Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Media

Despicable Spectrum Cable Ousts NY1 Veterans Roma Torre, Kristen Shaughnessy and 3 Other Female Reporters After Lawsuit Settlement

After 28 years, a raft of awards, incredibly hard work and colon cancer, Roma Torre is out at NY1 on Spectrum Cable. Also out...

Media Madness: How a So-Called Journalist Destroyed Her Life Over Evil Martin Shkreli is Lighting Up Twitter

The craziest story I've read in some time is by Stephanie Clifford in, of all places, Elle.com. Clifford writes about a so-called journalist for Bloomberg...

Jeffrey Epstein’s Pimp, Jean Luc Brunel: Arrested Escaping France, I Wrote About Him in 1991, and Diane Sawyer Profiled Him on “60 Minutes”

Jean Luc Brunel was finally arrested today, according to reports, as he was trying to fly out of Paris for Senegal. Jeffrey Epstein's pimp,...

TIME Magazine Announces Person of the Year: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in Surprise, Beat Fauci and Black Lives Matter

TIME magazine had four choices for the 2020 Person of the Year: the good-- Joe Biden; the evil, Donald Trump; the causes-- Black Lives...

A Rare Failure for Oprah as Hearst Publications Prepares to Lay Off 59 Staffers from “O” as It Ends Print Edition

Oprah Winfrey has few failures on her resume. But the ending of the print edition of the "O" Magazine at Hearst will sting for some...

Stupid: Central Florida’s The Villages Has 3 New COVID Deaths And 23 New Cases, But They Voted for Trump Anyway

We're following the Villages in Central Florida because they seem to be typical of Trump voters: older and white. Trump had a rally there...

No Happy Ending for Writer Jeffrey Toobin: Fired from the New Yorker After Masturbation Scandal, CNN Next?

This comes as little surprise but Jeffrey Toobin has been fired from The New Yorker. The magazine conducted an investigation after Toobin was seen pleasuring...

Sting’s “Duets” Album Postponed Until March, But Watch Rocker’s Performance of “Englishman in NY” for Cancer Charity Fundraiser

It's good news and not exactly bad news for Sting's legions of fans. The superstar rocker was supposed to release his "Duets" album at the...