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The Week That Was

Richard Laermer | Posted 03.12.2009 | Business


Richard Laermer

It's cold in this country. You can't blame George W. Bush either. I bring you The Bleak Economic Report: Surprisingly un-spared by effects of the recession is -- tada! -- The Porn Industry.

Mickey Rourke Wins a Golden Globe for His Performance in The Wrestler; He Could Have Been Better

David Bourgeois | Posted 02.12.2009 | Entertainment


David Bourgeois

Several scenes in The Wrestler look as if Aronofsky just needed Emotion X and Rourke was instructed to deliver. Cut. Print. Let's wrap for the day.

Palin's Lip Synching Will Soon Have To End

Charles Kozierok | Posted 10.13.2008 | Home


Charles Kozierok

Like Milli Vanilli, Sarah Palin's candidacy and current image is built entirely on marketing, media manipulation, performance and deceit. Palin has done little more than the political version of lip-synching: reading someone else's speeches over and over again.

The Facination with Celebrity Women in Crisis

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 07.09.2008 | Entertainment


Melissa Silverstein

Our culture is obsessed with celebrity and when famous women are in crisis, our interest is only heightened. But don't you think we've had enough?