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For the Hollywood Left, ‘Heterosexism’ Is the New Racism

“Heterosexism” is becoming the term of choice among Leftists dominating the Entertainm...

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Notre Dame Doesn’t Know What It Lost

Catholic writer George Weigel of the Ethics and Public Policy Center takes Notre Dame to t...

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Praise for John Dickson Carr

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Peter Graves, RIP

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Academy Awards a Pleasant, Depoliticized Surprise

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New ‘Rockford Files’ Lead Actor Announced

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

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Another Angle on Sinatra’s ‘Way’

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Dick Francis, Mystery Novelist, Born Storyteller

British mystery novelist Dick Francis produced a steady stream of very good and well-rec...

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Steven Weber: A Huffington Post Clown Who Thinks He’s Smart

Steven Weber, who starred in "Wings," is a contributor to that font of mainstream Hollyw...

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Ian Carmichael, superb comedy actor

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Ralph McInerny, R.I.P.

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Inglorious Controversy

A quite revealing exchange has broken out between the acclaimed novelist and screenwrite...

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Eastwood, Winfrey Top Polls

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DeMille on Rights, Liberty, and the Right to Work

The late Cecil B. DeMille was not only an underappreciated master filmmaker but also a ver...

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O’Brien Complaint May Be Tenuous

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O’Brien Leaves ‘Tonight Show’, NBC

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

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Eric Rohmer’s Films Epitomize Elegance, Wit, Sophistication—and Wisdom

TAC contributor Shmuel Ben-Gad praises the great French filmmaker Eric Rohmer. (more&hel...

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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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Conservatism: A Correctable Mental Disorder

Social Psychologists, living sheltered lives behind academia’s ivy covered walls, seemin...

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Gene Barry Was Consummate 1950s-’60s Cultural Figure

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‘Ring Those Christmas Bells’—Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians

Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians perform a less-well-known but charming Christmas fa...

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Megan Fox Trashes Middle America … Again

  Via Pam Meister at Big Hollywood comes word that the fetching Megan Fox is not...

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‘Equalizer’ Star Woodward Played Exemplary Heroes

       The late Edward Woodward was an exemplary actor,...

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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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‘Mad Men’ Treatment of Hilton Praised

      The current season of AMC-TV's acclaimed drama series ...

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Confessions of a Cultural Dropout

         Dropping out of culture isn’t ...

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Review: Celebrated Mystery Novelist James Offers Thoughts on Genre

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 For daring to be part of a group bidding for the NFL's St. Louis Rams, Rush Limbaugh...

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Obama Awarded Nobel Prize

       President Barack Obama has been awarded the Nobe...