by Michael A. Knipp
Miley Cyrus is a tart. And every other week strategically seductive photos are “leaked” that prove it. But how did Hannah Montana’s newborn star get so gritty so fast? Blame it on The Wonderful World of Disney – it’s creating monsters, and not the loveable “Inc.” kind.
It may [...]

by Stephen Dalla
Ben Stiller’s new movie ” Tropic Thunder” is totally RETARDED…Whoops Taboo.
Even if it’s satire, the word “retarded” is perfectly fine in Hollywood but not for the Special Olympics and other organizations. They are calling for a nationwide boycott of the film, holding protests outside some theaters and decrying the movie as a [...]

Editor’s Note: The subject of this column, Frank Calloway (pictured), is 112 and has lived in a mental institution since 1952, when he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. He has recently found success and ‘buzz’ as a muralist. Guest Columnist James L. Weaver asks, are we celebrating the remarkable - or the ordinary?

by James [...]

Matthew Laufe Scheer, Guest Columnist
Anyone who peruses the exhibit on Byzantine Art placed beside a display of Iron Age swords at the Metropolitan Museum of Art may note how much better the older work fits modern tastes. Artifacts from the Iron Age are tools in the main; from the Byzantine, icons, crosses, lamps shaped like [...]

Ice-T called Soulja Boy’s music “garbage”, especially when compared to the best of hip hop from his era, Rakim & Co.. Soulja Boy, after about 10 minutes of stand-up, responds sincerely with a defense of his hustle. Better father/son disfunctionality than Jerry Springer, not as good as Bill Cosby on Tavis Smiley.
Personally we [...]

LONDON - A rare Monet painting of water lilies fetched $80.4M on Tuesday night at Christie’s. Experts were expecting Le Bassin aux Nymphéas to yield half that. The previous record for a Monet was $41.4M for “The Railroad Bridge at Argenteuil” at Sotheby’s in New York, only last month. The 3×6 feet [...]

SANTA MONICA - George Carlin, a risk-taking, hard-partying comedian best known for the “seven words you can never say on television”, passed suddenly today at 5:55 PM from heart failure. He was 71 years old.
Mr. Carlin has had a history of heart problems and went into the hospital complaining of chest pain. If [...]