Walt Disney World: Gay-Friendly, But Oh So Republican
In Florida, the Walt Disney World resort has supported mostly conservative lawmakers this year, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Maggie Gyllenhaal: Proud Lefty Says Teachers Union Has ‘Huge Problems’
The film "Won't Back Down," starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis, has been harshly criticized by the American Federation of Teachers.
The Broken Promise Of Hyperlocal News
Hyperlocal news was all the rage a few years ago, but a sustainable digital business model for local news has proved elusive.
Pedophiles And Child Actors: A New California Law Cracks Down, But Will Other States Follow?
California enacted a new bill that protects child actors. Backed by Cory Feldman and Todd Bridges, the bill was sponsored after J. J. Abrams discovered that his casting associate was a registered sex offender.
Glenn Beck And Eliot Spitzer Get Ready To Rumble -- While There’s Still Time
Dish TV (Nasdaq: DISH) is hosting a live televised debated between Glenn Beck and Eliot Spitzer, highlighting the big business of election coverage.
SAG-AFTRA Losing 80 Staffers This Week In Merger Fallout
About 80 employees from the newly formed SAG-AFTRA union are voluntarily leaving their jobs on Friday, a consequence of a merger between SAG and AFTRA.
Netherlands Pot Prohibition Is A Stone-Cold Failure, Dutch Mayors Say
Dutch mayors are fighting a new law known as the "weed pass," which prohibits tourists from buying cannabis. The law has taken effect in the southern Netherlands and will expand throughout the country, including Amsterdam, next year.
Rupert Murdoch Vs. Google -- Google Wins
News Corp. is reversing its decision to block Google from indexing content from its paywalled UK newspaper, The Times.
New York Times Labor Dispute On ‘Threshold Of Crisis’
The contract dispute between The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) and the Newspaper Guild is on the "threshold of crisis," The Guild said.
Iran Boycotts The Oscars, Conveniently, Over ‘Innocence Of Muslims’
Mohammad Hosseini has said that Iran will boycott the 2013 Academy Awards over the anti-Muslim video "Innocence of Muslims." Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi won an Oscar last year.
Myspace Reboot Preview: Justin Timberlake Plays Sean Parker In Real Life
Mirroring his role as Facebook's Sean Parker in "The Social Network," Justin Timberlake is rebooting Myspace. The singer/actor posted a demo of the new site on Vimeo.
Confusing Emmy Categories Are The Real American Horror Story
At the 2012 Emmy Awards, FX's 'American Horror Story' and PBS's 'Downton Abbey' attracted confusion and criticism for the categories in which they competed.
Three Wounded Sue Cinemark Theater Chain Over ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Massacre
Three victims injured when James Holmes opened fire during a screening of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" say Cinemark USA was negligent.
Village Voice Media Selling Its Stable Of Alt-Weeklies, Including The Village Voice
Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC, is selling its alternative weeklies to a newly formed company, Voice Media Group, based in Denver and headed up by Scott Tobias.
Emmy Nominations 2012: Does ‘Downton Abbey’ Have A Prayer?
'Downton Abbey,' starring Maggie Smith, is up against AMC's 'Mad Men' and 'Breaking Bad' for the 2012 Emmy Awards. Does PBS have a chance?
Paris Hilton, Mitt Romney And Public Gaffes: They’re Everyone’s Problem Now
Radar Online posted an audio clip of Paris Hilton making homophobic remarks. The incident shares similarities with Mitt Romney's '47 percent' video.
‘Innocence of Muslims’ Protests: Death Toll Rising In Pakistan
Violent protesters in Peshawar, Pakistan, torched two movie theaters over anti-Muslim film "Innocence of Muslims."
There Goes Honey Boo Boo: Reality TV And The Exploitation Of Children
"Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" has made 7-year-old Alana Thompson a national sensation. Is this good news for her?
Newspaper Industry Shrinks 40 Percent In A Decade: Report
Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers show that the newspaper industry has lost 40 percent of its jobs since 2001.
Pro-Israel Ads Call Jihad ‘Savage,’ Coming Soon To NYC Subways
The MTA said that 10 pro-Israel advertisements calling jihad “savage” are expected to appear in New York City subways next week.
Mother Jones Leaked Videos: Who Spied On Mitt Romney?
A leaked video posted on YouTube by Mother Jones magazine highlights the difficulty of politicians speaking candidly in small groups. Meanwhile, the identity of the person who originally recorded the video at a Mitt Romney fundraiser has yet to be revealed.
Newsweek's 'Muslim Rage' Inspires Twitter Glee
Newsweek magazine and Tina Brown had hoped to spark a conversation about the magazine's latest cover story, which came with the headline Muslim Rage. Instead, Twitter erupted with a stream of light-hearted tweets about everyday Muslim discontent.
Church of Scientology Blasts Vanity Fair's Tom Cruise Expose As 'Shoddy Journalism' And 'Religious Bigotry' [Read Letter]
Jeffrey K. Riffer, a lawyer for the Church of Scientology, wrote an eight-page letter to Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter hoping to stop an expose of the church from ever being published.
Village Voice Editor Tony Ortega Is Leaving To Write A Scientology Book
Tony Ortega, who has been the editor-in-chief of the Village Voice since 2007, announced via blog post on Friday that he is stepping down next week. The alt-weekly has seen a number of staff layoffs in the last few years.
'Innocence of Muslims': Could Actors Sue Over Anti-Muslim Re-Writes?
The actors who appeared in the Islamophobic movie that set off violent protests across the Middle East have maintained that they thought they were making a simple adventure movie set in Biblical times. Some entertainment law experts say the actors might have grounds to sue the filmmaker who duped them.
NFL’s Dan Marino Loses Millions: Why Did Digital Domain Go Bankrupt?
NFL Hall of Famer Dan Marino is one of the major investors who lost millions when the visual-effects company filed for bankruptcy last week. The Oscar-winning company, founded in 1993 by James Cameron, had created effects for such movies as "Titanic," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and the "Trasnformers" franchise.
'Innocence of Muslims': Sound Expert Says Islamophobic Dialogue Definitely Dubbed [Exclusive Transcript]
The actors appearing in the movie that sparked riots throughout the Middle East say they were not aware of its anti-Muslim dialogue. IBTimes spoke with a veteran sound engineer for a professional assessment of which instances of dialogue were over-dubbed in a 13-minute clip of the movie that was posted on YouTube.
Zoe Saldana Too Light-Skinned To Play Nina Simone: Petition
An online petition was posted on the website Change.org calling on the filmmakers of a Nina Simone biopic to re-cast Zoe Salanda with an actress of a darker complexion.
Glenn Beck Tries To Be The Right-Wing Oprah Winfrey
Former Fox News host Glenn Beck is returning to TV on Wednesday through a deal with the satellite broadcaster Dish Network. The transition mirrors a similar move by Oprah Winfrey, who last year left her talk show behind to run her own cable network.
Sam Bacile And His Low-Budget Anti-Muslim Movie: Is It All A Hoax?
Is there really a Sam Bacile, and does his movie, "Innocence of Muslims," even exist? So far only scant details have emerged about a filmmaker whose low-budget movie sparked deadly in Egypt and Libya that left four Americans dead.
