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God and Sinners at the Grammys
By
Paul O'Donnell
Still in the early going, the Grammys telecast has a savvy mix of blasphemy and gospel going. Notice how Kid Rock dressed as a parson and sang “Rock and Roll Jesus,” followed (after a palate cleanser of pure spun sugar in Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus) by Jennifer Hudson backed by risers of singers in…
Bart Simpson Scientology Calls
By
Ellen Leventry
When I read last week on HuffingtonPost.com that Nancy Cartwright, a.k.a. the voice of Bart Simpson and devoted Scientologist, was making robocalls on behalf of a church event in the voice of everyone’s favorite 10 year-old troublemaker, I was curious to see what response Twentieth Century Fox* would have. Back in the early days of…
Why is Clint Eastwood Being Shunned at the Academy Awards?
By
Douglas Howe
Why is Clint getting dissed? I don’t know if you saw “Gran Torino,” but it was one of the more redemptive films of 2008, albeit with the R-rating, violence, and language. I can’t wait to show the TV version to my kids. Perhaps his peers are just too tired of seeing Eastwood nominated. Perhaps the…
The Last Confederate of ‘Dunces’ Dies
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Paul O'Donnell
Les Phillabaum, the former editorial director at Louisiana State University Press, who took a chance to publish the unknown, deceased author John Kennedy Toole’s novel, “A Confederacy of Dunces” died on January 14th. With Phillabaum’s passing, the players who pulled off one of the most remarkable and inspiring escapades in the annals of publishing are…
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