Radio talk show host Don Imus has offended black Americans again—but says he was misinterpreted. Law-abiding people should be even angrier.
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Making the Case for Censorship
Arguments over censorship tend to concentrate on it as a national issue, when there’s really little to argue about there: according to the Constitution, the national government can’t regulate anything but obscenity and should be very limited in its activities in doing so. Where the real action is and should be is on the state and local level. Political columnist Mona Charen makes the case for one state’s effort to curb child pornography.
Downey to Lead Genre-Bender
Robert Downey Jr., star of the megahit movie Iron Man, has signed on for a new film that crosses genres and may have some interesting and salutary ideas.
Better Characters Welcome at USA Network
Recent improvements to the USA Network TV series In Plain Sight show the value of character depth and likeability, both commercially and aesthetically.
Would You Believe . . . Steve Carell, Box-Office Champ?
Get Smart, the spy spoof starring Steve Carell, led the weekend U.S. box office by a good measure.
A Book with Answers to Everything
TAC correspondent Mike Gray discovers a very unusual, interesting, and enlightening book.
‘Pacific Ocean Blue’ Finally Returns
Pacific Ocean Blue, the great solo album by the former Beach Boy the late Dennis Wilson, is finally available again, in an impressive CD release with numerous bonus tracks. This is an album you must hear.
American Girl Empire Teaches Better Values Than Schools
The first theatrical film based on the American Girl doll series is about to hit U.S. theaters. Could it shame our public schools into doing better?
A Small Good Deed by a Big Movie Star
Demonstrating that there are some good celebrities around, actor Johnny Depp kept a promise to a Wisconsin boy.
USA Network Series ‘In Plain Sight’ Works Best When Not ‘Transcending Genre’
USA Network’s In Plain Sight is a formula show that’s intended to be more than a formula show.
‘Hulk,’ ‘Happening’ Drive Strong Weekend Movie Box Office
New action-adventure and horror releases lead unexpectedly big weekend for movies, proving once again the power of genre fiction.
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