These Charts Show How Newsweek's Print Magazine Was Doomed
Tina Brown announced this morning Newsweek's print edition will cease publication at the end of the year. The Daily Beast editor bought the troubled print magazine back in 2010 to merge with her online...
View ArticleHow A Personal Finance Editor Does Movie Concessions
Everyone loves to save money at the movies, but the fact is that it almost never happens. With the average cost of a movie ticket hovering around $9 and $14, and concessions reaching as high as $5 for...
View ArticleHere's The Leaked Plot For 'Iron Man 3'
Next week, Disney will release the first trailer for "Iron Man 3," but until then, here's a look at what the film will be about. The plot for the third film leaked online earlier today via Stitch...
View ArticleAcademy Movie Museum Raises $100M, Reveals Architects' Plans
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has raised $100 million toward its upcoming museum dedicated to the history of movies. The Hollywood nonprofit has set a capital campaign goal of $250...
View ArticleCAA Forms New India-Based Talent Agency With KWAN Entertainment
CAA is moving into the Indian market. The Hollywood agency has formed a joint venture with Indian talent agency KWAN to represent local talent in India and other South Asian nations, as well as to...
View ArticleSee Dorothy's Red Slippers And Superman's Cape At A New London Exhibit
If you've ever dreamed of seeing Dorothy's ruby red slippers, Superman's famous uniform or John Travolta's 1970s-style white suit from Saturday Night Fever, now's your chance. The Victoria & Albert...
View ArticleFirst Bono, Now U2 Bassist Adam Clayton Wants To Sell His $8.695 Million El...
U2 bassist Adam Clayton has listed his Upper West Side apartment for $8.965 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. The three-bedroom, four-bathroom apartment is in the El Dorado Building at 300...
View ArticleThese Are The Top Celebrity Contributors To The Obama And Romney Campaigns
Money plays a big role in the elections. Each month, political pundits track fundraising and spending by the political parties, the campaigns and the political action committees, or PACs. Check out...
View ArticleComedy Central to Obama and Romney: Fire Your Writers, They're Losing You The...
Comedy Central released a new video this week about the importance of millennials in the election and how the campaigns can best reach out to them based on the network's research. The network says...
View ArticleCBS CEO Les Moonves Gets $14M In Stock & Other Perks To Stay On Through 2017
On Monday, CBS President and CEO Les Moonves extended his contract to keep his current position for at least five more years. In order to woo Moonves to stick around longer than his existing contract,...
View ArticleThe 10 Commandments Of 21st Century Franchise Production
[Special Note: This text is drawn from Jeff Gomez’s keynote speech at the StoryWorld 2012conference.] The Marvel Cinematic Universe series of movies has grossed nearly $4 billion through the release...
View ArticleYes, Google CEO Larry Page Talked About 'Gangnam Style' On His Earnings Call
A lot of weird stuff went down yesterday around Google's Q3 2012 earnings call: The accidental early numbers release. The mobile ad revenue suddenly reaching $8 billion annually. CEO Larry Page...
View ArticleCHART: Martinis, Conquests, And Kills By Bond
James Bond films are almost always the same: Bond is sent to an exotic location, meets and seduces a woman, gets caught by the villain, escapes, kills the villain and gets the girl. Known for martinis,...
View ArticleWill The Multi-Million Dollar Budget Of 'The Hobbit' Pay Off?
When Peter Jackson's long-awaited "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" comes out December 14, Bilbo Baggins will more than have his work cut out for him. It will be the first time we'll see J.R.R....
View ArticleJoaquin Phoenix Slams The Oscars As 'The Worst Tasting Carrot'—Here's Today's...
"The Master" actor Joaquin Phoenix should probably kiss his Oscar chances goodbye. Phoenix slammed the prestigious awards show, saying “I think it’s total, utter bulls–t, and I don’t want to be a part...
View ArticleJOB OF THE WEEK: SVP Of Marketing And Product Management
Check out the Business Insider Jobs section >> As part of our new partnership with CareerBuilder.com, each week we'll feature one of the awesome jobs advertised on the Business Insider jobs...
View ArticleObama Apologized To Chris Matthews For Giving Him A 'Stroke' After The First...
President Barack Obama apologized to MSNBC host Chris Matthews for his poor performance at the first debate during his speech at the Al Smith dinner last night, ribbing the MSNBC host for his...
View ArticleSee What Mila Kunis Looked Like Before She Was The 'Sexiest Woman Alive'
Long before 29-year-old Mila Kunis was named Esquire magazine's 2012 "Sexiest Woman Alive," she was just a bright eyed ten-year-old starring in a 1993 Lisa Frank commercial. The spot was Kunis' first...
View ArticleDisney's First Latina Princess Has Fair Skin And Blue Eyes
Upon first glance, Disney's latest addition to princess royalty, Sofia, looks like your average Belle. She has fair, white skin, soft brown hair, and blue eyes. However, when Disney made the...
View ArticleCeasefire In Dish v. AMC War Is Either A 'Possible Settlement' Or A 'Mistake'
On Thursday, a note on the New York State Supreme Court’s website stated that there may be a "possible settlement" in AMC and Cablevision's $2.4 billion breach of contract suit against the Dish Network...
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