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Willie Robertson Vs. Don Draper, State of the Union Battle of the TV Symbols
The GOP and Democratic callouts to Duck Dynasty and Mad Men respectively said a lot about the two dueling visions of America and its history.
Rick Santorum Goes to Hollywood
The former Senator is now a movie-studio exec, with his first feature out this weekend
Michelle Obama to Release a Hip Hop Album
The First Lady teams up with Run DMC, Jordin Sparks, and Doug E Fresh on ‘Songs for a Healthier America’
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Colbert in 2013! OK, Maybe 2014?
When Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., made the surprise announcement that he was leaving the Senate to run the Heritage Foundation, it raised some big political questions. Most important: Stephen Colbert is from where again?
POTUS at the Pictures: Who Are the Most Portrayed Presidents in Film?
Where does President Obama rank? And which leader is the only one never to have graced the silver screen?
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No Rebuttals: The Top 10 Movie Debate Scenes
In honor of the Presidential debates, we make a case for some of the best on-screen arguments in cinema
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Debate Watch: Pointed Questions and a Hot Cuppa Joe
There was another election 2012 debate last night, with a moderator and two candidates, and this time all three showed up.
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Dead Tree Alert: Big Bird Is a Republican
OK, he’s not, literally. (Though he was the first one to see the elephant. Coincidence?) But as I write in my print TIME column this week, one thing that’s been lost in the debate over PBS funding is that PBS not only serves …
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Friday Night Lights and the Politicians Who Love It
Capping off what had already been a strong week in the debate and the polls, yesterday Mitt Romney secured the coveted Bissinger endorsement. Sports journalist Buzz Bissinger wrote a piece for The Daily Beast saying that he …
Steve Martin’s Nebraska Political Ad—and DIY Tutorial
Comedian Steve Martin has joined the political fray with an Oct. 4 ad backing Nebraska Senate candidate Bob Kerrey. In the spot, Martin tells viewers that Kerrey—who, according to Entertainment Weekly, officiated at the actor’s wedding in 2007—is a man who “cares about the people of Nebraska” and who “is sane.”
Or, rather, an …
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Why Is Mitt Romney Picking a Fight with Big Bird?
Like most professional opinion havers who watched Wednesday’s debate, I thought Mitt Romney had a good night, but I was puzzled by his volunteering that he wants to end government funding for public broadcasting.
I wasn’t …
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“The Pollsters Are Biased” Is the New “The Reporters Are Biased”
You’re entitled to your own opinion but not to your own facts; that political dictum was coined by the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, because he was no fun. Well, good news, folks! Now you can have your own facts! Even …