manners-and-morals
A National Scandal: Brad Pitt, Beloved Sweetheart Angelina Tragically Prevented from Marrying!

I am regrettably rather late in mentioning the actor Brad Pitt's enlightening recent comme...

commerce
Media Consolidation Reversing?

Numerous writers and analysts have pointed out that large media conglomerates' purchases o...

mysteries
Dick Van Dyke, Master Detective

 Season one of one of the most appealing and enjoyable TV mystery series goes on sale...

manners-and-morals
The Need for Moral Courage (ABC’s Path to 9/11, Part 2)

Part 2 of the ABC miniseries The Path to 9/11, which aired last night, was, if anything, m...

television
ABC’s Path to 9/11: Analysis

Part 1 of ABC's The Path to 9/11 two-part docudrama aired last night, and reactions from p...

commerce
New Film to “Speak Language of Sex” to Mainstream Audiences

Another item for our ongoing Everything Happens in the Omniculture department:Shortbus, a ...

television
ABC Continues Edits on 9/11 Miniseries, Will Air It Despite Dems’ Protests

E! Online reports that ABC is carrying on with its Path to 9/11 miniseries despite complai...

books
Perry Mason Season 1, Volume 2 DVD Announced

CBS Home Video has announced that volume two of season one of Perry Mason, the popular 195...

movies
Action Star Chan to Seek Greater Respect

It's sad to see wonderfully successful people move away from what they do best, in search ...

television
Senate Dems Join Push to Dump ABC 9/11 Miniseries

In a furor echoing conservatives' continuing claims of left-wing bias among the media, Dem...

commerce
Quirkiness for Sale

The commercialization of eccentricity continues to reach new levels of absurdity. Charisma...

movies
Mozart in the Trenches

In our ongoing Everything Happens in the Omniculture department, British filmmaker Kenneth...

television
Bill Clinton Protests ABC 9/11 Miniseries, Demands Revision or Shutdown

The New York Post reports that former President Bill Clinton has sent ABC president Bob Ig...

manners-and-morals
Trial by Media

David Broder points out in his column today, "One Leak and a Flood of Silliness,"...

commerce
Are You Ready for Some Football?

The college football season started last week with a great set of games, and continues thi...

commerce
A Magazine for the Modern Lady’s Hectic Schedule

Here's a publication no one should be without: Four Weeks is a new monthly magazine that i...

commerce
Anti-Bush Films Hot at Toronto Festival

The British-made film Death of a President, which uses computer generation to create a viv...

books
The Story of Upton Sinclair

John Wilson of Books and Culture has an excellent article on the socialist American author...

movies
Hope in Disney’s “Invincible” Film

The Walt Disney movie Invincible won the box office competition again last weekend, bringi...

movies
“Crocodile Hunter” Irwin Killed

 Famed "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin was killed yesterday when he was stun...

books
“Golden Age” Detection Fiction

Looking for something to read over the three-day weekend? I have some writers for you to i...

commerce
A Pictorial Tour of the Prestigious MTV Video Awards

Just FYI, the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards took place in New York City last night. I have n...

uncategorized
Possible Prez Candidate Appears in Online Video Game

  Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner (D) yesterday appeared in a popular on-line v...

omniculture
UK Cracks Down on Violent Pornography

The United Kingdom is cracking down on violent pornography, after a campaign led by the fa...

movies
Glenn Ford and the American Character

Actor Glenn Ford died yesterday at the age of 90 after a long career in the movies and tel...

television
Commemorating 9/11

The TV networks will be doing a significant amount of programming commemorating the forthc...

commerce
Re-Colonizing China

Yes, China took over Hong Kong, but it may well be that Hong Kong's former colonizer, Grea...

art
Baby Poop Art

In our ongoing Everything Happens in the Omniculture department, E! Online reports that a ...

commerce
Hong Kong Entertainers Protest Invasions of Privacy

A protest movement in Hong Kong (led by one of my favorite entertainment figures, Jackie C...

commerce
Tom Cruises to New Partners

Actor and film producer Tom Cruise has quickly found funding for his production company, w...

commerce
You Heard It Here First . . .

 Regular readers of Karnick on Culture will recall that your faithful correspondent s...

style
Emmy Thoughts

I watched a few minutes of the Emmy Awards ceremony last night on NBC. Some thoughts:It wa...

uncategorized
“Invincible” Wins Weekend Box Office Competition

The Walt Disney film Invincible, starring Mark Wahlberg as a decidedly underdog aspiring p...