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• The Ellen Show: Andy and Amy’s Haunted Ship Adventure

  English: The Ellen DeGeneres Show logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Last week I posted a hilarious clip from “The Ellen Show.”  Ellen DeGeneres, the host, sent two... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Carrie (2013)

  

  http://www.rogerebert.comCarrie is the film adaptation of the critically acclaimed Stephen King novel of the same name. Chloe Grace Moretz stars as Carrie White... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Melissa McCarthy’s Elle Cover Sparks Controversy

  

  Melissa McCarthy’s recent cover on Elle magazine has ignited debate as to why the comedic actress donned a long coat on the cover. Many dissenters accused the... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Ellen Show: Andy and Amy’s Haunted House

  English: The Ellen DeGeneres Show logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Since Halloween is just around the corner this week’s “viral video” is from the Ellen Show. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Student Punished for Giving Drunken Friend a Ride Home

  

  Was Erin Cox unjustly punished for doing the right thing? Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Jimmy Kimmel Presents: “The Story of Christopher Columbus”

  

  This week’s “viral video” is a segment from last night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. In the segment random people on Hollywood Blvd. are asked questions about the origin... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cristy Nicole Deweese, a Texas High School Teacher, Under Fire for Previously...

  

  Cristy Nicole Deweese, 21, teaches Spanish at Townview Magnet High School in Dallas, Texas. Some parents have become outraged when it was brought up to their... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 DEBATE, SEXUALITY

• Telekinetic Coffee Shop Surprise

  This week’s “video of the week” is a great online advertisement.  While many commercials and ads are oftentimes stale and unoriginal I think this ad is pretty... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Gravity (2013)

  

  Alfonso Cuarón’s (Children of Men) latest film stars Sandra Bullock (Dr. Ryan Stone) and George Clooney (Matt Kowalski) as astronauts stranded in space after... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Government Shutdown Looming…Again

  

  At the White House 10 (Photo credit: afagen) At midnight on September 30th the U.S. government will once again be on the brink of a government shutdown. Loomin... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Don Jon (2013)

  

  Courtesy of movies.yahoo.comJoseph Gordon-Levitt wrote, directed and stars in the adult-comedy. Joseph plays Don Jon an egotistical, New Jersey man who has a... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Lip Sync Battle Between Jimmy Fallon, Joseph Gordon Levitt and Stephen Merchant

  

  This week’s viral video is from a segment from Jimmy Fallon’s late-night show.  In the clip, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Stephen Merchant and Fallon battle to see... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rush (2013)

  

  “Rush” is Ron Howard’s latest movie. It depicts the real life story of Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) and James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth). James Hunt has an insatiable... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Prisoners (2013)

  

  Prisoners is a crime thriller directed by Denis Villeneuve. Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) is a deeply religious man who runs a failing carpentry business. Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• What’s Funny About FOX’s New Comedy “Dads”? Absolutely Nothing.

  

  FOX’s new sitcom “Dads” stars (L to R) Martin Mull, Giovanni Ribisi, Brenda Song, and Seth Green. (Photo courtesy of cinemablend. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Nina Davuluri is the First Miss America to Be of Indian d...

  

  Nina Davuluri is the first Miss America to be of Indian descent. (Photo courtesy of IndianExpress.com)I am not surprised by the negative and racist comments... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014, Apparently Isn’t “American” Because She is...

  

  On Sunday, the new Miss America was crowned. For the second year in a row the state of New York won the bragging rights of their representative winning the... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)

  

  The sequel to James Wan’s popular horror film Insidious (2011) picks up where the original ended. Josh (Patrick Wilson) and Renai (Rose Byrne) Lambert continue... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Jimmy Kimmel Reveals “Worst Twerk Fail EVER” Was a Hoax

  

  Earlier this week, late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel revealed during his show that a viral video released months prior of a girl catching on fire while trying... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Guinness Beer Commercial

  

  This week’s “video of the week” is a commercial I saw the other day. Although I am not a beer enthusiast, the message conveyed in this Guinness Beer commercial... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY