Can we go on without Jon Stewart? Of course we can. He’s shown us how. The Washington Post‘s Hank Stuever examines Daily Show host Jon
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Can we go on without Jon Stewart? Of course we can. He’s shown us how. The Washington Post‘s Hank Stuever examines Daily Show host Jon
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Des Moines Register: Trump should pull the plug on his bloviating side show The Des Moines Register has published a blistering editorial calling on racist
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The data and details of the Sherlock Holmes canon, visualized The Guardian has published a striking set of images which depict some interesting facts about
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NBC to Donald Trump: You’re fired Comcast-owned NBC announced today it is severing all ties with racist real estate tycoon Donald Trump. It will unwind
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For no good reason, well known political news tabloid The Hill has chosen to cover the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Patient Protection Act a
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Jon Stewart opened last night’s episode of The Daily Show with commentary in place of comedy following a white supremacist’s terrorist attack on a black
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The late-night talk TV world Letterman leaves behind is packed with capable hosts on many networks, but what they preside over, strictly speaking, is neither
LaunchMad Men‘s Matthew Weiner greets the end with exhilaration, woe The Los Angeles Times talks to Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner about the finale of
LaunchRolling Stone and UVA: The Columbia School of Journalism report After receiving the final report it commissioned from The Columbia School of Journalism into its
LaunchThe cold open for the March 28th episode of Saturday Night Live features the return of “The Rock” Obama, portrayed by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
LaunchI’ve made my decision — I’m out of the Republican Party. I am not a Republican. I will not give a dime to the Republican
LaunchTop Story’s Robert Mak recently filed a report on the prospects for a presidential primary in 2016, with a focus on Kim Wyman’s legislation to
LaunchDisney announces Frozen sequel The Walt Disney Company has announced plans to cash in on its blockbuster animated feature film by turning it into a
LaunchConservatives are not looking to make education more rigorous and informative, or science more empirical or verifiable, or voting more representative, or the government more
LaunchNew York Times reporter contradicts O’Reilly’s “war zone” claims The author of the New York Times article Bill O’Reilly is relying on to justify his
LaunchI want to dedicate this award for my fellow Mexicans, the ones who live in Mexico. I pray that we can find and build a
LaunchLady Gaga takes in the applause from every corner of the Dolby Theatre after performing a medley of songs from The Sound of Music. (Photo: Craig Sjodin/ABC, courtesy of the Walt Disney Company. Reproduced under a Creative Commons license.)
LaunchThis year’s In Memoriam segment at the Academy Awards, introduced by acclaimed actress Meryl Streep, inexplicably omitted Joan Rivers and Jan Hooks, leaving many Oscar
LaunchPatricia Arquette delivers her memorable Academy Awards acceptance speech. (Photo: Craig Sjodin/ABC, courtesy of the Walt Disney Company. Reproduced under a Creative Commons license.)
LaunchTo every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation, we have fought for everybody else’s equal rights. It’s our time
LaunchOscars 2015: Female directors scarce at Hollywood’s major studios The Los Angeles Times asked why the directing profession is dominated by men. Women directed a
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