Hype, Hops, and a Hangover
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Even through beer goggles, The Daily Beast's Lloyd Grove writes, the reality of the summit could never have lived up to the cable TV hype. The one bright spot: Sgt. Crowley's star-making post-beer poise.
12 Favorite Infomercial Pitchmen
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Anyone who watches late-night TV-or the show Pitchmen-can't help feel saddened by the death of infomercial king Billy Mays. Act now and here's a look 12 of the best spokesmen.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
John Batchelor is radio host of the John Batchelor Show in New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
At a secret summit Tuesday night at George Will's, Barack Obama dined with the biggest stars in the conservative constellation, including William Kristol, Larry Kudlow, David Brooks, Rich Lowry, and Charles Krauthammer. Whose brilliant idea was that?
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
The Daily Beast Video curates the most essential and entertaining video, and brings you original and exclusive productions from our talented contributors.
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Gerald Posner is The Daily Beast's Chief Investigative Reporter. He's the award-winning author of 10 investigative nonfiction bestsellers, ranging from political assassinations, to Nazi war criminals, to 9/11, to terrorism. His latest book, Miami Babylon: Crime, Wealth and Power—A Dispatch from the Beach, was published in October. He lives in Miami Beach with his wife, the author Trisha Posner.
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