http://www.mail.com/people/8284-jon-stewart.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/8284-jon-stewart.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2049228-ex-ms-magazine-editor-mary-thom-dies-ny-crash.html YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — Prominent feminist Mary Thom, a writer and former editor of Ms. magazine who also was an avid motorcyclist, crashed while riding on a highway and was killed, her nephew said Saturday. She was 68. Thom had a passion for riding motorcycles and died riding her 1996 Honda Magna 750 on Friday evening on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonker... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:15:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2049228-ex-ms-magazine-editor-mary-thom-dies-ny-crash.html 2013-04-28T02:15:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2024926-nyc-strains-solidarity-with-rival-boston.html NEW YORK (AP) — A stadium full of Yankees fans stood arm in arm at the bottom of the third inning in the Bronx, singing along to "Sweet Caroline," the Boston Red Sox anthem. Irony and sarcasm were absent. Sincerity was the mood of the night. The rival teams have buried the hatchet — at least for now. Yankee fans belted the Neil Diamond hit during a game T... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:56:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2024926-nyc-strains-solidarity-with-rival-boston.html 2013-04-17T16:56:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2005814-cnns-the-point.html NEW YORK (AP) — We'll get to the point quickly: CNN's new prime-time talk show is gone after a week. CNN described "(Get to) The Point" as a one-week experiment in the 10 p.m. EDT time slot. It featured Donny Deutsch and panelists chewing over the day's news. But the Nielsen Company said it averaged 268,000 viewers last week, or fewer than the 446,000 the... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:16:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2005814-cnns-the-point.html 2013-04-08T19:16:55Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2002308-egyptian-court-drops-lawsuit-to-ban-comedy.html CAIRO (AP) — A Cairo court on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit filed by an Islamist lawyer demanding that a popular Egyptian satirist's TV show be banned for allegedly insulting the president and containing excessive sexual innuendo. Judge Hassouna Tawfiq said the court dropped the complaint against Bassem Youssef's "ElBernameg," or "The Program," because the... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:47:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2002308-egyptian-court-drops-lawsuit-to-ban-comedy.html 2013-04-06T18:47:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2001586-egypts-top-satirist-undeterred-questioning.html CAIRO (AP) — Undeterred at being interrogated by prosecutors, a popular Egyptian TV satirist was back on the air Friday poking new fun at the international publicity he received after lampooning the Egyptian president. Bassem Youssef — known as Egypt's Jon Stewart — was interrogated this week for allegedly insulting Islam and the country's leader, questio... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:17:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2001586-egypts-top-satirist-undeterred-questioning.html 2013-04-05T22:17:39Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1995746-leno-to-leave-nbcs-tonight-show-spring.html NEW YORK (AP) — NBC on Wednesday announced its long-rumored switch in late night, replacing Jay Leno at the "Tonight" show with Jimmy Fallon and moving the iconic franchise back to New York. Fallon will take over in about a year, the switch coinciding with NBC's coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Veteran "Saturday Night Live" producer Lorne Michaels al... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:56:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1995746-leno-to-leave-nbcs-tonight-show-spring.html 2013-04-04T01:56:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1996278-fierce-clash-egypts-crisis-takes-turn.html CAIRO (AP) — It has come to be known as the "Battle of the Mountain": a ferocious fight between members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and their opponents near the group's Cairo headquarters. In a country that has already seen crisis after crisis, it could mark a dangerous turning point in the political turmoil. The aftermath of the fighting is raising wor... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:41:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1996278-fierce-clash-egypts-crisis-takes-turn.html 2013-04-03T20:41:10Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1995774-tweet-daily-show-boomerangs-us-embassy.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Yikes! It seems "The Daily Show" and diplomacy don't mix. That's the lesson the U.S. Embassy in Cairo is learning the hard way after being rebuked by both the Egyptian government and the State Department for causing an international incident. The embassy tweeted a link to a Jon Stewart monologue that mocked Egypt's president — offending ... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:05:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1995774-tweet-daily-show-boomerangs-us-embassy.html 2013-04-03T20:05:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1995622-us-yanks-cairo-embassy-twitter-feed.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Cairo has at least temporarily shut down its Twitter feed following an unusual diplomatic incident involving "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart and the Egyptian government. U.S. officials say the embassy's Twitter account was taken offline on Wednesday after Egyptian authorities objected to a tweet containing a link to... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:14:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1995622-us-yanks-cairo-embassy-twitter-feed.html 2013-04-03T16:14:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992908-egypt-steps-up-campaign-tv-satirist.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities on Tuesday stepped up a campaign against a popular TV comedian accused of insulting the president, threatening to revoke the license of a private TV station that airs his weekly program and angrily dismissing U.S. criticism of legal proceedings against him. The satirist, Bassem Youssef, was questioned by state prosecutors... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:12:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992908-egypt-steps-up-campaign-tv-satirist.html 2013-04-02T22:12:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1991596-us-blasts-arrest-warrant-egypt-satirist.html CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. State Department said Monday that arrest warrants and the investigation of a popular Egyptian satirist and other critics of Egypt's Islamist president highlight a "disturbing trend" of growing restrictions on freedom of expression in the country. The strongly worded statement by U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland Monda... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:14:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1991596-us-blasts-arrest-warrant-egypt-satirist.html 2013-04-01T22:14:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1988186-egypt-issues-arrest-warrant-tv-satirist.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's state prosecutors ordered the arrest Saturday of a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting Islam and the country's leader, in a move that government opponents say is aimed at silencing critics of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. The arrest warrant for against Bassem Youssef, who has come to be known as Egypt's Jon Stewar... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:03:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1988186-egypt-issues-arrest-warrant-tv-satirist.html 2013-03-30T21:03:44Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1914982-theater-production-office-opens-nyc.html NEW YORK (AP) — The producers behind one of the largest comedy festivals in the world are launching a new theatrical subsidiary that hopes to become a major player on Broadway and in London's West End. The Just For Laughs Group on Monday unveiled its new stage-orientated producing division and said Adam Blanshay will be its chief executive officer. Just F... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:09:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1914982-theater-production-office-opens-nyc.html 2013-02-25T21:09:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1879568-stars-salute-musicares-honoree-bruce-springsteen.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Be it concert or charity auction, Bruce Springsteen can bring any event to a crescendo. Springsteen briefly took over auctioneering duties before being honored as MusiCares person of the year Friday night, exhorting the crowd to bid on a signed Fender electric guitar by amping up the deal. The 63-year-old rock 'n' roll star moved the bi... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1879568-stars-salute-musicares-honoree-bruce-springsteen.html 2013-02-09T10:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1836720-sirius-xm-radio-creating-comedy-central-channel.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sirius XM Radio and Comedy Central are teaming up to create a new channel on the satellite radio service devoted to showcasing the television network's stable of stand-up comics. The companies said Tuesday that they are hoping to launch the channel this spring, preferably around April Fools' Day. Sirius already has eight channels devoted t... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1836720-sirius-xm-radio-creating-comedy-central-channel.html 2013-01-22T04:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1815730-gunmen-shoot-birdshot-egypt-protesters-15-hurt.html CAIRO (AP) — A dozen masked attackers fired birdshot late Saturday at protesters who have camped outside Egypt's presidential palace in Cairo for the past month, wounding several along with security forces standing watch nearby, witnesses said. It was the latest in a series of shootings of protesters in Egypt. Paramedic Mohammed Sultan put the total numbe... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1815730-gunmen-shoot-birdshot-egypt-protesters-15-hurt.html 2013-01-12T20:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1795522-jon-stewart-to-host-grammys-musicares-tribute.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Stewart is hosting the MusiCares salute to Bruce Springsteen. The Recording Academy also announced Wednesday that Elton John, Neil Young, Mumford & Sons, Sting, Mavis Staples and Kenny Chesney will be among more than a dozen performers who will help pay tribute to Springsteen during the Feb. 8 benefit concert, held in Los Angeles tw... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1795522-jon-stewart-to-host-grammys-musicares-tribute.html 2013-01-02T13:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1794186-egypt-prosecutors-investigate-popular-tv-comedian.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian prosecutors launched an investigation on Tuesday against a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting the president in the latest case raised by Islamist lawyers against outspoken media personalities. Lawyer Ramadan Abdel-Hamid al-Oqsori charged that TV host Bassem Youssef insulted President Mohammed Morsi by putting the Isl... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1794186-egypt-prosecutors-investigate-popular-tv-comedian.html 2013-01-01T19:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1763348-911-concert-musicians-turn-sandy.html NEW YORK (AP) — Call the "12-12-12" benefit show "The Concert for New York City" 2.0. Eleven years after the benefit concert in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was held at Madison Square Garden, many of the same top musicians came together to raise money for those suffering from Superstorm Sandy, including Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, The Who, E... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1763348-911-concert-musicians-turn-sandy.html 2012-12-13T19:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1761310-music-comedy-strike-defiant-tone-sandy-concert.html NEW YORK (AP) — Musicians were so intent upon helping victims of Superstorm Sandy that they didn't seem to want their benefit concert in New York to end. The final notes of Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind" closed the star-studded show at 1:19 a.m. Thursday, nearly six hours after Bruce Springsteen set a roaring tone with "Land of Hope and Dreams." In b... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1761310-music-comedy-strike-defiant-tone-sandy-concert.html 2012-12-13T07:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760634-pope-hits-1m-mark-tweets-dear-friends-.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI hit the 1 million Twitter follower mark on Wednesday as he sent his first tweet from his new account, blessing his online fans and urging them to listen to Christ. In perhaps the most drawn out Twitter launch ever, the 85-year-old Benedict tapped the screen of a tablet brought to him at the end of his general audience... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760634-pope-hits-1m-mark-tweets-dear-friends-.html 2012-12-12T14:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1751310-rolling-stones-to-sandy-benefit-concert.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Rolling Stones will join the artists already booked for next week's televised Superstorm Sandy benefit show in New York City, which producers said Friday would be the most widely available live concert ever. The Stones join a trio of 1960s British rock royalty on the bill, including Paul McCartney and the Who. Among the other artists s... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1751310-rolling-stones-to-sandy-benefit-concert.html 2012-12-07T19:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1735036-katy-perry-carly-rae-jepsen-billboard-honors.html NEW YORK (AP) — Billboard named Katy Perry its woman of the year, but the pop star thought her year was 2011. "I felt like my year was last year ... I thought my moment had passed," Perry said in an interview with Jon Stewart at Billboard's Women in Music event Friday in New York City. Perry released "Teenage Dream" in 2010, and the double platinum album ... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1735036-katy-perry-carly-rae-jepsen-billboard-honors.html 2012-11-30T20:33:00Z