Why Health Care Reform May Kill the USA
My waking nightmare was prompted by House Minority Leader John Boehner's appearance on the PBS NewsHour Thursday night. Why is he speaking so positively of "rebellion"?
My waking nightmare was prompted by House Minority Leader John Boehner's appearance on the PBS NewsHour Thursday night. Why is he speaking so positively of "rebellion"?
Lester Sloan | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living
It had been raining about an hour when the locksmith rang my doorbell. I went to the door prepared to put his mind at ease. If you didn't know, Detroit is like that.
Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living
She was the town's meter maid -- a plus-sized meter maid, and not "the most comely of maidens." One day after choir, she handed me a book, saying simply: "I think you will like this."
Stanton Peele | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics
The inability to apologize and see the other side is a psychological weakness.
John Farr | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment
While Hollywood continues to dominate the global film market, the most original, intelligent, and enduring movies today are being made outside this country.
Amy Goldwasser | Posted 06.20.2009 | Entertainment
So I loved a storyteller. Don't we all? Is there anything more seductive, really?
John Farr | Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment
Wayne's persona -- its bigness, roughness, but also its decency -- literally came to define our heritage. And to a surprising degree, it still does.
William Bradley | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment
Star Trek's message, focusing on a future of diversity, teamwork, and technology, appropriately used -- is especially attuned to the Obama era.
Gabe Gonzalez | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics
Were we stand right now is with a President that has laid out a bold vision. But that cannot become real if we, those that chose him, are silent.
Scott Mehno | Posted 04.26.2009 | Entertainment
The #1 sure sign that American culture is on the fritz and fading fast are announcements touting such heretical movie re-dos in the name of Hollywood hipness.
John Farr | Posted 03.18.2009 | Entertainment
2005 -- for Best Picture, give me Capote over Crash any ol' time. Another uninspiring year, I thought.
Keith Thomson | Posted 03.08.2009 | Green
According to a 2002 Time/CNN poll, 47% of Americans have smoked marijuana. Here's a list of famous users and advocates of the plant.
Michael Russnow | Posted 12.27.2008 | Entertainment
John Wayne found True Grit towards the end of his career and now Clint Eastwood has done the same with an unforgettable performance in Gran Torino.
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics
McCain has been tweaking his P.O.W. story, with some variation, for many years. For Democrats, critiquing its overuse is too little, too late.
Tom Gregory | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics
MGM held a movie magazine contest to rename their "next big thing." The winning entry: Joan Crawford. I hope Obama keeps this in mind before he considers putting "Obama Bayh" on bumper stickers.
John Farr | Posted 07.16.2008 | Media
Even if you've already seen this film, viewing Outfoxed again now will cast an even harsher light on the damage done by this channel.
Michael Giltz | Posted 06.11.2008 | Entertainment
I've been away for a few weeks so let's play catch up on some of the top DVD releases of the past four weeks.
Steven G. Brant | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics