The McDonald’s fast food chain offers burgers, fries and drinks at reasonable prices, and while consumers won’t stay fit gorging on its fattiest fare no one forces them to hit that drive-thru lane. Tell that to Flea, the excitable bassist
Those ubiquitous “Coexist” bumper stickers might be one of the more ripe targets for ridicule, but most comedians tend to avoid the subject. Not Adam Carolla. The podcast king riffed on the touchy-feely sentiment behind the placards during his Monday
Wear a Che Guevara T-shirt any day, any time, and no one from the media will say a syllable about it. Don a dress emblazoned with gun imagery and you’re a target. Both TMZ and The Huffington Post jumped on
Netflix apparently played its Cards right with its biggest foray into original content yet. The streaming giant exceeded analysts’ expectations by generating north of $1 billion in revenenu in 2013’s first quarter, according to TheWrap.com. The numbers coincide with the
Disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner’s re-entry into the world of politics is coming at an opportune time for the folks behind Hating Breitbart. After all, the late Andrew Breitbart exposed Weiner by chronicling his penchant for sending x-rated pictures of himself
A Tribeca Film Festival press representative told Breitbart News it had to turn away ticket holding, pro-fracking farmers from Sunday’s Gasland Part II screening because the theater was full. Not only were there empty seats in the theater where the anti-fracking film
Oscar-winner Reese Witherspoon took a stand during a 2011 MTV appearance to promote good behavior and mock immoral reality show antics. That moment is coming back to haunt the star in the wake of her disorderly conduct arrest. The Walk
When Conan O’Brien finishes his prep work for headlining the White House Correspondents Dinner later this week there’s one performer he’ll leave off his crib sheet–Don Imus. The veteran morning radio show host handled the 1996 Radio and Television Correspondents
A group of at least 20 farmers, some who woke at 4:30 a.m. in order to travel to Manhattan for a Tribeca Film Festival screening of Gasland Part II, were barred from seeing the film after questioning celebrity anti-fracking director
Liberals are spinning the growing body of evidence that the two suspects in the Boston Marathon terrorist bombings were likely motivated by radical Islamic beliefs. Case in point: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone star Olivia Wilde, who unleashed a tweet this
Every once in a while the host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher shelves his talking points to get at the truth. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does it serves as a tonic to his HBO audience
Netflix revolutionized the way TV-based content is shown by letting users watch an entire season’s worth of episodes at one time. Amazon is going one step further with its first wave of original streaming content. The Internet giant is giving
Far-left filmmaker Michael Moore proved his character anew when, shortly after the Boston Marathon bombing, he suggested the Right would be held responsible for the savagery. The Oscar winner had no proof whatsoever to back up his suggestion. While virtually
All the pre-release talk surrounding The Company You Keep focused on star/director Robert Redford’s kid glove treatment of ’60s radicals. The film, based on the book by Neil Gordon, follows a group of former Weather Underground terrorists whose cover is
Some of the best science fiction fare has us mulling more questions than answers. It’s why the genre corrals such an enthusiastic fan base, and why its best films like Blade Runner endure. The nagging questions that arise after watching
The upcoming White House Correspondents Dinner won’t have the same star power as previous years despite President Barack Obama’s presence at the head table. Sure, a healthy lineup of Hollywood celebrities is planning to attend, including George Lucas, Kevin Spacey
Hollywood loves sequels, reboots and remakes, but the Obama administration likely won’t like the repeats coming out of the film industry these days. Earlier this week, we learned Regal Entertainment Group, the country’s largest theater chain, will be cutting back
The latest trailer for Man of Steel, the glossy reboot of the fabled Superman franchise, may look as dark as most modern comic book sagas. It’s got producer Christopher Nolan’s fingerprints all over it, from the haunting score to the
“Shane! Come back!” Shane, the 1953 classic featuring one of the best endings in the western canon, is coming back in high definition. And, to the hoorahs of both film purists and Woody Allen himself, the June 4 Blu-ray edition
Quick, what political party does Tom Cruise support? Cruise has been in the public eye for decades, and while we’re all aware of his marital woes, couch jumping antics and religious affiliation we know precious little about his voting preferences.
Dennis Prager is calling out the conventional wisdom that President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal policies helped end the Great Depression. The syndicated radio talker’s latest Prager University online course explains why. Prager University recruited Lee Ohanian, Professor of Economics
The Company You Keep, the all-star drama from director Robert Redford, expands its theatrical run this weekend to include several new cities including Denver. Early reviews say the movie paints its main characters, former Weather Underground-style radicals forced to own
Comedian Jay Mohr joined Michael Moore as one of only a few celebrities to exploit the April 15 bombing in Boston to further a political cause. Mohr, who hosts both a podcast and a sports radio show, used yesterday’s terrorist
When Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was shot and seriously wounded in January 2011 celebrities rushed to blame conservatives for the attack. Several, including The Hunger Games co-star Elizabeth Banks, Jane Fonda and Patton Oswalt linked former Gov. Sarah Palin’s political
Kristen Bell flexed her television star power when her Kickstarter campaign for a Veronica Mars movie catapulted the project from fan dream to greenlit reality. Fellow TV alum, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch’s Melissa Joan Hart, is hoping to catch lightning in
Seth Rogen hardly looks like a typical Hollywood celebrity. He won’t be appearing on the cover of Men’s Health anytime soon given his Everyman physique, and his infectious laugh seems like it was cured by suspicious cigarettes. And you never
The second seasons for two highly touted shows represent both the current media landscape as well as its future. HBO’s The Newsroom, Aaron Sorkin’s latest liberal indoctrination drama, will debut its sophomore season starting in July. The series stars Jeff
Anyone angry that President Barack Obama hasn’t pushed through sweeping gun control legislation yet should know it’s not his fault. Saturday Night Live told us so last night. The April 13 show’s opening monologue appeared to paint Obama (Jay Pharoah)
Plenty of rockers bemoan the economic plight of their blue collar fans but stay quiet as their concert ticket prices continue to soar. Not Kid Rock. The scruffy, right-leaning star feels our pain. So when he hits the road this
Capt. Emil Kapaun, a Roman Catholic priest who dodged enemy fire and helped wounded soldiers during the Korean War, posthumously received the Medal of Honor yesterday during a ceremony in the White House East Room. Roy Wenzl, the co-author of
Adam Carolla knows liberal media bias exists because he’s seen it up close and personal. So when he watches the mainstream press ignore President Barack Obama’s hypocrisy he simply chalks it up to more of the same. Those lessons are
Harrison Ford isn’t the chattiest celebrity working the press circuit. Never has been. This reporter once met Ford at a White House Correspondents Dinner party and asked him three questions–Ford responded with three one-word answers. Pepper him with questions about
Fox’s Glee, hardly shy about tackling social issues, featured a school shooting in last night’s episode. The story gave show creator Ryan Murphy the chance to use one of the show’s main characters to deliver a speech attacking critics of
The heroism Jackie Robinson displayed as the first black baseball player in the major leagues powers the flawed but occasionally stirring biopic 42. Look closer, and you’ll see not only a testament to the power of faith but a primer
David Zucker learned the hard way comedy audiences don’t want a 90-minute lecture. They just want to laugh. The comedy legend’s An American Carol proved a rare commercial misstep for Zucker, best known for Airplane!, The Naked Gun trilogy and
The woman unceremoniously dubbed Hanoi Jane for her exploits during the Vietnam War isn’t in an apologetic mood regarding her latest movie role. The avowed liberal, who outraged many by visiting the Viet Cong, posing with soldiers and denouning the
Kurt Warner is throwing another Hail Mary pass, but this time it’s off the gridiron. The former Super Bowl MVP wants to make us think differently about reality television. Really. “When you say reality television, you have that gasp, a
Sense & Sensibility is a fine antidote for our instant gratification, social media infatuated age. Jane Austen’s romantic yarn is set in an age when it took six or so days for a letter to arrive sharing what could be
The first official trailer for Elysium, the latest socially conscious film from the creator of District 9, soft pedals its class warfare themes. It’s action over message making, at least in the two-minute peek at a film hitting theaters in
Alec Baldwin thinks the newspaper which helped launch his teen daughter’s modeling career longs to “kill” people of a certain stripe. Baldwin, baring his soul in what he promises is his last media interview, reminded the public just how ugly
