Charlton Heston

Michael Levine Releases Guerilla P.R. 2.0

Mark Joseph | Posted 09.03.2008 | Home


Mark Joseph

My pal Michael Levine has just released "Guerilla P.R. 2.0," a book that's not quite new, but rather an updated version of his classic '80's tome, Gue...

P.O.W., It's the New Teflon

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 08.27.2008 | Politics


Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

McCain has been tweaking his P.O.W. story, with some variation, for many years. For Democrats, critiquing its overuse is too little, too late.

The Frakking Nukes

Daniel Holloway | Posted 06.17.2008 | Entertainment


Daniel Holloway

But one of the reasons Battlestar works so well is that humanity's demise is rooted in its Alfred E. Neuman-esque attitude toward the machines of war.

New York Times Correction Tally on Heston Obituary Now Officially Farcical

Melissa Kirsch | Posted 04.22.2008 | Media


Melissa Kirsch

These tiny corrections are not as crucial as when the Times got Heston's name and age wrong, but nonetheless, they leave the paper with even more egg on its face.

There's Truth In Obama's Words About the Middle Class

John Farr | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics


John Farr

Why would Obama say what he said? It's probably because those issues really came up with the people he spoke to, those citizens he supposedly "demeaned."

Saying Goodbye To Charlton Heston

Mark Joseph | Posted 04.13.2008 | Entertainment


Mark Joseph

Saturday, 250 or so of Charlton Heston's closest friends (and some of us very distant ones) gathered to say farewell to a great man at his home church in Pacific Palisades, California.

Charlton Heston and Image Politics

Steven J. Ross | Posted 04.10.2008 | Entertainment


Steven J. Ross

No other star linked their cinematic image to their off-screen politics as successfully and for so long a period of time without becoming an actual politician as Charlton Heston.

New York Times Violates (At Least) Ten Commandments of Journalism in Reporting Charles Heston's Death

Melissa Kirsch | Posted 04.10.2008 | Media


Melissa Kirsch

Heston may have been lying about his age, but that's really where the crack reporting force at the Times might have done a touch of sleuthing. Or fact-checking.

Ben Hur, RuPaul and Me

Gabriel Rotello | Posted 04.09.2008 | Entertainment


Gabriel Rotello

There I was with Ben-Hur. I had no idea what to talk about. I considered mentioning that I once thought he was super-hot when I was seven, but that seemed somehow inappropriate.

Ben Wyskida | Posted 04.08.2008 | Home


Ben Wyskida

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Deborah Kerr Rhymes With Star, and What a Star She Was: She Deserves to Be Remembered, Too

Michael Russnow | Posted 04.07.2008 | Entertainment


Michael Russnow

Though Kerr was 86 and had been out of the public eye for a number of years, her film and stage career, spanning four and a half decades, had secured her legendary status in motion picture history.

Heston and On and On and On

Chez Pazienza | Posted 04.07.2008 | Entertainment


Chez Pazienza

After spending an hour just talking to Charlton Heston about anything and everything, I found myself starstruck not by his pomp and stateliness, but by his warmth and charm.

Thou Shalt Not...Charlton Heston Dead at 83

Steve Clemons | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

When I asked Mr. Heston if he would like to attend President Nixon's funeral, his response was: "In what capacity?"

Whoopi Goldberg Remembers Charlton Heston, Plants One On Joy

Huffington Post | Posted 04.07.2008 | Media


Today on "The View" the ladies took a few moments to remember film legend Charlton Heston, who died over the weekend. Whoopi recounted how excited she...

Charlton Heston and the NRA

Sam Greenfield | Posted 04.06.2008 | Entertainment


Sam Greenfield

Like a lot of men of his vintage, he became more conservative as he grew older. As his movie roles grew more scarce, he fed his actor's ego by taking on the role of president of the NRA.

Charlton Heston: R.I.P.

Mark Joseph | Posted 04.06.2008 | Entertainment


Mark Joseph

When my father needed a hip replacement operation, Chuck graciously introduced me to his own doctor. Dad got a kick out of telling the doctor and his nurses that he was there on a referral from Moses himself.

Damn Dirty NYT! Got Heston's Age Wrong, Ruined My Pun

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.06.2008 | Media


When legendary film actor and NRA spokesman Charlton Heston died this weekend, the AP said he was 84 — and the NYT said he was 83. Who was right?

Charlton Heston: A Look Back

Huffington Post | Posted 04.06.2008 | Entertainment


MSNBC looks back at Charlton Heston's life, from Moses and Ben-Hur to NRA and civil rights activist. Charlton Heston died last night at age 83. ...

Rest in Peace, Charlton Heston

Alex Remington | Posted 04.06.2008 | Entertainment


Alex Remington

It speaks well of us as a culture that a man's art should outlive his politics. Charlton Heston was one of our greatest stars, and his best movies will last forever.

Charlton Heston Dead at 83

New York Times | ROBERT BERKVIST | Posted 04.06.2008 | Entertainment


Charlton Heston, who appeared in some 100 films in his 60-year acting career but who is remembered chiefly for his monumental, jut-jawed portrayals of...

The Pain of Caring

Steven Denlinger | Posted 02.29.2008 | Living


Steven Denlinger

It isn't the person dying who finds it hardest to live.