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Watching Our Language
As I mentioned yesterday, Boo 2! A Madea Halloween was the No. 1 movie in the country this weekend. Its “family friendly” PG-13 rating certainly
Madea Says Boo to the Box Office
Maybe now she can buy a newer car. Madea, Tyler Perry’s raging, gray-haired alter ego who drives a famously ancient Cadillac, drove to the top
A Conversation With Miles Teller
The movie Only the Brave—which documents the true story of an Arizona wildfire that tragically killed 19 wildland firefighters in June 2013—opens in theaters this
Culture Clips: Distracted to Death?
Today’s vehicles are packed with more safety and collision-avoidance technology than ever before. But traffic-related deaths in the United States have nevertheless risen sharply over
Taking the Red Pill
An interesting new viral movement has been gathering momentum lately: A lot of young people are proudly reporting via YouTube and other sites that they’ve
Happy Death Day Wins the Weekend
It’s been a bad year financially at the box office. A gigantic horror show, some might say. So maybe it’s only fitting that horror movies
The ‘Trespassers Will’ of Childhood
No offense, Walt Disney. But to really understand the magic of Winnie-the-Pooh, you need to read it. Open the book and you walk into a
Culture Clips: Fall of a Hollywood Kingpin
The bigger you are, the harder you fall goes the old cliché. But in Harvey Weinstein’s case, that seems to be true. Weinstein, one of
Television Learns That It’s Nice to Be Nice (And It Makes Money, Too)
We’re in the heart of the new television season, and I’ve noticed something a little odd about it. It’s trying to be nice. Strange, right?
Blade Runner Runs Into Trouble
Picture a landscape filled with amazing technological advances, but one that feels curiously depressing—something teeming with simulated life, yet strangely lifeless. The Los Angeles megalopolis
Plugged In Parent’s Guide to Today’s Technology
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