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Here's the controversial new New Yorker cover -- satire, it says, but denounced as tasteless by the Obama campaign. It may well be satire, but then again any time you can't come up with an actual idea and just decide......

Can a major golf championship absent the presence of Tiger Woods be possessed of drama?That was the question heading into the Open Championship being played at Royal Birkdale and as the field trudges into the cool and windy weekend, the answer......

Lindsay Diokno recaps another episode of VH1's I Love Money: "Boston, when you gonna get plowed, dude?" With an opening line like that, the rest of the episode can't be (and wasn't) disappointing. Right off the bat, we check in......

This morning's big winner, and the biggest loser is... Why, why....WHY? You may know where this lament is coming from - I can pull up the same rant I pull up every year, add an extra "why," maybe, shake......

by James Oliphant We discussed last week at length the problem late-night talk show hosts and others (such as a certain New York-based magazine) have had satirizing or mocking Barack Obama. Media critic Howard Kurtz took on the topic on......

by Mark Silva and updated with McCain response. Sen. Barack Obama today accused the rival presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain of waging a "cynical'' campaign, attempting to "distract'' voters from the real issues in the race with commercials...

So, you missed last night's Teen Choice Awards - the ones where Hayden Panettiere screamed so loudly that Miley Cyrus was said to have passed out backstage? Absolutely no biggie whatsoever. Here's the full list of winners, and if......

In October, Tribune correspondent James Oliphant traveled with Sen. Joseph Biden in Iowa during his short-lived presidential campaign. Here is a version of the profile published last year in the Chicago Tribune. By James Oliphant Friday, October 19, 2007,...

("Ari? Yeah, Ben. Lunch? Gotta talk about Vince...Drama too.") Everybody has been, will be, should be talking about this incredible post on Deadlinehollywood.com this morning, via Nikki Finke who - I submit - really really doesn't like Ben Silverman,........

And speaking of Steven Bochco, and his sudden new TNT hit, "Raising the Bar" (see post below about "90210") - which was seen by nearly 8 MILLION viewers on its Monday debut - I'm suddenly reminded of a piece......

by James Oliphant, and updated NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio--Barack Obama returned to the trail today, pouncing on a comment made by John McCain's campaign manager, who suggested that the presidential election would be decided by personalities, not issues....

The Big winner?...Read on... We have what you've been waiting for right here: My own predictions of who/what will win this year's 60th Annual Emmys. (But first, fair warning: Do not take this list to your local bookie and......