Looking for Jim Webb’s 2016 vision? Check Twitter
For the last two-months, Webb has been tweeting about criminal justice reform, mental health issues and efforts to increase middle class incomes. He has urged the United States to reshape…
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Jesse Eisenberg Maybe Shaved His Head To Play Lex Luthor
Jesse Eisenberg’s hair is not something you probably think about too often, but comic book fans have been curious about his locks ever since the actor was cast to play…
Kid President Tells The Story Of MLK In This Charming Video
Kid President is back at it again — delivering an insightful message to viewers about an important history lesson we should all be familiar with: the story of Dr. Martin…
Billy Crystal: Gay Scenes On TV Sometimes ‘Too Much For Me’
Billy Crystal was one of the first actors to play a gay character on television, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t wary of some of the gay content that ends…
Yolanda Foster Blogs About Her Battle With Lyme Disease: ‘I Have Lost the Ability to Read’
“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Yolanda Foster spoke up about her struggle with Lyme disease in a new blog post on BravoTV.com. She used to post regularly on the…
Martin Luther King Jr. Inspirations From The Black Community
Why do we have Martin Luther King Jr. Day? In the spirit of remembering one of the most famous Civil Rights Movement heroes of all time, we asked the Black…
Rev. Ralph Abernathy: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Overlooked ‘Civil Rights Twin’
(RNS) In a scene in the movie “Selma,” the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. sits in a jail cell wondering where the civil rights movement is headed. His cellmate, the…
Poll: Nearly six in 10 Republicans want Romney to run
Romney confirmed Friday night in a speech at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting that he’s seriously thinking about jumping back into the fray, hinting that his campaign would focus…
A Question All Couples Should Talk About Before They Get In Too Deep
www.upworthy.com: When you think about the top questions people ask when they’re in a serious relationship, this may not be one of them. Subscribe to Upworthy
Noam Chomsky: ‘Their’ terrorism versus ‘Our’ terrorism
Noam Chomsky is Institute Professor Emeritus in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His most recent book is “Masters of Mankind.” His web site is…
Let’s Talk About Hannah Vs. Lena Dunham In That ‘Triggering’ Episode Of ‘Girls’
Sunday night’s “Girls” finally took us to Iowa with Hannah, the now grad student (yes, it’s really happening). Besides unsuccessfully riding her bike through campus, the episode marked one of…
Unraveling the myth of the American West
When he turned 17, Richmond headed to the United States, where he spent three months hitchhiking his way through the Western states. “I just wanted to see things like I’d…
Muslim ‘angels’ ease American’s prison days in UAE
An American in Abu Dhabi, he found himself frightened even though the other prisoners were sleeping. Movie scenes from “Midnight Express” and “Brubaker” swirled through his head. He sat at…
Why Obama’s going to India after his State of the Union speech
These are all the hot topics around the “Inside Politics” table this week: 1. What Obama’s trip to India reveals about his SOTU agenda President Obama says he’s on the…
Bill Cosby facing litany of allegations
Though the star has vehemently denied most of the accusations that he drugged and sexually assaulted young women seeking career guidance, the stories are taking their toll on his reputation…
‘Consummate’ journalist and former CNN reporter passes away
In addition to working as a correspondent, Loory also oversaw CNN bureaus in Washington and Moscow. He later became a vice president of Turner Broadcasting. But it hardly sums up…
Patton Oswalt on his ‘addiction’ to film, the Sony hack and threats to speech
His new memoir, Silver Screen Fiend: Learning about Life from An Addiction To Film, recounts a period of his life guided by a steady flow of celluloid and popcorn, while…
Does GOP want a boiling planet?
That means average land and sea temperatures, worldwide, have never been hotter in modern times, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (the gold standard for global climate data)…
The Lesson I Learned From Teasing My Friend, From Gayle King (VIDEO)
When asked about her experience with bullying, co-host of CBS This Morning Gayle King shared a moment from her childhood that has stayed with her. Gayle went to school in…
Peak-bagging for couch potatoes
This story is about humbler summitssome of them aren’t even hillsthat beckon hikers in largely flat, low-lying parts of the country. They have modest names like Charles Mound and Hoosier…
Help! My teen’s watching online porn
What happened to Maddie, a mom of two boys, one afternoon has no doubt happened to countless other parents across the country. Maddie’s computer was out of juice, so she…
Can love win a presidential election?
But his pitch to unseat Sepp Blatter and become the next president of FIFA, those qualities lasted about as long as the glossy montage to announce his candidacy. In public…
They shall not pass: Defiant Aberdeen keeps the world at bay
None of those? Well, what about Aberdeen, then? When people talk about the Dons, it tends to be through a bit of a nostalgic haze. Remember those 1980s days when…
Former Romney campaign co-chair ‘not happy’ with interest in 2016
“I’m not happy, frankly, with the way that he’s chosen to re-enter presidential politics, and I think his friends need to be honest with him about that,” he said. “He’s…
How bad is booze anyway? 6 crazy facts about drinking
Drinking moderately comes with a wealth of health benefits, says Sam Zakhari, senior vice president of the Distilled Spirits Council and former director of the Division of Metabolism and Health…
Right’s top 5 arguments against Romney in 2016
Some are openly negative about the possibility. “I am willing myself not to believe Romney is running again. That’s too stupid even for his set of advisers,” tweeted Erick Erickson,…
European counterterrorism officials scramble to identify potential threats
European security services in recent weeks have received indications that the extremist group ISIS may have started directing European adherents in Syria and Iraq to launch attacks back in their…
Walker makes a 2016 pitch
While not outwardly saying he would run, it was clear Walker was making the point to these state party leaders and activists that he has the record and the experience…
New exec taking over NBC’s ‘Today’
Related: Ann Curry exiting NBC news What’s next? With Horowitz — an outsider — in charge of the morning show, there were rampant rumors about shakeups to the cast. Objections…
Terror response concerns drive investigation into D.C. metro incident
The incident that happened on Monday in Washington’s L’Enfant Plaza station, city officials say, was an electrical malfunction that led to one person dead and more than 80 hospitalized. On…