Friday, March 9, 2012

Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Vows He Wont Dumb Lower The Brand New Republic

You will probably find it tough in the beginning to seea link between Facebook co-founder Chris Hughesand the general public intellectuals who founded The Brand New Republic in 1914, Herbert Croly and Walter Lippmann. But Hughes just added themself for their newspaper tradition by obtaining a big part stake within the venerable opinion magazine and taking control since it's Writer and Editor-In-Chief. Hughes, 28,informs visitors there’s you don't need to worry he’ll replace playboy’s thoughtful confirming and analysis using the type of clips of knowledge and opinion which are so common in internet sites.Tablet computersand e-visitors open “opportunities to reinvigorate the types of journalism that examine the difficulties in our time in most their complexity,” he states today inside a letter to visitors. “Although the technique of delivery of important ideas has gone through drastic change in the last fifteen years, the hunger on their behalf hasn't dissipated.” Opinion magazines are famous to be money starts, butHughes told NPR today he’s confident TNR “can be lucrative” — although he adds it’s “not the next Facebook.”

Friday, March 2, 2012

Top Chef's Sarah: I Feel Like I Won Too

Barry Hinckley and five-year-old son Hudson In a bizarre interview with Fox News on Friday, correspondent Neil Cavuto asks Senate candidate Barry Hinckley (R- R.I.) about using his young son Hudson in campaign appearances and videos. Hinckley defends the practice, insisting that the 5-year-old is concerned about the issues. "Are you worried about our debt?" Cavuto asks Hudson. "No," he replies. (Oops. Sorry, Dad!) "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Cavuto asks, and that's where things get a little weird. Watch the vid to see how Hudson - and his dad - respond:

Nicole Kidman to star in 'Railway Man'

LONDON -- Nicole Kidman remains cast as Colin Firth's wife in ''The Railway Guy,'' altering Rachel Weisz inside the role.Weisz was expected to drop in the project because she's required to complete additional shooting on ''The Bourne Legacy'' and ''Oz: The Fantastic and Effective.''''The Railway Guy,'' directed by Jonathan Teplitzy, is at pre-production to start shooting in April. A U.K.-Australian co-production backed by Lionsgate Intl., it's based on Eric Lomax's autobiography about his terrible encounters just like a Japanese prisoner in World War Ii, and also the amazing reconciliation using one of his captors thirty years later.Lomax's wife Patti, who certainly are carried out by Kidman, needed an important role in aiding him to handle within the historic mental damage triggered by his war time problems, too as with getting him back together again using one of japan authorities who had required part in the torture.Jeremy Irvine (''War Horse'') plays the greater youthful Lomax inside the World war ii moments.Producer Andy Paterson co-written the variation with Frank Cottrell Boyce.''The Railway Man'' will shoot in Scotland with Firth and Kidman, before moving to Australia's Gold Coast for your World war ii section. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com