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Television Tops 2016: Paul Asay’s Year-End Picks
Bacteria and today’s television landscape have a lot in common. Like bacteria, television shows seem to be multiplying at a dizzying rate: Networks and streaming
A Big Year For Jesus (at the Movies)
Christians sometimes complain, especially this time of year, that Jesus is being taken out of everything. We bemoan the lack of traditional Nativity scenes on
Culture Clips: What the Famous Think of Fame
Most of us gave thanks last Thursday, acknowledging our many blessings. Many celebrities likely did the same. But Lady Gaga suggested that, for all the
Moana Sails Past Fantastic Beasts
Another long Thanksgiving weekend, another Disney princess atop the box office. Three years ago, Disney’s Frozen climbed to the box office dais during the gobble-gob
Culture Clips: The Post-Truth Edition
We live in a post-truth world. Or, at least, so says the Oxford English Dictionary. The hallowed caretaker of the King’s English dubbed the phrase
Fantastic Beasts Find No. 1
After two rather strange weeks in theaters, the box office took a fantastic turn. A fantastic beasty turn, that is. Fantastic Beasts and Where to
Arrival and Us: Are We All Speaking the Same Language?
Almost everyone likes Arrival. The $24.1 million worth of people who saw it thought it was just fine. (It gets a “B” from viewers, according
Smartphone Parental Controls and You
Here we are once again about to celebrate the holidays. And, as we all know, that means kids with a lot of time on their
Culture Clips: Hollywood Reacts to the Election
We begin this week where we began last: with the election. Even though President-Elect Donald Trump was a former reality star himself, that doesn’t mean
Doctor Strange Wins Again
It’s autumn, no question. We’re watching football. We’re raking leaves. Some of us may already be basting the Thanksgiving Turducken. But at the movies, it
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