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Trashing Icons of Innocence
In June of 1989, rocker Don Henley struck a chord with his melancholy musical commentary “The End of the Innocence.” In that song, guileless idealism
Fathers: Not Just Comic Relief Anymore
Just got through watching ABC Family’s new sitcom Baby Daddy (watch for the review tomorrow), and really the only thing remarkable about the show was
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Facebook
“Twitters broke, my life has no meaning anymore.” Those were the words of an unnamed tweeter who—in a spat of despondency—took to another, smaller social
Movie Monday: Brave
It was a showdown between an arrow-shooting heroine and an ax-swinging president—a family-friendly fairy tale versus R-rated blood and guts and teeth. As it turns
The FCC and the Future of Broadcast Indecency Standards
The Supreme Court ruled yesterday on whether or not the Federal Communications Commission is constitutionally free to impose fines on broadcast television networks for instances
The Brave and the Bold of Pixar
If you ask me, Pixar has a pretty good thing going. Its last 12 releases have been runaway successes at the box office. That’s an
The Typewriter is Dead. Long Live the Typewriter!
Last April, I wrote a blog lamenting the death of the typewriter. The last company to make ’em—an outfit in India—decided to put an end
The Games Bullies Play
I recently read a pretty disturbing article from the BBC about video games. But this isn’t the usual heard-it-all-before-video-games-are-evil fodder. No, the subject matter we’re
Movie Monday: Madagascar Roars Again
I think I used up most of my animal puns last week, so let’s just cut to the chase: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted repeated
Existential House Hunt: What Reality TV Has to Say About Faith
Theology, philosophy and reality television would seem to go together about as well as peanut butter, mayo and pickles. I can’t imagine CBS would clamor
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