Geometric forms typically add a kind of serenity to art. Matrices, grids, and colors establish comforting patterns that draw the viewer into a contemplative state. Not so Matthew Carter’s hellequinharlequinclown paintings, on exhibition at the Luis De Jesus Los Angeles gallery
Governor Jerry Brown’s ongoing “realignment” response to court orders requiring a reduction in California’s prison crowding is sending all but the worst criminals flooding back to county jails for a brief visit and then back on the streets. A Los
Did you know harshly criticizing the looters who are ransacking the businesses of innocent, hard-working Ferguson, MO residents is both “racist” and “insane?” So says Salon.com, dealing the race card against conservative actor Kevin Sorbo for daring to call out
James Cameron’s Avatar thrilled crowds with its intense action and groundbreaking special effects. You didn’t need those 3-D glasses to see the eco-messages careening off the screen, though. Cameron, who once said he “loves eco-terrorism,” used the film as a
The order from U.S. District Court Judge Emmett Sullivan was certainly clear enough. In a landmark victory for Judicial Watch, the federal judge ordered the IRS to submit sworn declarations detailing what happened to Lois Lerner’s “lost” emails and what
Looks like Fox won’t be bringing Tina Fey’s latest comedy into living rooms nationwide. Variety reports that the network is passing on Cabot College, a show co-produced by Fey set in college. Project from Universal TV had received a series
The World Health Organization is strongly urging countries affected by the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa– Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Nigeria– to screen individuals leaving the country for the virus at airports, seaports, and border crossings. The warning,
Netflix is now in the Bill Cosby business. The streaming giant just secured new comedy specials from the avuncular comic along with younger performers including Jim Jefferies, Bill Burr and Chelsea Peretti, Variety reports. The Cosby special, “Bill Cosby 77,”
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti returned from a trip to Sacramento and announced that he expects somewhere around $400 in corporate welfare for Hollywood to be approved by the state legislature. Currently, Hollywood enjoys $100 in million corporate welfare. Since
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — The cheerful sign outside Jane Cornell’s summer school classroom in Pennsylvania’s wealthiest county says “Welcome” and “Bienvenidos” in polished handwriting. Inside, giggling grade-schoolers who mostly come from homes where Spanish is the primary language worked
The new trailer for Camp X-Ray may feel like a blast from Hollywood’s recent past. The film industry cranked out a series of films critical of both President George W. Bush and his conduct of the War on Terror during
The end is nigh for the legal racket known as bundled cable. And that is great news for freedom and for America. Variety reports that during the last quarter, pay TV collectively lost a net of 305,000 customers. This, despite
The odds of The View finding a better ideological balance shrank when we heard far-left comic Rosie O’Donnell will be returning to the show. Now, we’re learning who will be pulling the strings on the revamped chat show. O’Donnell should
Kelsey Grammer is part of a small group of openly conservative stars who continues to find work on screens big and small. The actor wondered if his political leanings hurt his most recent Emmy campaign. Grammer has five Emmys on
The centerpiece of President Obama’s Africa Summit appears to be a new “Power Africa” that envisions a commitment of as much as $7 billion in government spending and loan guarantees and $9 billion in private-sector investments to help bring electricity
If you want to truly understand politics, especially of the Right-leaning variety, you’ll have to look beyond the dumbed-down, self-congratulatory so called journalism of Beltway establishment publications like Politico. Here is their headline out of Kansas: How Pat Roberts beat
Major movie stars like Tom Hanks, Will Smith and Adam Sandler can no longer guarantee box office success with their names above the title. Now, they have to compete with YouTube stars like Benny and Rafi, and for the next
Megan Fox is one of Hollywood’s most stunning stars, but she can say some ugly things when prompted. Fox previously compared director Michael Bay, whose Transformers franchise made her a household name, to Adolf Hitler. The two later reconciled. Now,
The Fort Worth Independent School District (ISD) uncovered a very costly mistake, literally. They’ve been receiving overpayments from the state since 2010 and now will have to pay back somewhere between $37 million and $39 million dollars. It’s an error
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the lead off the final restart with three laps left and won Sunday to complete a season sweep at Pocono Raceway. Earnhardt held off the hard-charging Kevin Harvick to win for
Comcast’s proposed deal to acquire Time Warner demands the approval of the federal government. That allows politicians some wiggle room before the deal is done, witness a letter fired off this week regarding the cable giant’s commitment to Latino viewers.
The members of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) recently convened for a week of general meetings and committees in Austin. Proclamation 2016, which is the SBOE’s invitation to submit bids for Texas Education Knowledge & Skills (TEKS) aligned instructional
A news story about the “shining” Scalise operation said it was savvy enough to go over the heads of lawmakers who “can’t be convinced.” Twenty-four hours later, King is the most important and outspoken advocate for a new version of two immigration
(AF) Whimsical TV disaster movie “Sharknado 2” reeled in 3.9 million viewers, the Syfy specialty channel said Thursday, one day after the sequel’s broadcast. The followup to last year’s instant cult classic about a freak weather system that rains a
Hamas. ISIL. Boko Haram. Many know that these terror groups for their brutality. However many may not know they are also bound together by the common rule of Shariah Law. This system of governing condones a wide variety of abuses.
The Obama administration is preparing to dump illegal immigrant juveniles in one of the nation’s most prominent sanctuary counties in Maryland just weeks after Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley (D) reportedly begged the White House not to ship illegal immigrants to
Roman Polanski, the famed director who admitted to sexually abusing a child in 1977, is about to be honored by the entertainment industry. Again. Polanski earned a standing ovation when he won a Best Director Oscar back in 2003. This
I see one of Joel’s ten winners and losers from the Gaza War is the United Nations, dumped into the “loser” column because Hamas rockets have been found in schools built by the U.N. Relief Works Agency. The first time
On Saturday, July 26, approximately 30 Dallas area residents lined up for a small and peaceful protest of Clay Jenkins, the Dallas County judge who took it upon himself to invite 2,000 of the unaccompanied alien minors who have crossed into
JERUSALEM (AP) — A network of tunnels Palestinian militants have dug from Gaza to Israel — dubbed “lower Gaza” by the Israeli military — is taking center stage in the latest war between Hamas and Israel. Gaza’s Hamas rulers view
LONDON, United Kingdom – It was billed as the biggest protest in London since the Stop the War Coalition marched against the invasion of Iraq. In the end the predictions of one million protesters proved to be fantasy, and some
On Thursday, footage surfaced of Jonathan Gruber, an MIT economist and chief architect of Obamacare, discussing the issue at the heart of the latest ACA court cases: whether subsidies are only available for state-run insurance exchanges or can also be paid
A new report should spark renewed interest in bringing beefier tax credits to California’s film and television industries. The Washington Post reports that roughly $1.1 billion was spent over the last year by film and TV productions receiving newly enacted
President Bill Clinton says he didn’t inhale. Snoop Dogg says he rarely stops. The rapper is in the news again, but not for dropping any new music. He joined Jimmy Kimmel for a goofy Q&A, and during their exchange Snoop
What does Tony Dungy’s late son have to do with the Super Bowl-winning coach’s admission that he would have passed on openly-gay pass rusher Michael Sam in the draft? Everything, according to those lurking in the darkest recesses of the
Poland will challenge a European Union ban on flavoured cigarettes in the European Court of Justice, saying it will be unfairly affected as one of the EU’s biggest consumers and producers of menthol cigarettes. The ban is part of the
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “All In,” Robert Reich, President Bill Clinton’s former Secretary of Labor, said American drug users are responsible for the “drug war” policy which is causing the violent chaos in the illegal immigrant children’s home countries of El
The lawyer for state Sen. Chris McDaniel announced at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon in Jackson, MS, that he has enough evidence to file for an official challenge of the election results, and will do so in the coming
Tel Aviv, Israel–On Wednesday, Hamas released 10 conditions for a hudna, many of which Israel could not ever conceivably agree to without surrendering much of their security and sovereignty. However, many in the international community are hopeful that Israel and
DALLAS, Texas–Despite repeated roadblocks put up by the beleaguered and failed leadership at the Beaumont Independent School District (BISD), Texas EducationCommissioner Michael Williams finally announced his picks for the temporary state-appointed Board of Managers on July 14. In a ruling
