New ‘Divergent’ TV spot highlights Shailene Woodley fighting back
Summit has released a new TV spot for Divergent, the first film in a new movie adaptation of the popular young adult novels. The story takes place in a society where people are divided into factions based on their More...
NBC reporters in Sochi get Starbucks, everyone else left with McDonalds
Starbucks may not be an Olympic sponsor but they are getting press anyway as news leaked that NBC employees at the Sochi games are getting 24/7 service of the popular coffee while everyone else is let to patron More...
US skater, Simon Shnapir, draws critics for wearing gun holster during pairs skate to James Bond song
The controversy may surprise readers as a US figure skater’s attire is drawing criticism. What is ironic is that this is not the female’s costume, but the accessory worn by her partner. Photo screenshot of video More...
NBC glorifies Soviet Union as ‘pivotal experiment’ with ‘towering presence’
photo by rotemliss via wikimedia commons NBC created a stir with how they handled the history of Russia’s communist legacy during their broadcast of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. First was the narration saying More...
US State Department warns Olympic athletes against wearing USA clothes as a ‘safety risk’
The US State Department is cautioning Olympic athletes against wearing team USA clothes at the upcoming Sochi games. photo Beverly & Pack A memo was sent to athletes by the US Olympic Committee warning about More...
President Obama, Vladimir Putin discuss 2014 Olympic security in Sochi, Syria and Iran
President Barack Obama spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday amid safety concerns about the upcoming Olympic games in Sochi. The White House said the two leaders “discussed how best to advance More...
IOC tells US Hockey goalie Jessie Vetter ‘We the People’ from helmet, says it’s ‘propaganda’
A hockey mask has been deemed unconstitutional as the International Olympic Committee, citing regulation, has required the Women’s goalie to remove an inscription bearing “We the People” on a custom mask made More...
Actor Stephen Fry calls Olympic boycott due to Russia’s anti-gay stance and ban, comparing it to Hitler
Stephen Fry has written an open letter to the International Olympic Committee and the Prime Minister, asking for an “absolute ban” on the Russian Winter Olympics over the swell of homophobia in the nation, More...
Lindsey Graham, Edward Snowden and the suggestion of boycotting the 2014 Olympics in Russia
NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden has officially applied for temporary asylum in Russia after being holed up in the Moscow airport for weeks. If Russian President Vladimir Putin grants Snowden asylum, what should More...
