This story hasn’t gotten much play here in the U.S. (aside from Fox News), but the Brits are pissed. Little wonder. The incident is disturbing because it calls into question the judgment and, I think, maturity of the current occupants of the White House. On US radio’s Garrison show today...

So Mickey Rourke didn't win the Oscar for Best Actor for "The Wrestler," but perhaps he wins the honor for Best Jesus Performance of 2008? In the fascinating, insightful article "Pop-Eye: Meat The Wrestler," by Brent Plate, Plate wonders the......

According to Sports By Brooks, the real reason Kentucky head coach Billy Gillispie stiff-armed ESPN's Jeanine Edwards during recent halftime interviews might be because Edwards turned down Gillispie's invitation for a date. "A source recently told me that Gillispie made a past, amorous advance at Ed...

Over the past day or so, since the Academy Award nominations were announced, I’ve read nothing but contempt for the Academy and its voters. “The Dark Knight was robbed,” “Best Animated Feature is not good enough for Wall-E,” “Nothing for Gran Torino? Really?”...

Not that the Washington Capitals need an alibi, but is it too much to put this entire three-game funk on the atrocity of NHL all-star balloting? Feeling intense disrespect from fans, unable to rock the vote, much less the red, they have now scored an anemic three goals in nine periods at Verizon Cen...

Spoiler Alert! If you have never seen the absolute riveting movie, ' 'The Long Good Friday' , then don't watch this video The Long Good Friday...the fantastic end! Good Quality "Shut up you long streak of paralyzed piss ..." I only wish someone, anyone one of the assembled media at yesterday's final...

Funny, looking back at those days, when The Commander Guy would give a speech, before a wildly hooting-and-hollering audience, only to discover that his preferred location to deliver said speeches were military bases and institutions. Then we have today, where he finds himself with an international ...

Emmy nomination morning is kind of like Christmas morning - you’re all excited about it as it approaches, wary of the potential surprises and the like, etc. But, unlike Christmas that ends in the complete elimination of suspense, the Emmy Awards are the start of a whole new game. In this case,...

Nelson Mandela is probably the closest thing to a living saint we've got - he's so kindly and warm, like Santa Claus, the Werther's Original grandpa and Ronald McDonald all rolled into one. Nelson Mandela has got nothing but pure undiluted joy for every single person in the whole wide wo...

You gotta hand it to Katherine Heigl. In the last two years, thanks to plum roles in Knocked Up and on Grey's Anatomy, she's gone from the forgotten child star from My Father, The Hero (forgotten by everyone except pervs, that is) to an Emmy winning actress who's bumping her way onto the A-List. But...