(This story appeared in the Feb. 8, 2010, issue of Sports Illustrated.)
Stephen Colbert may have lost his bid as an underdog presidential candidate last year, but he still wants to represent America any way he can.
South Korean pop star Rain, who stars in "Ninja Assassin," releasing nationwide on Wednesday, has all the trimmings of an international superstar in the making.
He's gone from being a backup dancer to the biggest thing in Asian pop culture, an actor and singer who has sold millions of albums.
Any chance that the WTA extends an invite to Mrs. Lynch for the Sony Ericsson Championships? The rules seem to allow for it, and with Fila signing on this week as the championships' official clothing sponsor, it seems everything could be falling in place for us to get one last look at Mrs. Lynch in the '09 season. -- Karl Miller, Phoenixville, Pa.
Satirical TV anchorman Stephen Colbert may not have a dog in this fight, but his name alone may have helped a Pomeranian-Chihuahua mix puppy beat a 6-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel.
Mozart is trying to win a million dollars for New Orleans recovery efforts. But the charitable effort by the 6-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel may be derailed by a dog named after the satirical TV anchorman Stephen Colbert.
Celebs will be gifted, feted and spritzed at the Hollywood bash, co-hosted by PEOPLE
The space shuttle Discovery landed in California on Friday evening after bad weather near Kennedy Space Center forced it to wave off a landing in Florida.
The space shuttle Discovery was waved off from its first chance to land Friday afternoon because of unstable weather near Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA said.
(This story appeared in the Feb. 8, 2010, issue of Sports Illustrated.)
Stephen Colbert may have lost his bid as an underdog presidential candidate last year, but he still wants to represent America any way he can.
South Korean pop star Rain, who stars in "Ninja Assassin," releasing nationwide on Wednesday, has all the trimmings of an international superstar in the making.
He's gone from being a backup dancer to the biggest thing in Asian pop culture, an actor and singer who has sold millions of albums.
Any chance that the WTA extends an invite to Mrs. Lynch for the Sony Ericsson Championships? The rules seem to allow for it, and with Fila signing on this week as the championships' official clothing sponsor, it seems everything could be falling in place for us to get one last look at Mrs. Lynch in the '09 season. -- Karl Miller, Phoenixville, Pa.
Satirical TV anchorman Stephen Colbert may not have a dog in this fight, but his name alone may have helped a Pomeranian-Chihuahua mix puppy beat a 6-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel.
Mozart is trying to win a million dollars for New Orleans recovery efforts. But the charitable effort by the 6-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel may be derailed by a dog named after the satirical TV anchorman Stephen Colbert.
Celebs will be gifted, feted and spritzed at the Hollywood bash, co-hosted by PEOPLE
The space shuttle Discovery landed in California on Friday evening after bad weather near Kennedy Space Center forced it to wave off a landing in Florida.
The space shuttle Discovery was waved off from its first chance to land Friday afternoon because of unstable weather near Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA said.
The space shuttle Discovery will stay aloft another day after NASA mission managers scrubbed its second and final opportunity to land Thursday, citing bad weather near Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Space shuttle Discovery launched just before midnight Friday on a mission to the international space station.
NASA has reset the launch of space shuttle Discovery for just before midnight Friday after engineers determined a hydrogen fuel valve that raised concerns earlier this week was working properly.
NASA could try to launch the space shuttle Discovery early Friday after bad weather and a mechanical issue delayed two launch attempts Tuesday, the space agency said.
Space shuttle Discovery is set to launch next week on a mission to the international space station, NASA's Flight Readiness Review team said Wednesday.
Among the entertainers who have donated their energies to the USO in recent years are Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, Scarlett Johansson, Kid Rock, Queensryche, Toby Keith, Lewis Black and Robin Williams.
It's no secret that people are getting married later these days than in previous generations, and in this culture of hook-ups and "modern female dating anxiety," we're at no loss for theories that explain why.
Happy three-month birthday, stock market rally!
Stephen Colbert left no doubt about his solidarity with American troops when he taped the first of four Comedy Central shows he'll produce in Iraq this week.
The CBS News anchor also gets in a dig at Sarah Palin during an irreverent speech at Princeton University
What do you do when you're NASA and comedian Stephen Colbert wins your contest to name the new wing for the International Space Station? You name an orbital exercise machine after him.
With the exception of that come-from-behind win over an overconfident hare, turtles and racing have never really been a very good match.
Video nominees for the 13th annual Webby awards, which honor excellence on the Internet, have a decidedly political flavor -- reflecting a year dominated by a historic presidential election.
NASA has clamped a tight lid on its choice of a name for the international space station's new wing, but it's sending an astronaut to break the news to comedian Stephen Colbert on Tuesday night.
Comedian and TV host Stephen Colbert has warned NASA to name a new wing of the international space station after him or he would "seize power as space's evil tyrant overlord."
Comedian Stephen Colbert, who tried to get on the ballot of the South Carolina presidential primaries, aimed higher and won this time.
Monday night, we told you we would be profiling the villains of this crisis, those we think belong in our Rogue's Gallery. But what we are discovering the more we learn about AIG and the more willing we are to take a step back and look at the big picture, it becomes harder to pinpoint exactly where we should be directing our anger.
Here's hoping that 2009 is a better year than 2008. It's hard to imagine how it could be much worse.
The Olympian is putting on pounds and enjoying the easy life
The latest move by the Fed appeared to work - for a few hours at least.
The editor of the New Yorker on Monday said he has no regrets about running a cover illustration that portrays Barack Obama in Muslim garb and wife Michelle Obama as a gun-toting militant, despite widespread criticism of the image.
A couple of months before he died so tragically, Tony Snow said on "The Colbert Report" that it was the only time he ever lost his cool at the White House podium: the day in March 2007 that he told me to, well, "Zip it!"
With a bruised forehead, Stephen Colbert has found a new cause celebre: fighting the glamorization of "face violence."
The new Wachowski brothers movie revs up for a vibrantly virtual ride
Stephen Colbert may have already earned the title of "Greatest Living American" but now he can add "Webby Person of the Year."
The stars snag top honors in the "Oscars of the Web"
Results of the Time 100 poll are in and despite the intense rivalry, there's a surprise winner
Every year Washington insiders gather for the annual correspondents' shindig, to pretend that they're cool
Plus: The governor's fall from grace makes for good material for talk-show hosts
Stephen King knows a horror show when he sees one.
Note to politicians: Prepare to be mocked.
As the writers' strike nears the end of its second week, Letterman, Leno and others face a difficult dilemma: support their union, or save the jobs of dozens of staffers?
Two prominent supporters of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign in South Carolina called state Democratic Party officials and urged them to keep funnyman Stephen Colbert's name off the primary ballot, according to party officials and Obama supporters.
After his bid to be included on the presidential primary ballot in his native South Carolina was blocked last week, a "shocked and saddened†Stephen Colbert has vowed to fight on – after he stops crying.
David Letterman, Jay Leno, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Conan O’Brien may have to button their lips come Monday – due to the proposed strike of the Writers Guild of America.
Stephen Colbert's campaign to win the White House is no longer a laughing matter: The Comedy Central star has filed to have his name on the ballot in his native South Carolina.
The South Carolina Democratic Party voted Thursday to keep funnyman Stephen Colbert's name off the Democratic Primary ballot, according to the party's executive director.
Funnyman Stephen Colbert's presidential campaign is apparently no joke.
This fall's most star-studded book tour will feature Joan Didion, Seymour Hersh, Doris Kearns Goodwin and others reading coast to coast on behalf of an award-winning author they dearly wish could have discussed his work himself: David Halberstam.
With college sports on summer hiatus, SIOC opened up the mailbox and answered some reader questions.
The director, dead at 89, was once hailed as the world's greatest filmmaker. Richard Corliss reflects on why he still is
What the studio executives couldn't see, 13-year-old Stephen Colbert saw all too clearly.
The tortoise famously beat the hare, but now conservationists are turning to racing turtles in a bid to raise awareness and learn more about the plight of one of the planet's oldest species.
Would you watch 24 or The Colbert Report on a 2-inch screen? Verizon Wireless and AT&T are betting millions of consumers will. By the end of 2007, both companies will have services that broadcast several channels of live TV to specially equipped handsets.
I was looking at the Ohio State football schedules for the next four years and noticed something was missing.
Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn says she struggled through decades of abuse and hopes her story will inspire other women.
As legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland used to say in the era before daunting editor Anna Wintour, who inspired the character of terrifying editor Miranda Priestly, who, in the yummy, carb-lite fashion-world fantasy "The Devil Wears Prada," rules the fictitious magazine Runway like a magnificently cruel empress -- well, as DV used to say, People Are Talking About ... Meryl Streep.
As I occasionally survey the pack of sycophantic shih tzus* in the Washington press corps, wriggling on their bellies to kiss the feet of those in power, I feel plumb discouraged about the future of journalism.
Ask anybody under the age of 50 who the star of the 2004 election was, and he'll probably say Comedy Central's The Daily Show, the news spoof that hit record ratings in the run-up to Nov. 2. But an...
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