John Hess, CEO of Hess Petroleum, sees a major future Energy Crisis. “The $140 per barrel oil price three years ago was not an aberration- it was a warning.” His talk was broken in eight parts covering: introduction, oil, natural
Last week, the Volt, GM’s signature hybrid vehicle, turned in a lackluster performance in its first series of road tests by Consumer Reports. CR told Reuters on Monday that “when you look at the finances, [the Volt] doesn’t make any
—– Remember the mid 70’s, during the first ever season of “SNL” when breakout star Chevy Chase did his bumbling Gerald Ford impersonation? One of the big, unspoken jokes of that routine was that Chase intentionally did absolutely nothing to
[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.
There was a time when Chevy built cars and trucks. The Corvette and Camaro were legendary sports cars, and the Impala offered full size comfort a middle class price. But that was before Change came to town. The brand that
A group of family members and victims of the FALN faced terror on Wednesday, January 5, in the Federal Prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. We met face to face with FALN terror leader, Oscar Lopez Rivera, (U.S. Bureau of Prisons
I disagree with the staff at Automotive News and their selection of the Toyota recall story as the top automobile-related news story of 2010. The story that deserves at least as much attention has to do with how members of
Each year the Christmas season seems to come earlier and earlier. This is no doubt the product of retailers eager to encourage Americans to spend their hard earned dollars, or more likely borrowed funds they do not have, on consumer
This Thursday, October 14, 2010, glam rocker Adam Lambert has a concert scheduled in Malaysia. However, there’s a catch: Homosexuality is a crime in Malaysia, where Muslims are in an uproar because Lambert is a poster-child for gay flamboyance. (The
Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the latest Obama administration “green” initiative: Assign cars an A-D letter grade, to be noted on labels affixed to car windows at auto dealerships, based exclusively on
This is a cautionary tale about reporters eagerly attacking other reporters working a developing story. Because it’s not possible to provide evidence as quickly as some might demand it doesn’t mean the story is false. On July 24, Kimberly Dvorak,
May 16, 2010, the day of the now infamous SEIU protest at the home of a Bank of America executive’s home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, also included a less publicized protest at the home of a J.P. Morgan bank executive.
“To Fisk,” means to refute, point by point, a published story; the verb comes from the left-wing British journalist Robert Fisk, whose slanted dispatches are often ruthlessly “fisked” in the blogosphere. Big Journalism’s comments on the text of the Washington
Why is the Washington Post ignoring the SEIU protest at the homes of two bank executives, one being an employee of the Bank of America? Aside from a brief mention in a larger story on May 17 about SEIU protests,
So Mexican President Felipe Calderon was at the White House Wednesday, where he bashed Arizona’s new immigration law, calling it discriminatory to Mexicans. The best part: when he said he wants “a border that will unite us instead of dividing
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” –Henry David Thoreau God, I love fishing. I dig fishing almost as much as hunting (almost). I love it so much that
Funny or Die’s Presidential Reunion from Will Ferrell
In this household, the Christmas season can’t officially begin until we hear those two magic words… “Shitter’s full.” Once again screenwriter/producer John Hughes delivers the Christmas goods, this time with Christmas Vacation, a masterpiece of a family holiday comedy (and
The world may have entered a gigantic metaphorical sphincter but there is progress in at least one field. Power pop has never been better. We are living in one of the great musical flowerings of history and it shows no
Even more than Washington, Hollywood is famously the land of, “if you want a friend, get a dog.” Pals, business associates, even lovers come and go in this, the country’s last freewheeling bastion of untrammeled capitalism, in which “what have
Big Hollywood’s Alexander Marlow has written a spot-on assessment of “Saturday Night Live’s” skit about Obama. This video clip of Chevy Chase on CNN bolsters Marlow’s claim and reveals the truth behind “SNL’s” political parodies: [youtube GCVySNao3P0 nolink] — To
Hard to believe the lovely actress Cindy Morgan was once told she belonged behind the camera, not in front of it. Morgan, who became a pop culture sensation by playing Lacey Underall in “Caddyshack,” started her career in broadcasting. “I
It’s odd to consider which celebrity death will hit you the hardest. Michael Jackson’s bizarre and untimely passing certainly floored people around the planet. But for me, it’s this morning’s passing of John Hughes while he was walking in New
Car promo USA Today: Dave Barthmuss, a General Motors spokesman, said the promotion might surprise some “because you don’t see it in the mainstream.”
[Crunchy metal music punctuated by power tool noises] DAVE Hi everybody, this is Dave Burge — and welcome to [growl voice] D.C. Garage! [/growl voice] Where we hijack classic American muscle and give it a monster makeover with our pro
Seth Rogen’s appeal baffles me, at least as a leading man in romantic comedies, albeit raunchy ones. There’s nothing warm about the guy and no matter how sincere he tries to be an undercurrent of sullen hostility never leaves his
These pictures were obtained here. If Gerald Ford had hit is head, I somehow suspect comedians would have had a field day with it. When Ford slipped on some wet steps while deplaning Air Force One, that single incident was
Thirty years ago, actor James Whitmore did a one-man show called “Give ’em Hell, Harry,” about President Truman. It was a fascinating tribute to a man who left the White House unpopular over a war that everyone said was unnecessary.
When I was a kid, I was watching TV with my father after he got home from work one night and he boldly proclaimed, “You watch, Nixon is gonna quit.” And sure enough, he did. I was amazed. My dad
This CNN video shows us that in these tough economic times, there is only one place to turn for tips on how to live well-Communism. Watching this report from Havana, it almost seems fun living under totalitarian rule-Cubans are certainly
Edmunds: Setting a more appropriate tone for the start of the second round of Congressional hearings on financial aid for the Motor City, GM chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner on Thursday made his entrance in an electric Chevrolet Volt prototype.
AP: Early versions of the Chevrolet Volt’s battery packs are generating enough juice to run the rechargeable car that General Motors hopes to start selling in 2010, but dozens of issues remain before the revolutionary vehicle appears in showrooms.
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=49750&cl=2630178&ch=283293&src=news White tie at the White House. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip enjoyed dinner with a select list of 130 others. They arrived in a black Chevy Suburban.