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Marvel Announces ‘Iron Man’ Sequel

After the immensely successful opening weekend box office performance of Iron Man, Marvel ...

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‘Iron Man’ Is Super Box-Office Hit–And More

Marvel Studios' Iron Man dominated the movie box office during its first weekend, at a nea...

commerce
Cheap Chic

Customers are flocking to big-discount clothing stores such as Steve and Barry's, and cele...

books
Best-Selling Book Shows Market Power of Christian Media

A strange, spiritually infused novel by a troubled Oregonian tech representative has hit t...

commerce
Lifetime Network Pursues Homosexual Audience

The Lifetime TV network is pressing forward with a campaign to lure a younger, more urban,...

movies
Mel Gibson to Star in Crime Drama

For the first time since 2002, actor Mel Gibson will be the lead actor in a new movie. Gib...

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Obama Move Suggests Limits to Acceptable Black Americans’ Hatred of Whites

Finally suggesting that there are some boundaries to acceptable hatred of white people by ...

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‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ Game Tackles Serious Ideas, Issues

The latest installment in the Grand Theft Auto video game series takes on an interesting s...

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Miley Cyrus, Unprotected Celebrity

The embarrassing Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair photo shows the value of public relations people&...

television
Fallon to Host NBC’s ‘Late Night’

Saturday Night Live alum Jimmy Fallon reportedly will take over Conan O'Brien's spot as ho...

journalism
ABC News Personalities Lambasted for Asking Real Questions of Democrat Presidential Candidates

A truly fascinating measure of the hegemony and absurdity of political correctness is the ...

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TV Networks’ Audiences Slow to Return After Writers’ Strike

The media industry publication Advertising Age reports that viewers are not returning in h...

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The Great George MacDonald Fraser

The late British author George MacDonald Fraser (who died this year), was one of the great...

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Absolut Radicalism

A new ad campaign for Absolut vodka shows open hatred for the United States.  (more...

omniculture
Why Academe Leans Left—And What Can Be Done About It

TAC correspondent Michael D'Virgilio points out that the American right has abdicated real...

theater
The Ghost of Stalin in a New Staging of ‘Macbeth’

A new production of Macbeth shows that innovative stagings of classic plays sometimes work...

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Tax Cuts and Family Values

Prior experience with U.S. tax cuts confirms that government can't make people create good...

journalism
‘Time’ Magazine Remarks “Clean Energy Scam”

Recognizing a trend we've reported on, Time magazine notes that efforts to make money off ...

manners-and-morals
Charlton Heston’s Greatness

The late Charlton Heston was both a great actor and a very intelligent and thoughtful indi...

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Cultural Attitudes and U.S. Immigration Policy

Laudable cultural attitudes are distorting the immigration issue and leading to huge probl...

television
New Series ‘Jezebel James,’ ‘Miss Guided’ Inclined Toward Traditional Values

Two new network TV situation comedies show a more optimistic and positive approach to thei...

manners-and-morals
Attacks on Mexican Emos Reflect Nation’s Fundamental Social Problems—and Political Causes Behind Them

Roving gangs of young men in Mexico are beating and terrorizing teenage boys who like &quo...

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‘Father Fearless’ Points Way to Cultural Engagement

Jason Mitchell's "Father Fearless" character on YouTube shows how Christians can...

journalism
‘Fitna’ Link Shut Down, Replacements Proliferate

As you've seen if you clicked on the link in the story immediately below, the film Fitna w...

movies
Mixed-Up Messages from J-Lo’s ‘Bordertown’

The Jennifer Lopez 'message film' Bordertown is seriously mixed up about the causes of cri...

movies
‘Fitna’ Outlines Muslim Plans for the West—and the World

The Dutch politician Geert Wilders has released Fitna ("Fatwa"), his short film ...

movies
The Changing of the American Mind

Two crime movies based on the same play nicely illustrate the change in the mind of the Am...

movies
The Art of Richard Widmark and Classic Hollywood

Hollywood actor Richard Widmark dies at age 93, represented Hollywood's heyday.Richard Wid...

commerce
Discovery Goes Green

A new TV network, Planet Green, is about to provide a forum for allegedly "eco-friend...

music
Former Beach Boys Settle Lawsuit

You know a musical act is truly successful when its members and hangers-on start suing one...

movies
David Mamet Swings to the Right

TAC correspondent Michael D'Virgilio analyzes the cultural implications of the political j...

books
Thoughts on Arthur C. Clarke

The acclaimed science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke was difficult to categorize. That's ...

books
The Case for Fredric Brown

The mid-century mystery and science-fiction master Fredric Brown deserves much greater rec...