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Pope Orders More Exorcists

Pope Benedict has ordered the bishops of the Catholic Church to increase the number of tra...

commerce
Super Bowl, Miley Cyrus Rule the Weekend

Everyone in America either watched the Super Bowl or went to the Miley Cyrus movie last w...

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A Real Stink-’em-Up

You'll like the action movie Shoot 'em Up, now available on DVD and pay per view, if and o...

television
‘Eli Stone’ Tackles Heavy Issues with Light Touch

 The new ABC tv series Eli Stone deals with some serious issues—most importantl...

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A House Christmas

The Fox TV series House made an interesting, rather subtle comment on religion and unbelie...

journalism
Jacobson’s Back, Protesters Unsatisfied

ESPN2 morning co-anchor Dana Jacobson is back at work after a week's suspension for her dr...

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Two Sides of Rambo

The first half of Rambo, Sylvester Stallone's contemporary remake of his 1982 film about a...

journalism
Mike Potemra on the Jacobson Case and the Proliferation of Outrage

National Review Literary Editor Mike Potemra expands on the thoughts quoted yesterday on t...

manners-and-morals
The Cultural Hegemony of Identity Politics

In all the controversy over the Dana Jacobson issue, I suspect that it is all too easy to ...

television
‘Torchwood’ Goes Openly Homosexual

The BBC America sci-fi series Torchwood, a spinoff of the most recent revival of the long-...

journalism
Dana Jacobson and Reliable Journalism

Chicago Sun-Times writer Greg Crouch asks in his column today whether ESPN personality Dan...

commerce
Christ-Hater Skates,Thanks to Elite Prejudice Against Christians

Providing further proof that America's elites are delighted when people of low mental abil...

movies
An Ode to the Power of Music

Correspondent Mike D'Virgilio reviews the musical film Once. Or is it more than a musical?...

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Planned Dutch Film on Islam Sparks Controversy

Dutch politician Geert Wilders is back in the news for daring to say what few in the West ...

books
The Reality of Islam

One of the greatest difficulties in the West's confrontation with Islam in the past decade...

commerce
EU Presses Computer Privacy, Thwarts Google

The head of the European Union group preparing a report on data privacy said yesterday IP ...

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Oscar Nominations Favor Gloom, Doom

Two grim, bleak films about the dark side of American life led the nominations for this ye...

commerce
“Cloverfield” Leads Pack, Shows Value of Ingenuity, Human Scale

Cloverfield, the innovative monster movie directed by TV producer J. J. Abrams (Alias, Los...

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Obama’s Praise for Reagan Significant

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's praise for former President Ronald Reagan is an interesting devel...

manners-and-morals
Football Jerseys, Domestic Disputes, and the Nanny State

Sports are important, as they provide physical exercise and personal camaraderie, but to m...

mysteries
Ed Hoch, RIP

One of the very best mystery writers of our time is gone.Ed Hoch, author of nearly a thous...

journalism
An Anti-Christian Movie Criticism

I haven't seen The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie, so of course I hav...

commerce
Weird Comedies Take Movie Box Office Lead

Two comedies about decidedly unfunny subjects took the U.S. movie box office lead this pas...

genres
Salute to Val Lewton

Turner Classic Movies is presenting a documentary on filmmaker Val Lewton, produced and na...

television
Sarah Connor, Woman As Protector

The title of Fox's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles definitely captures show's real...

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The Myths of 1968

In an excellent column on the legacy of the year 1968, in today's National Review Online, ...

books
Masterpiece Theater Does Austen

Starting this evening at 9 EST and over the next four months, PBS will broadcast The Compl...

mysteries
‘Monk,’ ‘Psych’ Mid-Season Premieres Strong

Last night's mid-season premiere episodes of Monk and Psych, both on the USA Network, were...

books
Tie-In Novels for ‘Psych,’ ‘Burn Notice’

After the success of several tie-in novels featuring characters from the USA Network detec...

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Abortion Going Out of Fashion in Movies, Society

As the independently produced comedy Juno continues to draw increasingly large audiences t...

mysteries
DVR Alert: ‘Monk’ and ‘Psych’ Return

USA Network's superb comedy-mystery series Monk and Psych return to action with new o...

television
Fox’s “Damages” on DVD

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that the FX legal drama Damages will be rel...

television
Fox’s “Damages” on DVD

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that the FX legal drama Damages will be rel...