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It all started with an idea by Chris Winland and Sara Prus. Check that. It all started with the Tea Party. Yes, that Tea Party. Sara and Chris were both believers that there needed to be a response to this conservative movement that they found little—if any—agreement with. So, As Chris himself put it, “My wife (Sara), [...]
Well, if you thought Rupert Murdoch’s troubles were fading, guess again. In another chapter with a major helping of the “ick” factor, the Guardian is reporting that News of the World, Murdoch’s now defunct tabloid, hacked into the cell phone of Sara Payne, whose eight-year-old daughter, Sarah, was abducted and murdered in 2000. To make [...]
Here’s your first look at the Dwarves from Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey.” While the hobbits played a central role in the “Lord of the Rings” triology, it is the Dwarves that take center stage in “The Hobbit” to help Bilbo Baggins in his quest. (full photo after the jump)
Rupert Murdoch’s own newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, has reported that the Justice Department is preparing subpoenas in their inquiry into allegations that News Corp. employees attempted to bribe police officers and illegally hack into the phones of victims from the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City. The FBI is already conducting it’s own [...]
The Murdoch story is moving so fast, and has so many facets, it’s almost impossible to keep up with. Especially if you’ve got shaving cream in your eye (Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, know what I mean?). But we here at The Stew are having a lot of fun with this story because all of this [...]
The Son of Krypton has officially jumped the shark thanks to those nimrods over at DC Comics. It seems that the clueless nerds in charge have decided — yet again — to reboot and reinvent the Man of Steel and will be starting the classic comic book over at issue #1 with a few major [...]
Who knew this was coming, eh? Fox News, woefully “unfair and unbalanced” in their coverage of the misdeeds of their parent company News Corp in the phone-hacking scandal over in the UK, is now whining about how the media is “piling on” poor News Corp and poor, pitiful Rupert Murdoch. Awww, let me cry you [...]
I have a tremendous amount of admiration for JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books. Her story is a writer’s dream: brilliant characters that people love and adore, a magical world with its own, ever-growing mythology, and a loyal readership that eats, sleeps and breathes Harry Potter. Not only that, but Rowling has [...]
I suppose it’s time for another update from… Rupert Murdoch: Crashing and Burning in Glorious Fashion! The Huffington Post is now reporting that Rupert Murdoch of NewsCorp is being investigated by the FBI: “A law enforcement official says the FBI has opened an investigation into allegations that media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. sought to [...]
With the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2″ on July 17th, a 10-year film franchise comes to an end. In tribute, Warner Brothers has released a video tribute to the young wizard and all the films that have mesmerized and entertained audiences of all ages. “Deathly Hallows — Part 2,” [...]
When we first reported on this last week, I wondered if we were witnessing the initial unraveling of a media empire, as Rupert Murdoch went on the offensive over the hacking scandal rocking Great Britain. As you’ll recall, public outrage reached a fever pitch when The Guardian revealed that Murdoch’s News of the World (NOTW) [...]
Over the July 4 weekend, I was a guest on Veracity Stew’s live podcast show, talking about our efforts to recall a gang of Teapublican thugs here in Wisconsin and about the radical reckless Right’s love of rewriting history to fit its purposes. No sooner was it over than this news popped up: Gov. Dubya’s [Scott [...]
We all know that Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News Channel here in the States is a haven of lies, propaganda and ideological hacks who shamelessly stump for the right-wing whilst masquerading as a “news” organization. But I don’t think any of us could have guessed just how sleazy Murdoch’s operation can be. How sleazy, you ask? [...]
I had sensed that it was the death of the respectable Newsweek magazine when sensationalist biographer Tina Brown was installed as editor-in-chief of the historical news publication and it’s little brother, the blog The Daily Beast. While The Daily Beast remains respectable and a worthwhile source for news and commentary, Newsweek has now take the [...]
If you haven’t heard of the book, “Go the F**k to Sleep“ then where the f**k have you been? Written by Adam Mansbach, this brilliant children’s book for grown-ups focuses on the trials and tribulations of putting the little curtain-climber down for the night. Anyone who has had the pleasure of being a parent understands [...]
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