Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC gag has earned more than just a little financial clout — his Comedy Central show The Colbert Report received a prestigious Peabody Award Wednesday for its segments poking fun at the political …
The burger chain rolls out a revamp in hopes of playing industry catch-up and luring the healthy-minded to look beyond burgers and fries.
Famed director Spike Lee was forced to apologize after retweeting an incorrect tweet thought to reveal the address of George Zimmerman, who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
The Sanford, Fla. address Lee tweeted out to …
Next time you’re down in the dumps, perhaps Steel Magnolias or Terms of Endearment are better mood lighteners than comedy flicks. At least that’s what a team of researchers thinks at Ohio State University, where a new study …
Meryl Streep may have won an Oscar for her performance as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, but a Russian-dubbed version got a bit creative with interpreting her award-winning role, the Guardian reports.
A …
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy is a national tragedy mired in myth, captivating Americans even decades after the case was closed. But as authors and historians continue to ponder the players involved in the plot …
Controversial radio personality Rush Limbaugh is joining one of the platforms that drove sponsors from his show. The conservative talk show host announced his plans to begin tweeting under his handle, @limbaugh,
Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 video is garnering support through social networking sites while also generating substantial backlash online. It even became the most viral video in history. But now, people are finally getting …
In 1505, the city of Florence commissioned its treasured artist, Leonardo da Vinci, to paint a sprawling fresco depicting the city’s victorious battle with the Milanese in 1440. Da Vinci, who was known to detest war, eventually …
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking, see the events unfold in “real time” on Twitter.
With advancing technology and widespread use of enforcement cameras, speeding tickets are inevitable. But while police officers develop new equipment, so does the fast-driving public. Trapster.com, an online warning system for …
Taking a page from the ever popular Old Spice campaign, a new company called Dollar Shave Club has captured the Internet’s attention with a low-cost, viral ad laced with deadpan humor.
The company’s CEO, Michael Dubin, …
