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...Growing Pain or Comeback Kid? Kirk Cameron topped your pop chart as most shocking for his role in Fireproof, a movie that promotes fidelity [Oct. 13]. The copy quips, "Don't call it a comeback. Because it's not." I believe it is an important comeback. Fireproof is an independent film that has the potential to help restore relationships and give real hope. When was the last time Hollywood offered that? Michelle Radford, Greenville...
Kirk Cameron topped your Pop Chart as most shocking for his role in Fireproof, a movie that promotes fidelity [Oct. 13]. The copy quips, "Don't call it a comeback. Because it's not." I believe it is an important comeback. Fireproof is an independent film that has the potential to help restore relationships and give real hope. When was the last time Hollywood offered that? Michelle Radford, GREENVILLE...
...world of collegiate a cappella contains many paradoxes: it is part business and part hobby, part musical expression and part family, the source of college glory and post-graduation stigma. For an activity so routinely ridiculed in pop culture—see Ed Helms’s character on “The Office,” for instance—a cappella attracts hundreds of new students each year. Despite a burgeoning scene that taxes resources, space, and perhaps the patience of Harvard’s audiences, the sense of community found in rehearsals like this one is what...
...like Cera rising to the top of the celebrity ladder, though, is the power of a big break. In reality, people like Stacey Snider are the propellers behind the movies and stars that captivate global audiences. It takes good instincts, guts, a vision, hyper-awareness of social trends and pop culture, and excellent budgeting skills to pull off a box-office hit. So, dispose of that image of the cigar-puffing dude in the big leather chair, because he’s probably taking orders from Stacey Snider...
...more on education or energy or regulate the health-insurance companies. They also loved the idea that government should do this carefully - McCain's best moment was when he described how he'd cut waste. But McCain always looked as if he were a kernel of corn about to pop. He blinked, he spluttered. He interrupted Obama constantly. At times, McCain's outrage seemed righteous, as when he thundered that he was not Bush. (The focus group punished Obama when he mentioned the "failed policies of the past eight years.") But even righteous outrage seemed much too hot this year...