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A Brave Heart Is Not Always a Good Heart
Sometimes I like to think I’m a pretty good person. That I’m aging gracefully, not grumpily. That I do a little better than average. That
Movie Monday: Skyfall
Cash. Big Cash. That’s what Skyfall earned at the box office this weekend. Daniel Craig’s third turn as 007 gunned down an estimated $87.8 million
License to Watch?
Don’t tell my editor this … but I have a soft spot for James Bond. It’s partly my grandmother’s fault. Grandma, a woman who was
The First Job of a Movie Is to do WHAT?
I’ve been diligently digging through cause-and-effect stories about media for more than a decade and a half now. It’s sort of a Plugged In tradition,
The Skinny on Horror
So you’ve tossed your diet overboard like a rusty anchor, huh? I understand. Cutting back on favorite foods and snacks can be doggone tough. (Unless
Polls, Politics & Postmodernism
If you’ve been paying attention to the news during this presidential election cycle, you’ve probably noticed the wide variance among different polls. Over at Fox
Movie Monday: Wreck-It Ralph
Game over, man. Disney Animation’s Wreck-It Ralph, about an old-school videogame villain who’s tired of being the (literal) fall guy, made the week’s box office
The Gawking Dead
It’s not often you see a 3-foot-6 zombie, particularly one that knocks on your door. But that’s what happened to me Wednesday night, groaning not
Elmo Says It’s OK
Sesame Street’s little, giggly Elmo may just seem like a furry friend of the letters A and Q to you. But to me, he’s the
When Darth Met Mickey
The calendar yesterday may have read Oct. 30, the day before Halloween. But for Star Wars fans everywhere, it was more like an early Christmas.
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