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Does Violence Onscreen = Violence in Real Life?
Earlier this week, Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman weighed in on whether violence against women on the big screen contributes to violence in the real world.
Going With the Crowd
The movie-going experience is dead. Or so I’ve heard. And looking at the growing number of home theaters in the U.S., skyrocketing ticket prices, easy
Sucked Dry
Vampires are draining. I just got finished watching a couple of episodes of CW’s The Vampire Diaries for a television review. Tonight, I’m going to
The Balloon Boy Has Landed (in Court)
Last week, 6-year-old Falcon Heene and his weird-science family made headlines when the boy was thought to have been caught up inside a helium balloon.
Good ‘Citizen?’ Hardly.
It’s Friday, and around here, that means it’s movie-review posting day. We’re in the doldrums of fall—the blockbusters of summer are long gone, and the
The Twitter Diet
I don’t quite get Twitter. Perhaps it’s because I’m old and uncool. Perhaps it’s because I can’t say anything worthwhile in 140 characters or less.
The Marketing of Mimi
Back in August, we reported in “Culture Clips” that Mariah Carey’s new album would feature a 34-page advertorial insert co-sponsored by Elle magazine. Well, we’ve
Take Me Out to the Movies
With the Major League Baseball playoffs in full swing, I thought I’d share my Top 5 most-recommended baseball movies for family viewing. It’s not your
Having a Cow
Marge Simpson, matriarch of the long-running animated show The Simpsons on Fox, apparently posed in various stages of undress for the November issue of Playboy
Why The Beatles Are More Important Than Pie
That Monday night, like most Monday nights, the Walnut Grove community was going through a dire dilemma. I can’t remember what their trial was during
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