ESPN (@espn) just celebrated their 30th anniversary earlier this month. Over that time they’ve grown from a small time, privately owned, 24 hour sports news network, to a Disney owned, sports media giant. ESPN is THE voice in sports journalism today. And, like anybody that’s on top of their game, they are willing to do [...]
September 30, 2009 | Posted in
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Fall is finally here and the new tv season is well under way! Here are the tv talk show listings for this week (the good, the bad and the “huh?”). Which guests will you be watching and talking about?
Some highlights we like: Madonna and former Woody Harrelson on Late Show with David Letterman [...]
September 28, 2009 | Posted in
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This week on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, Bill Maher unleashes his fury at a bevy of incompetent politicians, sicko celebs and odd products that should never have made thier way onto our supermarket shelves.
Maher’s New Rules include tough-love for Moammar Kadafi, China’s Mobile phones, Joe Wilson, MacKenzie Phillips and the manufacturers of the [...]
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach has released the tapes — tapes of Michael Jackson speaking (for hours) to the Rabbi (who was Jackson’s spiritual adviser) about the pain of his life and the self-loathing that consumed him until his death.
On Dateline NBC Meredith Vieira devotes one hour to unraveling the many confessions and revelations made by Jackson [...]
September 27, 2009 | Posted in
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David Letterman continues his late night talk show shenanigans (and comedic assault on the over-hyped media persona of Sarah Palin) by submitting his Top 10 Questions: Top 10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Spending $63,000 on Dinner with Sarah Palin.
It’s a valid question consider a woman by the name of Cathy Maples paid a [...]
September 26, 2009 | Posted in
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Former Director of Homeland Security and highly respected Republican figure head Tom Ridge stopped by The Daily Show on Wednesday. Surprisingly, this is an interesting conversation between the two men about our country’s current state of security. I say surprising, because as much as I like Jon Stewart, he has a habit of [...]
September 24, 2009 | Posted in
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Larry King (@kingsthings) could not have lobbed this interview at Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) any softer. This is Tyra in her element, answering questions that she’s clearly been prepared for, and that are designed to showcase her exactly the way she, and her publicist, wants her to be showcased. Larry never pushes on any subject — [...]
September 24, 2009 | Posted in
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Former U.S President Bill Clinton appeared as a guest on Late Show with David Letterman. Clinton is still as charming and personable as ever. His face is somewhat older, his hair is entirely white, but as soon as that southern twang in his voice is heard, it brings me back to a time in our [...]
September 24, 2009 | Posted in
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Last night on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show Rachel Maddow (@maddow) analyzes the outcome of the Republican-based Values Voter Summit (in particular, what many are calling a racist joke by Republican representative Roy Blunt of Missouri wherein he uses African monkeys as an analogy for the Republican opposition in Washington — there were actual gasps [...]
September 23, 2009 | Posted in
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Being a first-time guest on The View (@theviewtv) yesterday, LeBron James talked to a producer of the show after his sitting with Barbara Walters (@barbarajwalters) and the gang. He humbly expresses gratitude for being interviewed and says of The View hosts:
“I had an unbelievable time with all the women up there. They’re very inspirational. I’m [...]