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Slow Start for ‘Kick-Ass’ Shows Perils of Pandering

Producers of popular culture tend to evince  the belief that the public strongly desires ...

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Healthcare ‘Reform’ Brings Future Debt Relief to Artists

In The Intellectuals and the Masses, citing Clive Bell's Civilization, John Carey describe...

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FCC Can’t Force Net Neutrality, Court Rules

A federal appeals court struck a blow against the desire of the Federal Communications C...

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Attend a Tea Party, Support the Arts

Bill Whittle is a clever, erudite and indefatigable proponent ofliberty and limited govern...

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iPad Debuts to Mixed Reviews

Did you get up early to stand in line to buy an iPad today? If not, you might want to wait...

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Leno Lengthens Lead Over Letterman in Late-Night Race

Jay Leno's Tonight Show continued increasing its audience lead over Late Night with David ...

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‘Dragon’ Crushes ‘Time Machine’, Shortage of 3D Theaters Notable

Fantasy still dominates the U.S. movie box office. Leading in ticket revenue during its o...

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‘Alice’ Thrashes Damon’s ‘Green Zone’

Alice in Wonderland crushed Matt Damon this past weekend—bless her heart. The Johnny Dep...

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Thousands Gather at Comic Con

Between eight and ten thousand sequential art, science fiction and fantasy enthusiasts gat...

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Europe, Not America, Has A Free Market in Sports Entertainment

A few weeks back, the Obama administration declared that it “strongly supports House pas...

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‘Alice’ Ten Feet Tall at Movie Box Office

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland topped even Avatar last weekend, with $116.3 million of t...

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Fox News Remains Far Ahead of Competitors

Fox News Channel remains the top-rated cable news network by far, drawing more viewers tha...

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E-Readers Will Save Magazines, Not Harm Them, ‘Wired’ Editor Says

Magazines have a bright future on e-reader tablets, and they have nothing to fear from the...

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Hulu to Lose Comedy Central Shows

In a move indicating serious problems with Hulu's business model and advertising sales, Vi...

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New ‘Rockford Files’ Lead Actor Announced

NBC has announced that Dermot Mulroney will star as the title character of the upcoming Ro...

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Leno’s ‘Tonight Show’ Return: Controversially, No Surprises

If you want to identify the most controversial person in television, forget about Glenn ...

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Discovery Files Amicus Brief in ‘Must-Carry’ Challenge

The Discovery Network has joined a legal challenge to a longstanding FCC ruling forcing ca...

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Lifetime Tries Again.

After suffering ratings disasters by changing its highly popular programming lineup to cha...

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‘Valentine’s Day’ Movie Does Big Business, ‘Percy’, ‘Wolfman’ Also Strong

Hollywood had a record weekend at the U.S. box office during the past few days, with the c...

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Obama Wants Control of Internet, aka Net Neutrality

Who owns the internet? We all do, but the government wants it: (more…)

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That Fascist Green Police Ad is Stuck in My Head

And that’s the point, I guess. Watch this ad for a “clean diesel” car by Audi, and g...

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‘Avatar’ Is Biggest Moneymaker

Yes, Avatar is about to become the top-grossing movie of all time, but it's far from being...

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‘Air America’ Bankrupt, Shutting Down

Radio audiences give loud 'no' to progressive politics. (more…)

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It’s Official: Leno Back to 11:30, Competition Could Be Strengthened Across Board

In a move that bodes well to strengthen TV programming overall in both primetime and late ...

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NBC May Pull Plug on Disastrous Leno-O’Brien Experiment

Press reports and even jokes on last night's Jay Leno Show point to the likelihood that NB...

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Consumer Electronics Show 2010

The future of the web, and thus in many ways the future of the American culture, are b...

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Hollywood’s First Openly Gay Studio Boss

I’m usually against using a synonym for 'happy' when referring to homosexuals, but that ...

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About the Comcast-NBC/Universal Merger

   The long-awaited announcement of a deal between cable giant Comcast and ...

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‘2012’ No Box Office Disaster in First Week

Overcoming much negative pre-release criticism and showing the public's rising interest in...

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Disney’s ‘Christmas Carol’ Disappoints at Box Office, Carrey Slams Capitalism

The new adaptation of A Christmas Carol from Disney and director Robert Zemeckis opened un...

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Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ Is It–Outside U.S.

The Michael Jackson film This Is It led at the U.S. movie box office during its first week...

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Time Inc., Continues Downsizing

The repugnant Time Inc., publisher of Time magazine, is implementing massive employee layo...