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...Potter, which some conservative Christian parents rejected because the books dealt with magic and witches and wizards. I never understood why J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis' witches and wizards got a free pass just because the authors wore their missions on their sleeves. (You see it in the Twilight saga too; we're O.K. with vampires and werewolves as long as they're fighting it out to protect a girl's virginity.) If, to some parents, J.K. Rowling's subtlety makes her lessons suspect, I think it makes them powerful. Kids, like adults, resist force-feeding. When a whole generation...
...lowest gross of any winner since Labor Day weekend. But those rooting for an underdog had plenty to cheer about. The Blind Side - the true-life sports movie about a determined white woman and her adopted black son - finally overtook the vampires and werewolves of The Twilight Saga: New Moon at the North American wickets, according to studio estimates. And none of the three debut films in wide release could earn even half of what The Blind Side did. The only movie to spark hopes of box-office gelt and Oscar gold, Up in the Air, opened in limited release...
...Blind Side, $20.4 million; $129.3 million, third week ? ?2. The Twilight Saga: New Moon, $15.7 million; $255.6 million, third week ? ?3. Brothers, $9.7 million, first weekend ? ?4. A Christmas Carol, $7.5 million; $115 million, fifth week ? ?5. Old Dogs, $6.9 million; $33.9 million, second week ? ?6. & 7. (tie) Armored, $6.6 million, first weekend. 2012, $6.6 million; $148 million, fourth week ? ?8. Ninja Assassin, $5 million; $28 million, second week ? ?9. Planet 51, $4.3 million; $34 million, third week ? ?10. Everybody's Fine, $4 million...
...Jeffrey W. Feldman is the outgoing Music Editor and incoming Arts Chair. “Tales of a Scorched Earth: The Smashing Pumpkins Saga,” a 19-hour celebration of the Pumpkins’ discography, airs in the early mornings of December 16-18 on 95.3fm WHRB Cambridge...
...media coverage of the continued Tiger Woods saga isn't lacking for much. Lurid rumors? Check. Round-the-clock coverage? You bet. Haughty condemnations? Duh. But there's one thing that Taiwan's media has that we can't match: an animated re-enactment of fight and the accident that started it all. Since Dec. 2, the unintentionally hilarious video from the website of a Taiwan tabloid, Apple Daily, has circulated worldwide...