Hustle & Flow
With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful rapper.
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I would classify things in this category that were related to arts, literature, cinema, performance. Things that make us and the world better.
Santorum and His – It Takes A Family
This morning I listened, as I always do, to NPR’s Morning Edition. They interviewed Sen Rick Santorum about his book, It Takes a Family. Clearly, the book’s title is a slam against Hillary Clinton’s book, It Takes a Village. I haven’t read his book, but according to what he said this morning, instead of slamming Hillary, it sounds as if he actually agrees.
Read moreStar Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
After three years of fighting in the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker concludes his journey towards the Dark Side of the Force, putting his friendship with Obi Wan Kenobi and his marriage at risk.
Read moreWho Invented Long Island Iced Tea
The strip of land near New York City has long been a launchpad for icons of American culture, including a cocktail that carried the Long Island name to frat parties everywhere.
Read moreYoung Persons Guide to The Orchestra-Texas Style
Boys cannot audition for soprano or alto roles in that state’s All-State Choir. Girls cannot audition for tenor or bass. No matter where their talents lie. As a result, 17-year-old Mikhael Rawls, who already has won awards for his countertenor ? the male parallel to soprano ? can’t try out in the part where he excels.
Read moreFantastic Four
A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom .
Read moreWhy Psychiatrists Are Called Shrinks
Psychiatric MDs and their psychoanalytical brethren probably don’t like it, but the term “shrink” has been around since the 1950s. Back then, the full label was “headshrinker.”
Read moreWar of the Worlds
As Earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines, one family fights for survival.
Read moreFull Frontal
A day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a friend’s birthday party.
Read moreThe Last Picture Show
The spirit of the novel is captured perfectly; that of the desperation and claustrophobia of small town life, where generation after generation undergo the same rites of passage, living out the same lives of frustration and unrealised dreams.
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