Politics
AMERICA IS IN DECLINE: SIGNS, CAUSES, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL POLITICS
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Movies
The Weekly Listicle: Ten Sequels We Actually WANT To See!
September 28, 2022Any sequel that gets us thinking about our lives, loves and futures is already a good...
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Movies
Movie Review: Jonah Hex
September 27, 2022Any audience member unlucky enough to find themselves in a theater showing Jonah Hex will soon...
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Movies
Did Alfred Hitchcock Invent the “That’s What She Said” Joke?
September 27, 2022In this clip, poor (yet fiercely adorable) Anny Ondra confesses that she "cannot speak well" while...
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Movies
When Movie Marketing FAILS: Cats & Dogs 2, Knight & Day, Babies and Grown Ups
September 27, 2022You could not pay me to see Babies. Well, strike that, you could pay me, but...
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Movies
The Weekly Listicle: Remakes We Love
September 27, 2022Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan in June 11’s remake of The Karate Kid. This week’s release...
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Movies
Movie Review: The A-Team
September 26, 2022It would be foolish to say that Carnahan reined himself in, since these are some of...
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Art
Book Review: The Art Detective by Philip Mould
September 26, 2022Yet another of his discoveries turns out to be a lost watercolor by one of America’s...
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Non-Fiction Reviews
Book Review: My Life with Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz
September 26, 2022Charles Schulz (1922-2000) started out simply wanting to draw for a living. He never had any...
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After Image
Arizona and the Politics of Mural Painting
September 26, 2022Murals are designed to unite communities, create beauty and celebrate common values. The horrific reaction to...
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Africa
Art Review: Object, Image, Collector at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
September 25, 2022It’s the photoetching, a 1974 work called “The Train,” that is really breath-taking. It seems to...
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After Image
Alice Leora Briggs: Art from Juárez
September 25, 2022While Briggs subject matter is unpleasant, her work has a dark beauty and an immediacy not...
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Biography
Book Review: Unbillable Hours: A True Story by Ian Graham
September 25, 2022It was an appeal on behalf of Mario Rocha, a Los Angeleno of Mexican descent, who...
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Art
Art Review: Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers at the Hirshhorn, Washington, DC
September 25, 2022In one of Klein’s, racier projects, the Anthropometry series, the artist dressed to the nines and...
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Movies
The Weekly Listicle: Insultingly BAD Movies
September 24, 2022They exist to make money more than tell a story, and are fully satisfied to merely...
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Movies
QUIT IT! (A Moviegoer’s Pet Peeves)
September 24, 2022In the last year or so I’ve become almost as comfortable in the local theater as...
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History
Book Review: At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise that Saved the Union by Robert V. Remini
September 24, 2022In 1850, the best that Clay could do was to coax Southern politicians to agree to...
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Movies
Movie Review: Sex and the City 2
September 24, 2022Abu Dhabi, in case you were unaware, is the “new Middle East” and Dubai is “over.”...
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Movies
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS FILM?: Barry Caillier’s Daredreamer!
September 23, 2022If you've seen Daredreamer, particularly around the time it was first released, I'd love to hear...
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Art
Art Review: Kurt, at the Seattle Art Museum, Explores Kurt Cobain’s Influence on Contemporary Artists
September 23, 2022Nearby, Jeffry Mitchell’s portrait as Kurt is arguably the hidden gem of the exhibit. Self-Portrait as...
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Movies
Movie Review: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
September 23, 2022The adventure really kicks in when Dastan is framed for his father’s murder and goes on...
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Gay and Lesbian
Happy Birthday, NC-17!
September 8, 2022The basics of the MPAA’s rating system (from here). Oh, NC-17. You’re like that friend who’s...
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Movies
Why Clash of the Titans might be “The Worst Movie Ever Made”
September 11, 2022Is Clash of the Titans one of the worst movies ever made? William Bibbiani makes an...
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After Image
How to Get Your Work in the Louvre? Hang it up Yourself!
September 16, 2022Ironically, while Mr. Guérineau has indicated a desire to infuse France’s museums with fresh blood and...
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Movies
The Weekly Listicle: William and Julia’s Revised Best/Worst Lists of 2009!
September 3, 2022This week in honor of the Academy Awards – traditionally the last opportunity to discuss the...
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After Image
Running Fence: Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Masterpiece Revisited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
September 14, 2022While one might be tempted to attribute the project's failure to grandiose ambition, the success of...
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Movies
The Big Easy: Great movies and TV set in New Orleans
September 14, 2022Music is the heart and soul of New Orleans: Wendell Pierce in a publicity shot for...
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After Image
Iran’s Cultural Heritage Under Threat
September 7, 2022In addition to depriving Iranians of their cultural property, a decision to turn over the artifacts...
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Art
Art Review: Yves Klein: With the Void, Full Powers at the Hirshhorn, Washington, DC
September 25, 2022In one of Klein’s, racier projects, the Anthropometry series, the artist dressed to the nines and...
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Art
Art Review: Kurt, at the Seattle Art Museum, Explores Kurt Cobain’s Influence on Contemporary Artists
September 23, 2022Nearby, Jeffry Mitchell’s portrait as Kurt is arguably the hidden gem of the exhibit. Self-Portrait as...
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Movies
Corey Haim Found Dead of Accidental Overdose
September 3, 2022Corey Haim, one of the ’80s brightest teen stars, was found dead aged 38 of an...
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