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. . . we can see how that might be distasteful: > A company that organizes wrestling entertainment has agreed to remove an Arab-American character from a popular television show after receiving hundreds of complaints about an episode that aired the day of the deadly London bombings. > World Wrestling Entertainment said it

The Casting of Aslan

> Today at the Comic-Con panel for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Walt Disney representatives confirmed that Liam Neeson will indeed be the voice of Aslan. Narnia Movie News [http://www.narniaweb.com/news.asp?id=326&dl=3483310].

Rockabilly

We like Lew Rockwell's eclectic approach, and we like rockabilly. We especially enjoyed this piece today. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/davis6.html]. Excerpt: > The "King of the Cats" at it again: the greatest all around guitar player ever, Brian Setzer, is set for

Erotica is Erotica

The more rampant illegitimate heterosexual acts, the more acceptable homosexual acts seem. That might be the reason a "gay vibe" TV show like Desperate Housewives resonates with heteros, but we're just speculating, in a half-baked kind of way. We'll think about it some more.

High Praise

High praise from Pat Buchanan for Cinderella Man: > Men and women like the James and Mae Braddock of this film were the products of homes, schools, churches and parishes, and Howard's depiction of the community that produced them marks this as one of the most pro-Catholic films

1970s Pinball

Sure, the 1970s were tacky and the art on the pinball machines captured the tackiness perfectly. Still, we enjoyed this blog post with pictures of vintage '70s pinball machines. Link [http://positiveapeindex.blogspot.com/2005/07/such-supple-wrist.html].

Hoisting Them by Their Own Petard in the Village

Adam Thierer at Tech Central Station raises a valid concern about Hillary Clinton's desire to regulate video games: > The Clinton bill might best be thought of as a "hanging the industry with its own rope" regulatory scheme. That is, her bill would hijack the industry&

Maximum Sex

> Authorities in Florida are sending convicted sex offenders to jail for violating the terms of their probation by having men's magazines such as Maxim. > Andrew Calderon, 23, was jailed for six days before a judge ordered his release after officers found a racy poster and calendar

Keep Your Finger on the Remote

> The NBC network, eager for new hits to reverse a ratings slump, said on Friday it has given a mid-season 2005-06 commitment to a new drama titled "The Book of Daniel," depicting Christ as a contemporary confidant to a pill-popping priest. > The series stars Aidan Quinn

Poker Mania

Dave Kindred is to The Sporting News what Rick Reilly is to Sports Illustrated: its leading columnist, occupying the back page. Kindred's writing might stand a half notch below Reilly's, but Kindred's left-leaning ideas are visible only between the lines, whereas Reilly wears his