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It is kinda funny. On this, the 100th birthday of the late great Mother Teresa, the Empire State Building is under fire from more than just the Catholic League. The organization, as you may remember, is holding a protest tonight regarding its owner’s refusal to mark the day with a symbolic blue and white light…

“Wherever they went, the Christians brought with them their love of art, beauty and learning. From about the eighth to the eleventh century, their culture was superior in many ways to that of Arabic Islam.” That passage from a New York State Regents Exam reading selection is, of course, a shocking example of the state…

Hollywood Reporter says G4, the Comcast-owned cable network known for video game and tech-themed themed programming (i.e. Attack of the Show), has ordered ten episodes of a Cops-style reality show that will follow a bomb-disposal unit in Afghanistan. The show, called Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan, is the latest of a series of horrendous reality show concepts…

In announcing her departure from radio following her now-infamous “N” word rant, Dr. Laura Schlessinger told CNN’s Larry King “I’ve made the decision not to do radio anymore. The reason is I want to regain my First Amendment rights.” Though, while she did apologize for repeatedly assaulting her caller with a word she (the caller)…

The nasty argument over Park 51 (formerly known as Cordoba House), the proposed Islamic community center/mosque goes on. The thing about this particular shouting match (debate is far too dignified a term for much of what’s been said) is that, in my opinion, whoever “wins” (that is, gets what they want) will ultimately lose. If…

Here’s a refreshing story where two parties have a dispute, listen to each other and find a resolution — with neither side demonizing the other. It’s the best kind of Man Bites Dog — the kind where no one actually gets bitten. It all started when Best Buy, the electronics retailer behind the famed Geek…

My blog yesterday on what I found to be a sanctimonious Keith Olbermann commentary suggesting that opposition to the proposed community/mosque near Ground Zero stemmed from anti-Muslim bigotry drew some comments. Martin S. wrote: HOW ABOUT SOME SENSITIVITY TOWARDSTHE MORE THAN 3000 SOULS WHO LOSTTHEIR LIVES ON THAT TERRIBLE DAY??WHAT ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES ANDFRIENDS?? That…

Keith Olbermann, the low-rated MSNBC host, has weighed in on the proposed Muslim community center (for the sake of argument I won’t use the word “mosque”)  near New York’s Ground Zero. I weigh in now on Mr. Olbermann’s commentary (video/transcript here) suggesting that opposition to the center must stem from bad-old American intolerance though no…

Here’s a YouTube edited version of Showtime’s The Big C, officially premiering tonight at 10:30 PM ET.  The show stars Laura Linney as Cathy Jamison, a wife (actually estranged from her husband), mother and school teacher who, after being diagnosed with stage IV melanoma decides to spend whatever time she has left (she’s uninterested in…

Shades of Dan Quayle vs. Murphy Brown in the the early nineties. Now, it’s Bill O’Reilly taking on Jennifer Aniston over the 41-year-old actress’ statement (while promoting her new film The Switch, a comedy about sperm donation) that “Women are realizing it more and more knowing that they don’t have to settle with a man…
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