Archive for January, 2010
A Culture Without Fathers Is a Culture of Death
Last September a young black man was beaten to death on the south side of [...]
Only the Left can Judge Cultural Influence
Recognizing a novelist’s, filmmaker’s, or visual artist’s influence [...]
TCM Thrillers (February 1 – 7)
This week: * Monday—Ingrid Bergman plots revenge—say it ain't so. * [...]
Private Eye Fiction by S. J. Rozan
A Tale About a Tiger and Other Mysterious Events by S. J. Rozan Crippen [...]
Inglorious Controversy
A quite revealing exchange has broken out between the acclaimed novelist [...]
Eastwood, Winfrey Top Polls
Harris Interactive's annual polls of public opinion of entertainers found [...]
Eastwood Voted Top Film Star
Harris Interactive's annual polls of public opinion of entertainers found Clint Eastwood the top movie star and Oprah Winfrey best-liked TV personality. >> More . . . [...]
Sci-Fi Classic: ‘A Voyage to Arcturus’
David Lindsay's 1920s novel A Voyage to Arcturus is a great work of philosophical fiction, writes Shmuel Ben-Gad. (more...) [...]
Marvel Comics Change
Marvel Comics will move away from "darker" story lines and characterizations, and "heroes will be heroes again" while the stories remain "edgy" and contemporary according to Marvel's editor in chief, USA Today reports. [...]
Networks Raising the Bar on TV Sex
The woman in the Monty Python sketch was right when she said she's against [...]
Live-blogging Obama’s State of the Union Address
President Obama will be delivering his first State of the Union address on [...]
Hokey but Likable ‘Spy Next Door’ Emphasizes Good Values
Jackie Chan has always been among the most amiable and intentionally [...]
Citizens United v. FEC: A Great Victory for Liberty
There is a lot of ore to mine in the Citizens United vs. Federal Election [...]
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