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The Browser:
\nNews & links to raise your eyebrows & furrow your brow.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
New headlines will be added as the day goes on. Stay tuned.<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

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The Wall Street Journal and a Wascally Wabbit<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Billy Collins pays tribute to his heroes\u2026 Looney Toons characters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Distortions and villifications<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In view of Dobson\u2019s words about Obama, Stephen Lamb asks,<\/a> \u201cWhat hope is there for democracy?\u201d And he offers some notable quotes.<\/p>\n

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Lie to Me<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tim Roth<\/strong> stars as a human lie detector in a new FOX television series<\/a>?! Wow. I hope the show is worthy of his talent.<\/p>\n

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Sasha Baron Cohen is Holmes. Will Ferrell is Watson. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m already standing in line.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhy We Need Movie Reviewers\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Slate<\/em>\u2018s Erik Lundegaard makes some interesting observations<\/a> on how to measure the relevance of film critics.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s almost a given these days that movie critics are elitist, while moviegoers are populist. When the highest-grossing films get panned by critics, what good are critics? As publishers across the country dump their reviewers, this is not exactly a rhetorical question.<\/p>\n

Believe it or not, though, critically acclaimed films generally do better than critically panned films at the box office\u201a\u00c4\u00eeif you measure their performance in the right way.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(via Wells<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Tom Waits\u2019 song for the decapitated?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The funniest thing about this Tom Waits concert review<\/a> is that the reviewer refers to the classic song \u201cHang Down Your Head\u201d as\u2026 wait for it\u2026 \u201cHand Down Your Head.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Middle-Earth Muddle<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

An update<\/a> on the Lawsuits of the Rings.<\/p>\n

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How to Write a Movie<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Some tips<\/a> from the writer of Millions<\/em>, 24-Hour Party People, Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
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Mozart or Salieri?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Listen to clips, and make your guess. Which composer is responsible for each?<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks to Martin Stillion for the link.<\/p>\n

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Christianity on the movie in China<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

GetReligion has a post on the progress of Christianity in China<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The latest variation on the Vader Sessions.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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