By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Tue Aug 14, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET The Politics of Pigskin
The big news of the week came when the Dolphins cut WR Chad Johnson (formerly Chard Ochicinco) after he was arrested on domestic battery charges stemming from a confrontation with his new wife. LB Karlos Dansby has come out in strong opposition to the move. [ESPN]
There is a not insignificant amount of people who have been negative regarding the performance of the replacement refs since the normal crews have been locked out. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a deal get done very soon. [Football Nation]
According to a source, Plaxico Burress has been worked out by the Patriots. [ESPN]
Yep, you’re in denial about this one DRC. [PFT]
How in the world did this happen? T.O. has signed with the Seahawks. [Sporting News]
Just for fun this is NFL.com in 1996. [Wayback Machine]
By Bradford Queen, Managing Editor, on Mon Aug 13, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET The Politics of Media
Paul Ryan edition:
Following the announcement of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s choice for the VP slot on Saturday morning, the campaign says it chose what would generally be considered an odd time to break the news because “we’re in a 24-7 news cycle.” [WSJ] [NYTimes] [The Washington Post]
TVNewser has a good recap of how the networks covered the Norfolk, Va. campaign event. [TVNewser] But, the Twitters were buzzing long before the Saturday morning event. [Mashable]
CBS’s ’60 Minutes’ and Bob Schieffer scored the first joint interview with Romney and Ryan. [CBS]
The Fox News/News Corp. patriarch Rupert Murdoch endorsed the Ryan pick on Twitter. [@rupertmurdoch]
In other news, CNN’s Sunday line-up looked different over the weekend after the cable network suspended Fareed Zakaria following the journalist’s admission to plagiarism last week. Zakaria recent column for TIME – which has also suspended him – that included portions that appeared to mirror a piece in April’s issue of The New Yorker. [NYTimes]
By Chris Schulz, RP Staff, on Fri Aug 10, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET Scientists are already trying to explain an anomaly in some of the pictures from the Curiosity rover. [latimes]
The next step is of course sending humans to Mars. [pcmag]
It should come as no surprise that July was officially the hottest month on record. [nytimes]
The US begins its first official project to clean up Agent Orange in Vietnam. [bbc]
Scientists are working on a new glass that will prevent the estimated hundreds of millions of birds from running into it and dying every year. [npr]
By Bradford Queen, Managing Editor, on Fri Aug 10, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET The Politics of The Screen
We’re 88 days out from Election Day, and The Hollywood Reporter is taking a look back at the best election-themed movies – from ‘Dave’ to ‘All The President’s Men’. [THR]
Add to that list the new election comedy opening today, ‘The Campaign’. Stars Will Ferrell and Zack Galifianakis play two rival candidates in a battle for a North Carolina Congressional seat. You’ll want to see this one. [Trailer] [NYT]
Warner Brothers is holding back the release of ‘The Great Gatsby’ to allow for more time for music and effects, and to give the film a more lucrative summer release date in 2013. [LA Times]
Now, consider the ramifications the date change will have on the 2013 Oscars nods. [NYT]
Snarky film critic Judith Crist died this week. Her reviews were seen on “Today,” in TV Guide and the New York Herald Tribune. One director labeled her “Judas Crist” after a particularly scathing review. [Chicago Sun-Times]
By Patrick Derocher, on Thu Aug 9, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET Congressman Todd Akin won the Missouri Senate Primary in an upset after “support” from that state’s Democrats.
This is what happens when state politics intersects with national. After an ad blitz declaring him the most conservative contender for Missouri’s Senate seat, Representative Todd Akin scored an upset in the Republican primary last night, defeating Tea Party favorite John Brunner and former State Treasurer Sarah Steelman. The catch? The ads were paid for by McCaskill allies, hoping that Aki would prove the easiest opponent in the general. She got her wish, insofar as Akin won, but it remains to be seen whether this will be an ultimately successful maneuver. (n.b.- In 2002, California Governor Gray Davis made a similar move, running attack ads agains moderate Republican Richard Riordan. The gambit paid off, and Davis was reelected, though we all know what happened next.) [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
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By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Thu Aug 9, 2012 at 11:00 AM ET The Politics of Tech
The biggest news of the week by far was the successful landing of the Curiosity Rover on Mars! Follow the official twitter account for updates! [Twitter]
Here is an awesome tool that NASA released for people to keep track of Curiosity. [NASA]
Internet viewers for the Curiosity landing blew away the TV viewers by about 2 million. [CNET]
Video has been released of the raid on MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom’s home. [YouTube]
Illinois has made it illegal for employers to ask for the login information for employees social media accounts including Facebook. [Huffington Post]
By Bradford Queen, Managing Editor, on Wed Aug 8, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET  The Politics of Faith Missouri voters passed a ‘Right to Pray’ amendment to the state’s constitution by an overwhelming margin Tuesday. The amendment affirms the right of Missourians to pray in public. Opponents say they will challenge the amendment in court. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Catholic nuns in the U.S. may disaffiliate from the Vatican. The Catholic Church recently issued a report saying the Leadership Conference of Women Religious — the largest body of U.S. nuns — was not focused enough on abortion and traditional marriage. The Conference holds its annual meeting in St. Louis this week. [The Washington Post]
U.S. Sikhs had been on high alert attacks even before the shooting at the Sikh temple in Wisconsin last week. The Christian Science Monitor discusses the fears many Sikhs have in practicing their religion openly in the U.S. [The Christian Science Monitor]
After becoming a refuge to European Jews in the mid-20th century, Alaska is still home to more than 6,000 Jews who call themselves the “Frozen Chosen.” [The Jewish Daily Forward]
By Zack Adams, RP Staff, on Mon Aug 6, 2012 at 3:00 PM ET The Politics of Pigskin
Andy Reid’ son, Garrett Reid (29), was found dead in his dorm room this weekend. He was in Lehigh to assist with the Eagles training camp. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
“First female NFL official debuts Thursday in San Diego” [NFL.com]
Football fans watching the Dark Knight Rises [The Draw Play]
Goodell soothed the worries of many NFL fans by announcing this week that NFL teams will not be allowed to sell ad space on uniforms. [NFL.com]
You won’t see Frank Caliendo on Fox’s NFL coverage in 2012. [PFT]
Super cute little girl tells LB “I Love You Sam (Acho)” at Cardinals camp. [YouTube]
By Bradford Queen, Managing Editor, on Mon Aug 6, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET The Politics of Media
CBS is seeing new revenue from digital properties. Les Moonves is called a “super genius” for his leadership of the network. [CNBC]
Reuters News’s popular opinion blog was hacked on Friday by an anonymous person who posted false information about the situation in Syria. The news organization took down the page while they investigated. [NYTimes]
NBC spoke about the future of Olympics coverage in a call with reporters late last week. The network’s execs also said the London games are the most watched ever in the U.S. [Reuters]
People using laptop and desktop computers are spending smaller amounts of time on NYTimes.com, according to new Nielsen figures. [Poynter]
The Republican leader in the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, is cheering the rise of social media. [BuzzFeed]
By Bradford Queen, Managing Editor, on Fri Aug 3, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET The Politics of the Screen
The celebrity brand of Marilyn Monroe remains as strong as ever as the 50th anniversary of her death approaches. [The Washington Post]
Jimmy Fallon is in the midst of talks with producers to host the 2013 Oscars, but ABC isn’t on board. [LA Times]
‘Vertigo’ has replaced ‘Citizen Kane’ as the best movie of all time in a new list by the British Film Institute. ‘Citizen Kane’ had topped the list for 50 years. [The Hollywood Reporter]
…And, film critic Roger Ebert agrees. [Chicago Sun-Times]
The Daily Mail is asking, is a new ‘Diana’ movie a “tribute or travesty?” [The Daily Mail]
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