Category: Culture

Going Green

Recently I ran across a disturbing Associated Press article that began with this: “More teens are smoking dope, with nearly 1 in 10 lighting up

Tom Cruise and the Postmodern Spirit

Tom Cruise recently gave a well-publicized interview in Playboy, quotes from which made the rounds in all sorts of other news outlets. The 49-year-old actor

Some Marvel(ous) Heroes

We’ve got comic book movies making lots of money. We’ve got newly designated gay superheroes making headlines. But there’s one comic-book related tale that you

Not Worth Mentioning?

Want to watch a trailer? They’re all on YouTube. Need to know where you’ve seen that balding character actor before? Cross-reference him on IMDb.com. It’s

The ‘Shut Up’ Label

“Don’t listen to him, he’s just a [fill in blank here]” You may not have noticed as the world has subtly changed, but labels have

Have Movie, Will Text?

My wife and I both like going to a good movie. She may not ramble on afterwards about a pic’s artistic nuances and production values

Actresses Without Makeup

Every parent of a teenage daughter has, at some point, wrestled with the makeup issue. Should it be allowed? If so, when? What kind? And

Girls With Bows

Call it the Katniss Effect. Around the country, anecdotal evidence suggests that a fair number of girls are picking up Hunger Games heroine Katniss Everdeen’s

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