January 7, 2015, will be remembered as the day Islamic terrorists declared war against f...
I don't know about you, but I'm tired of reading/hearing all of these so-called cu...
The rise of "good girls" in the culture is a natur...
Kung Fu Panda won the box-office race in its opening weekend. Here's a clue why. (...
Roving gangs of young men in Mexico are beating and terrorizing teenage boys who like &quo...
At least two companies have pulled their ads from the upcoming July 25 premiere of the Bla...
Here's an interesting item in our ongoing series of observations that everything happens i...
The estimable Sam Smith of the Chicago Tribune quotes former NBA Utah Jazz coach Frank Lay...
Our friend Mike D'Virgilio has posted an interesting article on a cultural trend toward &q...
Our Reform Club colleague Tom Van Dyke sent us this nifty quote from the late Jerry Garcia...
There is something rather interesting and revealing in all the recent controversies about ...
I've been out of town at a conference for the past few days, and haven't had much of a cha...
Regarding the well-known Las Vegas promotional ads claiming that "What happens in Veg...
The prizes have been awarded at the Toronto Film Festival, and as might have been expected...
I am regrettably rather late in mentioning the actor Brad Pitt's enlightening recent comme...
The commercialization of eccentricity continues to reach new levels of absurdity. Charisma...
Here's a publication no one should be without: Four Weeks is a new monthly magazine that i...
Just FYI, the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards took place in New York City last night. I have n...
I watched a few minutes of the Emmy Awards ceremony last night on NBC. Some thoughts:It wa...
Yes, the TV academy's annual Emmy Awards are coming up fast, and the ceremony at which the...
Manners are important to society and to each of us as individuals, in that they codify and...
Sure, our subways are soaked with urine, but at least we're spared THIS: [AP reports:] Tok...
Yes, in the Omniculture, everything happens.The New York Times has brought on a perfume cr...
Variety reports that Steve Buscemi and Dan Ackroyd have joined the cast of the forthcoming...
The Chicago City Council, in its infinite wisdom and benevolence, has banned the sale of f...
The Thomas Kinkade company reports that a new development in Columbia, Missouri, will feat...
Another hugely successful "fringe" phenomenon (see my Lollapalooza post immediat...
The Lollapalooza festival of "alternative" music is drawing huge crowds in Chica...
Here's a fascinating tidbit for you. The twenty-five-year-old actress/model/allegedlyunwil...
MTV turned 25 this week, and your intrepid correspondent has contributed a few thoughts to...
The season-ending episode of Hustle, one of the very best programs currently on television...
Those who have read my music criticism in the past know that I prefer compositions that ar...
