[Editor's Note: Shea Serrano sometimes writes about Why This Song Sucks, and sometimes about his hilarious and poignant life and times. Better put your shoes on because your socks are about to be blown off.] Today, likely while you are reading this, my students will be taking the state-mandated tes ... More >>
The first few minutes of Lincoln play out like a parody of the expectations of Steven Spielberg's detractors. The Great Emancipator rests like a humble Solomon upon a hard wooden chair, surrounded by freely mixing black and white soldiers of that great war of his. One black soldier dares to speak of ... More >>
Little treat for First Amendment advocates on next week's episode of "Modern Family": Adopted two-year-old Lily will drop the F bomb all over set, much to the horror of her two dads. (Gay parents! Curse words! The controversies of the '90s are alive on prime time.) Titled "Little Bo Bleep," the epi ... More >>
Steven Spielberg Does World War I
FacebookHave you seen Megan?[Update: Wren's father hunted her down Saturday in Westlake. According to City News Service, she's now receiving medical treatment -- perhaps having to do with reported past struggles with drug addiction -- in Riverside. Sizemore's statement to TMZ: "I'm relieved a ... More >>
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