The tragedy of Bill Cosby lies not in the downfall of a man once known as “America’s Dad,” but in the fact that a man who was, in fact, a sexual predator was allowed to evade justice for far too long.
Marking the end of a long fall from grace, the man once known as “America’s Dad” has been found guilty on three counts of sexual assault.
The Donald Trump presidency has some eerie parallels with his run on “The Apprentice.”
The Commission on College Basketball recommended an end to the one-and-done rule and other major reforms.
The Director of ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ and ‘Amadeus,’ both of which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, has died at the age of 86.
Controversies involving Jimmy Kimmel and “The Simpsons” highlight a perennial question.
The Marvel superhero film passed ‘Titanic’ in US ticket sales. Unless we adjust for inflation. Which we absolutely should.
Bill Cosby heads back to court for a retrial on the sexual assault allegations against him but it’s not going to be the same as the first.
Last night, he finished in double digits for his 867th consecutive game. There are 71 players in the Hall of Fame who didn’t play in that many games.
A top basketball prospect is skipping the farcical year in college before turning pro.
The JK Rowling-owned fan site is having trouble competing with fan-owned sites.
ESPN the Magazine has broken out the slide rule to rank the top athletes during its first two decades.
It may be time for transparency on pay structures so employees know what others in comparable positions are making.
Theresa May’s government has not hit Russian oligarchs nearly as hard as they deserve because the UK benefits from turning a blind eye.
The near-impossible happened last night, demonstrating why March Madness is the most exciting and most absurd way to pick a champion.
Stephen Hawking possessed one of the greatest minds in history, but he will likely be most remembered for not letting a debilitating disease stop him from contributing to our understanding of the universe.
Netflix no longer offers President Frank Underwood. They’re lining up a replacement.
In 2017, there were ten Saudis on Forbes’ billionaires list. This year, there are none.
After skipping such events in his first thirteen months in office, the President tried his hand at stand-up last night to mixed reviews.
He did what many had thought humanly impossible in running a sub-4 minute mile in 1954 and followed that with a brilliant career in medicine.
The actor best known for his run on M*A*S*H died Saturday after a battle with colon cancer.
Mike Jeffcoat rejected a prospect, in writing, on account of marijuana being legal in his state, adding, “You can thank your liberal politicians.”
“All In The Family” predicted a policy proposal that President Trump and many other conservatives have made in the wake of the Florida school shooting.
The funk legend advocates a melting pot approach in a wide-ranging interview with Rolling Stone.
Mark Levin says we’re “morons” and “illiterate in English” because we’ve quoted the NYT.
Some thoughts on the biggest Marvel blockbuster yet. [Modest spoilers]
On the one hand, this is cool. On the other, it’s just another sign of how damned old I am. I graduated high school in 1984.
The new Black Panther movie raises a variant of the central question of the superhero genre. [No significant spoilers]
Dodge is facing controversy this morning for using the words of Martin Luther King Jr. in a Super Bowl commercial, but they’re not the only party who may have some questions to answer.
The lead story on Yahoo News at the moment, courtesy People magazine (“Robert Wagner Now Considered a ‘Person of Interest’ in Wife Natalie Wood’s Mysterious Death”):
Todd Rogers has been stripped of his world record for the Atari 2600 racing game Dragster.
A government panel has mandated a 50% increase in the revenue share streaming services pay songwriters and music publishers.
Last October, legendary rocker Tom Petty died of a heart attack, at the relatively young age of 66. The medical examiner has now attributed this to an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.
Some progress on easing tensions between North and South Korea.
New York Knicks Center Enes Katner is at the center of an international legal dispute for speaking out against the President of Turkey.
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is floating the idea that the U.S. might not take part in the Olympics due to safety concerns. This would be a foolish decision.
Russia has been barred from participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics after an investigation uncovered extensive evidence of cheating.
The Supreme Court heard argument today in a case challenging a 1992 law barring sports gambling in all but a handful of states, and the Justices appeared skeptical of the law.
Jim Nabors, who became famous as Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle USMC, has died at the age of 87.
The latest domino to fall in the ongoing wave of sexual harassment and abuse revelations is Matt Lauer.
Donald Trump is without question the pettiest, most vindictive person to ever occupy the Oval Office.
A huge loss for the world of Rock & Roll.
