Paging Jim Carrey for Grammy Host | Oscar Movies Playing to Empty Theaters | Britney Spears Walks the Right Way Paging Jim Carrey for Grammy Host There’s a bit of terror in GrammyLand. The CBS broadcast is less than a month away and there’s still no host. Rosie O’Donnell, who …
Read More »Pearl Harbor Song Had to Have Faith; Michele Lee Out of Knots
Diane Warren | Michele Lee | Michael Jackson | Hollywood Execs Change Places Songwriter Churns ‘Em Out for Bruckheimer At the end of the interminably long, mostly insufferable three-hour extravaganza called Pearl Harbor you will hear a song. It’s played over the end credits. That is, if you bother to …
Read More »Secret to Success
This is just me talking here, but you want to know the secret to getting ahead? I mean, the real secret? It has nothing to do with talent. Nothing to do with connections. I’m not saying those things don’t help, but here’s what clinches it: Keeping your word. Doing what …
Read More »‘Islamo-Fascism Week' Leads to Campus Outrage
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Hate Speech? A week before a series of meetings at George Washington University about the dangers of radical Islam — called “Islamo-Fascism Week” — posters ostensibly promoting the events — with messages of hate against Muslims —have stirred outrage on campus. They …
Read More »Scientists: Killer Hurricanes May Someday Be Controlled With Soot
Two scientists think they may have found a way to weaken, slow down and even change the direction of hurricanes. If it works, the method could be used to divert powerful storms from hitting large cities — but could also create its own maelstrom of problems. Using computer simulations, Boston-area …
Read More »Al Gore Says He's Still 'Not Planning' to Run for President
Al Gore | A-Listers: They Eat, Too! Al Gore Says He’s Still ‘Not Planning’ to Run for President Former Vice President Al Gore says he’s still not planning to run for president. That’s how he put it last night at the opening of the Tribeca Film Festival when I suggested …
Read More »Helping the Enemy
It is day 11 in the Iran hostage situation. That country has humiliated the 15 British service people they kidnapped and the world really doesn’t care. That’s because somewhat incredibly, the USA and Great Britain are looked upon by many as the major threats in the world, not the Islamic …
Read More »The News Wars Continue
You may remember New York Times TV critic Alessandra Stanley, a committed liberal, attacking Geraldo Rivera during the Hurricane Katrina coverage. Ms. Stanley accused Geraldo of pushing aside a rescue worker in order to put himself in front of the camera. Well, that was not true and videotape proved it. …
Read More »On Veteran's Day, Remembering America's Sacrifice
It seemed like a very normal afternoon in Lyman, South Carolina, a small southern town in upstate. The closest metropolis was Spartanburg, which wasn’t all that much of a metropolis. Lyman was a place where most everyone worked at Pacific Mills, drank Coca-Colas at the local drug store and worshipped …
Read More »Interfaith Group Moves Thanksgiving Service After Church Forbids Non-Christian Prayer on Property
A Muslim-led interfaith Thanksgiving service in Austin, Texas, was forced to move to another location at the last minute after a Baptist church objected to non-Christians worshipping on its property. The Austin Area Interreligious Ministries, the largest interfaith organization in the city, was told last Wednesday that it wouldn’t be …
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