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FDA's menthol cigarette ban would be a police state win It's the latest in a series of nanny-state attacks on consumer choice with regard to tobacco Follow Us Question of the Day   ANALYSIS/OPINION: Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its intent to ban menthol cigarettes under the authority it was given by the 2009 Tobacco Control Act.  This is the latest in a series of nanny-state attacks on consumer choice over the past two years with regard to tobacco, including a federal ban on most flavored vape products and the nationwide raising of the s...

USA TODAY How did "The Simpsons" get away with some of its less-than network-friendly jokes? One former writer is pulling back the curtain.  John Swartzwelder, who served as a writer and producer on the long-running animated sitcom from 1990 until 2003, gave a rare interview to The New Yorker, published Sunday, reflecting on his experience with the show and how his team was able to bypass regulations other shows most likely wouldn't get away with. "We could show horrendous things to the children at home, as long as we portrayed them being shown to the Simpsons’ children first," Swartzweld...

Who is John Swartzwelder? Reclusive 'Simpsons' Writer Discusses Iconic Episodes On 5/4/21 at 12:03 PM EDT The Simpsons has given a lengthy interview about his career writing for the iconic cartoon. John Swartzwelder, who is described as one of the most revered comedy writers of all time, opened up to The New Yorker in a piece that offers intriguing insights into the mind of the writer who is responsible for more scripts than any other writer in The Simpsons history. Swartzwelder penned 59 scripts in total for The Simpsons and is credited with being integral in shaping the show into the cul...

Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what's clicking today in entertainment. Notoriously reclusive "Simpsons" writer John Swartzwelder revealed how the show got around the censors in its early days in an extremely rare interview.  Despite his secretive nature, Swartzwelder is a very popular figure among diehard "Simpsons" fans as he is credited with writing fifty-nine episodes of the comedy, more than any other single writer in the show’s history. After getting his start in advertising before pivoting to the world of TV on "Saturday Night Live," Swar...

'The Simpsons' "I’m certainly pleased that people still like the episodes I did. I would say that all the praise makes me humble, but, of course, praise does the exact opposite," says the iconic recluse. John Swartzwelder is finally talking — and Simpsons fans may very well lose their minds. The living legend penned dozens of episodes for the Fox cartoon, all considered to be among the best of the show's running 32-year history. Published Sunday, the mysterious, reclusive Swartzwelder finally granted an interview with The New Yorker's Mike Sacks to talk about his career and dish on hi...