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Tag: Mainstream Media

Whack Your Friends, Tony Would

I turned into Tony Soprano last year. I got so disgusted with a couple of my friends that I whacked them. Not literally, of course; they’re not sleeping with the fishes or anything. But in terms of being a daily

Frost/Nixon: The Liberal Film As Conservative

I finally got around to watching Frost/Nixon, and I was struck by how often the conservative view of the world–that is to say, reality–snuck in past the filmmakers’ strenuous attempts to bar the door against it. We see, for instance,

Dumbing Down 'At the Movies'

The decline of the mainstream media–a very good thing–is the real story behind an interesting L. A. Times article about Ben Lyons, a film critic on the syndicated TV show At the Movies. Critics and informed movie buffs alike both

Air America Continues to Defile AM Radio

Tuesday night I lost my way on AM radio and accidentally stepped into a steaming pile of Air America. Preoccupied with traffic, my Bluetooth and a mango smoothie while driving home, I neglected to switch stations upon the conclusion of

What Did Coulter Really Say?

[dailymotion 4DXLNJkv5IgbqgRzM nolink] As Chris Matthews and Elizabeth Edwards set out to destroy Ann Coulter for a seemingly inexcusable comment, what did the blonde firebrand really say on Good Morning America, and in what context? See for yourself. [Hint: She