books
Crichton’s “Next” Luddite Vision

Science writer Ronald Bailey has put together a very informative and insightful review of ...

movies
“300” Movie’s Historical Accuracy

USA Today has an excellent article in which the author interviews historian Paul Cartledge...

genres
A Month of Mysteries

Turner Classic Movies is featuring mystery films this month, on Tuesday and Wednesday nigh...

television
“Lost Tomb” Figure Derides Program’s Conclusions

John J. Miller has provided a very good article on the Discovery Channel's non-discovery o...

television
Scientists Denounce “Jesus Tomb” Documentary As Publicity Stunt

You may have heard about the forthcoming Discovery Channel documentary and accompanying bo...

manners-and-morals
Ideas Have Consequences: Self-Esteem, Achievement, and Narcissism

One of the most important trends of the past half-century was the self-esteem movement in ...

manners-and-morals
The Black Ku Klux Klan

The old joke used to be that a neoconservative is a liberal who has been mugged. The incre...

movies
Is “Amazing Grace” Irreligious?

In an article on William Wilberforce and Amazing Grace in the Opinion Journal, Charlotte A...

commerce
Why the Oscars Don’t Matter at All

The AP story recounting last night's Oscar ceremony goes right to the heart of why the Aca...

uncategorized
Amazing “Amazing Grace”

An early scene in Amazing Grace establishes the film's themes in a way that is more subtle...

mysteries
“Monk” and “Psych”

The USA Network mystery-comedy series Monk and Psych are both entering the season's stretc...

commerce
Important Notice About the Academy Awards

The movie industry's most important annual moment, the Academy Awards ceremony, will be sh...

uncategorized
A Free Ride Is Not Enough: Obama

A very good article by Jon Friedman at Marketwatch points out that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL...

uncategorized
The Great Hate

At the RedState blog, Hunter Baker provides a very good summary of what the Great Hate dir...

manners-and-morals
Hardaway Controversy: Michael Medved Joins the Fray

As Carl Olsen noted in our comments section, writer and radio host Michael Medved has weig...

manners-and-morals
Broussard on Homosexuality and Tolerance

As we noted yesterday, in the post immediately below, most of the intellectual-political-c...

manners-and-morals
Eerie Silence on the Right Regarding Hardaway Controversy

I've done a quick check of the major intellectual magazines on the right—such as Nat...

manners-and-morals
Destruction of Hardaway Continues, Freedom of Speech Confirmed Dead

Former NBA player Tim Hardaway has apologized once again for his remarks last week in whic...

television
“The 1/2 Hour News Hour”—Review

Contrary to numerous gloomy internet reports prior to its airing, tonight's premiere episo...

television
Staleness Within “The State Within”

Sometimes things turn out just the way you suspected they would, and sometimes they turn o...

television
Britain’s “24”

The UK version of 24 starts tonight in the United States, when BBC America will run the fi...

uncategorized
Giuliani’s Social Conservative Credentials

The attention to former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani's stances on social issues has been i...

television
Medved Endorses “Half Hour News Hour”

As conservative critic/commentator Michael Medved notes, conservative bloggers have been a...

manners-and-morals
Is “Homophobia” Natural?

Yesterday we noted that former NBA star Tim Hardaway could argue that his aversion to homo...

manners-and-morals
Freedom of Speech for Some and Not for Others—the Hardaway Controversy

Retired NBA great Tim Hardaway was asked about homosexual former player John Amaechi yest...

television
PBS’s “Dracula” Adaptation

The new, PBS adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel Dracula is a thorough reimagining o...

genres
“Inside Man” and the Perils of “Transcending the Genre”

 I recently got around to viewing Spike Lee's bank robbery hostage drama Inside Man. ...

television
“The Half-Hour News Hour” to Premiere This Sunday

Pascal Fervor kindly forwarded us the following email message regarding the new comedy pro...

movies
“La Femme Nikita”

In a comment on our recent 24 item, writer Hunter Baker strongly recommends the TV program...

commerce
Grammy Wrap-Up

 I am seldom capable of watching an awards show, as they are just too painfully stupi...

genres
Billy Wilder’s “Witness” and the Pleasures of Genre Fiction

A commenter going by the cybernom of Pascal Fervor has made some interesting and  pro...

television
“24” Mastermind Joel Surnow

Predictably, the New Yorker's feature article on the Fox TV program 24 is overly long and ...

movies
What’s Really Behind “Babel”

The film Babel, currently in theaters, has received great acclaim from critics, along with...