Religion: How ABC Loathes Thee
Culture
Boston Legal episode is a vehicle for anti-religious propaganda under the guise of entertainment.
Junking the Real Meaning of Art: RIP Mr. Rauschenberg
Culture
Inspired by Rauschenberg's success and unbound by considerations of skill or beauty, a generation of artists was freed to slap together virtually anything and call it Art.
<i>TIME's</i> Religious Democratic Crusader
Culture
Amy Sullivan is anchoring TIME magazine's 2008 presidential campaign coverage. CMI Senior Editor Brian Fitzpatrick provides a revealing look at her
faith-and-politics agenda based on Sullivan's new book and her TIME articles.
ABC's Good Morning America Exploits Sex… Again
Culture
The premiere of Sex and the City, The Movie gives rise to another salacious news story.
Librarians Against, and For, Censorship
Culture
Challenging libraries to provide titles they're not stocking would turn the tables and make people realize that librarians can also be censorious in the titles they choose not to display. The mere act of selecting some books and excluding others is a censorious act.
TIME: Have a Baby, Wreck the Environment
Culture
If you have to have kids, at least reduce their carbon footprint.
ABC's Mother's Day Gift to Viewers: A Same-Sex 'Wedding
Culture
Brothers and Sisters is the first network series to showcase a same-sex union between regular characters. The show continues the network's taboo-busting – or standards-eroding – trend in entertainment and news programming.
CBS Evening News Touts Financial Discipline Expert, but Omits Her Fait
Culture
Reporter Richard Schlesinger is surprised by the notion of giving 10% to charity, the Biblical principle of tithing.
Walters Makes Light of Adultery in Autobiography
Culture
News of Barbara Walters' cheating past gets a free pass from Oprah and The Washington Post.
Applauding 'Grand Theft
Culture
Yes, young lads, you can visit strip clubs and get lap dances, pick up prostitutes, go on assassination missions and conduct gangland-style executions. The New York Times applauded the game's winsome procession of grifters, hustlers, drug peddlers and other gloriously unrepentant lowlifes.
Stars and Stripes, Newsweek Tut-Tut Concerns about Porn on Military Ba
Culture
The big newsweekly suggests Congressman's motive for proposing a ban is re-election, not the welfare of the troops.
NBC Showcases Heartthrob with a Message
Culture
Bella star Eduardo Verastegui appeared on Today to promote the movie's DVD release, but revealed how he found deeper meaning in life than fame and fortune.
Taboo-Busting ABC Touts Sister-Brother Love
Culture
Good Morning America jolts viewers awake with a puff piece on incest.
