“In the hosting game, it pays to be brutally honest. The two men who top our annual list of the Highest-Paid TV Personalities have each earned millions by being, what many people would consider, honest to the point of rudeness.”* Who are top earning celebrities? Forbes has released their top …

“The Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and the actor Alec Baldwin were at the center of unconfirmed reports this week about programming changes said to be planned at two of the cable news networks.”* Actor Alec Baldwin is reportedly moving to MSNBC and getting his own politics-based show. Is this …

“President Barack Obama announced plans on Friday to limit sweeping U.S. government surveillance programs that have come under criticism since leaks by a former spy agency contractor, saying the United States “can and must be more transparent.” “Given the history of abuse by governments, it’s right to ask questions about …

“Looks like big changes are coming to America’s No. 1 cable news network: Megyn Kelly is poised to take over the 9 p.m. slot from Sean Hannity at Fox News Channel. Kelly — who took maternity leave in July as the host of “America Live” — is expected to grab …

Obama announces plans for increased transparency…Game of Thrones being pirated is a good thing…The Star Wars comic book adaptation is almost here. http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/9/4605910/pres-obama-announce-plans-increase-transparency-surveillance http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/9/4604742/obama-meets-with-tim-cook-vint-cerf-others-to-discuss-surveillance http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/8/4602764/game-of-thrones-piracy-better-than-an-emmy-says-time-warner-ceo http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/8/4603568/the-star-wars-comics-trailer-different-first-draft-george-lucas Written by Nathan Cykiert. Video and production by Regina Dellea and Zach Goldstein. More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video …

Dan Rubenstein and Matt Ufford discuss the upcoming season five, part two Breaking Bad premiere and then dissect Entertainment Weekly’s 100 greatest shows ever list.

The anti-juice cleanse. Share on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/14tWHE4 (you can change the text) Share on Twitter: http://bit.ly/14tWLDV (you can change the tweet) Thanks to grill masters James Payer & Conor Fetting-Smith. Song: http://soundcloud.com/andresdigital/yomira-en-portobello Media: Eggs In A Crate, Rich Moffitt http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterbc/420671935

The 2013 NFL preseason is underway! It’s a great time to be excited that football’s back while being disappointed that football actually isn’t QUITE back. The Daily Win investigates the paradox of football addiction while searching for aspects of the preseason to celebrate. Photo Credits: Ed Szczepanski/USA Today Christopher Hanewinckel/USA …

“Constantly talking isn’t necessarily communicating” Post on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/136xaCJ Post on Twitter: http://bit.ly/136xeSU Music: incompetech.com

Reluctantly crouched at the broadcast desk. Livestream comments: kafkaesque. The camera light flashes, “keep it locked” goes up – whirring and purring, footage of a cup. They deftly maneuver the microphone stands. Hair being checked with tired hands. @Reckless is wild, his gospel is word. Their prowess is is potent …