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More Than Ever, You Can Say That on Television
Ever since George Carlin laid out the “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” in 1972, television writers ...via Ana Marie Cox -
Dangerous Days for Video Games
For months, video game fans from Topeka to Tokyo had been salivating for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the sixth ...via Google News -
A Made-Over Mickey. Why? To Make Us Like Him.
Disney executives are treading carefully, and trying to keep a low profile, as they discuss how much they dare ...via OneRiot -
Oscar-winning director: why I'm leaving Scientology
Haggis, who wrote Crash, Million Dollar Baby, and the last two James Bond films also registered his anger at the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
CongressDaily - Atonement
(Blog Post) A conscience-stricken member of the House Armed Services Committee is writing a book called "My Daddy's Not Dead ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith -
Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary dead at 72
Mary Travers, one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died.Posted by Barry Grossheim
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Anti-Statism In America
Liberals and progressives have fared poorly in the face of this staunch anti-statist tradition, but there have ...Posted by J Sinclaire -
Party Is Such Sweet Sorrow
During the past year, Republicans have frequently said they want to work with Democrats. But the real story of the ...via New Republic -
The Courtship
In the spring of 2005, New York Times columnist David Brooks arrived at then-Senator Barack Obama’s office for a ...via New Republic -
The Poker House - One Week Limited Release in L.A. Ends 7/23
The film distribution industry is so annal about edgy films like this. Hounddog had to be re-cut and toned down ...Posted by Jon Raymond
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Cutting arts funding a bad investment
Tough work began this week. When Miami-Dade County commissioners met for the first budget hearing Thursday, they ...Posted by Dale Penn -
Shock Waves From the Google Bombs
A lawsuit gives the blogosphere a wakeup call about defamation and decency.Posted by Sue Scheff -
‘Mad Men’ Crashes Woodstock’s Birthday
While the 40th anniversary of Woodstock is getting much air time this summer, perhaps it is Don Draper’s America, ...via NewsRack -
The Taliban and music
In her latest book, The Case for God, Karen Armstrong describes music as ‘the limit of reason.’ She finds it ...via NewsRack -
Should Jon Stewart change his name back to Jon Leibowitz?
I want you to change your name. Back to Leibowitz. Stewart is just so 20th-century, a relic of that dark age when ...Posted by Joey Baker -
Nanny reveals tragic secret life of Jackson
The nanny says she once called in the singer’s mother, Katherine, and sister, Janet, to attempt an ...Posted by Genma Holmes
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strip for 11/17/2009 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive.
(Comic) We'll summarize stories from other sites and provide links.Posted by Dwight Rousu -
The Man Who Put the Rainbow in 'The Wizard of Oz'
There’s more to the Scarecrow and the Tin Man than meets the eye, and Harburg’s message has renewed resonance ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
'Capitalism' as Comedy and Tragedy Now Playing in NY and L.A.
It's all there, up on the silver screen, two hours of a tragicomedy crime story starring a bunch of vampires who ...Posted by Randy Morrow -
The Obama Top Ten List on Letterman
Letterman top ten reasons President Obama agreed to appear on the David Letterman Show.Posted by Barry Grossheim
