Larry King

Watch a Clip of the Sweet Love Story Behind an Arizona Deli

It's nearly Hanukkah and Jewish food is really having a moment. Yesterday, Grub Street posted this trailer for Deli Man, a documentary about the historic, giant menu joints featuring footage of Larry King, Jerry Stiller, and many slices of pastrami. Sadly, it appears that family-owned delis from aro ... More >>

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The Best Description Of The Tea Party Ever Written

"Can somebody tell me what the Tea Party is all about? "They say that God is being taken out of our Constitution. "Well, God isn't in the Constitution.

Bill Maher Says "America's Not Number One!"

A lot of triumphalists want to keep alive the idea that America is at the forefront of everything, the same rah-rah spirit that's inflated our egos and sometimes has us coming off downright piggish in our world views. But comic observer Bill Maher disagrees. "Really?" says Bill. "Always waving th ... More >>

How Difficult Is Streisand To Interview? Larry King Speaks

In his book Truth Be Told, Larry King gives some very generous advice to his replacement (who turned out to be Piers Morgan): "If you're ever going to interview Barbra Streisand," writes Larry, "do it live. "At least then you'll know when you're going to start." Larry learned his lesson years ago ... More >>

Stephen Colbert Lost His Virginity To Larry King

True story. In his book Truth Be Told, ex CNN host Larry King remembers going on The Colbert Report, and since he feels Colbert basically does a parody of Bill O'Reilly, Larry purposely did a parody of himself and shticked it up to high heaven. "We had fun," he recalls. Especially afterwards! Af ... More >>

Kathy Griffin: Barbara Walters Is Crazy!

"She's fuckin' nuts!" declared Kathy Griffin at last week's Larry King event put on by the Friars. "She'll cut you!" The Sheraton shindig was supposed to be a tribute to Larry, but thankfully some roast-like moments like that snuck in.

Larry King: "I Don't Miss The Kardashians"

​TV interviewing legend Larry King gets a Friars tribute Monday night at the Sheraton. In anticipation of that glittery gala, I turned the tables and gave Larry a grilling. Here's part two of our chat. Me: Hey, Larry. You're doing TV specials these days. What else?

Larry King Talks To Me About His Gala Tribute, Part One!

​ On Monday night at the Sheraton Ballroom, onetime Abbot of the West Coast Friars Club Larry King gets a Friars Testimonial dinner, emceed by Katie Couric and featuring testimonials from the likes of Joan Rivers, Kathy Griffin, and Donald Trump. I called Larry to toast the TV legend on his a ... More >>

Larry King Enters Into Yet Another Union, This Time with Brooklyn Water Bagel Co.

Brooklyn's King says there's something in the water.​Larry King is expected to boost the profile of the Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. as a new franchisee and spokesperson for the small but growing bagel chain. Per Nation's Restaurant News, the notoriously suspendered and owlish former talk ... More >>

Howard Stern Is Really Bad at Twitter

​Howard Stern joined Twitter last week, probably at the behest of his manager or boss because his account is wholly uninspired. As the self-proclaimed "King of All Media" (seriously, it's in his bio) and the recipient of a $500 million five-year contract with Sirius Radio -- not to mention the ... More >>

EARTHLY DELIGHTS

Jon Stewart takes on the world

Rikers Island Carrot Cake: To Die For?

Not From Riker's​The New York Times City Room blog has the inside scoop (slice?) on the sweetest thing at Riker's Island: the bakery culture, but specifically the carrot cake. "They don't hardly give it to us enough," said Hilberto Vargas, a baker currently serving time in Rikers for stripping ... More >>

I Will Miss Larry King

​Whenever some weird celebrity like Tammy Faye Baker or Marie Osmond was in the news--or even when they weren't--you could count on Larry King to have them on for a grilling. If a Jackson family scandal erupted or Paris Hilton was headed to jail, you knew Larry was going to spend time dissect ... More >>

HEARTBREAK KID

Former Gawker editor Emily Gould gives sharing another try

Anderson Cooper Vs. Dr. Death

Fun with assisted suicide. Plus: Puffy Combs on the craft of acting?

Is Larry King Actually Sexy?

​I never thought of Larry King as that much of a hottie before, but with all the gossip hitting the tabs, he turns out to be the biggest Hollywood player since George Hamilton! The suspendered crypt keeper-lookalike is actually a raging ladies man who allegedly cheated on wifey with her young ... More >>

Gossip Folks: Horse-Killing Socialite Doesn't Get Facebook; Christina Hendricks, Best Looking Woman in America

​On this wonderful morning, take a minute to imagine what it would be like to be so foreign and so out of touch that you scrambled to hire a big-time publicist to fight rumors started about you on Facebook. Then, close your eyes for a second and think about what it would be like to look like Chris ... More >>

"I Wish Him Chronic Diarrhea!"

​That's what a cranky relative of mine says whenever someone upsets him. And it seems like a pretty reasonable fantasy, as opposed to way more extreme curses like "I wish him getting stuck in an elevator that's playing John Tesh music" or "I wish him alone time with Larry King after the Ciali ... More >>

Jesus Penis Is Causing Pandemonium in Oklahoma!

via TowlerRoad​This is even more scandaloso than the rumors about Larry King and the wife's sister. A fully erect crucifix in an Oklahomo--I mean Oklahoma--church is getting extreme reactions from parishioners (some of whom have become ex parishioners). This thing puts the "erection" back in ... More >>

Tila Tequila Canceled By Larry King's Show!

​The unexpected has happened and late heiress Casey Johnson's lady love Tila Tequila was booted from tonight's Larry King Live in favor of more illustrious guests--namely the authors of the political book Game Change and the third White House party crasher. Yesterday, TMZ claimed Tila was all ... More >>

Olbermann and I Discuss Prejean's Latest Hijinx

In an already legendary fit, Carrie Prejean took her mic off and waltzed off the set on Larry King Live the other night, upset about Larry's questioning and the fact that he was allowing call-ins whereas she'd supposedly made a deal forbidding that to happen.

Jeez, Chris Brown, Do Better

We do not get paid enough to give the play by play of Larry King's interview with Chris Brown (his first since assaulting Rihanna earlier this year), which is alternately halting and stuttering and defensive and almost entirely objectionable. (King: "Why do you think you were violent?" Brown: "I d ... More >>

Who Should Perform at The Michael Jackson Tribute?

​On September 26, Vienna will be home not to just mountains of high-caloric wiener schnitzel, but to scads of bad-for-you stars singing their love for Michael Jackson so they can gain a mass televised audience and revive their careers. It's basically the memorial all over again, but without al ... More >>

More Twitter Fun: Twanalysis

They tell us Twitter is still a thing, so here's something to fun up our lonely deskbound lives: Twanalysis, which checks your tweets and tells you what kind of online personality you present. Here's what the Village Voice stream gets: "Personality: renowned inquisitive fair. Style: chatty academic ... More >>

Rachael Ray on Larry King

Embedded video from CNN Video Rachael Ray was on Larry King Live last night, and if you missed it, well, you didn't miss much. Talking with guest host Ali Velshi, the perky food personality shared some obvious tips for eating and shopping economically. You've heard many of these tips before: don' ... More >>

Rap Activism, Or Not: Young Jeezy on NPR

The Very Best "Best of '07" Round-Up!

The absolutely last word on words not to have lived by during the previous year

Iran to Cali

A first-time novelist gets her hands wordy

Two Hot to Handle

I talked to Dancy, but Christian bailed. Paris Hilton got out, too.

Something in the Way He Moves

Larry Seiler has cerebral palsy. But he doesn’t want your pity—he wants your love.

Crown Royal

T.I. reigns, but leaves the best lines for his subjects

Spygate: And No Special Counsel, Either

Team Bush digs in heels on domestic wiretaps

Chads Into Confetti: A Great Day for America

Dubya's Inauguration

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Speeding Gonzales

Bush Envoy Calls on Israel to Release Jailed Palestinian Leader

Bin Laden's Bid

From terrorist mastermind to savvy statesman, in one easy video

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Out Of Hand

A bar-stool freebird of yore avoids a million nights alone

Paint It Black

U.S. Journos Get Rare Access to Hell

Rays of Light

Another Opening, Another 85 Shows

Secrets of the Ha-Ha Sisterhood

Coming of Age in Lescom Nation

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I Think I Need a New Heart

Chads Into Confetti

A Great Day for America

Let’s Get Real

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Nation

Paper-Thin Reporting

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