books
Fake Holocaust Memoir Canceled, Children’s Book Pulled from Shelves

 By S. T. Karnick The editorial committee at Berkley Books undoubtedly thought t...

manners-and-morals
The Exemplary Butkus

By S. T. Karnick  The quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers tend to ge...

television
Envirocommies Blast ‘Top Gear’ Segment

 You can criticize anything except global warming shibboleths, the producers of the e...

uncategorized
New American Girl Doll Victimized by Bullies

  The new American Girl doll of the year is Chrissa, who must endure and overcom...

television
New Season of ’24’ Praised

An enthusiastic preview of the new season of Fox's action-drama series 24, which begins a ...

commerce
Big Weekend at the Movies

     U.S. audiences flocked to the nation's movie theaters this p...

television
TNT’s ‘Leverage’ Christmas-Week Episode Includes Strong Religious Themes, Imagery

      The latest episode of TNT's Leverage dealt intelligent...

movies
A Christmas Crime Burlesque

Here's a brilliantly funny burlesque of twisty films noir, set at Christmas. Directed by V...

uncategorized
Christmas Wish

May you have a merry and blessed Christmas!   

uncategorized
music
‘Frosty the Snowman’ and the Meaning of Christmas

Frosty Theology S. T. Karnick's article on the surprising theological content in the song ...

books
Christmas CDs; ‘In Bruges’; ‘A Clockwork Orange’

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uncategorized
New Films Lead U.S. Box Office with Mediocre Numbers

   Three newly released films led the U.S. box office this past weekend, bu...

journalism
CNN Meteorologist Calls Manmade Global Warming Theory ‘Arrogant’

A CNN meteorologist has joined the growing chorus of experts arguing that global warming i...

commerce
Che Movie; Palin Haters; New Number 1 on TV

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books
New Books Re-Examine Booker T. Washington, Black Conservatism

       Two new books may mark the beginning of a long-o...

journalism
Cleveland Meterorologists Speak Out Against Global Warming Hysteria

     Responding to the overwhelming trend among scientists who ar...

mysteries
A Pair of Mysterious Christmas Presents

    Ellery Queen's "The Dauphin's Doll" and Fredric Brown's ...

commerce
‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ Opens OK at Box Office Despite Horrible Reviews

      The new remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still is get...

books
New Mystery Volume Brings Turbulent ’60s to Life

      A new collection of 1960s and '70s mystery stories pro...

philosophy
The Dismaying Distance Between Ideas and Reality

    Intellectuals of all political persuasions are subject to the eter...

commerce
Mainstream Print Media Continue Declines in Circulation, Ad Revenues

       The decline and fall of the mainstream print med...

philosophy
‘The City’ Is Welcome New Bastion of Intellectual Liberality

        The new journal The City is a welcome addi...

commerce
‘Four Christmases’ Stays Strong, Audiences Begin to Sour on ‘Milk’

   U.S. movie audiences are ignoring the critics—wisely—writes ...

genres
TNT’s ‘Leverage’ Shows Promise

     TNT"s new series, Leverage, starring Timothy Hutton, is...

genres
TNT’s Latest ‘Librarian’ Movie Premieres Tonight

    TNT's Librarian film series is highly enjoyable entertainment with...

uncategorized
Crunchy Con Artist

     "Let them eat granola!" says "crunchy conserv...

commerce
Extortion Against eharmony Erodes Everybody’s Freedom

       The recent decision by eHarmony to settle a sexu...

television
Another Perspective on ‘A Colbert Christmas’ . . . and Yet Another

     Blogger calls unexpectedly sincere song "a remarkable e...

books
Goldberg Book Makes Sense of Modern Liberalism

        Are modern, so-called liberals actually fascis...

commerce
NFL, Fox Try Out 3-D TV

      Don't look for it in the home any time soon, but enter...

genres
‘Wanted’ Has Much to Offer Beneath Sensationalistic Surface

   The action/sci-fi/conspiracy/you-name-it film Wanted, available on DVD a...

television
Latest ‘Monk’, ‘Psych’ Christmas Specials a Success

     The USA Network's latest comedy-mystery Christmas specials s...