a CNSNews.com reporter asked Grammy
I just saw the new Matt Damon flick, The Adjustment Bureau, and wanted to like it. I really wanted to like it. But I didn’t. Like many films, The Bureau is based on a fantastic ruse: Somewhere out there a
[Ed. Note: For a refresher course, you can watch every Super Bowl ad right here.] Before I get started on my review of this year’s Super Bowl commercials I want to come to the aid of a lady in distress.