Call it Version 2.2: The "New" John McCain?

In the final United States presidential debate of the year, to be held tonight at Hofstra University between  Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama and Republican nominee Senator John McCain, Mike...

Run-D.M.C., Metallica Nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Run-D.M.C., Metallica, the Stooges, Bobby Womack, and Jeff Beck are among the nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced Monday.The nominees will be voted on by an assembly of "500...

Kenny Chesney Leads CMA Award Nominations

Kenny Chesney is leading the pack with 7 Country Music Association CMA award nominations. The CMA awards will be held on November 12th and broadcast on ABC. "Kenny Chesney, the Country Music Association's reigning...

Emmy nominations announced

"Mad Men" and "Damages" made Emmy history Thursday as the first basic-cable series to be nominated for best drama. ...

Senator Reid's Pants Are on Fire

In what is hopefully only a first step, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) threw down the gauntlet at Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) shuffling feet yesterday after Senate Democrats, once again, failed to...

NowPublic's 2008 Oscar Prediction Pool

The nominees are in. Now, who do you think will win? We'll find out who guessed right this Sunday, Feb. 24th.Post your Oscar predictions in the comments to this story! For the complete list of nominees click here:...

Oscar countdown begins in Hollywood

Will it be a 'No Country' sweep? Will 'Juno' win big? Will 'There Be Blood'?Sunday night the Hollywood stars will be out in full force for the most highly anticipated red-carpet gala in the business of making motion...

Candidate Speaking Schedule Jan 12, Delegate Total & at Stake

Candidate Speaking Schedule Jan 12, Delegate Total & at Stake Here is the candidates schedule for  Tuesday Jan. 12 2008.  There are 3 Primary Elections so candidates will be in DC, MD, or...

Toronto's Best Web and Tech Evangelists

"There are a lot of people doing interesting things in Toronto and Canada. Unfortunately, the stories are often not as developed as the ones we see from Silicon Valley. Additional coverage of local companies, events,...

Oscar Nominations In, 'No Country' 'Will be Blood' Top List

I can't remember the last time there was such a glut of great movies and performances to choose from. It's going to be interesting to see who walks away with what. My money is on 'No Country For Old Men' for best...

GLAAD Award Nominees Announced

It's great to see how far we've come since the days of Ellen DeGeneres' sitcom being the only mainstream television series that promintently featured gay and lesbian characters.  As GLAAD Presiden Neil Giuliano notes, "This year's extraordinary nominees exemplify the...

9 Films Vie for Foreign-Language Oscar

63 entries in the foreign-language Academy Award category become 9, which will then be trimmed to a final 5 nominees, set to be announced next Tuesday."Nine movies are in contention for the foreign-language Academy Award.The films survived a first round of cuts by a group of...

Behind the Scenes: How Oscar Nominees Are Selected

If you're down on the Golden Globes cancellation and looking to make up for it with extra-enthusiasm for this year's Oscars, here's an inside view on the Oscar nomination process. The nominees will be announced this...

Sci-Fi Award Finalists Announced

Attention all sci-fi fans: the annual PKD Award finalists have been announced. But, if you're still new to the science-fiction game, perhaps start with something from the amazing and prolific back catalogue of the masterful writer after whom the award is named: Philip K....

The 'People's Choice Awards' Winners

"The "People's Choice Awards" took on a new format this year as a result of the writers strike. Instead of the normal set-up with an audience and the winners taking to the stage, the nominees were presented through the use of clips and filmed acceptances. Among the fan...

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