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Robert Redford Recognized for Eco-Hypocrisy

January 28th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Sundance Film Festival founder Robert Redford stands accused of eco-hypocrisy for opposing an eco-village near his property while quietly selling $2 million lots in the Sundance Preserve for luxury vacation homes. Filmmakers Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer revealed evidence of Redford’s eco-hypocrisy in their new video, Robert Redford Hypocrite (below), as the film festival ends [...]

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Eric Balderas ‘Posterboy’ for Immigration Reform

June 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Just imagine for a moment that you are Barack Obama… I know it’s distasteful, but do it anyway… and assume that your number one goal, politically, is to make it possible for your party to win U.S. elections in perpetuity, with little or no chance of a strong challenge [...]

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Order Fries, Get Ketchup, Ban Landmines

December 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Shown in photos above and below, a ketchup packet designed by the advertising agency Publicis Mojo for the New Zealand Campaign Against Landmines is clever, though I doubt it will end the use of landmines. What’s next? I fully expect the concept to be adopted soon by promoters of Hollywood slasher, horror movies of the [...]

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Breitbart Confirms Why ‘I Don’t Listen to Hollywood’

June 6th, 2009 · No Comments

In the “Uncommon Knowledge” video above, The Hoover Institution’s Peter Robinson interviews Andrew Breitbart about a wide range of topics related to the intertwining of the entertainment industry and politics.  If you have 30 minutes to spare, I strongly recommend you watch the entire program and then share it with folks you know. For me, [...]

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Business Links Female Inmates with Outsiders

April 9th, 2009 · No Comments

From the “unbelievably-strange news” file comes news about a 10-year-old business, ConjugalHarmony.com, that connects female prison inmates with men from the outside. The antithesis of eHarmony.com, this business bills itself as “the oldest, most trusted name in conjugal dating” and banks on the slogan, “The nagging stops when the bars slam shut!” The company’s web [...]

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ABC Preps Wall Street Comedies for Primetime

March 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments

From the “I DON’T LISTEN TO HOLLYWOOD!” department: Believe it or not, ABC television is prepping to air pilots for two new television comedies based upon “recent Wall Street carnage and the sad toll it’s taken on that once-mighty warrior, the investment banker.” The sad toll it’s taken on that once-mighty warrior, the investment banker?  [...]

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Family-Friendly Film Coming to Theaters Sept. 18

February 25th, 2009 · No Comments

If you long for a high-quality, family-friendly film to watch with your kids, one is available in the form of THE SECRETS OF JONATHAN SPERRY, set to hit theaters nationwide Sept. 18. Because it’s an independent film, however, it might require some work on your part to be able to see it — that is, [...]

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