Thursday, January 31, 2013

Shay Mitchell: Wednesday Retail Therapy

Posted Thursday January 31, 2013 12:45 AM GMT

Treating herself to a round of retail therapy, Shay Mitchell made a countermand at Juicy Couture on Wednesday (January 30) in Los Angeles.

Fashionable in a tousled pink-and-white-printed frock under a black buckskin jacket, the 25-year-ancient brunette beauty seemed eager to get her shop on.

While at the store, Ms. Mitchell lent a hand with the launch of the brand’s newest scent, tweeting, "I’m celebrating the launch of @juicycouture ‘s new fragrance #couturelala !"

Meanwhile, fans of the "Pretty Little Liars" star can tartan out Shay's next episode, titled "Dead to Me," on February 5 at 8/7 central on ABC Family.

Enjoy the pictures of Shay Mitchell shopping at Juicy Couture in Los Angeles, CA (January 30).


Shay Mitchell: Wednesday Retail Therapy

Posted Thursday January 31, 2013 12:45 AM GMT

Treating herself to a round of retail therapy, Shay Mitchell created a stop at Juicy Couture on Wednesday (January 30) in Los Angeles.

Fashionable in a tousled pink-and-white-printed frock under a black leather jacket, the 25-year-old brunette beauty seemed eager to get her shop on.

While at the store, Ms. Mitchell lent a hand with the launch of the brand’s newest scent, tweeting, "I’m celebrating the launch of @juicycouture ‘s new fragrance #couturelala !"

Meanwhile, fans of the "Pretty Little Liars" star can tartan out Shay's next episode, titled "Dead to Me," on February 5 at 8/7 central on ABC Family.

Enjoy the pictures of Shay Mitchell shopping at Juicy Couture in Los Angeles, CA (January 30).


Shay Mitchell: Wednesday Retail Therapy

Posted Thursday January 31, 2013 12:45 AM GMT

Treating herself to a round of retail therapy, Shay Mitchell made a stop at Juicy Couture on Wednesday (January 30) in Los Angeles.

Fashionable in a tousled pink-and-white-printed frock under a black leather jacket, the 25-year-ancient brunette beauty seemed eager to get her shop on.

While at the store, Ms. Mitchell lent a hand with the launch of the brand’s newest scent, tweeting, "I’m celebrating the launch of @juicycouture ‘s new fragrance #couturelala !"

Meanwhile, fans of the "Pretty Little Liars" star can check out Shay's next episode, titled "Dead to Me," on February 5 at 8/7 central on ABC Family.

Enjoy the pictures of Shay Mitchell shopping at Juicy Couture in Los Angeles, CA (January 30).


Shay Mitchell: Wednesday Retail Therapy

Posted Thursday January 31, 2013 12:45 AM GMT

Treating herself to a round of retail therapy, Shay Mitchell made a stop at Juicy Couture on Wednesday (January 30) in Los Angeles.

Fashionable in a ruffled pink-and-white-printed frock under a black buckskin jacket, the 25-year-old brunette beauty seemed eager to get her shop on.

While at the store, Ms. Mitchell lent a hand with the launch of the brand’s newest scent, tweeting, "I’m celebrating the launch of @juicycouture ‘s new fragrance #couturelala !"

Meanwhile, fans of the "Pretty Little Liars" star can check out Shay's next episode, titled "Dead to Me," on February 5 at 8/7 central on ABC Family.

Enjoy the pictures of Shay Mitchell shopping at Juicy Couture in Los Angeles, CA (January 30).


Shay Mitchell: Wednesday Retail Therapy

Posted Thursday January 31, 2013 12:45 AM GMT

Treating herself to a round of retail therapy, Shay Mitchell made a stop at Juicy Couture on Wednesday (January 30) in Los Angeles.

Fashionable in a ruffled pink-and-white-printed frock under a black buckskin jacket, the 25-year-ancient brunette beauty seemed expectant to get her shop on.

While at the store, Ms. Mitchell lent a hand with the launch of the brand’s newest scent, tweeting, "I’m celebrating the launch of @juicycouture ‘s new fragrance #couturelala !"

Meanwhile, fans of the "Pretty Little Liars" star can check out Shay's next episode, titled "Dead to Me," on February 5 at 8/7 central on ABC Family.

Enjoy the pictures of Shay Mitchell shopping at Juicy Couture in Los Angeles, CA (January 30).


Shay Mitchell: Wednesday Retail Therapy

Posted Thursday January 31, 2013 12:45 AM GMT

Treating herself to a round of retail therapy, Shay Mitchell created a countermand at Juicy Couture on Wednesday (January 30) in Los Angeles.

Fashionable in a ruffled pink-and-white-printed frock under a black buckskin jacket, the 25-year-ancient brunette beauty seemed expectant to get her shop on.

While at the store, Ms. Mitchell lent a hand with the launch of the brand’s newest scent, tweeting, "I’m celebrating the launch of @juicycouture ‘s new fragrance #couturelala !"

Meanwhile, fans of the "Pretty Little Liars" star can check out Shay's next episode, titled "Dead to Me," on February 5 at 8/7 central on ABC Family.

Enjoy the pictures of Shay Mitchell shopping at Juicy Couture in Los Angeles, CA (January 30).


Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Hamill: 'I hate bike lanes.'

Spencer Platt

The path to motorist hell is paved with excellent intentions. Bicycle lanes throughout the city draw chagrin from drivers, who have seen their roadways squeezed to create more room for cyclists.

I despise bike lanes.

I understand quality-of-life issues seem Junior in a city shredded by Hurricane Sandy, bleeding from handguns, dispossessed by an insensible NYCHA and endangered by disappearing hospitals.

But New Yorkers can handle major crises. It's the little, annoying, frustrating things that guide them NUTS.

Bike lanes are steering some person’s love me to mainline anger. For me, more than either other of Big Brother Bloomberg's paternal edicts, these bike lanes are infuriating because they have disfigured the city in a logistical and aesthetic way.

When I was a kid, I built my first bike from assorted discarded portions mined from the wood bins of our tenement in Brooklyn.

RELATED: PROSPECT PARK BIKE LANE FOES PEDAL CASE BACK INTO COURT

It looked love Bozo the Clown's bike. But I taught myself to ride in Prospect Park, taking several difficult falls long before bike helmets were even made, never mind made mandatory.

A few scraped knees later, I was zooming along Prospect Park West from Grand Army Plaza to Bartel -Pritchard Square.

Soon I was hired as a butcher's delivery boy, and I pushed an industrial bike with a basket sometimes filled with more than 100 pounds of meat to homes from Flatbush Ave. to Green-Wood Cemetery .

I learned a lifelong work ethic on that bike. I fought for my place in my city in the clanking, horn-blaring urban transfer. We didn't need no stinking bicycle lanes. We blazed our own trails.

Anyway, I was driving my wagon recently along Prospect Park West, once a majestic three-lane, mile-long esplanade from one war memorial to the other. Now it's love squeezing yourself through a crinkled tube of toothpaste.

RELATED: CITI BIKE PROGRAM POSTPONED TILL MAY

The yuppie-ki-yay bike lane, where kids dressed love hockey goalies pedal in a danger-emancipate fantasy lane, has literally painted wagon transfer into two lanes.

If you hit the game of chance and see 10 feet of emancipate celestial in the parking lane, you can no longer employ the curb to guide your parallel parking. No, the curb is introverted as a barrier reef for the Hipster Highway for Richie Rich on his $1,500 Lance Armstrong Doperacer.

Same thing in Manhattan. Sheltered, helmeted kids getting zeroes in street-smarts pedal past with a clear path through life.

News flash: Life ain't a smooth sail, kiddos! There's a big crash just waiting at the end of every bike lane.

The first mayoral candidate who wants to hit the brakes on bike lanes can ride on my handlebars.

dhamill@nydailynews.com


Hamill: 'I hate bike lanes.'

Spencer Platt

The path to motorist hell is paved with good intentions. Bicycle lanes throughout the city draw chagrin from drivers, who have seen their roadways squeezed to create more room for cyclists.

I despise bike lanes.

I understand quality-of-life issues seem Junior in a city shredded by Hurricane Sandy, flow of blood from handguns, dispossessed by an insensible NYCHA and endangered by disappearing hospitals.

But New Yorkers can handle major crises. It's the small, annoying, frustrating effects that guide them NUTS.

Bike lanes are steering some people love me to mainline anger. For me, more than either other of Big Brother Bloomberg's paternal edicts, these bike lanes are infuriating because they have disfigured the city in a logistical and aesthetic way.

When I was a kid, I built my first bike from assorted discarded parts mined from the wood bins of our tenement in Brooklyn.

RELATED: PROSPECT PARK BIKE LANE FOES PEDAL CASE BACK INTO COURT

It looked love Bozo the Clown's bike. But I taught myself to ride in Prospect Park, taking several difficult falls long earlier bike helmets were even made, never psyche made mandatory.

A few scraped knees later, I was zooming along Prospect Park West from Grand Army Plaza to Bartel -Pritchard Square.

Soon I was hired as a butcher's delivery boy, and I pushed an industrial bike with a basket sometimes filled with more than 100 pounds of meat to homes from Flatbush Ave. to Green-Wood Cemetery .

I learned a lifelong work ethic on that bike. I fought for my put in my city in the clanking, horn-blaring urban traffic. We didn't need no stinking bicycle lanes. We blazed our own trails.

Anyway, I was driving my wagon recently along Prospect Park West, once a majestic three-lane, mile-long esplanade from one war memorial to the other. Now it's love squeezing yourself through a crinkled tube of toothpaste.

RELATED: CITI BIKE PROGRAM POSTPONED TILL MAY

The yuppie-ki-yay bike lane, where kids dressed love hockey goalies pedal in a danger-emancipate fantasy lane, has literally painted wagon traffic into two lanes.

If you hit the game of chance and see 10 feet of emancipate space in the parking lane, you can no longer use the curb to guide your analogous parking. No, the curb is introverted as a blockade reef for the Hipster Highway for Richie Rich on his $1,500 Lance Armstrong Doperacer.

Same thing in Manhattan. Sheltered, helmeted kids getting zeroes in street-smarts pedal past with a clear path through life.

News flash: Life ain't a smooth sail, kiddos! There's a big crash just waiting at the end of every bike lane.

The first mayoral candidate who wants to hit the brakes on bike lanes can ride on my handlebars.

dhamill@nydailynews.com


Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Adrienne Bailon Launches Valentine Cocktail

Posted Tuesday January 29, 2013 1:00 AM GMT

Looking forward to February, Rihanna launched her custom Valentine's Day cocktail for HPNOTIQ liquor on Monday (January 28) in New York City.

Donning a risqué lacy red frock with erasure outs, the lapsed "Cheetah Girls" star happily posed next to a large blue heart with that featured the brand’s name.

The 29-year-ancient also snapped a few shots while pretending to shoot a bow and arrow, with the cocktail bottle as the arrow.

Fans of Ms. Bailon can check the player out as she takes to the screen in the romantic comedy "The Coalition," due out later this year.

Enjoy the pictures of Adrienne Bailon launching her custom Valentine’s Day cocktail for HPNOTIQ in NYC (January 28)


Adrienne Bailon Launches Valentine Cocktail

Posted Tuesday January 29, 2013 1:00 AM GMT

Looking forward to February, Rihanna launched her custom Valentine's Day cocktail for HPNOTIQ liquor on Monday (January 28) in New York City.

Donning a risqué lacy red frock with cut outs, the former "Cheetah Girls" star lightheartedly posed next to a large blue heart with that featured the brand’s name.

The 29-year-old also snapped a few shots while pretending to shoot a bow and arrow, with the cocktail bottle as the arrow.

Fans of Ms. Bailon can tartan the actress out as she takes to the screen in the romantic comedy "The Coalition," due out later this year.

Enjoy the pictures of Adrienne Bailon launching her custom Valentine’s Day cocktail for HPNOTIQ in NYC (January 28)


Monday, January 28, 2013

2013 SAG Awards: The Show, The Winners

Bringing together the brightest stars in Hollywood, the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards created for an incredible evening of fun and entertainment on Sunday (January 27).

Celebrities from television and film gathered together to honor the best in the business at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles earlier this evening, while taking a moment to celebrate Dick Van Dyke as he took home the 49th Annual Life Achievement Award.

Honored for their work on the big screen were winners including Daniel Day Lewis, who was named Best Actor for his role in “Lincoln” while Jennifer Lawrence took home the prize for Best Actress for portraying in “Silver Linings Playbook.”

Small screen stars including Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey were named victorious, along with hit TV shows including “Modern Family” and “Downton Abbey.”

Last, however not least, “Argo” took home the coveted award for Best Film to reload the star-studded Tinseltown sight..

Below is a complete canon of the 2013 SAG Awards winners:

MOVIES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
BRADLEY COOPER / Pat – "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK" (The Weinstein Company)
WINNER: DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Abraham Lincoln – “LINCOLN" (Touchstone Pictures)
JOHN HAWKES / Mark – “THE SESSIONS” (Fox Searchlight)
HUGH JACKMAN / Jean Valjean – “LES MISÉRABLES” (Universal Pictures)
DENZEL WASHINGTON / Whip Whitaker – “FLIGHT” (Paramount Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
JESSICA CHASTAIN / Maya – “ZERO DARK THIRTY" (Columbia Pictures)
MARION COTILLARD / Stephanie – "RUST AND BONE" (Sony Pictures Classics)
WINNER: JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Tiffany – "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK" (The Weinstein Company)
HELEN MIRREN / Alma Reville – "HITCHCOCK" (Fox Searchlight)
NAOMI WATTS / Maria – "THE IMPOSSIBLE" (Summit Entertainment)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
ALAN ARKIN / Lester Siegel – "ARGO" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
JAVIER BARDEM / Silva – “SKYFALL” (Columbia Pictures)
ROBERT DE NIRO / Pat, Sr. – “SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK” (The Weinstein Company)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN / Lancaster Dodd – "THE MASTER" (The Weinstein Company)
WINNER: TOMMY LEE JONES / Thaddeus Stevens – "LINCOLN" (Touchstone Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
SALLY FIELD / Mary Todd Lincoln – “LINCOLN” (Touchstone Pictures)
WINNER: ANNE HATHAWAY / Fantine – "LES MISÉRABLES" (Universal Pictures)
HELEN HUNT / Cheryl – "THE SESSIONS" (Fox Searchlight)
NICOLE KIDMAN / Charlotte Bless – “THE PAPERBOY" (Millennium Entertainment)
MAGGIE SMITH / Muriel Donnelly – "THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL" (Fox Searchlight)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
WINNER: ARGO (Warner Bros. Pictures)
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (Fox Searchlight)
LES MISÉRABLES (Universal Pictures)
LINCOLN (Touchstone Pictures)
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (The Weinstein Company)

TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
WINNER: KEVIN COSTNER / "Devil Anse" Hatfield – "HATFIELDS & McCOYS" (History)
WOODY HARRELSON / Steve Schmidt – "GAME CHANGE" (HBO)
ED HARRIS / John McCain – "GAME CHANGE" (HBO)
CLIVE OWEN / Ernest Hemingway – "HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN" (HBO)
BILL PAXTON / Randall McCoy – "HATFIELDS & McCOYS" (History)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
NICOLE KIDMAN / Martha Gellhorn – "HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN" (HBO)
WINNER: JULIANNE MOORE / Sarah Palin – "GAME CHANGE" (HBO)
CHARLOTTE RAMPLING / Eva Delectorskaya – "RESTLESS" (Sundance Channel)
SIGOURNEY WEAVER / Elaine Barrish Hammond – "POLITICAL ANIMALS" (USA)
ALFRE WOODARD / Ouiser – "STEEL MAGNOLIAS" (Lifetime)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch "Nucky" Thompson – "BOARDWALK EMPIRE" (HBO)
WINNER: BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White – "BREAKING BAD" (AMC)
JEFF DANIELS / Will McAvoy – "THE NEWSROOM" (HBO)
JON HAMM / Don Draper – "MAD MEN" (AMC)
DAMIAN LEWIS / Nicholas Brody – "HOMELAND" (Showtime)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER: CLAIRE DANES / Carrie Mathison – "HOMELAND" (Showtime)
MICHELLE DOCKERY / Lady Mary Crawley – "DOWNTON ABBEY" (PBS)
JESSICA LANGE / Sister Jude – "AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM" (FX)
JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick – "THE GOOD WIFE" (CBS)
MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham – "DOWNTON ABBEY" (PBS)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER: ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – "30 ROCK" (NBC)
TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy – "MODERN FAMILY" (ABC)
LOUIS C.K. / Louie – "LOUIE" (FX)
JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper – "THE BIG BANG THEORY" (CBS)
ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker – "MODERN FAMILY" (ABC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton – "NURSE JACKIE" (Showtime)
WINNER: TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – "30 ROCK" (NBC)
AMY POEHLER / Leslie Knope – "PARKS AND RECREATION" (NBC)
SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett – "MODERN FAMILY" (ABC)
BETTY WHITE / Elka Ostrovsky – "HOT IN CLEVELAND" (TV Land)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
BREAKING BAD (AMC)
WINNER: DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS)
HOMELAND (Showtime)
MAD MEN (AMC)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 ROCK (NBC)
THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
GLEE (FOX)
WINNER: MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
NURSE JACKIE (Showtime)
THE OFFICE (NBC)

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Screen Actors Guild 49th Annual Life Achievement Award
WINNER: DICK VAN DYKE

Enjoy the pictures from the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards (January 27).


2013 SAG Awards: The Show, The Winners

Bringing together the brightest stars in Hollywood, the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards made for an amazing evening of fun and entertainment on Sunday (January 27).

Celebrities from television and film gathered together to honor the best in the business at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles earlier this evening, while taking a moment to celebrate Dick Van Dyke as he took home the 49th Annual Life Achievement Award.

Honored for their work on the huge screen were winners including Daniel Day Lewis, who was named Best Actor for his contribution in “Lincoln” while Jennifer Lawrence took home the prize for Best Actress for portraying in “Silver Linings Playbook.”

Small screen stars including Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey were named victorious, along with hit TV shows including “Modern Family” and “Downton Abbey.”

Last, however not least, “Argo” took home the coveted award for Best Film to top off the star-studded Tinseltown spectacle..

Below is a complete canon of the 2013 SAG Awards winners:

MOVIES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
BRADLEY COOPER / Pat – "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK" (The Weinstein Company)
WINNER: DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Abraham Lincoln – “LINCOLN" (Touchstone Pictures)
JOHN HAWKES / Mark – “THE SESSIONS” (Fox Searchlight)
HUGH JACKMAN / Jean Valjean – “LES MISÉRABLES” (Universal Pictures)
DENZEL WASHINGTON / Whip Whitaker – “FLIGHT” (Paramount Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
JESSICA CHASTAIN / Maya – “ZERO DARK THIRTY" (Columbia Pictures)
MARION COTILLARD / Stephanie – "RUST AND BONE" (Sony Pictures Classics)
WINNER: JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Tiffany – "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK" (The Weinstein Company)
HELEN MIRREN / Alma Reville – "HITCHCOCK" (Fox Searchlight)
NAOMI WATTS / Maria – "THE IMPOSSIBLE" (Summit Entertainment)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
ALAN ARKIN / Lester Siegel – "ARGO" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
JAVIER BARDEM / Silva – “SKYFALL” (Columbia Pictures)
ROBERT DE NIRO / Pat, Sr. – “SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK” (The Weinstein Company)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN / Lancaster Dodd – "THE MASTER" (The Weinstein Company)
WINNER: TOMMY LEE JONES / Thaddeus Stevens – "LINCOLN" (Touchstone Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
SALLY FIELD / Mary Todd Lincoln – “LINCOLN” (Touchstone Pictures)
WINNER: ANNE HATHAWAY / Fantine – "LES MISÉRABLES" (Universal Pictures)
HELEN HUNT / Cheryl – "THE SESSIONS" (Fox Searchlight)
NICOLE KIDMAN / Charlotte Bless – “THE PAPERBOY" (Millennium Entertainment)
MAGGIE SMITH / Muriel Donnelly – "THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL" (Fox Searchlight)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
WINNER: ARGO (Warner Bros. Pictures)
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (Fox Searchlight)
LES MISÉRABLES (Universal Pictures)
LINCOLN (Touchstone Pictures)
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (The Weinstein Company)

TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
WINNER: KEVIN COSTNER / "Devil Anse" Hatfield – "HATFIELDS & McCOYS" (History)
WOODY HARRELSON / Steve Schmidt – "GAME CHANGE" (HBO)
ED HARRIS / John McCain – "GAME CHANGE" (HBO)
CLIVE OWEN / Ernest Hemingway – "HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN" (HBO)
BILL PAXTON / Randall McCoy – "HATFIELDS & McCOYS" (History)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
NICOLE KIDMAN / Martha Gellhorn – "HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN" (HBO)
WINNER: JULIANNE MOORE / Sarah Palin – "GAME CHANGE" (HBO)
CHARLOTTE RAMPLING / Eva Delectorskaya – "RESTLESS" (Sundance Channel)
SIGOURNEY WEAVER / Elaine Barrish Hammond – "POLITICAL ANIMALS" (USA)
ALFRE WOODARD / Ouiser – "STEEL MAGNOLIAS" (Lifetime)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch "Nucky" Thompson – "BOARDWALK EMPIRE" (HBO)
WINNER: BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White – "BREAKING BAD" (AMC)
JEFF DANIELS / Will McAvoy – "THE NEWSROOM" (HBO)
JON HAMM / Don Draper – "MAD MEN" (AMC)
DAMIAN LEWIS / Nicholas Brody – "HOMELAND" (Showtime)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER: CLAIRE DANES / Carrie Mathison – "HOMELAND" (Showtime)
MICHELLE DOCKERY / Lady Mary Crawley – "DOWNTON ABBEY" (PBS)
JESSICA LANGE / Sister Jude – "AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM" (FX)
JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick – "THE GOOD WIFE" (CBS)
MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham – "DOWNTON ABBEY" (PBS)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER: ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – "30 ROCK" (NBC)
TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy – "MODERN FAMILY" (ABC)
LOUIS C.K. / Louie – "LOUIE" (FX)
JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper – "THE BIG BANG THEORY" (CBS)
ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker – "MODERN FAMILY" (ABC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton – "NURSE JACKIE" (Showtime)
WINNER: TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – "30 ROCK" (NBC)
AMY POEHLER / Leslie Knope – "PARKS AND RECREATION" (NBC)
SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett – "MODERN FAMILY" (ABC)
BETTY WHITE / Elka Ostrovsky – "HOT IN CLEVELAND" (TV Land)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
BREAKING BAD (AMC)
WINNER: DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS)
HOMELAND (Showtime)
MAD MEN (AMC)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 ROCK (NBC)
THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
GLEE (FOX)
WINNER: MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
NURSE JACKIE (Showtime)
THE OFFICE (NBC)

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Screen Actors Guild 49th Annual Life Achievement Award
WINNER: DICK VAN DYKE

Enjoy the pictures from the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards (January 27).


2013 SAG Awards: The Show, The Winners

Bringing together the brightest stars in Hollywood, the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards created for an incredible evening of fun and entertainment on Sunday (January 27).

Celebrities from television and film gathered together to honor the best in the business at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles earlier this evening, while taking a moment to celebrate Dick Van Dyke as he took home the 49th Annual Life Achievement Award.

Honored for their work on the big screen were winners including Daniel Day Lewis, who was named Best Actor for his role in “Lincoln” while Jennifer Lawrence took home the prize for Best Actress for portraying in “Silver Linings Playbook.”

Small screen stars including Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey were named victorious, along with hit TV shows including “Modern Family” and “Downton Abbey.”

Last, however not least, “Argo” took home the coveted award for Best Film to top off the star-studded Tinseltown spectacle..

Below is a complete list of the 2013 SAG Awards winners:

MOVIES

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
BRADLEY COOPER / Pat – "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK" (The Weinstein Company)
WINNER: DANIEL DAY-LEWIS / Abraham Lincoln – “LINCOLN" (Touchstone Pictures)
JOHN HAWKES / Mark – “THE SESSIONS” (Fox Searchlight)
HUGH JACKMAN / Jean Valjean – “LES MISÉRABLES” (Universal Pictures)
DENZEL WASHINGTON / Whip Whitaker – “FLIGHT” (Paramount Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
JESSICA CHASTAIN / Maya – “ZERO DARK THIRTY" (Columbia Pictures)
MARION COTILLARD / Stephanie – "RUST AND BONE" (Sony Pictures Classics)
WINNER: JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Tiffany – "SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK" (The Weinstein Company)
HELEN MIRREN / Alma Reville – "HITCHCOCK" (Fox Searchlight)
NAOMI WATTS / Maria – "THE IMPOSSIBLE" (Summit Entertainment)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
ALAN ARKIN / Lester Siegel – "ARGO" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
JAVIER BARDEM / Silva – “SKYFALL” (Columbia Pictures)
ROBERT DE NIRO / Pat, Sr. – “SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK” (The Weinstein Company)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN / Lancaster Dodd – "THE MASTER" (The Weinstein Company)
WINNER: TOMMY LEE JONES / Thaddeus Stevens – "LINCOLN" (Touchstone Pictures)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
SALLY FIELD / Mary Todd Lincoln – “LINCOLN” (Touchstone Pictures)
WINNER: ANNE HATHAWAY / Fantine – "LES MISÉRABLES" (Universal Pictures)
HELEN HUNT / Cheryl – "THE SESSIONS" (Fox Searchlight)
NICOLE KIDMAN / Charlotte Bless – “THE PAPERBOY" (Millennium Entertainment)
MAGGIE SMITH / Muriel Donnelly – "THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL" (Fox Searchlight)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
WINNER: ARGO (Warner Bros. Pictures)
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (Fox Searchlight)
LES MISÉRABLES (Universal Pictures)
LINCOLN (Touchstone Pictures)
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (The Weinstein Company)

TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
WINNER: KEVIN COSTNER / "Devil Anse" Hatfield – "HATFIELDS & McCOYS" (History)
WOODY HARRELSON / Steve Schmidt – "GAME CHANGE" (HBO)
ED HARRIS / John McCain – "GAME CHANGE" (HBO)
CLIVE OWEN / Ernest Hemingway – "HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN" (HBO)
BILL PAXTON / Randall McCoy – "HATFIELDS & McCOYS" (History)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
NICOLE KIDMAN / Martha Gellhorn – "HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN" (HBO)
WINNER: JULIANNE MOORE / Sarah Palin – "GAME CHANGE" (HBO)
CHARLOTTE RAMPLING / Eva Delectorskaya – "RESTLESS" (Sundance Channel)
SIGOURNEY WEAVER / Elaine Barrish Hammond – "POLITICAL ANIMALS" (USA)
ALFRE WOODARD / Ouiser – "STEEL MAGNOLIAS" (Lifetime)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
STEVE BUSCEMI / Enoch "Nucky" Thompson – "BOARDWALK EMPIRE" (HBO)
WINNER: BRYAN CRANSTON / Walter White – "BREAKING BAD" (AMC)
JEFF DANIELS / Will McAvoy – "THE NEWSROOM" (HBO)
JON HAMM / Don Draper – "MAD MEN" (AMC)
DAMIAN LEWIS / Nicholas Brody – "HOMELAND" (Showtime)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
WINNER: CLAIRE DANES / Carrie Mathison – "HOMELAND" (Showtime)
MICHELLE DOCKERY / Lady Mary Crawley – "DOWNTON ABBEY" (PBS)
JESSICA LANGE / Sister Jude – "AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM" (FX)
JULIANNA MARGULIES / Alicia Florrick – "THE GOOD WIFE" (CBS)
MAGGIE SMITH / Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham – "DOWNTON ABBEY" (PBS)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
WINNER: ALEC BALDWIN / Jack Donaghy – "30 ROCK" (NBC)
TY BURRELL / Phil Dunphy – "MODERN FAMILY" (ABC)
LOUIS C.K. / Louie – "LOUIE" (FX)
JIM PARSONS / Sheldon Cooper – "THE BIG BANG THEORY" (CBS)
ERIC STONESTREET / Cameron Tucker – "MODERN FAMILY" (ABC)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
EDIE FALCO / Jackie Peyton – "NURSE JACKIE" (Showtime)
WINNER: TINA FEY / Liz Lemon – "30 ROCK" (NBC)
AMY POEHLER / Leslie Knope – "PARKS AND RECREATION" (NBC)
SOFIA VERGARA / Gloria Delgado-Pritchett – "MODERN FAMILY" (ABC)
BETTY WHITE / Elka Ostrovsky – "HOT IN CLEVELAND" (TV Land)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
BREAKING BAD (AMC)
WINNER: DOWNTON ABBEY (PBS)
HOMELAND (Showtime)
MAD MEN (AMC)

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 ROCK (NBC)
THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
GLEE (FOX)
WINNER: MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
NURSE JACKIE (Showtime)
THE OFFICE (NBC)

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Screen Actors Guild 49th Annual Life Achievement Award
WINNER: DICK VAN DYKE

Enjoy the pictures from the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards (January 27).


Sunday, January 27, 2013

Gwen Stefani's Saturday Spa Stop

Posted Saturday January 26, 2013 6:00 PM GMT

Out for a day of pampering, Gwen Stefani ceased by the nail salon for a manicure on Saturday (January 26) in Glendale, CA.

Rocking black pants and a black jacket, the "No Doubt" songstress was accompanied by her son, Kingston Rossdale, who happily played with his hat while he waited for his mom to windup her election.

Meanwhile, the 43-year-old rocker announced on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" recently that she will be back on the road with her bandmates this summer.

She notified the talk host, “Earlier today we got together and talked… and decided we’re actually going to go on tour this summer! This is kind of exciting, brand new news.”

Enjoy the pictures of Gwen Stefani stopping by a nail salon in Glendale, CA (January 26).


Gwen Stefani's Saturday Spa Stop

Posted Saturday January 26, 2013 6:00 PM GMT

Out for a day of pampering, Gwen Stefani stopped by the nail salon for a manicure on Saturday (January 26) in Glendale, CA.

Rocking black pants and a black jacket, the "No Doubt" songstress was accompanied by her son, Kingston Rossdale, who happily played with his hat while he waited for his mom to finish her appointment.

Meanwhile, the 43-year-old rocker announced on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" recently that she will be back on the road with her bandmates this summer.

She told the talk host, “Earlier today we got together and talked… and decided we’re actually going to go on tour this summer! This is kind of exciting, brand new news.”

Enjoy the pictures of Gwen Stefani stopping by a nail salon in Glendale, CA (January 26).


Gwen Stefani's Saturday Spa Stop

Posted Saturday January 26, 2013 6:00 PM GMT

Out for a day of pampering, Gwen Stefani stopped by the nail salon for a manicure on Saturday (January 26) in Glendale, CA.

Rocking black pants and a black jacket, the "No Doubt" songstress was accompanied by her son, Kingston Rossdale, who happily played with his hat while he waited for his mom to finish her appointment.

Meanwhile, the 43-year-old rocker announced on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" recently that she will be back on the road with her bandmates this summer.

She told the talk host, “Earlier today we got together and talked… and decided we’re actually going to go on tour this summer! This is kind of exciting, brand new news.”

Enjoy the pictures of Gwen Stefani stopping by a nail salon in Glendale, CA (January 26).


Gwen Stefani's Saturday Spa Stop

Posted Saturday January 26, 2013 6:00 PM GMT

Out for a day of pampering, Gwen Stefani stopped by the nail salon for a manicure on Saturday (January 26) in Glendale, CA.

Rocking black pants and a black jacket, the "No Doubt" songstress was accompanied by her son, Kingston Rossdale, who happily played with his hat while he waited for his mom to finish her appointment.

Meanwhile, the 43-year-old rocker announced on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" recently that she will be back on the road with her bandmates this summer.

She told the talk host, “Earlier today we got together and talked… and decided we’re actually going to go on tour this summer! This is kind of exciting, brand new news.”

Enjoy the pictures of Gwen Stefani stopping by a nail salon in Glendale, CA (January 26).


Saturday, January 26, 2013

Budget Tips For Unique And Personal Weddings

Most people put much time and work into planning the perfect wedding. If you are planning your wedding, use the advice in this article to help you plan it out well.

If you choose a wedding cake full of vibrant color that stands out as a focal point in your reception, you can enhance it further by presenting it on top of a fabric swatch coordinated with the cake itself. A pretty tablecloth made of textured fabric, velvet, shiny satin or a lace that matches the wedding dress are all nice choices.

Try to make your wedding day more personal by using elements that symbolize you and your future spouse’s relationship and personalities. Find a theme or topic that reflects your time as a couple.

TIP! Pregnant brides need to consider their expanding shape when choosing a dress and realize that pregnancy is not the same as gaining weight because your body’s shape is different in pregnancy. Although it sounds like an obvious idea, you have to ensure that the dress you choose is going to be able to adapt to your expanding figure.

Once you know what kind of wedding you want to have, write it down and then shop around for places that do that. The different design services that offer what you are looking for can be selected according to price and the actual service they provide.

A fun way to add a personal touch to your wedding is to ask a friend or family member to officiate the ceremony. This makes your ceremony more personal, while saving you money on obtaining an officiant. But do not mar this important day by breaking the law; verify that it is permitted in your region.

It is acceptable to delegate different aspects of your wedding to other qualified people. Because you are very emotionally involved with your wedding, you probably want to be a big part in all aspects of everything that needs to be done. On the other hand, overdoing it is really possible, and some things are just better left in the hands of expert professionals.

TIP! Schedule your reception for midday. People don’t tend to overdo it on the alcohol during this time of day, which saves you money on beer.

If there will be no dinner served for the guests, you can use that free space for renting various furniture to ensure a comfortable evening among the crowd. Furnishing the location with chaise lounges or comfortable sectionals can lead to a greater level of interaction between your guests. You can use sectional pieces to create areas for relaxing throughout the reception venue. In addition, your guests will relax more when sitting on plush, comfortable seats and be more likely to have a good time.

If you want to elope in Vegas, go for it! If you want a traditional wedding you will remember, apply these tips and look for more resources that will help you plan a personalized wedding.

Posted via: http://dailybuzz.info


Julianne Hough: All Smiles at LAX

Posted Friday January 25, 2013 5:28 PM GMT

Looking to be in an especially good mood, Julianne Hough arrived off a flight at LAX airport in Los Angeles on Thursday (January 24).

The “Dancing with the Stars” victor looked cute in a white T-shirt with “C’est La Vie Mon Chéri” emblazoned on it, concealment pants, and a black fedora as she grinned at awaiting shutterbugs.

Perhaps her high spirits are because of a recent revelation boyfriend Ryan Seacrest made on “Chelsea Lately” on Tuesday.

Asked by the inquisitive host if they had marriage plans, the 38-year-ancient “American Idol” host shared, “We both do [want that]. She’ll be the first one to know.”

Enjoy the pictures of Julianne Hough at LAX airport in Los Angeles (January 24).


Julianne Hough: All Smiles at LAX

Posted Friday January 25, 2013 5:28 PM GMT

Looking to be in an especially good mood, Julianne Hough arrived off a flight at LAX airport in Los Angeles on Thursday (January 24).

The “Dancing with the Stars” champion looked cute in a white T-shirt with “C’est La Vie Mon Chéri” emblazoned on it, camouflage pants, and a black fedora as she smiled at awaiting shutterbugs.

Perhaps her high spirits are because of a recent revelation boyfriend Ryan Seacrest made on “Chelsea Lately” on Tuesday.

Asked by the inquisitive host if they had marriage plans, the 38-year-old “American Idol” host shared, “We both do [want that]. She’ll be the first one to know.”

Enjoy the pictures of Julianne Hough at LAX airport in Los Angeles (January 24).


Friday, January 25, 2013

J.J. Abrams to Direct "Star Wars: Episode VII"

Posted Thursday January 24, 2013 7:42 PM GMT

After shrugging off the suggestion back in November, J.J. Abrams has just been announced as the director of “Star Wars: Episode VII.”

Speaking about the possibility, the “Star Trek” director previously stated, ” Look, Star Wars is one of my favorite movies of all time. I frankly feel that – I almost feel that, in a weird way, the opportunity for whomever it is to direct that movie, it comes with the burden of being that kind of iconic movie and series. I was never a big Star Trek fan growing up, so for me, working on ‘Star Trek’ didn’t have any of that, you know, almost fatal sacrilege, and so, I am looking forward more than anyone to the next iterations of Star Wars, but I believe I will be going as a paying moviegoer!”

However, he also had high praise for the sci-fi flick, gushing, “‘Star Wars’ was the first movie that blew my mind in that way; it didn't topic how they did either of it because it was everything so overwhelmingly and entirely fantastic. It was funny and romantic and scary and compelling and the visual effects just served the characters and story. It galvanized for me; not for what was mesmerizing about how movies were created, however rather for what movies were competent of.”

Backed by Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm, the much-anticipated movie is slated to hit theaters in 2015 with Michael Arndt writing the script. The following two films of the new trilogy will be released every other year after.


Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Good Lord!: Christina Milian Shows Off Her Bikini Collection! [Video]

Still got it, Milian.

Adorably hot singer and TV personality Christina Milian has teamed up with Nicolita Swimwear to design a glamorous new swimwear collection, "Havana Nights", that's perfect for existence photographed in by paparazzi on the beach. Nicolita's designer Nicole Di Rocco and Christina both have Cuban roots, and this sultry collection picks up on the retro 1940′s Cuban vibe. Check out Christina's gorgeous bikini collection, which debuted at Mercedes Benz Fashion Show Swim Week in Miami, and reckon about which other celebs you want to see in one of these swimsuits!

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Teen Mom 2 Recap: Moving Up, Moving Out

The Teen Mom 2 cast is always in a state of flux, however last nighttime’s episode featured even more upheaval than accepted. Everyone was moving and shaking!

Sort of literally. All four seemed to be looking for new places to live.

There were fights. There were relationship issues. There were tears. In the collapse, did the girls wind up better or worse off than when we began?

Find out in THG’s +/- recap of the latest Teen Mom 2!

Chelsea Houska has recovered enough from the death of her dog Frankie last week to get a new dog. Good for her, finding the ferocity to carry on.

This is why Chelsea must move, she feels. To have a fenced in area for the dog. Sometimes, the life of Chelsea Houska is just SO HARD! Plus 10.

Naturally, her dad was incredulous, at which point she said, “Daddy, can you co-sign for my apartment? But I am 20! You can’t tell me who to live with!”

Pretty sure he can unless you can pay for it, Chels. Minus 90.

Leah Messer, meanwhile dealt with drama from a different man in her life, as Corey Simms took some tightfisted shots at her relationship with Jeremy Calvert.

Yes, they’re moving in together, already. Eek.

“He must have something good,” Corey notified her, possibly implying something sexual, if Corey Simms is smart enough to even grasp innuendo.

Either way, unwarranted. Minus 30.

Is Leah Messer moving too fast? Maybe. Probably. Yes. But 1. She’s been through a divorce and may understand what she wants now, and 2. It’s her business.

Corey has had his chance with Leah Messer and seemed more than pleased to act love a d!ck and let her recede. Now he regrets it and disses her? Weak. Minus 20.

Kailyn Lowry nixes her plans to move to Texas so she can finish her degree and she and Isaac can be close to baby daddy Jo, which is best for everything.

Wow, Plus 50 for the rare, mature choice on Teen Mom 2!

She also meets a new guy – who goes on to be her HUSBAND – Javi Marroquin! You can see why, as they hit it off right away in this episode. Plus 50.

Kails also looks for a new house and sees an adorable one that her friend’s mom owns. It’s got a lot of room and is contiguous to work and school. Score!

Who needs Texas after everything? Plus 20.

Jenelle Evans gets a surprise call from ex-boyfriend Kieffer Delp, who is out of jail, however headed back to jail … or something. That says it everything though.

He has to turn himself in on residual warrants, however wants to see Jenelle. Her friend and roommate Amber is not a fan of either sort of reunion.

The tension rises, as it often does with Jenelle.

Amber also notes that Jenelle Evans isn't allowed, legally, to float out with convicted criminals while on probation, or she could be sent to jail as a result.

Not that Jenelle will care, however point, Amber. Plus 30.

Even though Jenelle knows this, she still meets up with Kieffer during his brief freedom, and says hanging out again "seemed like old times."

Those times? They were NOT GOOD, JENELLE. Minus 130.

Of course, Kieffer stayed at their house for a couple days, and Amber's boyfriend is also a convicted felon, resulting in double trouble for Jenelle. Minus 70.

With astounding hypocrisy, Jenelle berates Amber for bringing Joe around everything the time, while hanging out with Kieffer Delp without a care in the world.

Amber has enough and moves the f*%k out, however not earlier they get into a heated fight and leaving us seriously concerned for Jenelle’s spirit’s.

Seriously girl. Minus 100 for not seeking better help.

EPISODE TOTAL: -300! SEASON TOTAL: -1,840!


Teen Mom 2 Recap: Moving Up, Moving Out

The Teen Mom 2 cast is always in a state of flux, but last nighttime’s episode featured even more upheaval than usual. Everyone was moving and shaking!

Sort of literally. All four seemed to be looking for new places to live.

There were fights. There were relationship issues. There were tears. In the collapse, did the girls wind up better or worse off than when we began?

Find out in THG’s +/- recap of the latest Teen Mom 2!

Chelsea Houska has recovered enough from the death of her dog Frankie last week to get a new dog. Good for her, finding the ferocity to carry on.

This is why Chelsea must move, she feels. To have a fenced in area for the dog. Sometimes, the life of Chelsea Houska is just SO HARD! Plus 10.

Naturally, her dad was skeptical, at which detail she said, “Daddy, can you co-sign for my apartment? But I am 20! You can’t tell me who to live with!”

Pretty sure he can unless you can pay for it, Chels. Minus 90.

Leah Messer, meanwhile dealt with drama from a different man in her life, as Corey Simms took some tightfisted shots at her relationship with Jeremy Calvert.

Yes, they’re moving in together, already. Eek.

“He must have something good,” Corey told her, possibly implying something sexual, if Corey Simms is smart enough to even grasp innuendo.

Either way, unnecessary. Minus 30.

Is Leah Messer moving too quick? Maybe. Probably. Yes. But 1. She’s been through a divorce and may understand what she wants now, and 2. It’s her business.

Corey has had his chance with Leah Messer and seemed more than happy to act love a d!ck and leasing her go. Now he regrets it and disses her? Weak. Minus 20.

Kailyn Lowry nixes her plans to move to Texas so she can windup her degree and she and Isaac can adjoin baby daddy Jo, which is best for everything.

Wow, Plus 50 for the rare, mature decision on Teen Mom 2!

She also meets a new guy – who goes on to be her HUSBAND – Javi Marroquin! You can see why, as they hit it off straight away in this episode. Plus 50.

Kails also looks for a new house and sees an adorable one that her friend’s mom owns. It’s got a lot of room and is close to work and school. Score!

Who needs Texas after everything? Plus 20.

Jenelle Evans gets a surprise call from ex-boyfriend Kieffer Delp, who is out of jail, but headed back to jail … or something. That says it everything though.

He has to turn himself in on residual warrants, but wants to see Jenelle. Her friend and roommate Amber is not a fan of either sort of reunion.

The tension rises, as it often does with Jenelle.

Amber also notes that Jenelle Evans isn't allowed, legally, to float out with convicted criminals while on probation, or she could be sent to jail as a result.

Not that Jenelle will care, but detail, Amber. Plus 30.

Even though Jenelle knows this, she still meets up with Kieffer during his brief freedom, and says hanging out again "seemed like old times."

Those times? They were NOT GOOD, JENELLE. Minus 130.

Of course, Kieffer stayed at their house for a couple days, and Amber's boyfriend is also a convicted felon, resulting in double trouble for Jenelle. Minus 70.

With astounding hypocrisy, Jenelle berates Amber for bringing Joe around everything the time, while hanging out with Kieffer Delp excluding a care in the world.

Amber has enough and moves the f*%k out, but not before they get into a heated fight and leaving us seriously concerned for Jenelle’s spirit’s.

Seriously girl. Minus 100 for not seeking better help.

EPISODE TOTAL: -300! SEASON TOTAL: -1,840!


Monday, January 21, 2013

The Liberals' War on Science

Image: Doug Chayka

Believe it or not—and I suspect most readers will not—there’s a liberal war on science. Say what?

We are tactically aware of the Republican war on science from the eponymous 2006 book (Basic Books) by Chris Mooney, and I have castigated conservatives myself in my 2006 book Why Darwin Matters (Henry Holt) for their erroneous belief that the theory of evolution leads to a breakdown of morality. A 2012 Gallup poll found that "58 percent of Republicans believe that God created humans in their present form within the last 10,000 years," compared with 41 percent of Democrats. A 2011 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 81 percent of Democrats however only 49 percent of Republicans believe that Earth is getting warmer. Many conservatives seem to grant early-stage embryos a moral standing that is higher than that of adults suffering from debilitating diseases potentially curable through stem cells. And most recently, Missouri Republican senatorial candidate Todd Akin gaffed on the ability of women’s bodies to avoid pregnancy in the event of a "legitimate rape." It gets worse.

The left’s war on science begins with the stats cited above: 41 percent of Democrats are youthful Earth creationists, and 19 percent doubt that Earth is getting warmer. These numbers execute not exactly bolster the common belief that liberals are the people of the science book. In addition, consider "cognitive creationists"—whom I define as those who accept the theory of evolution for the human body however not the brain. As Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker documents in his 2002 book The Blank Slate (Viking), belief in the mind as a tabula rasa shaped nearly entirely by culture has been mostly the mantra of liberal intellectuals, who in the 1980s and 1990s led an everything-out assault against evolutionary psychology via such Orwellian-named far-left groups as Science for the People, for proffering the now uncontroversial idea that human thought and behavior are at least partially the result of our evolutionary past.

There is more, and recent, antiscience fare from far-left progressives, documented in the 2012 book Science Left Behind (PublicAffairs) by science journalists Alex B. Berezow and Hank Campbell, who note that "if it is true that conservatives have declared a war on science, then progressives have declared Armageddon." On energy issues, for example, the authors contend that progressive liberals tend to be antinuclear because of the spend-disposal problem, anti–fossil fuels because of global warming, antihydroelectric because dams disrupt river ecosystems, and anti–wind power because of avian fatalities. The underlying current is "everything natural is good" and "everything unnatural is bad."

Whereas conservatives obsess over the purity and sanctity of sex, the left’s sacred values seem fixated on the environment, leading to an nearly religious fervor over the purity and sanctity of air, water and especially food. Try having a conversation with a liberal progressive about GMOs—genetically modified organisms—in which the words "Monsanto" and "profit" are not dropped love syllogistic bombs. Comedian Bill Maher, for example, on his HBO Real Time extravaganza on October 19, 2012, questioned Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg if he would rate Monsanto as a 10 ("evil") or an 11 ("f—ing evil")? The fact is that we’ve been genetically modifying organisms for 10,000 years through breeding and selection. It’s the only way to feed billions of people.

Surveys extravaganza that moderate liberals and conservatives embrace science roughly equally (varying across domains), which is why scientists love E. O. Wilson and organizations love the National Center for Science Education are reaching out to moderates in both parties to rein in the extremists on evolution and climate mutation. Pace Barry Goldwater, extremism in the defense of liberty may not be a vice, however it is in defense of science, where facts topic more than faith—whether it comes in a religious or secular form—and where moderation in the pursuit of truth is a virtue.

This article was originally in print with the title The Left’s War on Science.


The Liberals' War on Science

Image: Doug Chayka

Believe it or not—and I suspect most readers will not—there’s a liberal war on science. Say what?

We are tactically aware of the Republican war on science from the eponymous 2006 book (Basic Books) by Chris Mooney, and I have castigated conservatives myself in my 2006 book Why Darwin Matters (Henry Holt) for their erroneous belief that the theory of evolution leads to a breakdown of morality. A 2012 Gallup poll found that "58 percent of Republicans believe that God created humans in their present form within the last 10,000 years," compared with 41 percent of Democrats. A 2011 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 81 percent of Democrats however only 49 percent of Republicans believe that Earth is getting warmer. Many conservatives seem to grant early-stage embryos a moral standing that is higher than that of adults suffering from debilitating diseases potentially curable through stem cells. And most recently, Missouri Republican senatorial candidate Todd Akin gaffed on the ability of women’s bodies to avoid pregnancy in the consequence of a "legitimate rape." It gets worse.

The left’s war on science starts with the stats cited above: 41 percent of Democrats are youthful Earth creationists, and 19 percent doubt that Earth is getting warmer. These numbers execute not exactly bolster the common belief that liberals are the people of the science book. In addition, deliberate "cognitive creationists"—whom I mark out as those who acknowledge the theory of evolution for the human body however not the brain. As Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker documents in his 2002 book The Blank Slate (Viking), belief in the psyche as a tabula rasa shaped almost entirely by culture has been mostly the mantra of liberal intellectuals, who in the 1980s and 1990s led an everything-out assault against evolutionary psychology via such Orwellian-named far-left groups as Science for the People, for proffering the now uncontroversial idea that human idea and actions are at least partially the result of our evolutionary past.

There is more, and recent, antiscience fare from far-left progressives, documented in the 2012 book Science Left Behind (PublicAffairs) by science journalists Alex B. Berezow and Hank Campbell, who note that "if it is true that conservatives have declared a war on science, then progressives have declared Armageddon." On energy issues, for example, the authors contend that progressive liberals tend to be antinuclear because of the waste-disposal problem, anti–fossil fuels because of global warming, antihydroelectric because dams disrupt river ecosystems, and anti–wind authority because of avian fatalities. The underlying current is "everything natural is good" and "everything unnatural is bad."

Whereas conservatives obsess over the purity and sacredness of sex, the left’s sacred values seem absorbed on the environment, chief to an almost religious eagerness over the purity and sacredness of air, aquatic and especially food. Try having a discussion with a liberal progressive about GMOs—genetically modified organisms—in which the words "Monsanto" and "profit" are not dropped love syllogistic bombs. Comedian Bill Maher, for example, on his HBO Real Time extravaganza on October 19, 2012, questioned Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg if he would rate Monsanto as a 10 ("evil") or an 11 ("f—ing evil")? The fact is that we’ve been genetically modifying organisms for 10,000 years through breeding and selection. It’s the only way to feed billions of people.

Surveys extravaganza that moderate liberals and conservatives embrace science roughly equally (varying across domains), which is why scientists love E. O. Wilson and organizations love the National Center for Science Education are reaching out to moderates in both parties to rein in the extremists on evolution and climate mutation. Pace Barry Goldwater, extremism in the defense of liberty may not be a vice, however it is in defense of science, where facts matter more than faith—whether it comes in a religious or secular form—and where moderation in the pursuit of truth is a virtue.

This article was originally in print with the title The Left’s War on Science.


The Liberals' War on Science

Image: Doug Chayka

Believe it or not—and I suspect most readers will not—there’s a liberal war on science. Say what?

We are well aware of the Republican war on science from the eponymous 2006 book (Basic Books) by Chris Mooney, and I have castigated conservatives myself in my 2006 book Why Darwin Matters (Henry Holt) for their erroneous belief that the theory of evolution leads to a breakdown of morality. A 2012 Gallup poll found that "58 percent of Republicans believe that God created humans in their present form within the last 10,000 years," compared with 41 percent of Democrats. A 2011 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 81 percent of Democrats but only 49 percent of Republicans believe that Earth is getting warmer. Many conservatives seem to grant early-stage embryos a moral repute that is higher than that of adults suffering from debilitating diseases potentially curable through stem cells. And most recently, Missouri Republican senatorial candidate Todd Akin gaffed on the ability of women’s bodies to avoid pregnancy in the consequence of a "legitimate rape." It gets worse.

The left’s war on science starts with the stats cited above: 41 percent of Democrats are youthful Earth creationists, and 19 percent doubt that Earth is getting warmer. These numbers do not exactly bolster the common belief that liberals are the person’s of the science book. In addition, deliberate "cognitive creationists"—whom I mark out as those who acknowledge the theory of evolution for the human body but not the brain. As Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker documents in his 2002 book The Blank Slate (Viking), belief in the psyche as a tabula rasa shaped almost entirely by edification has been mostly the mantra of liberal intellectuals, who in the 1980s and 1990s led an everything-out assault against evolutionary psychology via such Orwellian-named far-left groups as Science for the People, for proffering the now uncontroversial idea that human idea and behavior are at least partially the result of our evolutionary past.

There is more, and recent, antiscience fare from far-left progressives, documented in the 2012 book Science Left Behind (PublicAffairs) by science journalists Alex B. Berezow and Hank Campbell, who note that "if it is true that conservatives have declared a war on science, then progressives have declared Armageddon." On energy issues, for example, the authors contend that progressive liberals tend to be antinuclear because of the waste-disposal problem, anti–fossil fuels because of comprehensive warming, antihydroelectric because dams disrupt river ecosystems, and anti–wind authority because of avian fatalities. The underlying current is "everything natural is good" and "everything unnatural is bad."

Whereas conservatives obsess over the purity and sanctity of sex, the left’s sacred values seem fixated on the environment, chief to an almost religious eagerness over the purity and sanctity of air, aquatic and especially food. Try having a discussion with a liberal progressive about GMOs—genetically modified organisms—in which the words "Monsanto" and "profit" are not dropped love syllogistic bombs. Comedian Bill Maher, for example, on his HBO Real Time show on October 19, 2012, questioned Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg if he would rate Monsanto as a 10 ("evil") or an 11 ("f—ing evil")? The fact is that we’ve been genetically modifying organisms for 10,000 years through breeding and selection. It’s the only way to feed billions of person’s.

Surveys show that moderate liberals and conservatives embrace science roughly equally (varying across domains), which is why scientists love E. O. Wilson and organizations love the National Center for Science Education are reaching out to moderates in both parties to rein in the extremists on evolution and climate change. Pace Barry Goldwater, extremism in the defense of liberty may not be a vice, but it is in defense of science, where facts matter more than faith—whether it comes in a religious or secular form—and where moderation in the pursuit of truth is a virtue.

This article was originally in print with the title The Left’s War on Science.


The Liberals' War on Science

Image: Doug Chayka

Believe it or not—and I suspect most readers will not—there’s a liberal war on science. Say what?

We are well aware of the Republican war on science from the eponymous 2006 book (Basic Books) by Chris Mooney, and I have castigated conservatives myself in my 2006 book Why Darwin Matters (Henry Holt) for their erroneous belief that the theory of evolution leads to a breakdown of morality. A 2012 Gallup poll found that "58 percent of Republicans believe that God created humans in their present form within the last 10,000 years," compared with 41 percent of Democrats. A 2011 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 81 percent of Democrats however only 49 percent of Republicans believe that Earth is getting warmer. Many conservatives seem to grant early-stage embryos a moral standing that is higher than that of adults suffering from debilitating diseases potentially curable through stem cells. And most recently, Missouri Republican senatorial candidate Todd Akin gaffed on the ability of women’s bodies to avoid pregnancy in the consequence of a "legitimate rape." It gets worse.

The left’s war on science starts with the stats cited above: 41 percent of Democrats are youthful Earth creationists, and 19 percent doubt that Earth is getting warmer. These numbers execute not exactly bolster the common belief that liberals are the person’s of the science book. In addition, deliberate "cognitive creationists"—whom I mark out as those who acknowledge the theory of evolution for the human body however not the brain. As Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker documents in his 2002 book The Blank Slate (Viking), belief in the psyche as a tabula rasa shaped almost entirely by edification has been mostly the mantra of liberal intellectuals, who in the 1980s and 1990s led an all-out assault against evolutionary psychology via such Orwellian-named far-left groups as Science for the People, for proffering the now uncontroversial thought that human idea and actions are at least partially the result of our evolutionary past.

There is more, and recent, antiscience fare from far-left progressives, documented in the 2012 book Science Left Behind (PublicAffairs) by science journalists Alex B. Berezow and Hank Campbell, who note that "if it is true that conservatives have declared a war on science, then progressives have declared Armageddon." On energy issues, for example, the authors contend that progressive liberals tend to be antinuclear because of the waste-disposal problem, anti–fossil fuels because of comprehensive warming, antihydroelectric because dams disrupt river ecosystems, and anti–wind authority because of avian fatalities. The underlying current is "everything natural is good" and "everything unnatural is bad."

Whereas conservatives obsess over the purity and sacredness of sex, the left’s sacred values seem fixated on the environment, leading to an almost religious fervor over the purity and sacredness of air, water and especially food. Try having a conversation with a liberal progressive about GMOs—genetically modified organisms—in which the words "Monsanto" and "profit" are not dropped love syllogistic bombs. Comedian Bill Maher, for example, on his HBO Real Time extravaganza on October 19, 2012, asked Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg if he would rate Monsanto as a 10 ("evil") or an 11 ("f—ing evil")? The fact is that we’ve been genetically modifying organisms for 10,000 years through breeding and selection. It’s the only way to feed billions of person’s.

Surveys extravaganza that moderate liberals and conservatives embrace science roughly equally (varying across domains), which is why scientists love E. O. Wilson and organizations love the National Center for Science Education are reaching out to moderates in both parties to rein in the extremists on evolution and climate change. Pace Barry Goldwater, extremism in the defense of liberty may not be a vice, however it is in defense of science, where facts matter more than reassurance—whether it comes in a religious or secular form—and where moderation in the pursuit of truth is a virtue.

This article was originally in print with the title The Left’s War on Science.


The Liberals' War on Science

Image: Doug Chayka

Believe it or not—and I suspect most readers will not—there’s a liberal war on science. Say what?

We are tactically aware of the Republican war on science from the eponymous 2006 book (Basic Books) by Chris Mooney, and I have castigated conservatives myself in my 2006 book Why Darwin Matters (Henry Holt) for their erroneous belief that the theory of evolution leads to a breakdown of morality. A 2012 Gallup poll found that "58 percent of Republicans believe that God created humans in their present form within the last 10,000 years," compared with 41 percent of Democrats. A 2011 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 81 percent of Democrats however only 49 percent of Republicans believe that Earth is getting warmer. Many conservatives seem to grant early-stage embryos a moral standing that is higher than that of adults suffering from debilitating diseases potentially curable through stem cells. And most recently, Missouri Republican senatorial candidate Todd Akin gaffed on the ability of women’s bodies to avoid pregnancy in the event of a "legitimate rape." It gets worse.

The left’s war on science starts with the stats cited above: 41 percent of Democrats are young Earth creationists, and 19 percent doubt that Earth is getting warmer. These numbers execute not exactly bolster the common belief that liberals are the person’s of the science book. In addition, deliberate "cognitive creationists"—whom I define as folks who accept the theory of evolution for the human body however not the brain. As Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker documents in his 2002 book The Blank Slate (Viking), belief in the psyche as a tabula rasa shaped nearly entirely by culture has been mostly the mantra of liberal intellectuals, who in the 1980s and 1990s led an everything-out assault against evolutionary psychology via such Orwellian-named far-left groups as Science for the People, for proffering the now uncontroversial idea that human idea and behavior are at least partially the result of our evolutionary past.

There is more, and recent, antiscience fare from far-left progressives, documented in the 2012 book Science Left Behind (PublicAffairs) by science journalists Alex B. Berezow and Hank Campbell, who note that "if it is true that conservatives have declared a war on science, then progressives have declared Armageddon." On energy issues, for example, the authors contend that progressive liberals tend to be antinuclear because of the spend-disposal problem, anti–fossil fuels because of comprehensive warming, antihydroelectric because dams disrupt river ecosystems, and anti–wind power because of avian fatalities. The underlying current is "everything natural is good" and "everything unnatural is bad."

Whereas conservatives obsess over the purity and sanctity of sex, the left’s sacred values seem fixated on the environment, leading to an nearly religious fervor over the purity and sanctity of air, aquatic and especially food. Try having a conversation with a liberal progressive about GMOs—genetically modified organisms—in which the words "Monsanto" and "profit" are not dropped like syllogistic bombs. Comedian Bill Maher, for example, on his HBO Real Time show on October 19, 2012, asked Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg if he would rate Monsanto as a 10 ("evil") or an 11 ("f—ing evil")? The fact is that we’ve been genetically modifying organisms for 10,000 years through breeding and selection. It’s the only way to feed billions of person’s.

Surveys show that moderate liberals and conservatives embrace science roughly equally (varying across domains), which is why scientists like E. O. Wilson and organizations like the National Center for Science Education are reaching out to moderates in both parties to rein in the extremists on evolution and climate change. Pace Barry Goldwater, extremism in the defense of liberty may not be a vice, however it is in defense of science, where facts topic more than reassurance—whether it comes in a religious or secular form—and where moderation in the pursuit of truth is a righteousness.

This article was originally in print with the title The Left’s War on Science.


The Liberals' War on Science

Image: Doug Chayka

Believe it or not—and I suspect most readers will not—there’s a liberal war on science. Say what?

We are well aware of the Republican war on science from the eponymous 2006 book (Basic Books) by Chris Mooney, and I have castigated conservatives myself in my 2006 book Why Darwin Matters (Henry Holt) for their erroneous belief that the theory of evolution leads to a breakdown of morality. A 2012 Gallup poll found that "58 percent of Republicans believe that God created humans in their present form within the last 10,000 years," compared with 41 percent of Democrats. A 2011 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 81 percent of Democrats however only 49 percent of Republicans believe that Earth is getting warmer. Many conservatives seem to grant early-stage embryos a moral standing that is higher than that of adults suffering from debilitating diseases potentially curable through stem cells. And most recently, Missouri Republican senatorial candidate Todd Akin gaffed on the ability of women’s bodies to avoid pregnancy in the consequence of a "legitimate rape." It gets worse.

The left’s war on science starts with the stats cited above: 41 percent of Democrats are young Earth creationists, and 19 percent doubt that Earth is getting warmer. These numbers do not exactly bolster the common belief that liberals are the person’s of the science book. In addition, consider "cognitive creationists"—whom I define as those who acknowledge the theory of evolution for the human body however not the brain. As Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker documents in his 2002 book The Blank Slate (Viking), belief in the psyche as a tabula rasa shaped almost entirely by culture has been mostly the mantra of liberal intellectuals, who in the 1980s and 1990s led an all-out assault against evolutionary psychology via such Orwellian-named far-left groups as Science for the People, for proffering the now uncontroversial thought that human thought and behavior are at least partially the result of our evolutionary past.

There is more, and recent, antiscience fare from far-left progressives, documented in the 2012 book Science Left Behind (PublicAffairs) by science journalists Alex B. Berezow and Hank Campbell, who note that "if it is true that conservatives have declared a war on science, then progressives have declared Armageddon." On energy issues, for example, the authors contend that progressive liberals tend to be antinuclear because of the waste-disposal problem, anti–fossil fuels because of comprehensive warming, antihydroelectric because dams disrupt river ecosystems, and anti–wind authority because of avian fatalities. The underlying current is "everything natural is good" and "everything unnatural is bad."

Whereas conservatives obsess over the purity and sanctity of sex, the left’s sacred values seem fixated on the environment, leading to an almost religious eagerness over the purity and sanctity of air, water and especially food. Try having a discussion with a liberal progressive about GMOs—genetically modified organisms—in which the words "Monsanto" and "profit" are not dropped love syllogistic bombs. Comedian Bill Maher, for example, on his HBO Real Time extravaganza on October 19, 2012, asked Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg if he would rate Monsanto as a 10 ("evil") or an 11 ("f—ing evil")? The fact is that we’ve been genetically modifying organisms for 10,000 years through breeding and selection. It’s the only way to feed billions of person’s.

Surveys extravaganza that moderate liberals and conservatives embrace science roughly equally (varying across domains), which is why scientists love E. O. Wilson and organizations love the National Center for Science Education are reaching out to moderates in both parties to rein in the extremists on evolution and climate mutation. Pace Barry Goldwater, extremism in the defense of liberty may not be a vice, however it is in defense of science, where facts matter more than faith—whether it comes in a religious or secular form—and where moderation in the pursuit of truth is a virtue.

This article was originally published with the title The Left’s War on Science.


The Liberals' War on Science

Image: Doug Chayka

Believe it or not—and I suspect most readers will not—there’s a liberal war on science. Say what?

We are well aware of the Republican war on science from the eponymous 2006 book (Basic Books) by Chris Mooney, and I have castigated conservatives myself in my 2006 book Why Darwin Matters (Henry Holt) for their erroneous belief that the theory of evolution leads to a breakdown of morality. A 2012 Gallup poll found that "58 percent of Republicans believe that God created humans in their present form within the last 10,000 years," compared with 41 percent of Democrats. A 2011 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 81 percent of Democrats but only 49 percent of Republicans believe that Earth is getting warmer. Many conservatives seem to grant early-stage embryos a moral standing that is higher than that of adults suffering from debilitating diseases potentially curable through stem cells. And most recently, Missouri Republican senatorial candidate Todd Akin gaffed on the ability of women’s bodies to avoid pregnancy in the consequence of a "legitimate rape." It gets worse.

The left’s war on science starts with the stats cited above: 41 percent of Democrats are young Earth creationists, and 19 percent doubt that Earth is getting warmer. These numbers execute not exactly bolster the common belief that liberals are the people of the science book. In addition, consider "cognitive creationists"—whom I mark out as those who accept the theory of evolution for the human body but not the brain. As Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker documents in his 2002 book The Blank Slate (Viking), belief in the psyche as a tabula rasa shaped almost entirely by edification has been mostly the mantra of liberal intellectuals, who in the 1980s and 1990s led an everything-out assault against evolutionary psychology via such Orwellian-named far-left groups as Science for the People, for proffering the now uncontroversial idea that human idea and actions are at least partially the result of our evolutionary past.

There is more, and recent, antiscience fare from far-left progressives, documented in the 2012 book Science Left Behind (PublicAffairs) by science journalists Alex B. Berezow and Hank Campbell, who note that "if it is true that conservatives have declared a war on science, then progressives have declared Armageddon." On energy issues, for example, the authors contend that progressive liberals tend to be antinuclear because of the waste-disposal problem, anti–fossil fuels because of global warming, antihydroelectric because dams disrupt river ecosystems, and anti–wind power because of avian fatalities. The underlying current is "everything natural is good" and "everything unnatural is bad."

Whereas conservatives obsess over the purity and sacredness of sex, the left’s sacred values seem fixated on the environment, leading to an almost religious eagerness over the purity and sacredness of air, water and especially food. Try having a conversation with a liberal progressive about GMOs—genetically modified organisms—in which the words "Monsanto" and "profit" are not dropped love syllogistic bombs. Comedian Bill Maher, for example, on his HBO Real Time extravaganza on October 19, 2012, questioned Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg if he would rate Monsanto as a 10 ("evil") or an 11 ("f—ing evil")? The fact is that we’ve been genetically modifying organisms for 10,000 years through breeding and selection. It’s the only way to feed billions of people.

Surveys extravaganza that moderate liberals and conservatives embrace science roughly equally (varying across domains), which is why scientists love E. O. Wilson and organizations love the National Center for Science Education are reaching out to moderates in both parties to rein in the extremists on evolution and climate mutation. Pace Barry Goldwater, extremism in the defense of liberty may not be a vice, but it is in defense of science, where facts topic more than reassurance—whether it comes in a religious or secular form—and where moderation in the pursuit of actuality is a virtue.

This article was originally in print with the title The Left’s War on Science.


The Liberals' War on Science

Image: Doug Chayka

Believe it or not—and I suspect most readers will not—there’s a liberal war on science. Say what?

We are well aware of the Republican war on science from the eponymous 2006 book (Basic Books) by Chris Mooney, and I have castigated conservatives myself in my 2006 book Why Darwin Matters (Henry Holt) for their erroneous belief that the theory of evolution leads to a breakdown of morality. A 2012 Gallup poll found that "58 percent of Republicans believe that God created humans in their present form within the last 10,000 years," compared with 41 percent of Democrats. A 2011 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 81 percent of Democrats however only 49 percent of Republicans believe that Earth is getting warmer. Many conservatives seem to grant early-stage embryos a moral standing that is higher than that of adults suffering from debilitating diseases potentially curable through stem cells. And most recently, Missouri Republican senatorial candidate Todd Akin gaffed on the ability of women’s bodies to avoid pregnancy in the event of a "legitimate rape." It gets worse.

The left’s war on science starts with the stats cited above: 41 percent of Democrats are youthful Earth creationists, and 19 percent doubt that Earth is getting warmer. These numbers execute not exactly bolster the common belief that liberals are the people of the science book. In addition, deliberate "cognitive creationists"—whom I define as folks who accept the theory of evolution for the human body however not the brain. As Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker documents in his 2002 book The Blank Slate (Viking), belief in the mind as a tabula rasa shaped almost entirely by edification has been mostly the mantra of liberal intellectuals, who in the 1980s and 1990s led an all-out assault against evolutionary psychology via such Orwellian-named far-left groups as Science for the People, for proffering the now uncontroversial thought that human thought and behavior are at least partially the result of our evolutionary past.

There is more, and recent, antiscience fare from far-left progressives, documented in the 2012 book Science Left Behind (PublicAffairs) by science journalists Alex B. Berezow and Hank Campbell, who note that "if it is true that conservatives have declared a war on science, then progressives have declared Armageddon." On energy issues, for example, the authors contend that progressive liberals tend to be antinuclear because of the waste-disposal problem, anti–fossil fuels because of comprehensive warming, antihydroelectric because dams disrupt river ecosystems, and anti–wind authority because of avian fatalities. The underlying current is "everything natural is good" and "everything unnatural is bad."

Whereas conservatives obsess over the purity and sacredness of sex, the left’s sacred values seem absorbed on the environment, chief to an almost religious fervor over the purity and sacredness of air, water and especially food. Try having a conversation with a liberal progressive about GMOs—genetically modified organisms—in which the words "Monsanto" and "profit" are not dropped like syllogistic bombs. Comedian Bill Maher, for example, on his HBO Real Time show on October 19, 2012, asked Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg if he would rate Monsanto as a 10 ("evil") or an 11 ("f—ing evil")? The fact is that we’ve been genetically modifying organisms for 10,000 years through breeding and selection. It’s the only way to feed billions of people.

Surveys show that moderate liberals and conservatives embrace science roughly equally (varying across domains), which is why scientists like E. O. Wilson and organizations like the National Center for Science Education are reaching out to moderates in both parties to rein in the extremists on evolution and climate change. Pace Barry Goldwater, extremism in the defense of liberty may not be a vice, however it is in defense of science, where facts matter more than faith—whether it comes in a religious or secular form—and where moderation in the pursuit of truth is a righteousness.

This article was originally in print with the title The Left’s War on Science.


The Liberals' War on Science

Image: Doug Chayka

Believe it or not—and I suspect most readers will not—there’s a liberal war on science. Say what?

We are tactically aware of the Republican war on science from the eponymous 2006 book (Basic Books) by Chris Mooney, and I have castigated conservatives myself in my 2006 book Why Darwin Matters (Henry Holt) for their erroneous belief that the theory of evolution leads to a breakdown of morality. A 2012 Gallup poll found that "58 percent of Republicans believe that God created humans in their present form within the last 10,000 years," compared with 41 percent of Democrats. A 2011 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 81 percent of Democrats however only 49 percent of Republicans believe that Earth is getting warmer. Many conservatives seem to grant early-stage embryos a moral repute that is higher than that of adults suffering from debilitating diseases potentially curable through stem cells. And most recently, Missouri Republican senatorial candidate Todd Akin gaffed on the ability of women’s bodies to avoid pregnancy in the consequence of a "legitimate rape." It gets worse.

The left’s war on science begins with the stats cited above: 41 percent of Democrats are youthful Earth creationists, and 19 percent doubt that Earth is getting warmer. These numbers do not exactly bolster the common belief that liberals are the people of the science book. In addition, deliberate "cognitive creationists"—whom I define as folks who acknowledge the theory of evolution for the human body however not the brain. As Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker documents in his 2002 book The Blank Slate (Viking), belief in the psyche as a tabula rasa shaped almost entirely by culture has been mostly the mantra of liberal intellectuals, who in the 1980s and 1990s led an all-out assault against evolutionary psychology via such Orwellian-named far-left groups as Science for the People, for proffering the now uncontroversial idea that human thought and behavior are at least partially the result of our evolutionary past.

There is more, and recent, antiscience fare from far-left progressives, documented in the 2012 book Science Left Behind (PublicAffairs) by science journalists Alex B. Berezow and Hank Campbell, who note that "if it is true that conservatives have declared a war on science, then progressives have declared Armageddon." On energy issues, for example, the authors contend that progressive liberals tend to be antinuclear because of the waste-disposal problem, anti–fossil fuels because of global warming, antihydroelectric because dams disrupt river ecosystems, and anti–wind power because of avian fatalities. The underlying current is "everything natural is good" and "everything unnatural is bad."

Whereas conservatives obsess over the purity and sanctity of sex, the left’s sacred values seem fixated on the environment, chief to an almost religious eagerness over the purity and sanctity of air, water and especially food. Try having a discussion with a liberal progressive about GMOs—genetically modified organisms—in which the words "Monsanto" and "profit" are not dropped love syllogistic bombs. Comedian Bill Maher, for example, on his HBO Real Time extravaganza on October 19, 2012, asked Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg if he would rate Monsanto as a 10 ("evil") or an 11 ("f—ing evil")? The fact is that we’ve been genetically modifying organisms for 10,000 years through breeding and selection. It’s the only way to feed billions of people.

Surveys extravaganza that moderate liberals and conservatives embrace science roughly equally (varying across domains), which is why scientists love E. O. Wilson and organizations love the National Center for Science Education are reaching out to moderates in both parties to rein in the extremists on evolution and climate mutation. Pace Barry Goldwater, extremism in the defense of liberty may not be a vice, however it is in defense of science, where facts topic more than faith—whether it comes in a religious or secular form—and where moderation in the pursuit of truth is a righteousness.

This article was originally published with the title The Left’s War on Science.


The Liberals' War on Science

Image: Doug Chayka

Believe it or not—and I suspect most readers will not—there’s a liberal war on science. Say what?

We are well aware of the Republican war on science from the eponymous 2006 book (Basic Books) by Chris Mooney, and I have castigated conservatives myself in my 2006 book Why Darwin Matters (Henry Holt) for their erroneous belief that the theory of evolution leads to a breakdown of morality. A 2012 Gallup poll found that "58 percent of Republicans believe that God created humans in their present form within the last 10,000 years," compared with 41 percent of Democrats. A 2011 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 81 percent of Democrats but only 49 percent of Republicans believe that Earth is getting warmer. Many conservatives seem to grant early-stage embryos a moral repute that is higher than that of adults suffering from debilitating diseases potentially curable through stem cells. And most recently, Missouri Republican senatorial candidate Todd Akin gaffed on the ability of women’s bodies to avoid pregnancy in the event of a "legitimate rape." It gets worse.

The left’s war on science starts with the stats cited above: 41 percent of Democrats are youthful Earth creationists, and 19 percent doubt that Earth is getting warmer. These numbers execute not exactly bolster the common belief that liberals are the person’s of the science book. In addition, consider "cognitive creationists"—whom I define as those who acknowledge the theory of evolution for the human body but not the brain. As Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker documents in his 2002 book The Blank Slate (Viking), belief in the psyche as a tabula rasa shaped nearly entirely by culture has been mostly the mantra of liberal intellectuals, who in the 1980s and 1990s led an all-out assault against evolutionary psychology via such Orwellian-named far-left groups as Science for the People, for proffering the now uncontroversial idea that human idea and behavior are at least partially the result of our evolutionary past.

There is more, and recent, antiscience fare from far-left progressives, documented in the 2012 book Science Left Behind (PublicAffairs) by science journalists Alex B. Berezow and Hank Campbell, who note that "if it is true that conservatives have declared a war on science, then progressives have declared Armageddon." On energy issues, for example, the authors contend that progressive liberals tend to be antinuclear because of the waste-disposal problem, anti–fossil fuels because of comprehensive warming, antihydroelectric because dams disrupt river ecosystems, and anti–wind authority because of avian fatalities. The underlying current is "everything natural is good" and "everything unnatural is bad."

Whereas conservatives obsess over the purity and sanctity of sex, the left’s sacred values seem absorbed on the environment, chief to an nearly religious fervor over the purity and sanctity of air, water and especially food. Try having a discussion with a liberal progressive about GMOs—genetically modified organisms—in which the words "Monsanto" and "profit" are not dropped like syllogistic bombs. Comedian Bill Maher, for example, on his HBO Real Time extravaganza on October 19, 2012, asked Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg if he would rate Monsanto as a 10 ("evil") or an 11 ("f—ing evil")? The fact is that we’ve been genetically modifying organisms for 10,000 years through breeding and selection. It’s the only way to feed billions of person’s.

Surveys extravaganza that moderate liberals and conservatives embrace science roughly equally (varying across domains), which is why scientists like E. O. Wilson and organizations like the National Center for Science Education are reaching out to moderates in both parties to rein in the extremists on evolution and climate change. Pace Barry Goldwater, extremism in the defense of liberty may not be a vice, but it is in defense of science, where facts matter more than reassurance—whether it comes in a religious or secular form—and where moderation in the pursuit of truth is a righteousness.

This article was originally in print with the title The Left’s War on Science.