Former Senator Rick Santorum announced today that he is producing a remake of Brokeback Mountain in which the central characters are not gay.
In an interview on Fox News this morning, the conservative Catholic said his film company has purchased a "pro-family, pro-Christian" rewrite of the script and are looking to start production in April of next year.... Read More →
A woman was arrested today for stabbing to death three shoppers at a Chicago-area Wal-Mart in order to secure the store's last X-Box One.
Mary Robbins, a married mother of two, reportedly wrestled her competitors to the ground before fatally wounding them with a sharpened Phillips head screwdriver. ... Read More →
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad condemned the West's recent nuclear deal with Iran today in a surprise press conference together in Geneva.
Both leaders traveled to Switzerland to protest the preliminary deal that the United States and five countries reached there on Sunday, claiming the symbolic first step toward peace will harm both countries.... Read More →
The landlocked state of Kansas passed a law today requiring abortion clinics to be able to withstand a tsunami.
In a closely watched vote, Republicans in the state legislature mandated that all health facilities offering abortions be constructed to survive a water surge twice as strong as the one that felled Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011.... Read More →
Charlie Sheen called for Rob Ford's resignation today, saying the Toronto mayor's struggles with substance abuse make him unfit to lead Canada's largest city.
Sheen has been in Toronto for the past two weeks shooting the sixth Scary Movie film and was caught outside his hotel today by a reporter for La Presse newspaper.... Read More →
The Treasury Department this morning quietly announced a massive bailout of Blockbuster Video.
According to a department spokesperson, the government will be injecting $2 billion into the ailing company in hopes of preventing its closure and saving thousands of jobs.... Read More →
MSNBC host Chris Hayes is under fire today after claiming he is personally disgusted by Veterans Day.
During a segment on Morning Joe this morning the bespectacled pundit shocked hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough with his unorthodox views on the holiday, which he sees as a celebration of the military-industrial complex.... Read More →
CBS News reported today that President Obama personally ordered an illegal cover-up of the Benghazi scandal.
According to documents obtained by 60 Minutes journalist Lara Logan, Obama instructed White House staff to destroy transcripts of telephone calls proving that he alone decided not to send troops to help personnel under attack from terrorists. Because of that fateful decision, U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans lost their lives
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Jean-François Copé said last night that school cafeterias in France should be prohibited from serving couscous.
In an interview with BFM TV, the leader of the center-right UMP party claimed that the popular North African food is a "gateway to terrorism" and not suitable for children.... Read More →
Conservative commentator Ann Coulter stoked controversy today by calling on states to impose a special tax on grape-flavored soda.
In an interview on Fox News this morning, Coulter argued the levy could replace a proposed tax on interstate e-commerce, which Congress is currently debating.... Read More →
Zach Galifianakis has been cast as the male lead in the upcoming film adaptation of of the bondage-themed Fifty Shades of Grey series.
According to a report on Deadline.com, the comedian known for his playful role in The Hangover trilogy will tackle the the character of Christian Grey, the billionaire entrepreneur with a devious sexual life.... Read More →
National Security Agency employees routinely accessed the credit cards of private U.S. citizens and world leaders and used them to purchase Christmas gifts, iPads, pornography, alcohol and other gifts, according to newly leaked classified documents.
The top-secret memos, released by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, detail how NSA employees carefully studied the credit card billing history of each U.S. citizen when making purchases for themselves so as not to arouse suspicion. Since there was no internal oversight or criticism of the practice, employees started purchasing more expensive items, often using the exclusive credit cards of the wealthy and powerful.... Read More →
