Mark Wahlberg past of committing racist attacks in his teenage years is under the microscope, as he has sought to have felony convictions from the 1980’s removed from his record so he can get liquor licenses for his Wahlburgers restaurant chain. The actor-turned restaurateur was convicted of assaulting a Vietnamese man in Boston when the actor was 16, and additionally …

A U.S. citizen has been indicted by the state of Israel for planning terror attacks on Muslim holy sites. The man, 30-year-old Texas native Adam Everett Livvix, was arrested in November on suspicion of possessing illegal weapons and planning a terror attack. However, this isn’t the first time Livvix has been under suspicion of terrorist activity. We take a look …

Russell Brand has taken to Twitter and published the phone number of Daily Mail journalist Neil Sears, who had reached out to the actor/social commentator. By publishing the personal information of an individual without their consent, Brand has violated the rules of service of Twitter and could have his account closed. Brand’s apology, the likelihood of him losing his Twitter …

<div class=”video-container”></div>   FINDING VIVIAN MAIER, the documentary about the brilliant photographer Vivian Maier, whose genius went undiscovered for years as she worked as a nanny is discussed with filmmaker Charles Siskel. How Maier lived in obscurity, and how thousands of her photographs were discovered in storage after her death is explored in this meditation on art, fame, and recognition. …

<div class=”video-container”></div>   Grumpy Cat has been reported as earning $100m for her owner, former waitress Tabatha Bundesen, through book, television, and even movie deals. But has talk of Grumpy Cat’s earnings been blown out of proportion? We discuss the real story of how agent Ben Lashes has managed to help negotiate a fortune off of Grumpy Cat (whose real …

George W. Bush commented on his family’s close friendship with the Clinton family under speculation that his brother Jeb Bush will run against Hillary Clinton in the 2016 United States presidential election. While neither have announced their candidacy yet, W. smiled that he was confident his brother Jeb–whose candidacy is still “undecided,” would beat his “sister-in-law” Hillary. We take a …

Rolling Stone has retracted the campus rape story that caused shockwaves at UVA, and we explore the failure of journalism that has damaged the credibility of the magazine. We look at Charles C. Johnson’s twitter threats against the UVA accuser and weigh freedom with responsibility in social media and journalism, and also explore the police shootings of unarmed black males-from …