Outside the Beltway

The New York Post reports that Today host Matt Lauer is the leading contender to replace Alex Trebek on Jeopardy.

Jim Valvano’s famous ESPYs speech was 20 years ago today.

Ralph Macchio is 51, the same age as Pat Morita was when “The Karate Kid” hit theaters in 1984.

Bonnie Franklin, star of “One Day At a Time,” has died from pancreatic cancer at 69.

An excellent essay by Adam Sternbergh “On the Enduring Appeal of ‘Die Hard.'”

Jimmy Cliff’s “The Harder They Come” popularized reggae in America 40 years ago this month.

Does America deserve a day off today because we all stayed up late overindulging?

It turns out, the NRA behind the game is not the National Rifle Association.

In news you’ve known for years, Jodie Foster has announced that she’s a lesbian.

Old Man’s war, a sci-fi novel about the distant future published in 2007, features Newsweek magazine, which went out of business in 2012.

Issue #700 marks the final issue of Amazing Spider-Man and Peter Parker’s run as that character. For now.

A photograph of a New York cop putting boots on a homeless man went viral. The man remains bootless, however.

Charlie Murphy, Eddie’s funny brother, has some interesting thoughts on racism and free speech in an interview with Esquire.

The bromance between President Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has now become a love triangle with the addition of Bruce Springsteen.

George Lucas has sold the Star Wars franchise to Disney, which has announced a new Star Wars movie for 2015.

Days after “Friday Night Lights” author Buzz Bissinger endorsed Mitt Romney, the writer and producer of the acclaimed television spin-off is accusing the campaign of plagiarizing the show’s catchphrase.

Alex Karras has died after a long illness. He was 77.

When Jerry Seinfeld writes a letter to the editor, the editor publishes the letter. Really.

Not surprisingly, television and reality don’t really coincide.

So, it’s been a quarter of a century since “Star Trek: The Next Generation” made its debut. As if I didn’t feel old already.

The Dos Equis guy is fundraising for Obama.

“Growing up in California, it was illegal for Asians to marry whites. How times have changed. I married a white DUDE.”

Not surprisingly, Romney campaigns staffers don’t seem to want to take responsibility for Clint Eastwood’s performance last night.

TechCrunch’s Alexia Tsotsis declares “Siri Is The New Clippy.”