books
New Spillane Novel on the Way

Mystery writer Mickey Spillane, whose hugely successful crime novels disturbed critics and...

movies
New Film “Bella” Rejects Latin Stereotypes

Guest critic Rebecca Cusey reviews the new film Bella: Eduardo Verastegui, a square-j...

journalism
The Truth About Jena

A fascinating article in today's Christian Science Monitor shows that the media got everyt...

uncategorized
Homosexual Activists Attack Obama Supporter

A homosexual activism group has called on presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) ...

commerce
Viva Laughlin Cancelled

CBS has cancelled Viva Laughlin after just two episodes, in response to very low audience ...

commerce
Horror Film, Comedies Strong in Weekend Box Office; Political Thriller “Rendition” Struggles

The new horror movie Thirty Days of Night led the weekend U.S. movie box office—and ...

books
The Oppressive Realities of the Sexual Revolution

One of the most important presumably unintended consequences of the Sexual Revolution of t...

books
Harry Potter’s Homosexual Headmaster

Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has announced that Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of H...

uncategorized
No Mystery in Women’s Murder Club

Women's Murder Club, a new crime-drama series running Friday nights at 10 EDT, sounds like...

television
Viva Laughlin an Avoidable Disaster

According to AOL Television, Viva Laughlin, which premiered tonight on CBS, is the worst n...

genres
New TV Dramas Are Taking Moral Issues Seriously

It's rather startling how much of the culture is exploring moral issues in increasingly tr...

television
Surprise! You’re a Bitch!—New ABC Comedy

The new ABC situation comedy Samantha Who?, starring Christina Applegate (Married with Chi...

commerce
Perry Buries Competition at Weekend Movie Box Office

This past weekend's movie box office tallies provided more evidence that U.S. audiences ar...

commerce
Joyless New TV Series Continue Ratings Freefall

The unintelligent and unpleasant new TV series Cavemen (ABC), Carpoolers (ABC), and Cane (...

television
Another Eccentric TV Detective

Life, a  new drama series on NBC, Wednesdays at 10 p.m. EDT, is a mystery series with...

television
TV Mystery Series with a Twist—NBC’s Journeyman

The new NBC program Journeyman, Mondays at 10 p.m. EDT, is an attempt at a mystery series ...

commerce
Dark Honeymoon Comedy Off to a Bad Start at Box Office

The past weekend's movie box office statistics provide another reminder that many people a...

commerce
Amazon.com Holds Novel-Writing Contest

Amazon.com is holding a contest to find the best unpublished debut novel. The winner will ...

uncategorized
Innocuous “Aliens”

 Conservative writers have been criticizing the new CW sitcom Aliens in America (Mond...

genres
A Very Good Film Dealing with Devil Worship

Tonight at 8:00 EDT Turner Network Television is showing a very underrated movie from 1957...

genres
Pale “Moonlight”

Like Pushing Daisies (analyzed earlier on this site), the new CBS drama series Moonlight e...

commerce
ABC’s “Daisies” Starts Strong

The award for most creative new show so far this year certainly must go to Pushing Daisies...

commerce
Audiences Decide Bionic Woman a Bionic Bore

As we noted yesterday, the high ratings for the premiere episode of the new NBC series Bio...

television
Bionic Gloombot

If you were going to make a show about a "bionic woman," it would be all about ...

television
ABC’s “Carpoolers”

The new ABC sitcom Carpoolers which debuted last night, tells the stories of four men in p...

uncategorized
ABCs “Cavemen” Draws Surprisingly Well in First Outing

The new ABC sitcom Cavemen, reviewed below, drew a surprisingly large audience for its pre...

commerce
Rolling Stones Tour Grosses Half a Billion Dollars

The Rolling Stones' recently concluded two-year concert tour grossed more than half a bill...

television
ABC’s Senseless “Cavemen”

The new ABC comedy Cavemen premiered last night. As you probably know, it's based on the a...

music
Glass Hammer’s “Culture of Ascent”: Brilliant Music, Powerful Emotions

The Tennessee-based progressive rock band Glass Hammer, led by songwriters and virtuoso in...

commerce
Action Star “The Rock” Goes Gooey

The new Disney film The Game Plan, starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as an egot...

manners-and-morals
ABC’s “Big Shots” Misses Big

ABC's new series Big Shots (Thursdays at 10 pm EDT), which premiered last night, is clearl...

genres
Master Storyteller

Critic John J. Miller has published a very informative interview with Robert E. Howard sch...

television
A Charming “Reaper”

Filmmaker Kevin Smith (Clerks, Dogma) is a common type of modern American: vulgar but reli...