movies
Reagan’s Underrated Acting Ability Displayed on TCM

         Ronald Reagan's B movies are a lot o...

commerce
NY Senator Schumer Endorses Unexpected Economic Advisor Springsteen

    Government's effect on the culture is not always direct, as in the...

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‘Romeo & Julian’ Idiocy Exemplifies Left’s Hatred of Civilization

     Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet is being performed in an &q...

television
Whose ‘House’?

     Conservative critics often miss the nuances in popular cultu...

manners-and-morals
Normalization of Pornography Cited in Texting Issue

    The normalization of pornography—the decade-plus process in ...

journalism
Paul Harvey, RIP

    America mourns radio icon Paul Harvey, who died today at the age o...

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Reader Comment of the Week Award

Our Reader Comment of the Week Award goes to Bob Champ, whose thoughts on the Academy Awar...

movies
TCM Thrillers for March 2 – 8

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manners-and-morals
Lenten Tradition Has Multiple Benefits, Essay Notes

    Author and scholar David Mills knows from experience why it's good...

movies
‘Fireproof’ Shows How to Avoid Preachiness, Cliches

     Fireproof might make some viewers uncomfortable at first, bu...

movies
‘Big Hollywood’ Relieves Academy Awards’ Emetic Qualities

     Reading the 'Big Hollywood' live blog during the televised A...

commerce
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Too Good for Oscars?

     Tonight Hollywood tells us once again what we should like&md...

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Reader Comment of the Week Award

Our readers submitted some very good comments this week, with some interesting substantive...

uncategorized
Catholics Revive Indulgences

   Dismayed by what conservative church members see as a loss of understand...

movies
TCM Thrillers for February 27th – March 1st

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music
Opera Is All Around

Opera music, though often seen as daunting, intimidating, and an elite taste, is actually ...

commerce
Cable Woes Mark Change from TV Mentality to Web Culture

 Among the luxuries taking a beating from the recession is a service until recently t...

commerce
‘Sports Illustrated’ Swimsuit Issue Sales Down

     Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit issue sold fewer copies...

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Video: ‘If We Had Some Global Warming’

It's popular to complain about the potential effects of global warming, but that's not ver...

commerce
‘Friday the 13th’ Sets Opening Weekend Box Office Record; Besson Film Stays Strong

   Warner Bros' and producer Michael Bay's remake of the influential 1980 h...

commerce
Anna Nicole Smith to Be Immmortalized in Opera

    The tastemaker who brought the world Jerry Springer: The Opera has...

movies
The ‘also-rans’ of National Review’s Conservative Movie List

Kathryn Jean Lopez has some nits to pick with John J. Miller's list of the Top 25 Conserva...

movies
Are Slasher Films More Than Just Exploitation?

  S. T. Karnick's essay on the 1980 original version of Friday the 13th and the ...

movies
Overrating Films Based on Politics—Conservative Edition

    Conservatives often do the same thing they justly complain about l...

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Reader Comment of the Week Award

   This is a toughie, as there were several very thoughtful and intelligent...

mysteries
Joaquin Phoenix: Is he nuts, or playin’ all of us?

So this clip of Joaquin Phoenix on David Letterman is all the rage today. The only questio...

manners-and-morals
Arrest, Boycott Calls in Wake of Phelps Pot Incident Bring Further Moral Clarity

   The Michael Phelps saga continues.Earlier today it was reported that the...

movies
DVR Alert! Movie Mysteries Feb. 16-22

    TAC correspondent Mike Gray has the scoop on some fine movie myste...

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Is It Time to Reject the Label of ‘Conservatives’?

       The term 'conservative' has become confusing to ...

commerce
Comedy, Suspense Remain Strong at Movie Box Office

 He's Just Not That Into You, a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston, Ben Afflec...

movies
‘Brazil’ Appreciation Sparks Furious Denunciation

    A published appreciation of Terry Gilliam's Brazil sparked a bizar...

commerce
Grammy Voters Big on Plant, Krause

Here's a good summary of the Grammy Awards, for those who are interested in what the recor...

manners-and-morals
New National Pastime: Ducking Responsibility

   Our society is increasingly willing to accept lying, cheating, and other...