America's anger epidemic: why?

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Some are describing this as "America's anger epidemic." And there are a few reasons: uncertainty in the job market and the economy, working long hours -- on average about one month more now than they did in the 1970s and with less vacation.
So if it seems like Americans are angrier these days it's because we are.

What has you seeing red? Maybe it's the traffic or the ups and downs of the stock market. For one guy seen on a viral video, he threw a tantrum over a city street trombone player. I guess he didn't like the tune.

And of course, there are the celebrity meltdowns, like Alec Baldwin's epic fail last week when he blew up at Fox 5 reporter Linda Schmidt.

Singer Chris Brown was also just ordered to spend three months in rehab after reading he threw a rock through his own mother's car window.

Dr. Sudeepta Varma, a psychiatrist, said it is not all a coincidence. Americans really are angrier now than they've ever been before.

A recent study from the USA Today found 60 percent of Americans report feeling angry or irritable. That is up from 50 percent when a similar poll was taken in 2011.

Via: My Fox NY

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It's Official: Alec Baldwin to Host Talk Show on MSNBC

The actor and will anchor a 10 p.m. program on Fridays beginning in October.

Alec Baldwin has finalized a deal to host a weekly night-time talk show on MSNBC. The program - Up Late with Alec Baldwin will bow in October and have Baldwin taking on current events and culture.

The announcement came Thursday from MSNBC president Phil Griffin.

"I've been talking with Alec for a while and can't wait to bring his personality and eclectic interests to MSNBC," said Griffin. "He's got such passion for ideas and what's going on in the world -  he's going to be a great addition to our line-up."

Baldwin has been honing his interviewing skills on his WNYW podcast Here's the Thing, where he's questioned everyone from Chris Rock and Lena Dunham to New York Times editor Jill Abramsonand PETA's Dan Mathews.   He's made no secret of his desire to host a TV talk show. He told THR in an interview earlier this year that a lifelong dream was to be a 60 Minutes correspondent. 

"That show would be the pinnacle of the marriage between my political beliefs, my political curiosity and wanting to communicate to people on camera to a broader audience," he told THR during an interview last spring.

And he had preliminary discussions with NBC executives to host a late-night show on the network. The former 30 Rock star has an overall deal at NBC.

But his left-leaning politics are an organic fit for MSNBC, which has been making changes to its primetime and early prime lineup with he addition of Chris Hayes at 8 p.m. and Ed Schultz at 5 p.m.

Via: The Hollywood Reporter

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