The Wizard of Oz

Dorothy Was a Feminist

Dr. Belisa Vranich | Posted 11.03.2009 | Entertainment


Dr. Belisa Vranich

I knew it. Any chick capable of dealing with a tornado, juggling three men with lots of emotional baggage, a dog-lover and brave enough to confront wi...

Banned in Bhutan

Lisa Napoli | Posted 11.24.2009 | Media


Lisa Napoli

As dead tree media consolidate and contract and close here in the United States, newspapers are booming in the tiny Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan.

New Lessons from Oz, Fellow Ozians

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.21.2009 | Entertainment


Dr. Susan Corso

So, fellow Ozians, missing Oz? Put on your magic shoes, and fall over the rainbow of love into Lessons from Oz by Julienne La Fleur as soon as you can.

Rush Limbaugh Is Not a Zaddik!

Norman Horowitz | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media


Norman Horowitz

Is this not a great nation wherein an uneducated drug addicted, military avoider, who has been divorced three times and never participated in the political process can challenge the President of the United States?

Big Brother 11: Hairy Potter & the Order of the Doofus.

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment


Tallulah Morehead

This week on Big Brother 11: the saga of Jeff/Sarumoron's fall.

Dakota Fanning To Play Dorothy's Granddaughter In 'Wizard Of Oz' Sequel?

guardian.co.uk | Xan Brooks | Posted 09.25.2009 | Entertainment


Dakota Fanning could be poised to don the ruby slippers for a sequel to The Wizard of Oz. But be warned, the studio is claiming this new version will ...

Ashanti Plays New York

Christian Nwachukwu, Jr. | Posted 07.20.2009 | New York


Christian Nwachukwu, Jr.

As Elphaba, the tortured, misunderstood and green young woman who would grow up to become the Wicked Witch of the West, makes her way through the Vink...

'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin Mickey Carroll Dies At 89

AP | CHERYL WITTENAUER | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment


ST. LOUIS — Mickey Carroll, one of the last surviving Munchkins from the 1939 beloved film "The Wizard of Oz," died Thursday. He was 89. His ca...

He's a Good Man -- Just Not a Very Good Wizard

Larry Gellman | Posted 04.12.2009 | Media


Larry Gellman

The world of punditry has become like the Emerald City. Everyone is scurrying around in a panic, looking to the Wizard of Obama to save us all from the supernatural threats that surround us.

Bumper Stickers, Lapel Pins and Sound Bytes, Oh My!

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics


Dr. Susan Corso

Perhaps Obama might take a page out of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? What he needs to be a great leader are three things he has developed over the years of his public service.

Car sales, 2008; even worse than we thought

Steve Parker | Posted 02.06.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

Monday brought three conference calls, each about an hour, with executives from each of the Detroit Three announcing, dissecting and, most of all, spi...

Not Just Kid Stuff: From Kidz Bop to The Fuzzy Stones

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.29.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

When did children's music get so awful? It wasn't always as painful to listen to. Some historic recordings, though not exactly classified as "children's," have been cherished forever.

Presidential Politics at the Heart of the Yellow Brick Road

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 12.04.2008 | Chicago


Karen Dalton-Beninato

There's still a sense of optimism running through the downstate city of Bloomington, Illinois, where Abraham Lincoln spent much of his career as a young attorney.

"The Wizard Of Oz" Munchkins Get A Star On Walk Of Fame

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Almost 70 years after "The Wizard of Oz" premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, a few of the film's Munchkins made a grand entrance there Tuesday to ...