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TV on DVD: “The Andy Griffith Show 50th Anniversary: The Best of Mayberry”

Scott Malchus February 21, 2011 0

In honor of the 50th anniversary of The Andy Griffith Show, CBS/Paramount has released The Best of Mayberry, a collection of fan favorites on three DVDs. For anyone who got to experience when these

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Sugar Water: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Say Anything Even Mildly Offensive

Robert Cass January 11, 2011 12

When Captain Owen Honors was demoted by the U.S. Navy on January 4 for in-house videos he made almost five years earlier, he learned an important lesson: electric cars aren't gay

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Wandering the Aisles, Vol. 3: A Steaming Pile of Grinch

Mike Duquette December 24, 2010 0

Every holiday season, dozens of writers attempt to trivialize the holiday season through popular culture. Chestnuts like It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street and A Christmas Story are stretched in order to

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Political Culture: Hell Week for Catholics

Jon Cummings May 14, 2009 4

When the long-awaited, religiously incendiary sequel to The Da Vinci Code arrives in theaters and the anticipated uproar is reduced to a low roar, you know it’s gotta be a rough week for the

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Sugar Water: Print, Profits, and “The Paper”

Robert Cass November 16, 2008 19

On November 5, the morning after Senator Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States of America, Oprah Winfrey appeared on her talk show with an American flag in one hand

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