Today, Scribner sent along this timely excerpt from “Without Fidel: A Death Foretold in Miami, Havana and Washington,” a new book by award-winning journalist Ann Louise Bardach. For those of you who don’t know, today, on behalf of Vanity Fair,
An email received today: “First let me state that I’ve been a fan of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” for many years and, even though Larry David is a liberal, I generally enjoy the writing and Larry’s antics. However, this time what
Internet hoaxes that look too good to be true usually are. Over the weekend, a leaked resignation letter written by director Paul Haggis spilling all kinds of dirt about the Church of Scientology hit the web and looked way too
Last night, E! Online dropped a blog dishing on the latest Hollywood green trends. Enjoy: -“I take a three-minute shower,” [Jennifer Aniston] told Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas Kostigen, authors of The Green Book. She even brushes her teeth while she’s
The Los Angeles Times: “For those who like renting movies, Hollywood may soon have a message: Prepare to wait. “In an effort to push consumers toward buying more movies, some major film studios are considering a new policy that would
Earlier this week, Andrew Breitbart paid tribute to the late Ron Silver at the Center for Security Policy’s Keeper of the Flame dinner. Attendees included Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld.
The Guardian’s Hadley Freeman: “I have always been interested in what I call actor-speak – and when I say “interested”, I mean “intrigued in the way you might be by a man talking to himself, without having any desire to
And, yes, the Super Bowl story is 100% true.
From the “Truth is Stranger Than Fiction” files: Rock bands including Pearl Jam and REM have joined a coalition of musicians to support the US president’s efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay prison. The National Campaign to Close Guantanamo, which
[youtube -IUhwJf0WTE nolink] — Obviously, the Left opposes The HAPPY Act. Anything that takes money from an out-of-control central government and gives it back to the people who actually earned it is anathema to them — but there’s been some
From Carrie Prejean’s attorney Charles LiMandri: This is just the latest installment in K2 Production’s ongoing smear campaign against Carrie Prejean. They have proven, once again, that they will use whatever scurrilous accusations they can dredge up – or invent
***Video of Glenn Beck’s response below*** From today’s L.A. Times: An EIF memo to show runners explaining the project obtained by Big Hollywood describes the initiative as a response to Obama’s push for more community service. But Paulsen said that
[youtube GPrLCIoxe8Y nolink] — We’ll let others debate the medical aspects of this, but Maher’s obviously not used to not being adored by the New York Times or leftist guests like Alec Baldwin and Chris Matthews, and seeing the smug/cocky
Online video chat by Ustream **If you are having problems watching the film, watch it here.*** Big Hollywood is proud to be a part of the “Not Evil Just Wrong” premiere. The film Al Gore and Hollywood doesn’t want you
L.A. Times just dropped this blockbuster: In a strange twist to an already complicated legal situation, artist Shepard Fairey admitted today to legal wrongdoing in his ongoing battle with the Associated Press. Fairey said in a statement issued late Friday
From the Wall Street Journal: The conservative Internet entrepreneur on bringing down Acorn, Hollywood liberals, and embarrassing the mainstream media. By JAMES TARANTO Hollywood Dressing up as a pimp and prostitute in order to seek Acorn’s help in starting a
Dennis Miller in today’s Washington Examiner: I guess I’ve been hearing it for years now as the country has slid into knee-jerk relativism. Till now though, it’s merely been an equivocating grandfather clock in the background, metronomic, at worst nettlesome.
The Vulture interviewed “world-renowned blues legend John Mayer”: What do you think about health care? Would you take the public option? Have you ever heard me play guitar? I’m really fucking good. You know what I’m bad at? Answering questions
From the leaked network memo: President Obama has called for a new era of responsibility. … We can turn up the volume for service and volunteerism, engage more people and make it part of who we are and what we
***VIDEO FIXED!!!*** Watch the full episode here. ACORN segment begins after the last commercial. Comment at Big Government. The ACORN scandal was immortalized tonight on “South Park.” The plot of the season 13 episode “Butters’ Bottom Bitch” is that Butters,
Big Hollywood is proud to be a part of the “Not Evil Just Wrong” premiere. The film Al Gore and Hollywood doesn’t want you to see premieres right here, online at Big Hollywood, Sunday October 18th, 8pm ET/5pm PST. For
[youtube h2ujzfnC7cI nolink] — [youtube _bFAjssuJ2s nolink] — The Wall Street Journal’s John Fund offers some additional context: In fact, Mr. Gore didn’t answer Mr. McAleer’s question and was wrong on the facts. The British court found that An Inconvenient
ABC News: “What a pro-active way to be able to help the economy and change the culture in this country around animals,” Robert Davi, a veteran actor (“The Goonies,” “Die Hard,” “License to Kill”) who was a main force behind
Moviefone: Crude posters of Lenin and Trotsky adorn the threadbare walls of an office in a desolate part of town, and a group of outcast revolutionaries hatch a scheme to overthrow the ruling powers and bring equality and a classless
Patrick Courrielche discussed his pieces here and here with Glenn Beck on Monday. For those of you who missed it, or those of you who want to relive the magic once more: [youtube s6RIggjq-EQ nolink] Part II after the jump.
From today’s Financial Times: “When Andrew Breitbart first saw video footage of workers from Acorn, a community activist group, telling two undercover reporters how to set up a brothel and avoid paying taxes he knew he had a big scoop