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Riddick, Vin Diesel’s see-in-the-dark anti-hero, ain’t afraid of much. Packs of wild dingo-beasts? Nah. Poisonous, pincer-laden aliens? He has those for breakfast. Nasty, weapon-toting bounty

If you paid attention to entertainment news this summer, you might have noticed a steady stream of articles lamenting the season’s myriad big-budget flops at

Here’s a little bit of trivia for you ever-curious readers. Do you guys remember a noted author by the name of Isaac Asimov? No? Well,

The habits of the Amish have always confused me a little, and reality television hasn’t helped. After reviewing Amish Mafia a couple of weeks ago

One Direction mounted a late-summer assault on movie theaters with its concert flick One Direction: This Is Us. The British/Irish boy band toppled the very

LinkedIn, social network for professionals and job seekers everywhere, will allow young teens to join its 225 million users as of Sept. 14. The minimum

A couple of days ago, I received a call from my friend Greg Stier, who oversees the Dare 2 Share ministry, one of the leading

Another MTV Video Music Awards, another round of controversy. For nearly 30 years now, the cable channel formerly known as Music Television has excelled at

My teenage daughter loves getting lots of presents for her birthday and Christmas … so she can make a whole slew of really cool thank-you

The fictionalized story of Cecil Gaines is, to some extent, about longevity. In Lee Daniels’ The Butler, Gaines served seven presidential administrations over the span