2018 was one of the richest years in recent film history, and Oscar voters had their work cut out for them selecting the nominees. Their choices are eclectic - I'm still pissed Bradley Cooper wasn't nominated for Best Director for A Star is Born - but they reflect the evolving ...read more

• By Jeremy Fassler
  Jan 22, 2019

In a bombshell report released yesterday, The New York Times revealed that Facebook allowed companies such as Netflix and Spotify to harvest its users' data without their consent, potentially violating their 2011 Federal Trade Commissions agreement. Over the past few years, ...read more

• By Jeremy Fassler
  Dec 19, 2018

This past week, California's State Assembly and Senate passed Senate Bill 822, the most comprehensive set of Net Neutrality protections enacted in this nation since FCC Chairman Ajit Pai removed them at the federal level last December. The bill now heads to Governor Jerry Brown, ...read more

• By Jeremy Fassler
  Dec 20, 2018

Roseanne Barr has always been a lightning rod for controversy, but since the return of her landmark sitcom on ABC this spring, she has gone completely off the deep end. While the reboot drew big ratings upon its premiere, many of those who praised the show in the 90s were ...read more

• By Jeremy Fassler
  Nov 9, 2018

Since he was first elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2010, Scott Wiener has proven to be a highly effective legislator, passing bills regulating the environment, housing protections, and the LGBT community. Now, as San Francisco's representative in the ...read more

• By Jeremy Fassler
  Nov 9, 2018