commerce
‘Village Voice’ Layoffs Exemplify Decline of Mainstream Counterculture

Continuing the beneficial meltdown of the mainstream media, including bastions of the erst...

commerce
Internet Blamed for Idiocy of ‘At the Movies’ Host

   The decline of the mainstream media—a very good thing—is the...

comic-books-graphic-novels
Obama Featured in Superhero Comic

Now that he has raised the Dead, it only makes sense that President-elect Barack Obama has...

prose-fiction
Mike Gray on Cosmic Justice

TAC contributor Mike Gray has an interesting short story in the current issue of the South...

music
Obama Raises the Dead!

  President-elect Barack Obama has a true miracle to his credit: raising the Dea...

commerce
Independent Christian Film Was Hollywood’s Best Investment in 2008

  Yes, The Dark Knight made more money in U.S. theaters than any film in history...

mysteries
‘Monk’, ‘Psych’ Return This Friday, Other Classic Mysteries Not So Easy to Find

       USA Network resumes original episodes of its top...

movies
Celebrating 35th Anniversary of ‘Death Wish’

   American Movie Classics is marking the 35th anniversary of the release o...

television
FX Channel’s ‘Damages’ Returns Wednesday

  Season 2 of the interesting and suspenseful FX Channel series Damages begins t...

movies
America’s Dark Past, and Present, in a Blind Alley

A vivid example of the powerful changing of the American mind during just a few short year...

commerce
U.S. Movie Box Office Remains Strong As Audiences Broaden Tastes

U.S. movie box office attendance remained strong in the first weekend of the year, with Ma...

art
Agog Over the Van Goghs

  Vincent Van Gogh is definitely not one of my favorite painters, but I'm glad t...

commerce
NBA All-Star Event to Be Shown Live in 3D

    Continuing the trickle of live 3D events in U.S. movie theaters, T...

books
Fake Holocaust Memoir Canceled, Children’s Book Pulled from Shelves

 By S. T. Karnick The editorial committee at Berkley Books undoubtedly thought t...

manners-and-morals
The Exemplary Butkus

By S. T. Karnick  The quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers tend to ge...

television
Envirocommies Blast ‘Top Gear’ Segment

 You can criticize anything except global warming shibboleths, the producers of the e...

uncategorized
New American Girl Doll Victimized by Bullies

  The new American Girl doll of the year is Chrissa, who must endure and overcom...

television
New Season of ’24’ Praised

An enthusiastic preview of the new season of Fox's action-drama series 24, which begins a ...

commerce
Big Weekend at the Movies

     U.S. audiences flocked to the nation's movie theaters this p...

television
TNT’s ‘Leverage’ Christmas-Week Episode Includes Strong Religious Themes, Imagery

      The latest episode of TNT's Leverage dealt intelligent...

movies
A Christmas Crime Burlesque

Here's a brilliantly funny burlesque of twisty films noir, set at Christmas. Directed by V...

uncategorized
Christmas Wish

May you have a merry and blessed Christmas!   

uncategorized
music
‘Frosty the Snowman’ and the Meaning of Christmas

Frosty Theology S. T. Karnick's article on the surprising theological content in the song ...

books
Christmas CDs; ‘In Bruges’; ‘A Clockwork Orange’

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uncategorized
New Films Lead U.S. Box Office with Mediocre Numbers

   Three newly released films led the U.S. box office this past weekend, bu...

journalism
CNN Meteorologist Calls Manmade Global Warming Theory ‘Arrogant’

A CNN meteorologist has joined the growing chorus of experts arguing that global warming i...

commerce
Che Movie; Palin Haters; New Number 1 on TV

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books
New Books Re-Examine Booker T. Washington, Black Conservatism

       Two new books may mark the beginning of a long-o...

journalism
Cleveland Meterorologists Speak Out Against Global Warming Hysteria

     Responding to the overwhelming trend among scientists who ar...

mysteries
A Pair of Mysterious Christmas Presents

    Ellery Queen's "The Dauphin's Doll" and Fredric Brown's ...

commerce
‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ Opens OK at Box Office Despite Horrible Reviews

      The new remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still is get...

books
New Mystery Volume Brings Turbulent ’60s to Life

      A new collection of 1960s and '70s mystery stories pro...