The Mad Men Book Club
Samuel P. Jacobs is a staff reporter at The Daily Beast. He has also written for The Boston Globe, The New York Observer, and The New Republic Online.
Want to read like Don Draper? Just follow The Daily Beast's Ayn Rand-loving, Nazi-satirizing, suburban angst-inducing fall reading list.
Milk is the only Best Picture nominee not based on a novel, play, or comic book this year. From The Reader to Slumdog, literary adaptations dominate this year's Oscars, but not all escape the perils of the move from page to screen. By The Daily Beast
A Cleaner, Friendlier Oscar Smear Campaign
Kim Masters covers the entertainment business for The Daily Beast. She is also the host of The Business, public radio's weekly program about the business of show business. She is also the author of The Keys to the Kingdom: The Rise of Michael Eisner and the Fall of Everybody Else.
Insidious rumors about the top films are a staple of awards season, and this year is no different-except that for all the mudslinging, no one seems to be walking away with dirty hands.
If I Ran the Oscars
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.
Is it too late to take back a few envelopes (Angelina)? Or sneak an extra one in (Dev Patel)? Or ask middle-aged Benjamin Button to be my date?
I recommend the movie Revolutionary Road, which poignantly chronicles why returning to the '50s would not be optimal for women. On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, it's a powerful reminder that Roe is not just a court case, but represents...
Cecile Richards is president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and an advocate for reproductive health and rights. The daughter of former Texas Governor Ann Richards, Ms. Richards was raised in a family committed to social justice and public service.
Oprah Loves Winslet's Breasts
Talk about the Golden Globes: Oprah takes some time on her show today to tell Kate Winslet, 'I love the fact that you have real breasts.' Detailed discussion follows.
Let the Awards Season Begin
Rachel Syme is culture editor of The Daily Beast.
The first A-list event of the season-the Palm Springs Film Festival opening gala-took place last night, and the celebrities were cadging for Oscars. Whose acceptance speech needs work? The Daily Beast's Rachel Syme reports.
The Rachel Getting Married star on the red carpet for the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala in Palm Springs, Calif., Tuesday.
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.
Jacob Bernstein is a senior reporter at The Daily Beast. Previously, he was a features writer at WWD and W Magazine. He has also written for New York magazine, Paper, and The Huffington Post.
Jolie hunt is the global head of public relations for Thomson Reuters, appointed April 2008. Prior to that she served as global director of corporate and business affairs for IBM Corporation She was the director of PR for the Financial Times. She lives between New York and London.
John Barrasso is the junior senator from Wyoming.
Lee Siegel has written about culture and politics and is the author of three books: Falling Upwards: Essays in Defense of the Imagination; Not Remotely Controlled: Notes on Television; and, most recently, Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob. In 2002, he received a National Magazine Award for reviews and criticism.
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