Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Media

“American Idol” Loses 2 Million Viewers from Wednesday to Thursday, Swamped by “Big Bang Theory”

"American Idol" is suffering in the ratings already. Last night the show drew a total of 9.24 million viewers and was swamped by "The...

Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Want Mitt Romney, Slags off Gawker Over Drunk Tweeting Allegation

Rupert Murdoch very busy Tweeting. He just told Mitt Romney to forget it for 2016: Let's be clear. Know and like Mitt Romney as...

Jerry Seinfeld’s “Comedians in Cars” wins PGA, So Does “Birdman”

This is a late posting but just in case you missed it: "Birdman" won the Producers Guild Award last night in L.A. I don't...

New York TV Legend Joe Franklin Dead at 88, Pioneered the Celebrity Talk Show

UPDATE: Confirmed, sadly. EARLIER: There's no confirmation yet, but it does seem from reports that New York TV legend Joe Franklin has died at...

Lance Armstrong’s Former Charity, Livestrong, Is in a Financial Free Fall Since the Scandal

It was two years ago this week that Lance Armstrong admitted to Oprah Winfrey that his "mythic story" was "one big lie." That moment,...

SNL: Watch Kate McKinnon’s Brilliant Parody (With Cecily Strong) of Justin Bieber

Watch Kate McKinnon and Cecily Strong's brilliant parody of the Justin Bieber-Calvin Klein commercials on "Saturday Night Live." This is one of many excellent...

NYTimes Desperate: Accepts Full Page Scientology Ad Bashing HBO Doc, Compares to Rolling Stone-UVA

The New York Times is so desperate for money that it accepted a full page Scientology ad bashing an unseen HBO documentary. The ad...

Kennedy Center Under New Management: This Week’s Lincoln Awards Presented by Recently Convicted Fraudster

America is a great country. One minute you're paying $100 million to the US for racketeering. The next you're sponsoring awards for vets at...