The Easter Hit Parade (a summary
Culture
Beginning on February 26, the news and entertainment media have fired a stunning barrage of criticism at religious beliefs, religious practice, and religious symbols. Nothing is too sacred to attack this year, not even the most crucial teachings of Judaism and Christianity.
Showtime Renews Lesbian Series
Culture
The CBS-owned cable network is buying another season of The L Word despite its shrinking audience.
Homosexual Agenda Gets Two-fer in Sunday New York Times
Culture
Coming out is to be praised, as is attending the world's largest lesbian party.
Viacom Contributes to Cultural Corrosion
Culture
68 percent of Americans, including majorities in every demographic group, believe the media are contributing to moral decline.
To Protect Obama, a Journalist Excuses Lies
Culture
Cohen even proposes a rationale few philosophers, or journalism professors, would embrace: that emotional truth trumps intellectual truth.
Philosophers and South Park
Culture
From time to time we hear about zany professors of popular culture using their academic credentials to elevate the most aggressively offensive and potty-mouthed TV shows into the Great Works of Western Civilization.
16 Questions for The New York Times Editorial Board
Culture
Given the Gray Lady's recent eye-opening stands on various issues, CMI Advisory Board member Jan LaRue thought that posing a few questions might help the editorial writers think more clearly.
AP Gets It Wrong on Evangelicals and Global Warming
Culture
Zoll writes that Cizik has been called on the carpet for trying to convince evangelicals about global warming. In fact, evangelicals leaders are concerned about what Cizik is saying to non-evangelicals.
Consumer Choice vs. Pointless Publicity
Culture
This ad campaign doesn't address the most glaring problem with the V-chip – that even if every parent became a technological whiz with the blocking buttons, the broadcast and cable networks do an incredibly slipshod job of accurately describing potentially objectionable content with those letters that nobody knows.
Jan LaRue Joins CMI's Board of Advisors
Culture
Lawyer and commentator will advise, write for MRC's Culture and Media Institute
NBC's Today Show Labels Purity Movement 'Controversial
Culture
Children abstaining from sex until adulthood appears to be an alien concept in certain media circles.
New York Times Movie Reviews: We'll Take Lust over 'Moral Reprimand
Culture
Which movie do you think would get a positive write-up in The New York Times? An inspirational movie about character building, or a comic tribute to lust?
