Jason Mitchell’s "Father Fearless" character on YouTube shows how Christians can engage the culture with love and without rancor and scoldings. It’s a message that could make a huge difference in the American Culture. TAC correspondent Dean Abbott reports.
Monthly Archives: March 2008
‘Fitna’ Link Shut Down, Replacements Proliferate
As you’ve seen if you clicked on the link in the story immediately below, the film Fitna was removed from the Livelink site because of threats of violence against the proprietors. We’ve embedded a new link that should work, as numerous sites are carrying the film, in the grand tradition of liberty that the Internet has already developed. Those who dislike the film—whether they have seen it or otherwise—are trying to ensure that it gets lost on the internet, by posting other videos with "Fitna" as the title. Those who wish to make sure others can see the film should point them to this permalink: http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2008/03/post_120.html. We will monitor the situation and continue updating the link as necessary. If it should prove necessary in future, we’ll download the file and save it to our own site.
Mixed-Up Messages from J-Lo’s ‘Bordertown’
The Jennifer Lopez ‘message film’ Bordertown is seriously mixed up about the causes of crime, but it does manage to entertain—and it includes some real libertarian lessons. TAC correspondent Thomas M. Sipos provides the details.
‘Fitna’ Outlines Muslim Plans for the West—and the World
The Dutch politician Geert Wilders has released Fitna ("Fatwa"), his short film about Islam’s plans for the west and for world domination (see earlier article here).
The Changing of the American Mind
Two crime movies based on the same play nicely illustrate the change in the mind of the American elite during the twentieth century.
The Art of Richard Widmark and Classic Hollywood
Hollywood actor Richard Widmark dies at age 93, represented Hollywood’s heyday. Richard Widmark, best known for his Academy Award-nominated performance as a giggling, grinning gangster in the 1947 film noir classic Kiss of Death and as an NYPD policeman in the 1970s TV program Madigan, represents a Hollywood long gone and greatly missed, where on-camera performers and others involved in making films saw themselves as professionals, not artists—and succeeded in creating real art much more often than today’s more overtly ambitious and politically active generation. Madigan was based on a very good film directed by Donald Siegel, which is well worth seeing. For more on Widmark and his career, see the AP story.
Discovery Goes Green
A new TV network, Planet Green, is about to provide a forum for allegedly "eco-friendly" lifestyle choices. In reality, this entire movement will make money for opportunists and phonies and hurt everybody else.
Former Beach Boys Settle Lawsuit
You know a musical act is truly successful when its members and hangers-on start suing one another. The Beach Boys have been very successful for a very long time.
David Mamet Swings to the Right
TAC correspondent Michael D’Virgilio analyzes the cultural implications of the political journey of David Mamet, another modern liberal mugged by reality.
Thoughts on Arthur C. Clarke
The acclaimed science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke was difficult to categorize. That’s a compliment, but it also means much important critical work remains to be done.
The Case for Fredric Brown
The mid-century mystery and science-fiction master Fredric Brown deserves much greater recognition, and his works should be brought back into print.
Media Reluctant to Describe Spitzer as Democrat
TV networks and other mainstream news sources hardly ever mention that Democrats embroiled in sex scandals are Democrats, but they always, emphatically identify the party affiliation of Republicans that get into such trouble.
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