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Myth Four: The West can defuse tension by seeking dialogue with terrorist groups and unfriendly governments . Even Deepak knows ther...

--> The barbaric murders at Charlie Hebdo magazine are the latest reminder that it's time for Westerners to jettison o...

THE IMITATION GAME (2014) Directed by Morten Tyldum Black Bear Pictures, PG-13, 114 minutes * * * * The Imitati...

Bark: Stories (2014) By Lorrie Moore Knopf, 9780307594136, 208 pp. * * I got bamboozled by the Hype Machine, th...

--> INSANE CITY    (2013) By Dave Barry Berkley Trade, 400 pp. #9782425264720 * * I used to read Dave Barry's c...

--> There are so many mediocre movies these days that it's a distinction to be worthy of being singled out as a turkey. Fo...

--> Okay, I know film is digital now and that my title is anachronistic, but you know what I mean. It's a new year and ...