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The Movies Made Me Do It

     With the new out cry against bullying and violence sweeping the country, we are once again asked to revisit an age old argument: How do movies and video games affect our children? There are many people who will argue that violence and sexual themes in video games, movies, and television alter a child’s perception […]

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Censorship Wins Another Round

Censorship continues to take hold…   In Canada, the broadcast standards council has ruled that Dire Straits’ 1985 hit “Money for Nothing” cannot be played on the radio unless it is played only as a censored version, leaving out the word “faggot”. This decision was reached after a single caller to a radio station complained

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Quote…Fran Lebowitz

"Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simple eat something sweet and the feeling will pass. Your life story would not make a good book. Do not even try."

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VIDEO: Maher Takes Down Oprah

Every year of "Oprah’s Favorite Things" I’ve said the very things Maher talks about in this video. I found this year’s entry to be the worst and most disturbing. This year’s audience members were supposedly "people who give back", meaning people who volunteer and help others. That makes their display of ultimate greed all the

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