Oprah Won’t Get Fooled Again Oprah Won’t Get Fooled Again How do we measure 2008? Wasn’t it the year of Oprah? She selected the new president of the United States, tried to start a new age cult, avoided a major fire at her Montecito mansion, her mom got sued by …
Read More »Adventures in Space — for a Price
If you’ve ever longed to be an astronaut, floating weightless and catching a glimpse of Earth from outer space, a Washington, D.C.-area company can make your dream come true – as long as you have the bucks. Space Adventures, a private company based in Arlington, Va., sends its patrons on …
Read More »She's Not Having a Good Day
And now the most fascinating two minutes in television, the latest from the election-day grapevine: Miss the Grapevine? Watch it! State Law Clashes With ConstitutionIf Republican Norm Coleman wins that Minnesota Senate seat, state law provides that he would immediately fill the vacancy created by the death of Democratic Senator …
Read More »N.Y. Times Continues to Embrace Defamation
Mud and the media part two. CBS (search) has already lost the public relations battle over ‘memogate.’ As we told you last night, the controversy over the BushNational Guard (search)documents has eclipsed the original “60 Minutes” story and even engendered sympathy for the president in some quarters. So far, the …
Read More »Barbra, Neil, Bette Will Sing for Kerry
Kerry Concert |Jacko Update |Robert Altman Barbra, Neil, Bette Will Sing for Kerry The likely Democratic presidential nominee is about to get some big gun help from some major pop stars. Next week it will be announced, I am told, that Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond will perform a one …
Read More »Movie Theater Madness
Have any of you been to a movie theater lately? It’s ridiculous. It’s out of control. And no, I’m not talkingMichael Moore’s (search) film. I’m not even talking about films, period. I’m talking about the commercials! They’re everywhere and they’re over the top: too long, too many, too much. Movie …
Read More »Reporter's Notebook: Rumors of Pope's Demise Exaggerated
ROME – The pope is dying again. I just read about it yesterday. Some of my friends heard it on the radio, and called to see if it was true. By my count, Pope John Paul II has been dying since one Friday afternoon in September of 1994. I was …
Read More »Campaign Finance Reformer in Tough Fight
WASHINGTON – Rep.Chris Shays (search)has made campaign finance reform a priority during his tenure in Congress but now he facesa well-financed Democrat who is taking on Shays for his support of the war with Iraq. Shays, a Republican who represents Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District, is facing one of the toughest …
Read More »Rod Stewart: No. 1, at Last, From the Get-Go
Rod Stewart: No. 1, at Last | Bette Midler| ‘Three Kings’ Doc Will Air| Lauren Bacall Rod Stewart: No. 1, at Last, From the Get-Go Rod Stewart‘s new album, “Stardust: The Great American Songbook Volume 3,” is No. 1 this week with 250,000 copies sold. Are you listening? Rod Stewart …
Read More »Now for Your Grrrs: Dec. 14, 2004
Now for Your Grrrs: Peter D. in Cyber-Space about the Grrr! Column: GRRR to the small-minded folks who get extremely irritated by the smallest of annoyances, like waiting five minutes too long in line at the coffee shop or getting cut off on the freeway, when there are much bigger …
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