journalism
Mass Media and Individual Liberty

     The American media were once steeped in a culture of liberty...

philosophy
Educational Achievement Gap Reflects Breakdown of the Family

    A public school teacher argues that the achievement gap between wh...

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Recommended: Interview with Steven F. Hayward, Author of ‘The Age of Reagan’

    Ben Boychuk and Joel Mathis—who write a weekly political point-co...

journalism
CNN Explores Conservative Talk Radio, the Last ‘Dark Continent’

  CNN, fresh off being dubbed a "real" news organization by the Obama ...

mysteries
ABC’s ‘Forgotten’ Is Solid Crime Drama with Values

    ABC's The Forgotten is a worthy addition to producer Jerry Bruckheimer'...

books
Review: Celebrated Mystery Novelist James Offers Thoughts on Genre

        Mystery writer P. D. James appreciates cla...

commerce
‘Wild Things’ Leads Healthy U.S. Movie Box Office

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books
PIGs Without Lipstick

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books
Book Review: ‘Wolf Hall’

The newly released historical novel Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel, sounds very interesting. ...

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Schaffer’s ‘Brutal Legend’ Released

A new video game by the author of the classic Monkey Island series and Grim Fandango has j...

television
DirecTV’s ‘Friday Night Lights’ Returns

 After barely surviving last season, the excellent TV drama Friday Night Lights has b...

commerce
‘Couples,’ ‘Paranormal’ Show Value of Genre Traditions

   The unexpectedly strong box office perfomance of both Couples Retreat an...

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Reader Comment of the Week: Nobel Prize

      And the medal goes to . . . (more…)

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Low U.S. Troop Morale in Afghanistan Reflects Doubts About Mission

Exemplifying the great cultural gulf between those who build the country and those who rul...

television
Review, Video Clip: ‘South Park’ Season Premiere Praised

Keynotes:The ceaseless flow of bad taste that South Park emits like lava from a volcano er...

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NBC Cancels ‘Southland’

NBC has canceled the critically acclaimed police drama Southland before airing a single ep...

people
Obama Awarded Nobel Prize

       President Barack Obama has been awarded the Nobe...

genres
ABC’s ‘FlashForward’ Builds on Interesting Premise

     The interesting new ABC series FlashForward is part of a tre...

television
Heaton and Team Offer Smart Sitcom in “The Middle”

      The smart new sitcom The Middle presents a positive bu...

music
Glass Hammer Releases Video from Forthcoming Album

Here's a video of "The Lure of Dreams," an excellent song by Glass Hammer from their forth...

movies
Hollywood Feeling Economic Pinch, Cutbacks Loom

      Confessions of a Shopaholic was among the many bombs o...

genres
‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ Off to Strong Start

      NCIS: Los Angeles has finished near the top of the TV ...

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‘Zombieland’ Leads at Box Office, ‘Lying’ Lags Behind Old Pixar Films

The cheery action comedy Zombieland led at the U.S. movie box office this weekend, bringin...

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Today’s Features

(Click on article description to read.) Review of Ricky Gervais's controversial The Invent...

people
Chris Rock Rips Roman Polanski: ‘It’s Rape!’

    Unlike fellow comedian Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Rock has no hesitati...

movies
A Zombie Confection

    With a $25 million dollar opening this weekend, Zombieland demonst...

movies
Review: ‘The Invention of Lying’

       Ricky Gervais's The Invention of Lying ironicall...

movies
A Certain Truth in ‘The Invention of Lying’

     There is something in The Invention of Lying on which all pa...

television
Review: New ABC Sitcom ‘Hank’ Tries Different Comedic Approach

     The new ABC sitcom Hank is rather short of big laughs, but i...

manners-and-morals
Video: Jack Webb Schools Roman Polanski

Our thanks go out to Robert Champ for referring us to this item.