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What Happened To Kevin Smith?

by Erik Kain on February 20, 2012

Kevin Smith’s new reality TV show on AMC, Comic Book Men, is meeting mixed reviews. I haven’t seen it yet, and I’ll be honest out the gates: I probably won’t but I plan to… I just can’t make myself care about Smith’s work these days. Of his entire film repertoire, only Dogma stood out as anything [...]



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Moderate Islam, Pop Culture, and the ‘All-American Muslim’ Boycott

by Erik Kain on December 13, 2011

I think Jonah Goldberg is making excellent sense with his assessment of the ‘All-American Muslim’ controversy we discussed yesterday: I’d bet that TLC’s All-American Muslim is a pretty dull show that borders on hagiography. But I still don’t get why anyone would get so mad about it. As I understand it, the show depicts Muslim families as [...]



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Actor Steven Seagal and Sheriff Joe Arpaio Dispute Puppycide

by Erik Kain on September 2, 2011

I’m outsourcing this post to Sean O’Neal, who says it all so well: Never one to go quietly, Steven Seagal is fighting back against recent allegations that he had a hand in killing the family dog of an Arizona man while filming a segment for his Steven Seagal: Lawman reality show. As you may recall, [...]



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Actor Steven Seagal Sued for Driving Tank into Arizona Home, Killing Puppy

by Erik Kain on August 31, 2011

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, right, talks with actor Steven Seagal, who was visiting the sheriff, after holding a news conference announcing his latest crime suppression illegal immigration operation sweep at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Training Academy Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, in Phoenix. [updated below] The story of Steven Seagal accompanying Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s raid [...]



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