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Time to split with the Kardashians

With a divorce now in the works for Kim Kardashian and husband of 70-some-days Chris Humphries, Mary Elizabeth Williams in Salon is desperately hoping we can finally put the whole Kardashian mess out...

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No joke: almost 1 in 5 like Colbert in S.C. primary

A Marist poll in the South Carolina Republican primary finds 18 percent of voters could cast their ballot for comedian Stephen Colbert, who is currently “exploring” a bid for the president. Sort of...

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Secondhand market hurting companies

Buying used video games hurts the developers, says Jameson Durall in Gamasutra.  Companies have sold downloadable content and online passes to try and offset deficits, but more must be done before the...

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Older, edgier Eddie Murphy is gone

“Eddie Murphy was a brilliant comic mastermind,” says Tim Grierson in Gawker. “But he’s also the guy who’s done a lot of dreck for a long time.” It’s time for fans to accept that the earlier and edgier...

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Video game reveals a loss of soul

The military video game Modern Warfare 3 provides an illuminating glimpse into contemporary American culture, says Michael Vlahos in The Atlantic. Years of continual war by a professional military have...

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The downside to the 2012 Olympics

While the summer games continue to approach, the International Olympics Committee faces a poor reputation, according to an op-ed in the New York Times. It calls the organization “elitist, domineering...

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Lust for barbarity drives Hollywood

In the wake of the Aurora shooting, a Telegraph piece from 2008 seems eerily prophetic. Jenny McCartney decries the sadistic violence of contemporary cinema, with particular attention to The Dark...

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Bartenders resist making mojitos

Bartenders at packed bars are coming up with ways to prevent you from having a mojito because they take too long to make, says Jenn Doll in The Atlantic. In order to avoid making mojitos, so they can...

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Powerful story or shallow perspective?

Even the trailer for the upcoming movie “The Impossible,” about a vacationing family’s efforts to reunite after a tsunami hit Thailand in 2004 is potent. But, writes David Haglund in Slate, such movies...

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‘Django Unchained’ is no captive to truth

What is objectionable in “Django Unchained” is not the film’s portrayal of a vengeful former slave. It’s the idea “that he could be the only one,” when history is replete with examples of slave...

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Don’t rush to judgment on Woody Allen

  There’s a lot of misinformation circulating online about whether Woody Allen molested his adopted daughter 21 years ago, says Robert Weide in The Daily Beast. People should at least consider the...

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Ad celebrates the melting pot

Coca-Cola’s Super Bowl ad wasn’t unpatriotic, says James Poniewozik in Time. By having people perform “America the Beautiful” in different languages, the ad celebrated America’s ability to absorb...

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Don’t condemn Hoffman for losing addiction battle

Recovery groups contain multiple examples of people with long-term sobriety who succumb to addiction, says David Carr in Medium. Philip Seymour Hoffman battled his addiction successfully for two...

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Opinions in Allen case aren’t the same as truth

People are entitled to an opinion on the Woody Allen/Dylan Farrow scandal, but they’re not entitled to their own version of the truth, says Dahlia Lithwick in Slate. The current litigation by social...

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Long story short

Our opinions: We weigh in briefly on the PSC, a new Troy city hall, Jimmy Fallon, and Donald Trump Powerful information Long after New York deregulated its electricity and natural gas markets,...

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Hollywood gets religion

Religious-themed films are a box office draw and studio executives are more likely to greenlight film projects on Christian believers than nonbelievers, which “reinforces a pervasive cultural tilt...

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Long story short

Our opinions: We weigh in briefly on cash-strapped homeless groups, e-cigarettes, and street music in downtown Albany. Winter over, debts linger The bone-chilling winter nights have finally abated....

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Stardom isn’t expertise

A rash of recent measles outbreaks and a dwindling fan base could explain Jenny McCarthy’s recent denial that she was ever anti-vaccine, says Frank Bruni in the New York Times. Her exposure...

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There’s a gay subtext to the Disney misfit

“Through both its corporate practices and the content of its films, Disney for decades has implemented the so-called ‘gay agenda’—which is to say, helping make the world a more accepting place,” says...

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