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AMERICA IS IN DECLINE: SIGNS, CAUSES, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL POLITICS
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Merlin Recap: ‘The Sins of the Father’ (Season 2, Episode 8)
April 12, 2026Though as the mysterious knight’s identity is revealed, it turns out that the gracious Sir is...
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Video Games
Seeking Absolution Solutions
April 11, 2026It’s raining. Outside the Waikiki Motel the palm trees sway with the showers under a sky...
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Movies & TV
Merlin Recap: ‘The Lady of the Lake’ (Season 2, Episode 9)
April 11, 2026That which will be given to Freya must be stolen from Arthur, and so Merlin goes...
Music
Album Review: Hot Chip’s In Our Heads
April 11, 2026dancing in the summer seems masochistic. Yet In Our Heads by Hot Chip may very well...
Fiction Reviews
Book Review: In One Person by John Irving
April 11, 2026And therein shines the beauty of Irving’s tale, who we used to be as a society...
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Movies & TV
Twenty Twelve Recap: ‘Boycott, Part 1’ (Season 2, Episode 1)
April 11, 2026And they’re off! Another series of the BBC’s relentlessly gentle satire on the absurdities of the...
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Dance
Dance USA’s 30th Anniversary Conference
April 11, 2026After having been dragged into an undertow where only conference-ese is spoken, two performance programs featuring...
Movies
Best and Worst Movies of 2012 – The First Half
April 10, 2026The Fourth Wall Presents A Look At Our Five Best and There Worst Movies of the...
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Art & Design
Art Review: Gauguin, Cézanne, Matisse: Visions of Arcadia, Philadelphia Museum of Art
April 10, 2026A dark mass of ominous clouds invades the blue sky in La Grande Bacchanale. In Et...
Movies & TV
The Newsroom Recap: The 112th Congress (Season 1, Episode 3)
April 10, 2026Photos courtesy of Melissa Moseley/HBO It would be surprising to hear anyone argue that last night’s...
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Video Games
Farcry 3, Fight Club, and Ultra-Violence: Or Why Gaming Needs to Gain Weight!
April 10, 2026Of the many previews that emerged from this year’s E3 to generate hype, one that didn’t...
Blog-Music
Mixtape review: Childish Gambino’s Royalty
April 10, 2026Childish Gambino is the not-really-a-side-project rap persona of multiple-threat megatalent Donald Glover. What he's most famous...
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Art & Design
Art Review: Gustav Klimt: The Magic of Line, The Getty Center
April 9, 2026Fans of animation will feel at home here – this is an exhibit all about the...
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Movies & TV
Twenty Twelve Recap: ‘Boycott: Part 2’ (Season 2, Episode 2)
April 9, 2026Particularly laughed at her agreeing so wholeheartedly with Ian Fletcher’s ideas that she prevents him from...
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Movies
100 Greatest Gangster Films: Atlantic City, #68
April 9, 2026Lou was one tough Atlantic City gangster in his time. Says he knew Al Capone, Lucky...
Movies & TV
Singin’ In The Rain: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
April 9, 2026It is more than just one of the all-time greats, grouped with the likes of Casablanca...
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Television
Merlin Recap: ‘Sweet Dreams’ (Season 2, Episode 10)
April 9, 2026The rulers in question are converging on Camelot for a peace conference of the kind I...
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Movies & TV
Merlin Recap: ‘The Witch’s Quickening’ (Season 2, Episode 11)
April 8, 2026Mordred is being smuggled into Camelot hidden in a barrel, whilst he psychically gives directions to...
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Movies & TV
The Newsroom Recap: I’ll Try to Fix You (Season 1, Episode 4)
April 8, 2026The next day, Page Six runs a story about Will groping Nina at the party. Charlie...
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Movies & TV
Twenty Twelve Recap: ‘Clarence House’ (Season 2, Episode 3)
April 8, 2026Anyway, the royal flunkies have called because they want to talk about a possible co-branding opportunity,...
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Movies & TV
100 Greatest Gangster Films: The Godfather, #1
December 20, 2025The Godfather made careers, most notably those of Francis Ford Coppola and Al Pacino, despite the...
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Movies
Happy Birthday, NC-17!
September 1, 2026The basics of the MPAA’s rating system (from here). Oh, NC-17. You’re like that friend who’s...
Movies
Why Clash of the Titans might be “The Worst Movie Ever Made”
September 4, 2026Is Clash of the Titans one of the worst movies ever made? William Bibbiani makes an...
Movies
The Great Music Videos #2: “Thriller” (dir. John Landis)
August 31, 2026Jackson as a zombie in “Thriller” William Bibbiani noted in the Great Music Videos #1 post...
Art
How to Get Your Work in the Louvre? Hang it up Yourself!
September 9, 2026Ironically, while Mr. Guérineau has indicated a desire to infuse France’s museums with fresh blood and...
Art
Running Fence: Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Masterpiece Revisited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
September 7, 2026While one might be tempted to attribute the project's failure to grandiose ambition, the success of...
Iran
Iran’s Cultural Heritage Under Threat
August 31, 2026In addition to depriving Iranians of their cultural property, a decision to turn over the artifacts...
Movies
Movie Review: The Lovely Bones
August 16, 2026The novel opens with a striking, abrupt proclamation: “My name is Salmon, like the fish; first...
Television
The Big Easy: Great movies and TV set in New Orleans
September 7, 2026Music is the heart and soul of New Orleans: Wendell Pierce in a publicity shot for...
Non-Fiction Reviews
Book Review: Cleopatra: A Biography by Duane W. Roller
September 12, 2026Pity Duane W. Roller, author of Cleopatra: A Biography. I can just imagine the initial conversation...
Movies
Corey Haim Found Dead of Accidental Overdose
August 26, 2026Corey Haim, one of the ’80s brightest teen stars, was found dead aged 38 of an...
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