Brit Wits Bash America
Sean Macaulay is a screenwriter, humorist and journalist, specializing in symptoms of the post-macho midlife crisis. He was the L.A. movie critic for The London Times from 1999 to 2007, and has written for The Daily Telegraph, Radio Times, Punch, and British GQ. He was most recently creative consultant on Anvil! The Story of Anvil, which was voted Best Documentary at the Independent Sprit Awards. You can follow him on Twitter here.
Hating the U.S. to its face is all the rage in British comedy-and Americans love it. Expat Sean Macaulay looks at why we love being called idiots.
23 Shows That Changed Television
Jace Lacob is the writer/editor of Televisionary, a website devoted to television news, criticism, and interviews. Jace resides in Los Angeles. He is a contributor to several entertainment Web sites and can be found on Twitter and Facebook.
Bug-eating wannabe millionaires, plane-crash survivors, and Simon Cowell-VIEW OUR GALLERY of the decade's most influential TV shows.
2009 Farewells
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From Michael Jackson to Patrick Swayze to Farrah Fawcett, VIEW OUR GALLERY of celebrities who died this year.
The Week in Culture
Rachel Syme is the former culture editor of The Daily Beast and now writes regularly about the arts.
This week, Michael Bublé dominates everyone, von Trier's Antichrist brings terror to theaters, a rare violin goes for $10 million, and more from the worlds of art, music, television, and film.
How Fox News Outsmarted the White House
John Batchelor is radio host of the John Batchelor Show in New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
The White House's war on Fox shows its ignorance of the network's true purpose: show business. And Team Obama is giving Murdoch just what he wants.
TV's Funniest Frenemies
Jessi Klein is a writer and comedian who has frequently appeared on Comedy Central, CNN, VH1, and the Today show. She also likes to think she has value as a human being aside from her numerous credits in the entertainment industry.
Jessi Klein writes for Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black's new sketch show, Michael and Michael Have Issues-now, she talks to the Michaels about their petty quarrels, Kashi addiction, and delicious sandwiches.
Inside the Obama Family PR Machine
Richard Wolffe is Daily Beast columnist and an award-winning journalist. He covered the entire length of Barack Obama's presidential campaign for Newsweek magazine. His book, Renegade: The Making of a President, was published by Crown in June.
As the Obamas mastered the media again this week, thanks to the rollout of their dog, Richard Wolffe reveals how the president's instincts and the first lady's discipline-and staff-are creating an image juggernaut.
Stephen Colbert, NorthwesternStephen Colbert perfected his Method eyebrow raise as a theater major at Northwestern ('86) after transferring from Ha...
As vice chairman of Public Strategies and president of Maverick Media, Mark McKinnon has helped meet strategic challenges for candidates, corporations and causes, including George W. Bush, John McCain, Governor Ann Richards, Charlie Wilson, Lance Armstrong, and Bono.
Divya Gugnani is the CEO and founder of BehindtheBurner.com, an emerging culinary media brand that creates expert-based content about food, wine, mixology, and nutrition.
The Daily Beast is dedicated to news and commentary, culture, and entertainment. We carefully curate the web’s most essential stories and bring you original must-reads from our talented contributors.
The Daily Beast is dedicated to news and commentary, culture, and entertainment. We carefully curate the web’s most essential stories and bring you original must-reads from our talented contributors.
The Daily Beast is dedicated to news and commentary, culture, and entertainment. We carefully curate the web’s most essential stories and bring you original must-reads from our talented contributors.
