The release this week of the nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards stirred an immediate backlash due to the lily-white composition of the best actor and best supporting actor categories. That’s right, for the second year in a row the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 6,000-plus voting members failed to recognize any people of color or ethnic diversity for their acting abilities.
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The release this week of the nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards stirred an immediate backlash due to the lily-white composition of the best actor and best supporting actor categories. That’s right, for the second year in a row the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 6,000-plus voting members failed to recognize any people of color or ethnic diversity for their acting abilities.
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Two-time Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn this week filed a $10 million defamation lawsuit against hit Fox TV show “Empire” co-creater Lee Daniels. Penn, who won Oscars for Milk and Mystic River, is apparently upset that Daniels alluded to the actor’s alleged propensity for domestic violence. The lawsuit hinges on a statement Daniels made to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), in READ MORE
Comedian Nicole Arbour can be considered this past weekend’s Internet provocateur, as her YouTube video “Dear Fat People” roiled the wrath of America’s plus-sized population. Nico READ MORE
A Fox News anchorwoman is suing Hasbro Toys for more than $5 million alleging that the company’s plastic “Harris Faulkner” hamster, sold as part of the popular “Littlest Pet Shop” line, shares her name and resemblance. The company’s po READ MORE
Ok, kids, so the big news over the weekend was Miley Cyrus coming out as “pansexual.”
Not that anyone should be surprised by any pronouncement Miley makes about her sexuality, and little doubt that we’ll keep hearing about her sex l READ MORE
Headline writing is an art and a well written one will usually ensures increased readership of the headline’s story. But sometimes even poorly written headlines can spur readership if the subject matter is interesting enough on its own merits.
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Earlier this month we provided you the most profound quotes of the 17-and-counting Republican presidential candidates and interpreted what each quote might mean for the country should its speaker ultimately be elected to the highest office of the land. The August 4 blog was an exercise conducted to help our readers gain new insights about the candidates, their positions on impor READ MORE
It’s kind of a slow week out there in celebrity land. And sure, many celebrities can make entertainment news headlines for something as simple as passing gas, but we’re just not seeing much out there this week worth hashing out.
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Well, kids, 2016 nears and the race for the U.S. presidency is heating up fast. Seventeen candidates–and counting–have jumped into the Republican Primary soup pot, while only four are stirring in the Democratic Primary pot. So, who are these Republican candidates, and what will it mean for our great nation should one of them ultimately bring the presidency back into the Republican fold?
To try and answer that question the political pundits here at Hash It Out! have exa READ MORE
New England Patriot Tom Brady remains in the hot seat, as the National Football League (NFL) this week upheld its original decision to suspend the Superbowl winning quarterback for the first four games of this season due to his apparent role in the “Deflategate” scandal. Brady has vowed to fight the suspension and team owner Robert Kraft is pledging his full support, calling the NFL’s actions unfair and unjust. The NFL Players Association is also decrying the suspension READ MORE