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Tom Cruise movie headed for Louisiana

Universal Pictures has had such a good run making movies in Louisiana that the studio is returning to the Bayou State next month for the making of its next big project - an action thriller with sci-fi elements and starring Tom Cruise.

The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For February 3, 2012
Congratulations, America: you survived January of 2012, along with its four super-hyped primaries and its eleventy-billion debates. Your reward? A snoozy February, with some primaries...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 23:25

Too Hot For TV: PETA's Top Controversial Super Bowl Ads (NSFW)
Over the years PETA's sexy Super Bowl ads have become a bit of a pastime in the run up to the big game. Especially since...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 23:18

Legendary Vietnam Reporter Dies
George Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 23:17

A LOOK BACK: Early Super Bowl Commercials
The Super Bowl commercials are such a big deal now that it's hard to conceive of a time when they weren't so omnipresent. But when...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 22:30

WATCH: Dumbest Super Bowl Commercials Ever
Every year, companies spend millions of dollars on Super Bowl commercials. Some ads become instantly iconic.. Other commercials, however...well, let's just say they miss the...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 20:43

WATCH: Anchorwoman Has Inevitable Sausage Story Slip-Up
Two female morning news anchors covering a sausage eating competition? This is the stuff news bloopers are made of. As soon as the clip above...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 20:03

Jon Bon Jovi to Be Interviewed on Revived CBS News Show "Person to Person"

Jon Bon Jovi will be among the first celebrities to sit for an interview on Person to Person, a revival of a CBS News show that first aired back in the 1950s.

Is NBC Putting '30 Rock' In Danger?
"30 Rock" is not having an easy time in the 8 p.m. timeslot on Thursday. With stiff competition -- Fox's "American Idol" and CBS's new...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 19:37

Political Figure Considers Bid For Philadelphia Newspapers: Report
PHILADELPHIA — Former Gov. Ed Rendell and Philadelphia Flyers owner Ed Snider are among six people mounting a potential joint bid for Philadelphia's largest newspapers....
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 19:37

How Did That Ad Make You Feel? Ask A Computer
Rosalind Picard specializes in something called affective computing. She designs technology that can measure and communicate human emotion. Her work started with autistic children, and from there, she moved on to using computers to assess people's emotional connections to brands.
Source : www.npr.org | 03-Feb-2012 18:47

WATCH: Soledad O'Brien Questions Romney's Backtracking
Soledad O'Brien questioned Mitt Romney's claim that he "misspoke" when he said that he was not concerned about the very poor. The GOP frontrunner made...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 18:28

Anonymous 'intercepts FBI, Scotland Yard call'
Hacking group releases 17-minute recording of call between FBI and UK police.

WATCH: Colbert Reveals America's Biggest SuperPAC Donors
SuperPAC: A frothy mix of lube and campaign funding that is sometimes the byproduct of politics. On Thursday's "Report," Stephen Colbert gave a glimpse of...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 17:13

WATCH: Christiane Amanpour Offends Stephen Colbert
Famed broadcaster Christiane Amanpour appeared on "The Colbert Report" Thursday night and jokingly offended host Stephen Colbert during a discussion about a potentially nuclear Iran....
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:44

GOP Governor Gets Strong Warning
TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Sam Brownback declared Friday he's confident that a local prosecutor's investigation of private gatherings he had with Kansas legislators at the...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:40

BBC Persian facing intimidation in Iran
The BBC says Iran waging "a campaign of bullying and harassment" against staff.

Anti-O'Keefe Petition Drive Reaches Milestone
A coalition of organizations is urging the state Attorney General to investigate right-wing activist James O'Keefe, saying his undercover footage shot during the January Primary...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 16:04

Premier League 'wins' pub satellite TV copyright battle
Pubs showing football on foreign satellite TV decoders 'in breach of copyright'.

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk | 03-Feb-2012 15:58

Huffington Post to launch live streaming network

The Huffington Post Streaming Network was previewed Thursday at AOL's Manhattan headquarters.

Source : www.topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 15:48

BBC Accuses Iran Of Intimidating Its Persian Staff
LONDON (AP) — The head of the BBC on Friday accused Iran of intimidating staff members of its Persian service through slander, snooping and the...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 15:35

Reuters news agency staff vote to strike
Journalists to stake first walk out in 25 years over below-inflation pay offer.

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk | 03-Feb-2012 14:06

Twitter 'worm' to track Super Bowl brand buzz
Brandwatch creates system which tracks Twitter buzz around Super Bowl sponsors.

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk | 03-Feb-2012 12:13

Leslie Carter autopsy inconclusive: Were prescription drugs involved?

The shocking death of 25-year-old Leslie Carter, the sister of pop stars Nick and Aaron Carter and former star of "House of Carters" on VH1, remains shadowed by mystery as autopsy results have proven to be inconclusive.

Source : www.topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 11:33

Woody Harrelson Shows Off His Soccer Skills
Woody Harrelson does a lot of work for charitable causes and, as he told David Letterman on "Late Show" (Weeknights, 11:35 p.m. EST on CBS)...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 10:15

'Big Bang': Choose Penny Or Sheldon, Leonard
After all these years, Leonard finally reaches his breaking point regarding that roommate agreement on "The Big Bang Theory" (Thu., 8 p.m. EST on CBS)....
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 08:04

New York Times Co. reports lower 4Q net income

The New York Times Co. said Thursday that net income fell 12 percent in the last three months of 2011, though excluding one-time items the results exceeded Wall Street expectations.

Source : www.topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 07:14

Cheryl Cole, MC Harvey: Now magazine stands by story
Magazine vows to defend itself against rumoured legal action from Girls Aloud singer.

Source : www.digitalspy.co.uk | 03-Feb-2012 05:37

John McCain: Cold Day In Arizona When I Watch 'Game Change' Movie
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain will not be among those tuning in to the HBO movie "Game Change" when it premiers on March 10. During...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 03:48

News Corp names ex-Bloomberg exec as Dow Jones CEO

News Corp. said Thursday that Lex Fenwick, a Bloomberg LP executive, is the new CEO of Dow Jones & Co., the News Corp.

Source : www.topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 03:09

Hey Girl: Get Ryan Gosling On Demand!
Hey girl, now you can have Ryan Gosling in your home anytime, day or night. In celebration of Valentine's Day, Time Warner Cable is making...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 01:37

How Does Twitter Handle Piracy? An Inside Look
Last week, in the wake of protests over SOPA and PIPA, the controversial Internet anti-piracy legislation in Congress, Twitter released a database that offers a...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 03-Feb-2012 00:31

WATCH: Andrea Mitchell's Blunt Confrontation With Embattled Komen Chief
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell had some tough words for Susan G. Komen chief Nancy Brinker about the growing firestorm over Planned Parenthood. Mitchell and Brinker were...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 02-Feb-2012 23:03

WATCH: Shep Smith Mercilessly Mocks Donald Trump
The ever-honest Shep Smith made his disdain for Donald Trump clear during his Thursday show. The Fox News host's hour coincided with Trump's endorsement of...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 02-Feb-2012 23:00

Huff Post-Streaming Network

In this Oct. 28, 2010 file photo, Ariana Huffington arrives at the "Huffington Post 2010 Game Changers Event," in New York.

Source : www.topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 22:59

Yahoo News' Major Get
In its most high-profile move since announcing the expansion of its political coverage, Yahoo News has hired former New York Times columnist Virginia Heffernan as...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 02-Feb-2012 22:20

Anna Wintour vs. The Super Bowl: A Battle For The Ages
In one corner: the most-watched television event in America. And in the other corner: Anna Wintour. Needless to say, this will be a close call....
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 02-Feb-2012 22:14

Donald Trump Manufactures Another Pseudo-Event For Media
One of the things you learn from watching political coverage, especially during an election season, is how important it is for the Big-Time Political Media...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 02-Feb-2012 21:31

Planes Bump Engines On Hot Businessweek Cover
We've all heard of the "mile high club," but this is really pushing it. The latest cover of Bloomberg Businessweek depicts two planes getting hot...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 02-Feb-2012 21:05

WATCH: 'The View' Clashes Over Controversial Planned Parenthood Cut
The co-hosts of "The View" got into a contentious and chaotic debate over Susan G. Komen For the Cure's controversial decision to halt its relationship...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 02-Feb-2012 21:00

Cartoon Network, Adult Swim Coming To Canada
Canadians no longer have to rely on Teletoon at Night, Teletoon's late-night cartoon block, for more Adult Swim shows. Why? Well, just as FX, HBO...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 02-Feb-2012 20:34

Donald Trump Makes Presidential Endorsement
LAS VEGAS -- Donald Trump on Thursday announced his endorsement of Mitt Romney for president, saying the former Massachusetts governor is "not going to allow...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 02-Feb-2012 20:32

Hasselbeck Tries To Defend Romney's 'Very Poor' Gaffe
The day after he won a decisive victory in the Florida Republican primary, Mitt Romney wasted no time in giving his political opponents more ammunition...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 02-Feb-2012 20:28

Super Bowl Brings Calls For Gambling Help Lines
As Super Bowl betting reaches a fever pitch this week, advocates for gambling addicts are telling newspapers and websites to play fair: Those publishing the...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 02-Feb-2012 20:19

Ahead of the Bell: Viacom reports 1Q results

Media giant Viacom Inc. shares is reporting its fiscal first-quarter earnings before the market opens.

Source : www.topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 19:50

Networks Resort To Trickery In An Attempt To Lift Ratings
This is the kind of programming sleight of hand that executives seize on as they seek to gain every possible edge in the television ratings...
Source : www.huffingtonpost.com | 02-Feb-2012 19:43