The American Culture http://stkarnick.com/ en Copyright 2010 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:57:05 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2ysb5-20051201 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Griffin Booed by U.S. Troops Kathy Griffin booed by troops for Palin remark - USATODAY.com ]]> http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2010/12/griffin_booed_by_us_troops.html http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2010/12/griffin_booed_by_us_troops.html People Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:57:05 -0500 Author, Libby Malin Sternberg on writing for romance and YA fiction The most recent issue of The Culture Alliance’s Weekly Update newsletter included a focus on Cultural Influence Professional Libby Malin Sternberg, novelist of romance and Young Adult fiction. She provides advice to aspiring writers, discusses the challenge of writing romance novels, and reviews the possibilities existing within so-called Young Adult fiction.
]]> http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/author_libby_malin_sternberg_o.html http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/author_libby_malin_sternberg_o.html Prose fiction Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:06:21 -0500 TCM Thrillers Preview (December 14 - 20) Monday]]> http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/tcm_thrillers_preview_december_1.html http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/tcm_thrillers_preview_december_1.html Movies Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:19:47 -0500 Liberals Wonder: Is '30 Rock' racist?  

30 Rock

 

It's gotta be, right? Just look at all that bling on Tracey Jordan.

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]]> http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/the_totalitarian_mindset_and_g.html http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/the_totalitarian_mindset_and_g.html Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:49:28 -0500 Of Marigolds and Minarets Life forms—or something else?]]> http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/of_marigolds_and_minarets.html http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/of_marigolds_and_minarets.html Web Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:23:44 -0500 The Twilight series: Mormon apologetics with vampires & werewolves John Granger examines the "the distinctively Latter-day Saint theological-literary structure" within Stephanie Meyer's popular books. His arguments deserve serious consideration by both fans and detractors of this pop culture phenomena, notes Daniel Crandall.]]> http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/the_twilight_series_is_much_mo.html http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/the_twilight_series_is_much_mo.html Prose fiction Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:36:22 -0500 TCM Thrillers (December 7 - 13) 'D.O.A.' (1950)]]> http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/tcm_thrillers_december_7_13.html http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/tcm_thrillers_december_7_13.html Movies Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:12:03 -0500 Winsome 'White Collar' Offers Solid Entertainment, Good Values (l-r) Tim DeKay, Matt Bomer, and Tiffani Thiessen in 'White Collar'
 
 
 
 
 
 
The USA Network comedy-drama series White Collar exemplifies what television dramas do best, S. T. Karnick writes.
]]> http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/post_311.html http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/post_311.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:50:47 -0500 Fiction Friday This week's issue of The Culture Alliance's Fiction Friday newsletter includes John J. Miller on Ronald Reagan's favorite novelist, C.S. Lewis on the attention critics give to Story as such, and an excerpt from a powerful short story on love and loss from aspiring YA author Kelly C. Roell. You can sign up for TCA's Fiction Friday newsletter here.
]]> http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/fiction_friday_1.html http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/fiction_friday_1.html Prose fiction Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:56:34 -0500 'Monk' Finale Tonight Image from 'Monk'

 

 

After eight years, USA Network's Monk concludes tonight with the second half of a two-part episode tying all the loose ends together--and introducing some new ones, S. T. Karnick writes.

]]> http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/monk_finale_tonight.html http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/monk_finale_tonight.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:53:12 -0500 Dwight Schrute Sings 'We Are The World'  

Dwight Schrute

 

Fact: At 4:07, 4:19 and 5:55 (close-up) of the following video,
Dwight Schrute from "The Office" is standing next to Harry Belafonte during
Quincy Jones' iconic "We Are the World" Super Group benefit video.

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My former employer, The Washington Times, has announced a 40 percent staff reduction — and just in time for Christmas!

 

The paper, which in the very near future will be distributed for free in the DC-area, will reportedly only concentrate on national political coverage — meaning, it seems, the end of the Metro, Sports, Style and Business sections ... for starters.

]]> http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/the_washington_times_to_slash.html http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/the_washington_times_to_slash.html Journalism Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:53:34 -0500 About the Comcast-NBC/Universal Merger Jack Donaghy 30 Rock

 

 

 

The long-awaited announcement of a deal between cable giant Comcast and NBC/Universal came down this morning. In short, Comcast will now be the majority owner of NBC — long the property of General Electric.

 

My first concern? Whither the great jokes and story line on NBC's "30 Rock" involving Alec Baldwin's Jack Donaghy?

]]> http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/about_the_comcastnbcuniversal.html http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/about_the_comcastnbcuniversal.html Commerce Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:26:19 -0500 TCM Thrillers Preview (December 7 - 13) Tuesday]]> http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/tcm_thrillers_preview_december.html http://stkarnick.com/blog2/2009/12/tcm_thrillers_preview_december.html Movies Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:19:10 -0500