The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Where Is Marizela Perez?

A University of Washington student, 5-foot-5, 110 pounds, went missing Saturday afternoon. She was last seen on her way to the UW-Seattle campus. She is Michelle Malkin’s cousin.

BREAKING: Sheen’s ‘Two and a Half Men’ Contract ‘Terminated’ by Warner Bros.

This just in: “After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen’s services on Two and a Half Men effective immediately.” UPDATE: I had just finished blogging at The American Spectator about the departure of one of Sheen’s “goddesses” — Bree Olson has evidently gone back home to Ft. Wayne, Indiana — when I […]

‘Right-Wing’ Sarah Palin?

A story from the British Daily Mail about a deranged teenager stalking Sarah Palin brought me to a screeching halt in the first sentence: A teenager who sent threatening letters to right-wing US politician Sarah Palin has been arrested in her home state of Alaska. What is it about that phrase, “right-wing,” that obtrudes? It’s […]

Will Fox Dump Glenn Beck?

That’s what David Carr of the New York Times suggests: Beck’s contract is up in December and maybe he and the Fox folks don’t see eye-to-eye. Howard Portnoy at Hot Air Green Room is dubious about this theory, citing Scott Baker at the Beck-sponsored Blaze blog. I don’t watch Beck’s show enough to offer any […]

Sorry, Charlie

The Trainwreck Called Charlie has taken up entirely too much of my attention lately, but at least I got an American Spectator column out of it: Celebrity psychiatrist Dr. Drew Pinsky described Sheen’s condition as a “psychiatric emergency,” most probably the manic phase of bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) and requiring hospitalization: “He’s in […]

‘Sheen’s Korner’: Not Winning

Brutal reviews for Charlie Sheen’s Saturday night Webcast. Chris Nashawaty called it “a sloppy, self-indulgent bit of cringe theater” featuring “a posse of chuckleheads and enablers.” About 115,000 people tuned in to watch the godawful disaster, according to USA Today. One of the viewers, Michael van Poppel said, “Wish I could get my 50 minutes back.” Another […]

Charlie Sheen’s Hollywood Bedlam

“Bedlam,” final scene of William Hogarth’s series “A Rake’s Progress” (1735) “”I’m tired of pretending I’m not special. I’m tired of pretending like I’m not bitchin’, a total freaking rock star from Mars.” — Charlie Sheen, Feb. 28, 2011 Last night, the Trainwreck Called Charlie Tweeted that Rachel Oberlin — a/k/a, porn performer “Bree Olson,” […]

URGENT CHARLIE SHEEN UPDATE

There was a sudden surge of traffic caused by people Googling “Charlie+Sheen+insane,” which tipped me there might be some breaking news involving the deranged narcissist. So I checked, and there’s this from the Los Angeles Times: Charlie Sheen’s estranged wife said this week that the TV star vowed to decapitate her and send her severed […]

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