en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/789286 Comments by Gina952 http://www.salvomag.com/new/articles/salvo20/american-horror-story-infidelity-and-abortion.php#IDComment311704189 Really thoughtful piece, Karen. Chicken that I am, I could never watch anything even half this scary without having insomnia for the rest of my life. :-) But I appreciate your analysis. Thu, 8 Mar 2012 22:42:29 +0000 http://www.salvomag.com/new/articles/salvo20/american-horror-story-infidelity-and-abortion.php#IDComment311704189 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lsolov/2012/03/01/draft/#IDComment305489728 A fitting epitaph. R.I.P., happy warrior. Thu, 1 Mar 2012 14:53:15 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lsolov/2012/03/01/draft/#IDComment305489728 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cftoto/2012/02/18/bh-interview-twilight-audio-book-narrator-ilyana-kadushin-the-sagas-unsung-star/#IDComment295987444 Yes, good old sex-and-violence-free paranormal adventures about an abusive stalker. I have nothing against Ms. Kadushin; she sounds like a nice and talented person. But I'm afraid that if she thinks these books are just good clean fun, she's mistaken. There are some pretty damaging ideas in them. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:58:09 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cftoto/2012/02/18/bh-interview-twilight-audio-book-narrator-ilyana-kadushin-the-sagas-unsung-star/#IDComment295987444 http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2012/02/re_rick_santoru.php#IDComment294975546 On that point, I couldn't agree more. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:17:35 +0000 http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2012/02/re_rick_santoru.php#IDComment294975546 http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2012/02/re_rick_santoru.php#IDComment294963665 We should never talk about any topic that a certain segment of voters might not like? That's going to narrow down the range of permissible topics pretty considerably. (And since the Reagan comparison has come up, seems to me that he too had quite a few things to say about sex-related issues.) Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:58:57 +0000 http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2012/02/re_rick_santoru.php#IDComment294963665 http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2012/02/re_rick_santoru.php#IDComment294950182 Santorum has never promised to lecture Americans on sex. Melodramatic much? Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:39:51 +0000 http://www.hyscience.com/archives/2012/02/re_rick_santoru.php#IDComment294950182 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cftoto/2012/01/18/wiig-rattles-hollywoods-power-structure-by-avoiding-bridesmaids-sequel/#IDComment268181993 Good for her. She should have a talk with Andrew Lloyd Webber. Now there's a man who doesn't know when to quit. (A "Phantom" sequel? REALLY?) Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:53:53 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cftoto/2012/01/18/wiig-rattles-hollywoods-power-structure-by-avoiding-bridesmaids-sequel/#IDComment268181993 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2012/01/13/daily-show-brilliantly-exposes-president-of-civility-project-who-smeared-tea-partiers-as-terrorists/#IDComment263280555 I'm not a "Daily Show" fan, but that was brilliant. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:58:00 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2012/01/13/daily-show-brilliantly-exposes-president-of-civility-project-who-smeared-tea-partiers-as-terrorists/#IDComment263280555 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/gdalfonzo/2011/12/28/top-5-country-albums-of-2011/#IDComment261412617 Hang on to that open mind and positive attitude -- they're good things for a critic to have. And the world could use a lot more of them. :-) Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:24:01 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/gdalfonzo/2011/12/28/top-5-country-albums-of-2011/#IDComment261412617 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/gdalfonzo/2011/12/28/top-5-country-albums-of-2011/#IDComment259756397 Thanks for the nice comment, shelibells! Glad you liked the article and that you enjoy music! I would recommend that any aspiring reviewer read two books: "The Portable Dorothy Parker," and "Broadway Babies Say Goodnight" by Mark Steyn. Parker, though her politics were way out there, was a genius at reviewing; Steyn is a genius at just about everything. The two of them taught me to write with honesty and enthusiasm and to keep it down to earth. (I might also throw C. S. Lewis's "An Experiment in Criticism" in there. It's a more difficult read, but you can learn a lot from it about criticism and the arts in general.) One more tip: If you don't like what you're reviewing, don't be afraid to say so -- but never sneer at the artist or at the audience. A work of art may be worthy of contempt, but human beings deserve respect. Then just write as much as you can and submit as much as you can to as many publications as you can (always being careful to follow their publishing guidelines). Best wishes! Mon, 9 Jan 2012 20:04:15 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/gdalfonzo/2011/12/28/top-5-country-albums-of-2011/#IDComment259756397 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/12/29/iron-lady-provoking-massive-rethink-on-thatchers-political-social-legacy/#IDComment250366842 Whatever the motives of the filmmakers are, if this film causes the current generation to see her in a more positive light, that'll be beyond cool. :-) Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:47:44 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/12/29/iron-lady-provoking-massive-rethink-on-thatchers-political-social-legacy/#IDComment250366842 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/gdalfonzo/2011/12/28/top-5-country-albums-of-2011/#IDComment250285868 And yet Beethoven represented a huge change from Bach, and there were those who considered his music outlandish and terrible. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:20:50 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/gdalfonzo/2011/12/28/top-5-country-albums-of-2011/#IDComment250285868 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/gdalfonzo/2011/12/28/top-5-country-albums-of-2011/#IDComment250054357 Pop-country she may be, but the "tart" part is hardly fair in this case. If you ask me, when you look at how most young pop starlets act today, a girl ought to get a little credit for not flashing everything she owns for the whole world to see. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:33:14 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/gdalfonzo/2011/12/28/top-5-country-albums-of-2011/#IDComment250054357 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/adelgado/2011/12/28/hollywoods-mean-girls-when-feminist-actresses-attack-female-conservatives/#IDComment249564790 Oh great, Barkin's on Twitter crowing that she gets to be a guest programmer on TCM. What do they do, examine everyone's liberal credentials before they let them on? Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:31:26 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/adelgado/2011/12/28/hollywoods-mean-girls-when-feminist-actresses-attack-female-conservatives/#IDComment249564790 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/12/28/daily-call-sheet-national-film-registry-chooses-cheetah-dies-and-links-galore/#IDComment249521159 I think I'll do that. The former sounds particularly good -- I've always liked Glenn Ford. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:13:44 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/12/28/daily-call-sheet-national-film-registry-chooses-cheetah-dies-and-links-galore/#IDComment249521159 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/12/28/movie-crowds-dip-to-16-year-low/#IDComment249505409 Gotta love how that first quote came from the guy responsible for "Chipwrecked." :-) Physician, heal thyself! Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:42:46 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/12/28/movie-crowds-dip-to-16-year-low/#IDComment249505409 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/gdalfonzo/2011/12/28/top-5-country-albums-of-2011/#IDComment249487700 They were all legends, and deservedly so. But they could hardly go on singing forever; no human being could. And an art form that lives solely in the past is an art form that's dead and decaying. Just because, say, the Victorians wrote great novels, we wouldn't say that no one should ever write a novel again. :-) Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:11:52 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/gdalfonzo/2011/12/28/top-5-country-albums-of-2011/#IDComment249487700 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cftoto/2011/12/28/top-5-worst-films-of-2011-from-a-super-dud-to-sandlers-sorriest-effort-to-date/#IDComment249400914 Especially really sickening ones! Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:46:32 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cftoto/2011/12/28/top-5-worst-films-of-2011-from-a-super-dud-to-sandlers-sorriest-effort-to-date/#IDComment249400914 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cftoto/2011/12/28/top-5-worst-films-of-2011-from-a-super-dud-to-sandlers-sorriest-effort-to-date/#IDComment249354939 I have to disagree: "Troll 2" was so bad it was HORRENDOUS. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:25:55 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/cftoto/2011/12/28/top-5-worst-films-of-2011-from-a-super-dud-to-sandlers-sorriest-effort-to-date/#IDComment249354939 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/sschochet/2011/12/25/its-a-wonderful-life-the-stories-behind-the-yuletide-classic-part-2/#IDComment247780580 People do tend to forget how dark it is, even when they've seen it all. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:19:20 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/sschochet/2011/12/25/its-a-wonderful-life-the-stories-behind-the-yuletide-classic-part-2/#IDComment247780580