Seth MacFarlane
Is 'Family Guy' Anti-Semitic?
A segment from Sunday night’s episode of ‘Family Guy’ illustrated once again creator Seth MacFarlane’s unapologetic anti-Semitism.
Ellen DeGeneres Replaces Seth MacFarlane at Oscars — After Anti-Semitism Debacle
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres has been chosen to host the annual Oscars telecast in March, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Friday.
Oscars Producers Will Return in 2014 Despite Seth MacFarlane Debacle
Oscar organizers are bringing back Craig Zadan and Neil Meron to produced the Academy Awards telecast for a second year, despite a mauling by media critics for their first effort in February.
Abuse Allegations at YU Didn't End Abuse; Israel Lobby As Pop Culture
This Week: Staffers discuss the ongoing abuse scandal ay Yeshiva University and why the notion of the “Israel Lobby” seems to have hit the mainstream.
Walt and Mearsheimer Are Ready for their Close-Up
From jokes at the Oscars to SNL sketches to “House of Cards,” pop culture has integrated the idea of a powerful and nefarious Jewish lobby undermining America’s interests.
Oscars' Seth MacFarlane Says 'No Way' He'd Host Again After Jewish Jokes Fiasco
Comedian Seth MacFarlane said on Tuesday that he would not host the star-studded Academy Awards ceremony again, after TV critics panned Sunday’s show.
Seth MacFarlane Panned as 'Bumbling' Oscars Host Depite Rise in Ratings
Sunday’s Oscar ceremony scored the biggest TV audience in three years, and edgy new host Seth MacFarlane helped boost interest from young men, despite getting a mauling from TV critics.
3 Questions for the Oscars
Watching gagmeister Seth MacFarlane’s off-color, take-no-prisoners performance as host of the Oscars on Sunday night and then observing public and press reactions afterward, two things become clear. The first is that a half-century after the Civil Rights revolution and 42 years after the debut of “All in the Family,” Americans are still hopelessly divided on the limits of propriety in ethnic and other stereotypes in our humor. Second, none of us has much of a handle on exactly what bothers us when, and where the line should be drawn, if at all.
Oscars Host Seth MacFarlane Crossed Line To Bigotry and Anti-Semitism
Oscars writers seem to think that Hollywood is so liberal that they can get away with bigotry and anti-Semitism because everyone knows they’re “just joking.” Well this year, they went too far.
And the Nominees Are...
We all know that the Oscars race has been going on for some time now, but with today’s announcement of the 2013 Academy Awards nominees, we can consider the contest official.