Nicole LaPorte is a West Coast reporter for The Daily Beast. A former film reporter for Variety, she has also written for The New Yorker, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, The New York Times, The New York Observer, and W.
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Greatest Studs of All Time
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A new biography claims Warren Beatty slept with 13,000 women-placing him beneath Fidel Castro and Wilt Chamberlain, and on top of Jack Nicholson and Charlie Sheen. VIEW OUR GALLERY.
Greatest Studs of All Time
NUMBER OF NOTCHES: 35,000 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Eight children by four women. According to documentary filmmaker Ian Halperin, a Cuban official na...
Who Cares What Tiger Did?
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Conor Friedersdorf, a Daily Beast columnist, also writes for The American Scene and The Atlantic Online's ideas blog.
The details of his accident and possible domestic dispute are still rolling in. But does it matter? Conor Friedersdorf makes the fan's case for ignoring the story.
The Greatest Showman on Earth
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Pat O'Brien has been a broadcaster for more than three decades, including many years as the co-host of Access Hollywood and The Insider. A former anchor for CBS Sports, he is also the author of Talkin' Sports: A B.S.-er's Guide. He divides his time among Los Angeles, New York, and Nantucket.
The world mourned as one today during Michael Jackson's memorial service as the King of Pop inspired one last great spectacle.
Best of the Memorial Service
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The moonwalk, a Maya Angelou poem, and memories of softball games and KFC: The Daily Beast presents the most unforgettable moments from Michael Jackson's memorial.
The West Coast Gossip Girl
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Originally from Los Angeles, Isabel Kaplan is currently a student at Harvard University. Her first novel, Hancock Park, was published this summer by HarperCollins.
At 19, Harvard student Isabel Kaplan has just published her first novel, Hancock Park, which exposes the excesses of L.A.'s wealthy high-school elite. Read the story behind the book.
Spike Shoots, Kobe Scores
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Touré is a columnist for The Daily Beast. He's also an NBC contributor and the author of Never Drank the Kool-Aid, Soul City, and The Portable Promised Land. He is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone, was CNN's first pop culture correspondent, and was the host of MTV2's Spoke N Heard. His writing has appeared in the New Yorker and the New York Times.
Spike Lee talks to The Daily Beast's Touré about his revelatory new documentary, Kobe Doin' Work, following a game in the life of Los Angeles Lakers' superstar Kobe Bryant.
The Game That Turned March Mad
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Seth Davis is an on-air studio analyst for CBS Sports coverage of NCAA basketball and is an on-air host, reporter, and analyst for the College Sports Television cable network. He is also a staff writer at Sports Illustrated, where he has worked since 1995, primarily covering college basketball and golf. A graduate of Duke University, Davis lives with his family in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
On March 26, 1979, Magic Johnson's Michigan State faced Larry Bird's Indiana State in an epic final that changed the NCAA tournament forever. Seth Davis recalls the hours before battle.
How Oscars Ruin a Marriage
The Pure Greed of Obama's Phony Health-Care Reform
Michael Moore is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker and author. He directed and produced Roger & Me, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, and Sicko. He has also written seven books, most recently, Mike’s Election Guide 2008.
Women in The World Featured Panel: Rape as a Weapon of War
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Obama and Bibi Face to Face
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The Right Stifles Debate
Christopher Buckley's books include Supreme Courtship, The White House Mess, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, and Florence of Arabia. He was chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, and is editor-at-large of ForbesLife magazine. His new book is Losing Mum and Pup, a memoir. Buckley's Daily Beast column is the winner of an Online Journalism Award in the category of Online Commentary.
