White Roses: The Bachelor Sued for Racial Discrimination
If nothing else, the suit is bringing attention to the fact that ‘The Bachelor’ franchise has been too white for too long. And that’s no good for anyone.
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Ann Romney, and Her Running Mate Mitt, Meet Diane Sawyer
On Monday night, the Romneys sat down with ABC anchor Diane Sawyer for the first big interview of the all-but-official-nominee phase of his campaign. Or rather, “their” campaign.
Roland Martin Gets His Ascot in Hot Water at CNN
If you’re a TV personality cracking tweets that are all about setting you up as the definer of manhood, laughing at dudes who wear pink and telling ladies to send their football-hating man back to the man factory–that are all …
Gervais’ Tame Golden Globes: No Harm, No Foul, No Memories
For all the hype, Ricky Gervais spent most of the night out of his usual discomfort zone.
NBC Announces: America’s Got Howard Stern
I would have to suspect he would be, and NBC is counting on him to be, a watercooler-quote machine on America’s Got Talent.
Donald Trump Fires Self as Debate Moderator
Of course, it wouldn’t be a Trump cancellation without a face-saving, self-aggrandizing reason for it: Trump says he’s decided he should not moderate a debate because he may yet run for President as an independent candidate.
All-American Muslim Meets an Un-American Advertising Pullout
Last week, hardware big-box store Lowe’s pulled its advertising from All-American Muslim under pressure–and thereby proved the show’s point.
Hey, Twitter, the Governor Is Totally Gonna Tell the Principal on You
Last week, Gov. Sam Brownback got into a public feud with a high-school student over a rude tweet, and proved himself the less mature party.