The 2014 Emmy Awards (and why they sucked), tabloid journalism, and the extensive new biography of Billy Joel is shared by author Fred Schruers. Orange Is The New Black, LGBT television, Matthew McConaughey’s McConaissance, and the urge to get sensational stories out of Hollywood are all hit. Billy Joel–the music, writing, and drug use of the icon, and his own …

Malaysia Airlines has suffered a huge financial blow after flights MH17 and MH370 crashed. The company’s stock price fell by over a third this year and the company is now offering massive discounts to compensate. We look at whether or not the airline will be able to withstand the financial impact of the double tragedy, in this Lip News clip …

Ferguson has seen police and protester violence, with looting, and over militarized response from the police running rampant. The use of force, the national guard, and if the current quiet in the streets can stand, plus the relationship between the St. Louis police and the African-American population is traced from the 1960s to today is all examined with journalist Nicholas …

A United Airlines flight was redirected after two passengers got into a fight over a reclining seat. The fight started after a man used a product called the “Knee Defender” to prevent the woman sitting in front of him from reclining her seat. The woman responded by throwing water in the man’s face. Is United Airlines to blame for the …

Pugedon, a Turkish recycling machine, is providing food for stray dogs and cats after people submit bottles into it. The street kiosks are being heralded for helping feed the 150,000 stray dogs in Istanbul, plus untold amounts of cats that are starving in the city that spans both Europe and Asia. We look at the innovative invention on the Lip …

<div class=”video-container”></div> Canada’s Tim Hortons has been bought by Burger King in a move that cost the fast food giant $11.4B and will allow it to relocate its corporate operations to Canada, where it will get a lower corporate tax rate. With a new fast food giant being forged that will include 18,000 restaurants in 100 countries, we look at …

Israel and Gaza have agreed to a long-term cease fire in a deal arranged by Egypt after almost two months of fighting between the two sides. The shaky agreement still leaves some issues unresolved meaning we will have to wait to see if the violence actually subsides. We look at what both Israel and Palestine gained from the truce, in …