Organizers of a rally planned for Washington, D.C. on Saturday in support of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi deny being part of the Muslim Brotherhood, or being Brotherhood supporters. The rally, they said during a news conference Friday, is about
Elysium, the new sci-fi film starring Matt Damon, opened Thursday. Reviewers have been modestly positive overall (the film gets 67 percent at Rotten Tomatoes) but it’s clear that many reviewers were put off by the film’s heavy-handed politics. Here’s a
In director Neill Blomkamp’s new movie, the uber-rich live on a space station dubbed Elysium where they don’t have to worry about hunger, pollution and those nasty 99 percent types back on earth. Blomkamp’s Elysium is similarly removed from all
Matt Damon’s Elysium features an Occupy-style story about the rich oppressing the poor, along with a full-throated cry for universal health care and open borders. Promised Land, Damon’s last film, disparaged the process of fracking through the eyes of a
Israeli society is currently dealing with the painful, emotional issue of the Israeli government’s willingness to release Palestinian murderers, “security prisoners,” from Israeli jails, part of the price demanded by the Palestinians for consenting to sit at a negotiating table
While Human Rights Campaign (HRC), “the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization” begged Hollywood to respond to Russia’s laws against homosexuals, Matt Damon was on Skype hyping his new film Elysium for Russian audiences. HRC president
Trailers for the new movie Elysium suggest a hard-left storyline involving class warfare, and the film’s official web site mocks the notion of immigration control. Seems the movie itself follows up with that liberal agenda, according to Variety. The industry
In March, Slate magazine covered the Big Sandy Shoot in Arizona–a shoot where 600 spectators gather to watch 200 shooters fire “three million rounds of ammunition” with machine guns (fully automatic firearms) at various targets. Although it was a three
A bombshell book set to hit stores this fall reveals the unholy alliance between Hollywood and Nazi Germany in the years leading up to World War II. Ben Urwand’s book, The Collaboration: Hollywood’s Pact with Hitler, is based on archival
In an interview on National Public Radio (NPR), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said her new agenda for women will give mothers access to day care so they can “earn without carrying the burden of child care.” During the interview,
I’m sitting on the plane to Israel with Dr. Mehmet Oz, his wife Lisa, his kids, my wife Debbie, and three of our nine children. It’s Mehmet’s first ever visit to the Jewish State and we’ve been talking for almost
Pope Francis celebrated the closing Mass of World Youth Day (WYD) 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday. Prior to the end of the Mass, the pope announced that the next WYD will be celebrated in 2016, in Krakow,
By local estimates, 3 million people gathered on the night of Saturday, July 27, on Rio de Janeiro’s famed Copacabana Beach to sing and pray with Pope Francis, in the penultimate celebration of the 28th edition of the Roman Catholic
New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner advised reporters to focus on issues rather than him at a Thursday campaign appearance, saying, “campaigns are not about the candidates.” Weiner attempted to stay on message when questioned again by reporters about the
By SANDY COHENAP Entertainment WriterSAN DIEGOMoviegoers were ready for a fright this weekend, sending “The Conjuring” into first place at the box office. The Warner Bros. haunted-house horror–based on a true story–debuted with $41.5 million in North American ticket sales,
(AP) Screen violence remains a big hit with the public, despite calls for the entertainment industry to tone it down in the aftermath of the mass shootings at Aurora, Colo., Newtown, Conn, and elsewhere in the U.S. during the last
Closing arguments at the Zimmerman trial captured the overall tone of the entire epic saga. The defense made sound arguments based in law and reason, while the prosecution hit the jury with emotional appeals to look into their hearts and
Appearing on Piers Morgan Live on July 9, actor Jeff Daniels said the 2nd Amendment was from a “different time” and needs universal background checks added to make it apropos for our day and time. Here’s how Daniels said it:
The Wall Street Journal editorial page Wednesday urged Republicans, once again, to pass an immigration reform bill. The Journal has backed off its initial demand that Republicans “improve” the bill, and now asks only that they “pass the parts that are pro-growth.”
Much debate surrounds President Barack Obama’s refusal to label the Egyptian coup a “coup.” Doing so would have legal implications for U.S. aid to Egypt, which is one of the administration’s few remaining points of leverage. The Egypt case contrasts
Many celebrities are celebrating the Fourth of July by wishing their country a very happy birthday. It’s a day where partisanship is pushed aside for good ol’ fashioned patriotism. Bette Midler is taking a different approach. The Parental Guidance star
(AP) PHILADELPHIA–“Punky Brewster” and the kids from “Saved by the Bell” are returning to the small screen through digital comic books. So, too, are “Knight Rider,” “Airwolf” and “Miami Vice.” Lion Forge Comics and NBC Universal said Tuesday they partnered
We’ve seen a few fantastic animated films released this year. DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods was original and fun and last month Disney Pixar’s Monsters University, the satisfying prequel to the 2001 film, brought in over $170 million at the box office. Universal Pictures’
When President Barack Obama, in mid-June remarks to a townhall meeting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, equated the city’s separate Catholic and Protestant schools to racial segregation in the United States, he became the target of sharp criticism from Catholic clerics
As Texas prepares to vote on a bill that would ban abortions in that state past 20 weeks of pregnancy, a new undercover investigative video reveals that abortion doctors at Southwestern Women’s Options (SWO) in Albuquerque, New Mexico engage in
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., July 1 (UPI)–America’s NBC television network says it has ordered “A.D.: Beyond the Bible,” a miniseries from “The Bible” producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey. The announcement was made Monday by Jennifer Salke, president of NBC Entertainment,
By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESSandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy brought “The Heat” against Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx at the box office. The Fox action-comedy starring the funny ladies as mismatched detectives earned $40 million in second place
President Barack Obama unveiled his “Power Africa” program on Sunday that will spent $7 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to fund a sub-Saharan Africa electricity program that will also develop geothermal, hydro, wind, and solar power. The International Energy Agency
On Thursday, President Barack Obama suffered a diplomatic slip in a joint press conference with President Macky Sall of Senegal when he urged African nations to accept gay marriage. Sall countered that his country was tolerant but would not decriminalize
Vatican Radio reported Wednesday that Pope Francis has set up a Pontifical Commission that is charged with drawing up an “exhaustive” report of the status and activities of the Vatican bank, the Institute for Religious Works (IOR). The Commission consists
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Ecuador ends U.S. trade deal in order to protect rapists and traitors Fed reverses itself on ending quantitative easing Egypt braces for massive ‘Tamarod’ rebellion on Sunday Ecuador ends U.S. trade deal in order
China has been both lionized and vilified over the past three decades. It has been seen as the saviour of Western capitalism, but also as a state-run economy intent on becoming the hegemonic nation in East Asia, if not the Pacific.
Election integrity advocates must always remember that even progressive contingency plans have contingency plans. President Obama’s reported statement in Senegal regarding the Supreme Court decision to strike down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act as outdated and unconstitutional was
On June 17th, Nancy Brinker, the sister of Susan Komen and the founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, lost her job as CEO of the organization as a result of attempts to defund Planned Parenthood. She has been
Deadline.com, one of the entertainment industry’s most powerful news sites, doesn’t have Jim Carrey’s back. The site slammed Carrey’s decision to stop supporting his upcoming film Kick-Ass 2 due to its violent content. Rather than the high moral ground he seeks,
The Hill is reporting that Democrats in DC are “shifting” from Obama over to Hillary Clinton as 2016 approaches. “Hillary Clinton has already racked up a couple of endorsements for the 2016 presidential race — and she hasn’t even announced she’s
Today Project Veritas released a video exposing the outrageous waste, fraud and abuse that comes with the free government cell phone program, “Lifeline” aka “ObamaPhones”. U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) introduced legislation, earlier this year, to eliminate this wasteful welfare subsidy but
Make way, liberal humorists, Julie Borowswki has entered the public arena, and she is hilarious! Borowski’s blog-videos, entitled Token Libertarian Girl, can be found at You Tube and her personal blog. The Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) recently awarded Borowski its
Liberal activist group MoveOn.org has started a boycott against organic foods grocery Whole Foods Market, claiming that the company has an “English Only” language policy that was used to suspend two New Mexico employees. MoveOn’s activism comes amid debate in
The @Large Conference held recently in Baton Rouge, Louisiana brought people together from around the country to discuss issues related to black conservatives. In a time when the GOP is talking ‘outreach’, the conference was an important first step in
