Live Earth | ‘Sicko’ | CBS Radio Backstage at Live Earth The Live Earth show at Giants Stadium was notable almost more for the number of iPhones being shown off by celebrities than the number of celebrities themselves. Director Darren Aronofsky, whose significant other, actress Rachel Weisz, was one of …
Read More »Hope for Earth: Planet Survives Star's Death Throes
Astronomers have spotted a planet that has survived the massive ballooning of its parent star, providing the first optimistic evidence for the long-term survival of Earth. The discovery, detailed in the Sept. 13 issue of the journal Nature, could motivate other scientists to look for similar red giant survivors. That …
Read More »Maureen, Mahmoud and Your Humble Host
So in Wednesday’s New York Times — a paper I enjoy reading while having my problem areas tweezed and sculpted into a topiary — I was shocked to find Maureen Dowd mentioning me in her column about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. She’s pissed that I called him a “foul-smelling fruitbat” — a …
Read More »Lou Rawls Family Feud Imperils Funeral
Lou Rawls Family Feud | Gloria Steinem Attacked by Director | Golden Globe Members Lou Rawls Family Feud Imperils Funeral Friday’s funeral for soul superstar Lou Rawls is turning into a Battle Royale between one of Rawls’ adult daughters and the wife he nearly divorced two months ago. I’m told …
Read More »Americans Take Increased Airport Security in Stride
One thing I noticed flying this weekend: things are a mess. Checking your bags takes longer. Throwing out all those liquids takes longer. Getting to your gate takes longer. Everything takes longer and is more of a pain. But if you think Americans are whining, think again. Most I encountered …
Read More »Playboy 'Girl Next Door' Holly Madison Knows What Women Want … for the Holidays
As the unofficial first lady of the Playboy Mansion, Hugh Hefner’s main squeeze Holly Madison knows a thing or two about women. And as finding the right holiday gift for the lady in your life is about as daunting as it gets, FOXNews.com turned to the “Girls Next Door” star …
Read More »'Law & Order: SVU' May Be Over
‘Law & Order: SVU’ | Jennifer Hudson | Ahmet Ertegun ‘Law & Order: SVU’ May Be Over You wouldn’t think that NBC could afford to lose a hit show right now, but that’s what may happen. Sources tell me that NBC is playing hardball with stars Mariska Hargitay and Chris …
Read More »Gen. Barry McCaffrey Bucks Trend, Praising Progress in Iraq
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Positive Steps A retired army general who was once called Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s “most outspoken critic” over the war in Iraq now says the U.S. is achieving its objectives there. Barry McCaffrey, perhaps best known as President Clinton’s drug czar, blasted …
Read More »Border Action, Finally…
Finally, President Bush takes concrete border action. With 80 percent of the country demanding border security, President Bush has decided to move 6,000 troops to back up the Border Patrol —- not enough in my opinion, but it’s better than nothing. Six years ago — six years — “Talking Points” …
Read More »North Korea Creates Complex Problem for U.S., Neighbors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A modern timeline of relations between the United States and North Korea is dotted with diplomatic fits and starts, economic sanctions, promises of understanding, high points of small successes and low points of slammed doors, exiled weapons inspectors and exhaustive sets of demands. So, as foreign policy …
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