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Last night on the Daily Show Jon Stewart quipped with Tony Blair, the man who ran Britain for 10 years. With a veil of comedy, Jon could ask the ex-prime minister provocative questions such as "How did (Bush) bring (Iraq) up?. . . Did he say: 'Hey man, you know who we should invade?'" The answers provided insight as to why Blair got on board for Iraq and how he assesses his legacy. Blair said Read more
The British are coming! . . . to Yale. Starting next year, Tony Blair will lead a seminar on faith and globalization and participate in other events at the prestigious university. Blair, who served for 10 years as Britain's prime minister, has been appointed Yale's Howland Distinguished Fellow. Blair will keep his 10-day-per-month commitment, apparently, as the special envoy for the Middle Read more
Clinton played the saxophone, and here his bud former British Prime Minister Tony Blair covers the Clash classic "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" It manages to sound kinda punk. Hey, Tone, how about a God Save the Queen encore? Read more
Technically, this is the third in a "Blair trilogy," but according to Variety, "Screenwriter Peter Morgan has started work on a sequel to The Queen, which will dig into former U.K. prime minister Tony Blair's relationships with U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush." The article continues: The movie will focus on Blair's reaction to the handover of power between Clinton, a natural Read more
The Sapphires has turned out to be one of the sleeper hits to emerge from Cannes, thanks to The Weinstein Company, which has already acquired rights to the film. I caught a screening of the funny film from Down Under during the festival, so read on to find out what I thought. Who's behind it? Director Wayne Blair was behind the lens of the picture, which is based on a play by Tony Briggs. Read more
The season four finale of Breaking Bad was so intense that it had many of us atwitter for days after the episode aired. Once we processed all that went down, we couldn't help brainstorming what's in store for the show's final season. See the predictions that readers made, plus thoughts on other hot topics from the week. Fans have ideas for Breaking Bad's final season "I just love Breaking Bad. Read more
Celebrities are constantly ambushed by misinterpretations, exaggerations, and misinformation, so a new website would like to come to their rescue. ICorrect allows anyone to counter rumors about themselves for $1,000 without any fact-checking. Founded by Sir David Tang, who The New York Times calls "a businessman, socialite, and celebrity friend extraordinaire," the site had a rough start. Not Read more
What did you think of the Big Love finale? — BuzzSugar Sean Penn and Scarlett Johnasson are getting close — PopSugar Prince William hints at Australian honeymoon — People Tony Blair's wife opens up about their sex life — Huffington Post Rachel Uchitel now working as a private eye — NY Post 30 Rock, Anderson Cooper, and True Blood among GLAAD Media Awards winners — Forbes CBS Read more
Chace Crawford and Elizabeth Hurley filmed a scene for Gossip Girl in NYC yesterday. It was announced that Elizabeth would join the cast as media mogul Diana Payne last week, and if her sexy dress and body language are any indication it looks like she will be spicing things up for Chace's character. Leighton Meester and Penn Badgley have also reported to work on the next season with Leighton Read more
