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Obama Got Punk’d

  When the International Olympic Committee eliminated Chicago's bid for the 2016...

people
Besson Calls for Polanski to Face Justice System

(Updated 10/01 12:29 EDT)In all the controversy over what to do about fugitive film direct...

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Anti-Religious Intent of ‘Invention of Lying’ Confirmed

     The seemingly charming forthcoming comedy The Invention of L...

books
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Abrupt End to ‘The Beautiful Life’

    The ax has fallen on the first casualty of the new TV season. S. T...

commerce
‘Surrogates’ Stumbles at Box Office, Willis Appeal Remains Weak

  The usual fall doldrums have hit the Hollywood box office particularly hard th...

television
ABC’s ‘Cougar Town’ Ambivalent About Sexual Revolution’s Consequences

        ABC's new sitcom Cougar Town alludes to th...

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Obama’s Problem with Great Britain

Great Britain and the United States — despite a few dust-ups in the late 18th and 19...

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ABC’s ‘Modern Family’ Breeds Progressive Cliches

The new ABC-TV sitcom Modern Family is modern, all right, but it doesn't show mu...

movies
‘Top Secret!’—An Amiable Spy Film Spoof

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movies
Enslaving Culture to Politics in Film: A Homeless Cellist and Reporter vs. a Chef and Two Soldiers

      Valuing ideology over art cheapens the product, tarnis...

commerce
Low-Rated Shows Dominate Emmys, Again

Once again, low-rated shows, largely with a negative attitude toward American institutions...

television
‘Newlywed Game’ to Feature Takei, Male ‘Spouse’

TV's The Newlywed Game is bowing to the progressivist zeitgeist and including a homosexual...

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U.S. Movie Audiences Continue Quest for Optimism, Positivity

 The animated comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was unexpectedly successful la...

television
Fox’s ‘Glee’ Brings Variety to Network TV Drama Format

      Fox's Glee may point the way toward a welcome increase...

science-fiction
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Poll: Political Bias Is Sinking Newspapers’ Fortunes

Blaming the internet for the decline of the mainstream media is a popular pastime, but bla...

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Rise of ‘Good Girl’ Culture Shows Value of Liberty, Ideals

     The rise of "good girls" in the culture is a natur...

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Grassroots, Obama, and Congressional Democrats Reenergize the Right

An insightful essay by Donald Devine on Conservative Battleline Online points out that the...

movies
Patrick Swayze Remembered, Fondly

The late Patrick Swayze wasn't a great actor, but he was a dude, which is more important a...

people
Leno Defended

 After my highly critical review of the premiere episode of The Jay Leno Show, I thin...

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Leno Stumbles Out of Gate

  The uninspired premiere episode of The Jay Leno Show does not bode well for ei...

books
More Praise for ‘The Red Right Hand’

Another critic has joined the chorus recommending the superb mystery novel The Red Right H...

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Tyler Perry’s Latest Tops U.S. Box Office in Opening Weekend

    Proving once again the power of appealing to Christian moviegoers,...

mysteries
CW’s ‘Melrose Place’ Remake Shows Promise

      The CW network's new mystery-drama soap opera Melrose ...

genres
Romero’s Latest Zombie Film Has Political Slant, As Usual

    George Romero, who made the excellent and highly influential Night...

mysteries
PBS Drama Episode Centers on Evils of Communism

   The latest episode of PBS's Masterpiece Mystery includes a surprise: cri...

science-fiction
More Than One Brain Cell: SF Films with Ideas (Part Twelve)

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television
After All, It’s Only a Cartoon Show

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music
Kansas’ Livgren Hospitalized

      Kerry Livgren of the classic rock group Kansas has suf...

omniculture
It’s Official: Obama HATES the Suburbs

     President Obama is a snob who looks down his nose at those w...

commerce
Audiences Shun Lee’s Woodstock Comedy

    Director Ang Lee's films tackle a wide variety of ostensible subje...

philosophy
Freak Storm Seen as Message from God

     An unexpected, violent storm damaged a convention hall where a ch...