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Aflockalypse Now

Nope, that headline is not my own witty turn of phrase. (I wish.) It’s been floating around the media for the last few weeks—ever since

Movie Monday: The Green Hornet

The box office had less Grit, more guns over the weekend, as The Green Hornet buzzed to $34 million and the weekend win—with, of course,

We Could Be Heroes

I recently wrote a review of NBC’s new show The Cape (a kinda dumb but kinda fun superhero show) and noted our hero fell in

Violence, Metal and Jared Lee Loughner

In the wake of Jared Lee Loughner’s shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., the press and behavioral experts have swarmed over every bit of evidence from

A Coffee by Any Other Name—and Even No Name

There are several things that I don’t cross: pit bulls, grouchy neighbors and the early-morning lineup of people at Starbucks. The latter haven’t had their

Movie Monday: Season of the Grit

Forget the new releases: Cinemagoers this weekend favored an old movie based on an older movie set in the old, old West. The Coen Brothers’

Bad Moon Rising?

Waaayyy back in 2003, an episode of ABC’s NYPD Blue aired an image of actress Charlotte Ross’ naked backside—a scene that earned a $1.21 million

The Real Man on the Street Announcer

It’s easy to look at YouTube with its videos of ranting nobodies, marauding thugs and train-wreck teens and think, “when does the shelf life of

Bieber Fever Redlines

This just in, ripped from the week’s headlines: “Justin Bieber is more influential than Barack Obama and Dalai Lama.” Yeah, I had to question that

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