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Heather Mallick is Un-American - Posted September 19, 2008
Journalist and author Heather Mallick doesn't have American values. Mainly because she's Canadian. Being a foreigner from another country, she wrote an opinion piece about Republican Veep Nominee Sarah Palin. The full text of it is here. It's kind of not really notable other than it's penned by a foreigner that... [FishBowlLA]
On The Way to a Subdued RNC - Posted August 31, 2008
We are now in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul, or if you're Bob Schieffer, St. Paul/Minneapolis (he joked about it this morning on Face the Nation). Anyway, we kept up to date on Hurricane Gustav and on the RNC during and in between flights.
On the Delta flight to Atlanta, CNN... [TVNewser]
Study on Late-Night Humor Omits Some Comedians - Posted August 24, 2008
Center for Media and Public Affairs did a study on late-night political jokes.
LAT's Top of the Ticket Reports:
The study covered all jokes between Jan. 1 and July 31 in late-night monologues by Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Apparently, Jimmy Kimmel was not deemed funny... [FishBowlLA]
Study on Late-Night Humor Omits Some Comedians - Posted August 24, 2008
Center for Media and Public Affairs did a study on late-night political jokes.
LAT's Top of the Ticket Reports:
The study covered all jokes between Jan. 1 and July 31 in late-night monologues by Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Apparently, Jimmy Kimmel was not deemed funny... [FishBowlLA]
Bernie Brillstein Dies at 77 - Posted August 8, 2008
Bernie Brillstein, one of the premiere manager/producers in the industry and the orchestrator behind the careers of John Belushi, Jim Henson and a slew of 'Saturday Night Live' stars, died this week from complications stemming from double-bypass heart surgery in February.
Brillstein ran the most successful management company in Hollywood in the... [FishBowlLA]
Rachel Sklar is Sensational...istic - Posted July 21, 2008
We were trolling Huffpo and came across Rachel Sklar's latest:
Obama's Revenge: New Yorker Reporter Banned From Press Plane For Overseas Trip
So Ryan Lizza who wrote (no drawing) a 15,000 word flattering piece on Barack Obama is now banned? Really? Is that how it works?
Sklar takes it up a notch:
Or maybe, like... [FishBowlLA]
Lunch: Valerie Bertinelli Weighs In - Posted March 12, 2008
DIANE CLEHANE
As much as we love our bird's eye perch from the bar, it's always a treat when we're invited to dine in the grown up section especially when the scene is as head-spinning as it was today. Hallmark Channel's senior vice president Jen Geisser and her power... [FishBowlNY]
Behar: GOP Candidates "Pussies" For Not Doing "The View" - Posted October 13, 2007
On Friday's "Real Time with Bill Maher", "View" host Joy Behar took Republican presidential candidates to task for refusing to appear on ABC's daytime talk show, "The View."
"They're all pro-war and they all talk gung-ho about they're going to invade Iraq, but the Republican candidates are a bunch of pussies ...... [FishBowlDC]
Grilled Cheese, Please! Steinhauer in NYT - Posted October 3, 2007
NY Times bureau chief Jennifer Steinhauer explores the gooey world of LA grilled cheese sandwiches. She goes to a bunch of great places, she's not afraid of fat, and she slips in a bit of self-revelation that we've certainly never seen in the NYT before:
my cocktail waitress shift at Cheek to... [FishBowlLA]
Advocate Celebrates 40 Years - Posted September 18, 2007
After covering milestones in the gay, lesbian and transgendered community for years, it's time for The Advocate to turn the page on a milestone of its own.
The weekly mag has turned 40 and will celebrate its anniversary tonight in West Hollywood with a bash at Republic on La Cienega.
Some... [FishBowlLA]
Advocate Celebrates 40 Years - Posted September 18, 2007
After covering milestones in the gay, lesbian and transgendered community for years, it's time for The Advocate to turn the page on a milestone of its own.
The weekly mag has turned 40 and will celebrate its anniversary tonight in West Hollywood with a bash at Republic on La Cienega.
Some... [FishBowlLA]
Slaughter: NY Congresswoman Calls For Balancing GOP-Heavy Sunday Talk Shows - Posted March 14, 2007
GOP Slaughter
Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, a Democratic representative of New York's 28th district, is calling for the restoration of balance on Sunday morning talk shows, which, she says, have had a "disproportionately large" number of conservatives on them for years.
"Millions of Americans trust Sunday morning programs to provide balanced news and... [FishBowlNY]
Bill Maher Calls Democrats 'Pussies' Twice On Larry King - Posted March 13, 2007
Last night on Larry King, comedian Bill Maher was working his blue material while discussing Ann Coulter's "faggot" utterance:
MAHER: You have to think like a right-winger. First of all, it's interesting to note that she made that comment in front of that right-wing convention. She was not booed. There was actually... [FishBowlNY]





