Who Are We in 2009? Who Are You? — Samuel Huntington and Pete Townshend
It could be the work of the Trickster that when the renowned political scientist Samuel Huntington passed away recently, the vastly more popular Pete Townshend, a Brit bard noted for smashing stuff up...
View ArticleStars Will Kick off Obama Celebration on Sunday
A bevy of celebrities and musicians will help kick off an inauguration celebration on the footsteps of the Lincoln Memorial Sunday, the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) announced Monday. The...
View ArticleIf … — “Everybody must get stoned … ” — Post-America
The pioneering New York psychiatrist Edward F. Edinger suggested that sports form the primal matrix of a people. In our case, the Super Bowl will form a template image in time of who we were and what...
View ArticleBono drops into the Senate
U2 lead singer Bono was in the Senate Tuesday, conducting drop-in visits with senators to lobby for the ONE Campaign he co-founded in 2004. The Irishman came equipped with his trademark tinted...
View ArticleDon Henley sues Senate candidate
Eagles frontman Don Henley is suing California Assemblyman Chuck DeVore (R) for using his songs in a campaign against Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) Henley says DeVore should have asked permission...
View ArticleThe Official Rock Song of Oklahoma
There's a bit of controversy in Oklohama over choosing the state's official rock song. Oklahoma natives The Flaming Lips won an online vote organized by the Official Oklahoma Rock Song Advisory...
View Articlewill.i.am emails for McAuliffe
Man, Terry McAuliffe is really pulling out all the stops in his run for governor of Virginia. First, Bill Clinton. Now, rapper will.i.am. will.i.am emailed McAuliffe's supporters on Tuesday seeking...
View ArticleDAY'S END ROUNDUP
FROM THE BLOGS: Charts: Financial innovation edition - Ezra Klein Obama vs. Olbermann on Sykes - John McCormack, Weekly Standard Mission to Moscow - David Satter, The Corner A conversation with Rush -...
View ArticlePawlenty: GOP is like Eminem
The Hotline has a nice summary of Tim Pawlenty's speech to the College Republican National Convnetion this weekend. To wit: Opening his remarks with a reference to NBC's "Inside the Obama White House"...
View ArticleMaurice Jackson: Remembering the Turkish brothers who helped change race...
Guest CommentaryNearly 80 years ago, two young Turkish brothers arrived in a deeply segregated Washington, D.C., and set on a course to help change race relations in America. Their path was not...
View ArticlePutin does not have a friend in Randy Newman
The next tune from Randy Newman could be about Russian President Vladimir Putin.“I just finished it,” the piano-playing “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” singer and songwriter told ITK on Tuesday at the...
View ArticleMusic legends demand R-E-S-P-E-C-T
SPOTTED: Legends of the music world joined lawmakers on Thursday demanding respect.Martha Reeves of Martha and the Vandellas, Buffalo Springfield’s Richie Furay, The Byrds’s Roger McGuinn, and Grand...
View Article50 Cent accepting bitcoin for new record
Fans of the rapper 50 Cent will be able to pay for his new album, Animal Ambition, in bitcoins. The Queens, N.Y., “In da Cub” star, born Curtis Jackson, is teaming up with the bitcoin company BitPay to...
View ArticleDon Henley: Trump has ‘too much pride’
Don Henley is dedicating his song “Too Much Pride” to Donald Trump.Henley, the singer and drummer for the Eagles, debuted the song on Stephen Colbert’s talk show Tuesday night — the same night that...
View ArticleKanye West to perform at DNC fundraiser
Musician Kanye West plans on performing at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in San Francisco next month, according to NBC Bay Area.President Obama is also scheduled for an address during the...
View ArticleClay Aiken switches support from Clinton to Biden
Singer Clay Aiken is no longer supporting Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton in 2016.Aiken announced Thursday that he plans on backing Vice President Joe Biden, if he chooses to...
View ArticlePharrell: It’s ‘Hillary time’ in 2016
Singer Pharrell Williams said on Monday that he plans to vote for Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton next year.“I just feel like it is Hillary time,” the "Happy" performer said on...
View ArticleJohn Fogerty: Trump’s run ‘blows my mind’
Rock star John Fogerty said on Monday that he is astounded by Donald Trump’s success as a GOP presidential candidate thus far.“Believe it or not, when Donald Trump first started making noise, I didn’t...
View ArticleO’Malley serenades one of his 2016 donors
Congrats Kathryn! Here's the video our lucky winner received from the Governor himself—thank you for your support! https://t.co/Rzx69VPIX1— Martin O'Malley (@MartinOMalley) October 12, 2015Former Gov....
View ArticleTrump to appear on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump is booked for an appearance on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” next week.The outspoken billionaire will join the late-night talk show for an episode to be taped in...
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