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Dallas: Unintentional Brochure for Capitalism?

The Washington Post: But no matter how evil various translators tried to make J.R. and his milieu ("Dallas, you merciless...

Yoko Ono Sues "Expelled"

Imagine a world (pun intended) where it was impossible to criticize anything because even quoting it, showing a small snippet...

The Mist

Sean Burns: Lacking any shred of common sense or internal logic, THE MIST instead goes for hamfisted social commentary, positioning...

Disney World, Food, and Competition

Usually, ABC/Disney is just another corporation which needs to compete for your attention and dollars. But inside their resorts and...

Barry Bonds' "Hitting Machine"

Michael Witte: Amid the press frenzy over Bonds’ unnatural bulk, the true role of the object on his right arm...

Review: Maggiano's Little Italy

Last night, my girlfriend and I visited Maggiano's, for the first time in a long time. We had an extremely...

Movie Review: 1408

My girlfriend's a Harry Potter fan and I'm not. In the wake of a recent impulse to make her happy,...

Review: Casino Royale

Tonight, my girlfriend and I went to see "Casino Royale." Though it diverges from the traditional movie depiction of Bond...

Review: The Nativity Story

This weekend, the girlfriend and I had to choose between the most recent Bond flick (my disposition) and The Nativity...

Roseanne Barr: A Prophet for Our Times

Barr, on Larry King Live. Regarding drug legalization: KING: Let's discuss other things, the war on drugs, what do you...

Elton John: "I would ban religion completely"

Via WIBA, Madison: Elton John has blasted the religions of the world, claiming followers are encouraged to hate gays. The...

Phil Vischer on Compromise and NBC

Phil Vischer is one of the co-creators of the cute and humorous "Veggie Tales" characters and shows. He's been involved...

Review: Cinderella Man

This review contains spoilers, so if you plan to see this film, you might just want to move along......

Review: The Royal Tenenbaums

Lately, I've been buying used, coverless DVDs for $3 each. They're Blockbuster's extras, discards, and rejects. I watch them, and...

Katie Holmes to Change Her Name

Apparently, Lestat's bride is now in his thrall: Actress Katie Holmes, who recently gave birth to daughter Suri with her...

Movie Review: Stephen King's "Storm of the Century"

For a while, as a kid, I used to read quite a lot of Stephen King. Then at one point,...

The DaVinci Code Court Case

DaVinci affictionados, and many assorted secular and New-Agey types, assert vigorously that central elements portrayed in Dan Brown's The DaVinci...

Closing the Book of Daniel

Via World Mag Blog, it seems NBC has pulled the plug on the Book of Daniel: dismal ratings, as expected....

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