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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
When I saw 30 seconds or so of tv ads/trailers for the new Panther it was immediately obvious that it would be unfunny. The very fact that Kevin Kline, who is infinitely funnier than Martin, was cast in a supporting role immediately demonstrates how unaware the moviemakers were.
Martin was funny in the Jerk and in the original SNL, but that was a very long time ago, and he's been coasting on half a dozen or so tired mannerisms for at least the past 15 years, maybe 20. Comedians don't get bad so much as they get lazy, especially when they look around and realize that they'll sometimes get adulation even when it's no longer earned.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
Salon headlines in your mailbox
