Tag Archives: Celebrity Culture

Matt Lewis: Mike Murphy On ‘Donald Trump’s Lame Duck Era’

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Rik Schneider

“Join Matt Lewis and veteran political strategist Mike Murphy, co-host of Hacks on Tap, as they dive into the latest political firestorm! From Trump’s economic tariffs sparking market uncertainty to new developments in the Epstein files, they unpack the chaos … Continue reading →

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Matt Lewis: Donald Trump Has a Gift For Identifying America’s Problems

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Rik Schneider

“Every now and then, the torrent of news serves up a grim little reminder: Maybe Donald Trump wasn’t entirely wrong in his cultural critiques. Not because he’s a prophet — God forbid — but because America has gone so far … Continue reading →

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Real Time With Bill Maher: ‘New Rule: America, Love It Or Leave It’

Posted on February 12, 2024 by FredSchneiderUS

Source:Real Time With Bill Maher telling American leftists to grow up. Source:The New Democrat “America has big problems, but it doesn’t need quitters; it needs people who’ll stay and fix it.” From Real Time With Bill Maher I’ll take these Bill … Continue reading →

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The Final 24: Nicole Brown Simpson

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  “Vibrant, funny, and beautiful, Nicole Brown Simpson appears to have it all. With loads of money, a great body, and two adorable children, the ex-wife of football legend O.J. Simpson is living the Hollywood dream. In 24 … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic: Olgan Khazan: ‘ Why It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s’

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  “There’s a meme aimed at Millennial catharsis called “Old Economy Steve.” It’s a series of pictures of a late-70s teenager, who presumably is now a middle-aged man, that mocks some of the messages Millennials say they hear … Continue reading →

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TED: Joseph G. Levitt: ‘How Craving Attention Makes You Less Creative’

Posted on August 21, 2019 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  “Joseph Gordon-Levitt has gotten more than his fair share of attention from his acting career. But as social media exploded over the past decade, he got addicted like the rest of us — trying to gain followers … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic: Amanda Mull: ‘The Rise of Coffee Shaming’

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat “Suze Orman wants young people to stop “peeing” away millions of dollars on coffee. Last month, the personal-finance celebrity ignited a controversy on social media when a video she starred in for CNBC targeted a familiar villain: … Continue reading →

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The New Criterion: William F. Buckley: ‘Who’s He: A Review of Snobbery The American Version’

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  “Joseph Epstein’s new book about snobbery1 ends up being a book about Joseph Epstein, which is perfectly okay—provided one is Joseph Epstein. Another’s book about snobbery, displaying the author’s biography, his likes and dislikes, suspicions, affections, affectations, … Continue reading →

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Big Think: Kurt Andersen: ‘Why America Confuses Fantasy For Reality- Celebrity, Hollywood & Disneyland’

Posted on May 12, 2019 by FredSchneiderUS

Source:The New Democrat  “The start of the 20th century was the birth of a strange new reality in the United States. The advent of the moving image, of Hollywood and sudden celebrity, caused a quantum shift in how Americans thought … Continue reading →

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The Hollywood Reporter: Erik Liberman- ‘Jayne Mansfield: The First Reality Star?’

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  “On the 50th anniversary of her death, a look back by a Broadway actor at what a generation of stars (and Kardashians) owes the shrewd and extravagant trailblazer.” From The Hollywood Reporter “Movie star, pin-up queen, nightclub performer … Continue reading →

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