TV flickers as viewers find new screens

08-16-2015 • ft.com

Record numbers of Americans are unplugging their subscriptions

Jay Leno Tests Trump Material, Talks Cosby, Questions Kimmel's "Mean Streak"

08-14-2015 • Hollywood Reporter

"I think that's maybe why he hasn't achieved the success he'd like," Leno says of the ABC host, also lamenting the lack of late-night diversity.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Sex Education (HBO)

08-13-2015 • https://www.youtube.com, LastWeekTonight

Sex education varies widely between school districts, leaving many teens without comprehensive information. We made a video that covers what some schools are too embarrassed to teach.

NFL Hall-of-Famer Frank Gifford dies

08-10-2015 • http://www.businessinsider.com, Jonathan Garber

NFL Hall of Famer Frank Gifford has died at the age of 84 of natural causes.

Westworld, HBO's sci-fi western starring Anthony Hopkins

08-09-2015 • http://www.theverge.com

August 6, 2015 - Jon Stewart's Final Episode

08-07-2015 • The Daily Show

Reflecting on Some of Jon Stewart's Best Moments: 'The Daily Show' Interviews

08-07-2015 • TruthDig

These clips are meant to celebrate his best moments: Whether he was exposing political dysfunction, excoriating corporate media or showing the folly and corruption of the powerful, Stewart made palpable the wrongdoing within the corporate system.

NY borrowing $5M for 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert' studio renovations

08-04-2015 • syracuse.com

State leaders are planning to borrow $5 million to help CBS pay for renovations at the Ed Sullivan Theatre, the home for the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," according to state records.

Apple to unveil next Apple TV version in September - BuzzFeed

07-31-2015 • http://in.reuters.com, MIKE SEGAR

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) will launch the next generation of its Apple TV set-top box in September, with a new remote and support for Siri voice control, online publisher BuzzFeed reported on Thursday.

Celebs vs. Amnesty: Do The Entertainment Elite Hate Women?

07-30-2015 • http://thegarrisoncenter.org/archives/2357

Pin it on the pimps, say the signers of an open letter to Amnesty International .

Jon Stewart's secret White House visits

07-28-2015 • http://www.politico.com

Obama, aides took unusual steps to cultivate 'Daily Show' comic.

The Neurological Reality of the 'Sense8' Sensates

07-27-2015 • http://motherboard.vice.com

In one of the sweetest scenes in Sense8, the "sensates" (eight strangers around the world who share a mental connection thanks to their specially evolved brains) sing "What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes in tandem.

Jon Stewart Blew Last Chance to Ask Obama a Question

07-23-2015 • http://davidswanson.org

Jon Stewart interviewed President Obama for the last time and told jokes instead of asking questions. If Stewart retires, where will we find someone willing to let Obama spew nonsense at such length unchallenged?

The Truth About Violent, Intolerant 'Liberals'

07-23-2015 • http://www.prisonplanet.com

Transgender reporter Zoey Tur threatened to hospitalize conservative pundit Ben Shapiro during a Dr Drew debate in which Shapiro dared to utter the hate crime of arguing that wearing a dress didn't make Tur a biological female.

Top Hollywood studios face EU antitrust probe

07-23-2015 • http://www.rawstory.com

The EU accused six top Hollywood studios and the Sky TV pay channel on Thursday of breaching antitrust laws, in the latest salvo in Brussels' efforts to break down digital barriers in Europe.

Jon Stewart skewers Mitch McConnell and Senate GOP for hypocrisy on Iran nuclear deal

07-23-2015 • http://www.rawstory.com

Daily Show host Jon Stewart tore himself away from Donald Trump coverage -- mostly -- on Wednesday to knock Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans for railing against the US nuclear agreement with Iran, in some cases doing so

Rachel Maddow and Seth Meyers laugh their asses off at Donald Trump's GOP 'frontrunner'

07-23-2015 • http://www.rawstory.com

Donald Trump's improbable rise to the top of the Republican presidential polls will leave out more established candidates in next month's Fox News debate -- the first of the campaign season, Rachel Maddow said.

How an Unlikely Hollywood Juggernaut Came to Rule Netflix

07-23-2015 • http://www.wired.com

The streets of downtown Austin are stirring blearily to life as the turducken street taco that is SXSW--a weeklong tech expo wrapped inside a film festival and finished off with a music showcase--shakes off the previous night's revelry.

'Jon Stewart cannot leave' - Obama says goodbye on The Daily Show

07-22-2015 • http://www.theguardian.com

Final appearance together as president and host sees pair spar over Iran, Veterans' Administration, Donald Trump and whether 'Hope' ever arrived.

Dave Chappelle Makes Comeback To Inspire Artists To Become Activists

07-22-2015 • http://www.trueactivist.com

While it is very rare for celebrities to speak out against the establishment, if this does happen then they are vilified in the media and will face many obstacles in their career as a result of their dissent. One of the most successful celebrities in

WikiLeaks Cables Show a Saudi Obsession With Iran

07-16-2015 • http://www.nytimes.com

BEIRUT, Lebanon -- For decades, Saudi Arabia has poured billions of its oil dollars into sympathetic Islamic organizations around the world, quietly practicing checkbook diplomacy to advance its agenda.

Masters of Sex and the ongoing stigma of sex research

07-14-2015 • http://www.theverge.com, By Lux Alptraum

Hesitance around sexuality studies isn't just a '60s thing

What Assets Did Greece Just Hand Over To Europe...

07-13-2015 • http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

What Assets Did Greece Just Hand Over To Europe: "Airports, Airplanes, Infrastructure And Most Certainly Banks"

John Oliver: How Sports Teams Are Ripping Us Off

07-13-2015 • http://www.thedailybeast.com

The witty host of HBO's 'Last Week Tonight' aired an eye-opening segment on how professional sports teams exploit public money for financial gain.

Ridley Scott is about to show us a world where the Allies lost World War II

07-11-2015 • Business Insider

This new amazon show called 'The Man in the High Castle' explores what would have happened if the Allies had lost World War II. It's based on a Philip K. Dick novel from 1962.

Stephen Colbert: 'I Was Ready to Stop'

07-10-2015 • http://www.thedailybeast.com

The former host of 'The Colbert Report' opened up to Jerry Seinfeld about why he wanted to quit his show, his new gig as host of 'The Late Show,' and much more.