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“Sons of Anarchy” Teaser for New Season, Plus Background on All Those MC...

  It’s still two months before Sons of Anarchy returns in September, but here’s a Season 4 promo teaser to help fans get through the rest of the summer waiting. One of my decadent pleasures, the dark...

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Vexing “Situation” in Jersey: $420,000 Tax Credit for MTV’s “Jersey Shore”...

  Quote from Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino, Season 1 of Jersey Shore: “Everybody at the Shore definitely knows The Situation. As far as I know, everybody loves The Situation, and if you don’t love...

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“Snooki Subsidy” Vetoed: NJ Gov. Christie Squashes $420,000 Tax Credit for...

  As I posted last week, the announcement that MTV’s controversial reality show Jersey Show was to be awarded a tax credit of close to half a million dollars set off a firestorm in New Jersey. Now,...

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“Sons of Anarchy” Features Young Folk Singer Joshua James, Plus Funny “SOA”...

  Anyone who has watched more than ten minutes of the hit FX cable drama Sons of Anarchy knows that the music selected for each episode is just as powerful, just as integral to the hit show’s...

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Lowes & Kayak Pull Ads from New TLC Reality Show ‘All-American Muslim’—...

  I’ve not heard of the Florida Family Association before and find it highly doubtful that they have any significant clout to actually be able to intimidate and dictate to home-repair/building giant...

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Donald Trump Never Once Says He Wants to Be Called “His Excellency”… Wants to...

  With Republican presidential underdog Rick Santorum suddenly charging ahead of Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul following yesterday’s Iowa primary election — a mere eight votes behind top dog...

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Frugalista Guilty Pleasure: History Channel’s “American Pickers” Search for...

  One of my newest guilty pleasures: History Channel’s “American Pickers.” The “picking travels” of the show’s amiable co-stars, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, is a fascinating whirlwind of rare,...

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Oh, My… New TLC Reality Show “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” Is Alarming &...

  I’ve written before about my distaste and concerns about exploitative children beauty pageants, the dangers of damaging self esteem when sexualizing and robbing little girls of their childhood. TLC’s...

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At Long Last…“Sons of Anarchy” Season 5 Premiere Tonight — Explosive Video...

  My teen son has been chomping at the bit for weeks… OK, I confess, I’ve been chomping, too. Tonight is the highly anticipated FX Season 5 premier of America’s favorite lawless motorcycle club, “Sons...

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‘Sons of Anarchy’ Actor Johnny Lewis, Age 28, Commits Suicide After Beating...

  Actor Johnny Lewis, who had played motorcycle gang prospect Kip ‘Half Sack’ Epps on the cable drama “Sons of Anarchy” until his character was killed off at the end of Season 2, committed suicide...

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I Spy: Creepy Verizon DVR Patent Filed to Listen in on Customers’...

  Creepy and intrusive. Privacy in one’s own home may soon go the way of the dodo bird and the 8-track tape player. And while this is a Verizon patent for listening to customers’ conversations and...

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Al Gore’s Failed Current TV Bought by Muslim News Machine Al Jazeera (video)

  Global warming charlatan Al Gore’s failed leftist Current TV cable news station has an international, controversial buyer — the Muslim-propaganda news machine Al Jazeera. What could possibly go...

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So Long, Farewell, 2012 — JibJab Musical Extravaganza Tribute Recaps &...

  With the politically contentious and consistently dismal 2012 finally behind us, many don’t expect much of an improvement in the new year of 2013. YouTube summary of this wickedly droll, fun-lovin’...

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“The Five”& Bill O’Reilly Evaluate the Al Jazeera $500 Million Purchase of Al...

  Following the announcement on Thursday that the Qatar government’s Al Jazeera news station had bought Al Gore’s floundering Current TV news station, Fox’s “The Five” discussed the exorbitant cost of...

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Alex Jones Goes Ballistic, Lets Piers Morgan Have It for His Previous Rant on...

  Outspoken, passionate libertarian radio talk show host Alex Jones is by no means a shrinking violet, and is one of the forces behind a petition to deport CNN’s Piers Morgan. He let loose on the TV...

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Gore’s Current TV Sale to Oil-Funded Muslim Propaganda News Station Shocks...

  The slow-simmering anger and disappointment of staffers is bubbling up at Al “I’m a Wealthy Hypocrite” Gore’s failed Current TV. These youthful staffers have been punched in their guts and have...

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Be Careful What You Wish For, Libs: Liberal Bill Maher Whines About High...

  Smug, wealthy liberals are all for raising taxes on the rich… until they realize they themselves will also pay more taxes. Ultra-liberal, foul-mouthed Bill Maher, cable TV host and a card-carrying...

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More Anti-Gun Ads: Mayor Bloomberg Targets Pro-Second Amendment Officials,...

  With his millions creating and running anti-gun cable TV ads, it’s not surprising that NYC’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his anti-Second Amendment, Mayors Against Illegal Guns group are launching...

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Thoughtful Analysis of the “Duck Dynasty” Controversy & Homosexuality

  Larry Alex Taunton has written a powerful, thought-provoking analysis of the Duck Dynasty controversy. If you’re unfamiliar with the hugely popular, reality TV cable program, the Robertson family...

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Goodbye, Piers Morgan — With His Continuous Poor Ratings, CNN Cancels...

This tweet sent by CNN’s Piers Morgan last year, with its pithy proverb, was prophetic… he’s been fired and his CNN show canceled. DLTDHYOTWO:   From David Carr at NYT, Piers Morgan and CNN Plan End to...

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