Tue, May 22, 2012

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R. Kelly and the State of Freedom in America

Posted 4 months, 1 week ago

Today, I must make a plea on behalf of a great artist – a great man, really – because it seems no one else will.

R. Kelly – the sage who brought us Ignition, The World’s Greatest and I Believe I Can Fly – has wrote 32 new chapters to his exquisite, genre-defining Hip Hopera, Trapped…

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Santorum’s Gone, but the Attack on the Right to Privacy Remains

Posted 1 month, 1 week ago

Tuesday’s resignation by Rick Santorum marks the beginning of a presidential race between two moderates who fancy themselves as the means to great change. But in reality, Santorum was the one true extremist in this presidential race and his rise to relevance signals either the successful…

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Nick Cage’s B-Movie Glory

Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago

On this Oscar weekend, it is hard to think about modern-day Hollywood without hanging your head. It’s natural to howl at the moon, bemoaning a time when the industry really loved the institution of film. It’s easy to remember Brando and Bogart, Grant and Olivier and wonder what we did to deserve…

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