The Wall Street Journal, like many other outlets, is embracing the rise of video. And, as part of that embrace, they sent out a memo today to remind their journalists to look camera ready and to avail themselves of the talents of their resident make-up artist.

“People are watching – and they are watching you. All of us appearing on-air should take care to present ourselves in the best light possible, and that includes physical appearance,” said a memo from deputy managing editor Chris Cramer and video department head Matt Murray. Read More

If you were a fan of that Richard Phillips video in which Lindsay Lohan wore a swimsuit and contemplated things, perhaps you’ll enjoy the next in the series: an exploration of the brooding potential of porn-star-turned-performance-artist Sasha Grey. Like the Lohan film, this will also be on display at the Venice Biennale. Read More

Russell Simmons became the latest local celebrity to cut an ad for marriage equality today, adding his voice to the Human Rights Campaign’s New York push.

Simmons has long been a champion of liberal causes, and he joins a video series that includes bold-face names from Julianne Moore and Barbara Bush, to Mayor Read More

“Wow,” said Congressman Gary Ackerman with a sigh, after watching Hosni Mubarak’s statement this afternoon that he won’t be resigning. “We were ready for one historic announcement and then we got a different one.”

Ackerman was on MSNBC’s The Dylan Ratigan Show watching the developments live and was visibly surprised at Mubarak’s defiance.

“I think Read More

Rudy Giuliani made an appearance on Face the Nation on Sunday and he said that the Giffords shooting last weekend pointed to the need to better mental health care in the nation.

Giuliani also echoed Barack Obama’s calls for a new kind of civility–an odd tact for a man who once called a ferret owner Read More