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Keep in mind, MTV does all of this all under the phony shield of being non-partisan. Obviously they’re worried about recent polls showing Obama in trouble with the young and dumb, so they have decided to ride to the rescue:

Absolutely superb piece by Robert Tracinski: By now, you have probably heard the twittering (literally) about “Communist Muppets” after Fox Business guest commentator Dan Gainor complained that the villain in the latest Muppet movie is that stock Hollywood cliché, the

Asra Q. Nomani in The Daily Beast: As an American Muslim consumer, I can say that I’ll likely buy the lumber for my son’s treehouse at Lowe’s, and I’ll switch from Expedia to Kayak. I like the company’s common sense.

Christian Bale sure could have used that Bat utility belt while visiting a blind Chinese activist this week. The star of director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, in China as part of the promotional push behind his new film “The Flowers

Comedian Louis C.K. ‘s new comedy trial balloon might change how his fellow stand-ups earn a living. The comic released a new comedy special, “Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater,” via his personal web site on Saturday. No middle

Veteran actress Holland Taylor is getting political with her new one-woman play “Ann.” The show, set to begin at The Kennedy Center Dec. 17, captures the larger-than-life late governor of Texas, Ann Richards. Taylor is a dead ringer for Richards

—– Den of Geek sums it up well: There are some guns, too, some fire, some more guns, a few baseball hats, and a bit of sweat too. The only scene we get is Bruce Willis being all sinister with

Would Henry Fonda have volunteered his name and faultless reputation to “The Deranged Mr. Lincoln”? Nicholas Wasphott in Reuters: Streep plays Thatcher in her lonely dotage, suffering from crippling dementia, patronized by her carers and her daughter Carol, slipping in

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Louis C.K. will tell you he doesn’t have an anti-gay thought in his head. But the red-headed comic says the culture lost a teachable moment when Tracy Morgan went on an apology tour for his hateful rant against homosexuals. C.K.,

Jane Fonda must have slipped President Barack Obama one of her patented VHS workout tapes. Why else would the “Barbarella” beauty think the president will be “stronger” in his second term of office? Fonda, currently hitting the talk show circuit

Jon Stewart got busted by PolitiFact for peddling a falsehood on “The Daily Show.” To be fair, the Comedy Central show supposedly got the whopper from The History Channel. That didn’t stop Stewart and co. from continuing to mock those

Joe Rogan isn’t afraid to speak his mind. The muscle-bound comic, podcast host and UFC commentator returns to his television franchise “Fear Factor” at 8 p.m. EST tonight on NBC. That means he’s doing the publicity rounds to drum interest

The Palins are prepping a new reality television series, but this time it won’t be the Mamma Grizzly in sharp focus. Instead, Todd Palin will be the main attraction. [youtube aZbKeNJqYTA nolink] The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Palin and

Jane Fonda was brave enough to march into enemy territory during the Vietnam War, but she’s absolutely frightened by the politicians vying to evict President Barack Obama from the Oval Office in 2012. Fonda shared her trepidation regarding the Republican

—– Looks like more of the same, which isn’t altogether a bad thing, but the Josh Brolin moment is inspired. Is anyone really interested in this, though? “MIB: 3” opens May 25th

What do you think? Comment away…

Not every Occupy Wall Street type wants to violently stick it to The Man, although an alarming number embrace such a solution. An upcoming video game takes that branch of the OWS movement to its most radical conclusions. Get More:

Alec Baldwin rushed to the cyber-pages of The Huffington Post earlier this week to try and explain his boorish behavior on an American Airline flight. Last night, Baldwin found another cozy spot for his damage control effort – “Saturday Night

Guardian: 30 Rock star Alex Baldwin has been blasted by a 9/11 widow after he claimed airlines use the tragedy as an excuse to hassle passengers. He made the claim during a defence of his actions after he was kicked

The show known for its “ripped from the headlines” plots – like stories blasting the Tea Party movement – got a bit too close to reality this week. NBC’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” was shooting a new episode

The next time you take out a baddie in a video game you might be conditioning yourself to commit actual violence, according to the Red Cross. The 31st International Conference of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Red Crescent expressed its

Brought to you by the letters “B” and “G” … for Big Government. “Sesame Street’s” latest mission has Lily the Muppet telling school children they can get free food from the government. All they have to do is ask. Lily’s

Show business is a business, right? Is that why Hollywood made one anti-Iraq war movie after another even though they all pretty much tanked? And does that old saw explain why, in the wake of the phenomenal success of “The

Singer Mary J. Blige wants President Barack Obama to have “another chance,” as if being Commander in Chief comes with a do-over card. Blige, chatting with CNN talker Piers Morgan earlier this week, discussed her music career before the conversation

We can expect plenty more fake news from Comedy Central in 2012. The cable channel will be adding a new public affairs show satire on top of mock news programs like “The Colbert Report” and “The Daily Show with Jon

Director Michael Moore has an awkward relationship with reality, if you take films like “Fahrenheit 9/11” seriously. This week, Moore must have gulped down some truth serum before appearing on the low-rated CNN show “Piers Morgan Tonight.” Moore, citing figures

Alan Moore, the mind behind iconic graphic novels like “Watchmen” and “V for Vendetta,” is joining a new comics lineup that will be creating “art and stories inspired by the protesters,” according to Deadline.com. He joins his “V For Vendetta”

I remember Morgan best from his brilliant turn as the appropriately named Oily Perkins in the Western-comedy “Support Your Local Sheriff” (1969). RIP, Oily. — JN New York Times: Harry Morgan was born Harry Bratsburg on April 10, 1915, in

Howard Stern didn’t have former presidential candidate Herman Cain on his program today as promised. Instead, Stern had a Cain impersonator on for a faux interview. Nothing wrong with that, per se. Impersonators are the coin of the realm for

Former presidential candidate Herman Cain is going where no politician should go – the lion’s den known as “The Howard Stern Show.” Cain, who recently suspended his campaign following accusations of both sexual misbehavior and a long-term affair, will sit

Jimmy Fallon is very, very sorry for insulting Rep. Michele Bachmann on his “Late Night” talk fest. Except Fallon never apologized on-air for the incident, and his house band’s punishment remains unknown. We know how Hank Williams, Jr. was punished

When it comes to the complicated world of teen bullying, there’s really only one expert of consequence – Lady Gaga. After all, she’s been vocal on the subject for months now, and she’s clearly done enough field research to put

The Red/Blue state divide doesn’t just involve politics. Turns out television watching habits are sharply influenced by how people pull the voting levers on Election Day. A new survey conducted by Entertainment Weekly shows that Democrats prefer sarcastic comedies and

—– Naturally, what happens to all showbiz types and Blacks who dare stray off liberal plantation is happening to Bill Cosby now that he’s shown some love for Tebow: the cries of crazy hasbeen! have begun. Somehow the left never

Who wouldn’t want to read a story about how Fox News called those lovable Muppets communists? Except the piece currently up at The Huffington Post is a lie. No one at Fox News called the Muppets communists – at least