...what 2008 was for Barack Obama, the Philadelphia Phillies, Mad Men, Batman, Ironman, the Boston Celtics, Tina Fey, David Cook, Michael Phelps, Amy Winehouse (when not hospitalized), the iTunes store, the LSU Tigers, Tiger Woods, Kerry Wood, Slumdog Millionaire, C.C. Sabathia, The Big Bang Theory, Kayne West, Kansas Jayhawks hoops,...

Boy, can Jennifer Aniston promote a film!

Have you opened a paper or magazine or logged onto HuffPost in the last two weeks and not seen Jennifer Aniston? Did she finance Marley & Me herself? Granted, when your comedy co-stars are a guy who once tried to kill himself and...

Frost/Nixon is the movie based on the stage play based on the television show. It features a brilliant script by Peter Morgan (who also wrote The Queen -- he's your go-to-guy for names-in-the-news biopics), and was slickly directed by Ron Howard.

People who saw the...

From time to time I like to use the Huffington Post to tell inspirational stories. Tales of perseverance and courage, people overcoming insurmountable odds to achieve success in this cold hard world despite their cruel burdens. Today I will be telling my story. I share this with you in the...

The radio industry lost a giant on Saturday when Bill Drake died.

For any kid who grew up in the 60s, radio was a huge part of their life. It's not like today. Back then if you were a teenager, radio was your constant companion. You had a favorite station,...

When I was a kid growing up in L.A., the Thanksgiving weekend always began Wednesday night with the annual Santa Claus Lane Parade down Hollywood Blvd. I looked forward to it every year. Unlike parades with elaborate floats and impressive marching bands, this had Hollywood B-actors, second bananas, local fringe...

President-elect Obama has stated that once he assumes office one of his first actions will be to reverse 200 of George Bush's more insane executive orders. Stem Cell research will again be allowed and the United States government's official stand will no longer be that the Flintstones is an accurate...

Obama becomes the third black U.S. President. David Palmer and his brother Wayne from 24 being the other two.

A Jew has yet to win for President or American Idol. But a Jew has won Survivor!

Credit where credit is due, FOX News' Brit Hume was extremely gracious. He said...

I try not to be political on this blog. Whenever I do it usually results in a flood of angry comments. How dare I take a day away from reviewing INSTANT BEAUTY PAGEANT or plugging my seminar to inflict my personal beliefs on people! I can usually count on ten...

I must admit I never got into those slasher movies. Seems to me they're all the same story. The popular kids who were too good to ever go out with you in high school all frolic off to a cabin for some holiday and some disfigured skeesix in a goalie's...

Paul McCartney has just announced his new tour! He'll be playing at the Gil Hodges Bowling Alley lounge in Brooklyn -- capacity: 30.

Watch the American Idol two hour finale! This year aired exclusively on San Jose Comcast Public Access Channel 438.

The Mona Lisa is coming to the United...

CNN's live coverage of Tuesday's presidential debate featured a graph at the bottom of the screen showing the continuous reaction of focus group respondents. The candidates would speak and two lines (one for men and the other women) would inch up or down depending on whether these dial twirling lab...

Lloyd Thaxton just passed away. He was 81. He was an extraordinary man and creative visionary. He was a dear friend.

For every teenager growing up in Los Angeles in the 60s, The Lloyd Thaxton Show was appointment television. Each afternoon from 5-6 Lloyd Thaxton hosted a live dance party...

Don Rickles should have hosted the Emmys. Or Ricky Gervais. Or any random seat filler.

In sixty years there's never been worse co-hosts than Heidi Klum, Jeff Probst, Howie Mandel, Ryan Seacrest, and Tom Bergeron. (Snow White and the four dwarfs) Suffering through that excruciating opening...

Now that Britney Spears is wearing underwear and O.J. Simpson is on trial somewhere else, LA has been desperate for a good story. Thank God for Manny Ramirez! When the Boston Red Sox unloaded their twelve-time All-star future Hall-of-Famer to the Dodgers for essentially a day pass to Universal Studios,...

Hi, my name is Ken and I'm a Free Cell addict.

For years I blamed my assistant. She was the one who introduced me to the game. But over time I've come to realize I have to take responsibility for my own actions. I still should have fired her sorry...

It's time once again for the big mid-summer's classic -- the All-Star game, held this year in historic Yankee Stadium soon to be torn down because they can't jam enough luxury boxes into it.

To make the game fair they just start by giving the hapless the National League...

It's the summer stock time of year! Having spent a recent summer in Connecticut where the musical I co-wrote went into production at the Goodspeed Theatre, I learned quite a bit about the process. For those of you hitting the boards somewhere in our nation's heartland, here are a few...

Did she spit on a fan today?

Was she hospitalized?

She hasn't been arrested in a week, so perhaps that was on her to-do list.

Anyone new suing her?

Is she suing anyone new?

How long has it been since her last complete breakdown?

Did she destroy any hotel rooms...

June is the graduation time of year. I guess a hundred years ago those commencement speakers were inspiring and offered thoughts and insights that were new and fresh. But now, Jesus! Be your own person. Never give up. You have a responsibility to society. Success comes from within. Show courage....