NEW YORK – Winona Ryder’s alias for buying prescription painkillers is “Emily Thompson.” Christian Slater has been known to fear Germans when he’s under the influence. And despite his vigorous political stumping during Election 2000, Ben Affleck hadn’t voted in years. This isn’t the stuff of trashy tabloids. It’s the …
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Puff Daddy | Elliot Wilk| Norah Lawlor Puff Daddy Celebrates Independence Two Days Early Last night, the big scene in hot, humid, stifling New York City was in front of Eugene’s nightclub on West 24th Street. It was there that Sean “Puff Daddy/P. Diddy” Combscelebrated Independence Day 48 hours early. …
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Michael Jackson | Dana Giacchetto Jacko Will Get His Albums Back After All I was a little off about a salient part of Michael Jackson‘s now-ended deal with Sony Music. I said Jackson would leave Sony without the masters to his famous albums Thriller, Off the Wall, Bad, etc. I …
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What do Saudi Arabia and the nation’s airlines have in common? They’re both in desperate need of good PR. One, Saudi Arabia is paying for it. The other should seriously consider it. Word is now the Saudi government has hired several public relations firms to “spruce up” its image in …
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WASHINGTON – The association representing state drivers licensing boards announced Monday it wants to codify the states’ driver identification systems in order to increase domestic security, a move that civil liberties advocates are already criticizing as nothing but a national identification card proposal in disguise. The American Association of Motor …
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Americans are focused on serious national security and economic issues. In the face of these real concerns, environmental activists sadly have geared up another myth-fueled, public relations effort to alarm us about chemicals. In the past two months, the enviros have placed seven full-page ads in The New York Times …
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Click here to watch the memo. Losing moral authority, that is the subject of this evening’s Talking Points memo. Religion is a dicey matter all over the world. Just this week, almost 1,000 people were killed in India as Muslims battled Hindus there. In the Middle East, it is more …
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If you’ve ever wondered whether to take medical advice from the federal government, the renewed controversy over mammograms might help resolve that dilemma. A panel of the National Cancer Institute quietly concluded in mid-January it isn’t sure routine mammograms for 40-something women reduce the risk of dying from breast cancer. …
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Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. Talking Points memo this evening is about a potential war of words between President Bush and former President Carter. As you may know, Mr. Carter is in Cuba on a trip sponsored by private foundations. Which ones, we’re trying to find …
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If there is a dirty core of the terrorist movement in Iraq, it isFallujah (search), known by coalition soldiers as “the bomb factory.” That’s where the mutilation of U.S. contractors in March led to a full-scale assault by U.S. and coalition forces. U.S. Marines say they were just two days …
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