'Beauty Shop': Divorce, Ratings and the 'Ripped Representative'

May. 11, 2011
Maria Schriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger are splitting after 25 years of marriage. Oprah Winfrey's four-month-old network OWN is having a shake-up due to low ratings. The youngest Congressman is baring his abs on the cover of Men's Health Magazine.

Fifty years after Newton Minow's famous address, is TV still a vast wasteland?

May. 9, 2011
Monday marks the 50th anniversary of Newton Minow's historic address to the National Association of Broadcasters. The Chicago attorney was serving as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. It was Minow’s first foray in that position.

Donald Trump Is Thinking About Running For President ... Or Maybe Not

Apr. 21, 2011
Donald Trump is making the rounds on TV and in key states to explain that he may — just possibly — be interested in running for president.Many voters are taking his presidential aspirations seriously, but does Trump himself?When Barack Obama, then a senator, ran for president the first time, Republi

Egypt Finds Its Own 'Jon Stewart'

Apr. 15, 2011
The audience for Egypt's Bassem Youssef Show is growing as fast as a snowball rolling down a hill — and it exemplifies everything that is new about media in post-revolutionary Egypt.Many equate Youssef to America's Jon Stewart.Tarek AlQazzaz is general manager at Baraka One Web, a production company

'Food Revolution,' L.A. Schools Spar Over Lunches

Apr. 15, 2011
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and Los Angeles Public Schools started a food fight this week.The second season of Oliver's reality show Food Revolution features him badmouthing L.A.

Vice president's home stand-in for Playboy mansion

Mar. 18, 2011
 The home of a former U.S. vice president Charles G.

Is Spotlight Hindering Charlie Sheen's Addiction Recovery?

Mar. 3, 2011
Actor Charlie Sheen has been making headlines lately for a series of angry appearances on various radio and TV outlets.

The PS22 Chorus Goes To The Oscars

Feb. 26, 2011
The Academy Award show is Sunday night, and excitement is growing over what celebrities will wear, what they will say, and who will be the big winners.

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