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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...

music
Katy Perrry’s Strange Journey

Popular singer Katy Perry's weird upbringing helps explain the wild swings of her musical ...

theater
AP Likes Ferrell’s Bush Show

    AP has distributed a strongly positive review of Will Ferrell's ne...

commerce
Michael Phelps, Celebrity, and Moral Hazard

        The Michael Phelps drug use photo brings u...

manners-and-morals
Sympathy for the Haggard

         Embroiled in a messy sex scandal, fo...

books
‘Last Templar’ Shows Value of Cultural Freedom

         NBC's miniseries The Last Templar is an i...

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The Irony Behind Hollywood’s New Antiwar Films

     Hollywood's new antiwar films ironically show the dangers of...

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Norris Defends “Clergy of the Year” Warren

  Movie and TV star Chuck Norris writes that Pastor Rick Warren "should win...

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Obama’s Science Project

      Science has become the real church of the post-Christi...

movies
Burning Danny Boyle in Effigy

So, we see that the desperately poor people of Patna, India are filth-throwing mad about D...

commerce
Teen and Preteen Girl Alcohol Flasks Are Cultural Problem, Not Irresponsible Business

       American fashion companies are marketing liquor flask...

manners-and-morals
Downey’s Oscar Nod Shows Good Sense About Racial Issues

       The Oscar nomination for Robert Downey Jr.'s per...

commerce
‘Mall Cop’ Survives Critical Raspberries with Big Audience Success

   Paul Blart: Mall Cop, a comedy the critics hate, is still number one at ...

sports
Dakar Rally Provides Plenty of Drama, Action

    This year's Dakar Rally was everything a race should be, S. T. Kar...

philosophy
Obama’s Grand Melodrama

      S. T. Karnick identifies the real narrative behind the...

commerce
Fear Ninja Obama!

Gizmodo hips us to a Barack Obama action figure. And boy does it kick ass!Not only is Bara...

manners-and-morals
Kumbaya in Washington

      TAC correspondent Mike Gray looks at the politics of p...

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Pledging Allegiance to Obama

Celebrities big and small implore Americans to embrace their president — nay! pledge...

commerce
Shift to New Media Combats Plagiarism

    A highly salutary outcome of the change to new media has been unfairly ...

movies
R.I.P. Ricardo Montalban

'I mean to avenge myself upon you, Admiral' The great Ricardo Mantalban has passed on to...

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‘Big Hollywood’ a Big Deal

An important new forum in the American culture is the newly opened website Big Hollywood. ...

commerce
Eastwood Tops Box Office

  At age 78, directing and appearing in what he says might be his last starring ...

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Golden Globes Codify Fashionable Attitudes

   Media awards have little intrinsic interest for thinking people, althoug...

theater
Ferrell to Show Bush One More Time

  Comedian Will Ferrell is going to the well one more time—some might say ...

movies
Fish’s Top Ten Movies List

 The literary theorist and academician Stanley Fish has published his list of the ten...