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Oprah Signs With XM Radio
It was announced today that Oprah Winfrey has signed a deal with XM Satellite Radio to launch a new channel in September called Oprah & Friends.
Read More »Cartoon Controversy: Are Those Most Offended Least Familiar With Islamic History?
And satire, not religious sensitivity, should remain sacrosanct.
Read More »Blogcritics on Super Bowl XL
After a remarkably mild winter, up to 7 inches of snow is arriving just in time to give Detroit a festive coating and complicate the movement of tens of thousands of fans converging on steel-roofed Ford Field for the 6:30 kickoff of Super Bowl XL between the Pittsburgh Steelers and …
Read More »Media Reality Check: Freedom to Be Offensive?
Cartoons, helicopters, pandas and offensive cartoons, oh my!
Read More »The Image of Mohammad, Free Speech, and Religious Outrage
In September, a dozen cartoons were published in Denmark critical of Islam, some depicting Muhammad, the prophet and founder of Islam, in an unflattering light. Many Muslims consider it blasphemy to print any image of Muhammad. One cartoon depicts Muhammad with a turban in the shape of a bomb. Another …
Read More »Our Story Is Not History For Everybody
Colonial attitudes have proven unwieldy in the past and have caused nothing but trouble; don't you think it's time we tried something different?
Read More »Six Generals Line Up Against the Washington Post
Tom Toles’ editorial cartoon of the wounded gets labeled “reprehensible.” Wounded without adequate care, not even mentioned.
Read More »Speed Kills, Not Video Games
Video games don't kill people - people kill people.
Read More »Our Glamorous World
Being under "a glamour" used to mean being under a spell. Now, well it means pretty much the same thing doesn't it?
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