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• Sunday Night Football Theme Song: Carrie Underwood Vs. Faith Hill

  

  This past Sunday, country superstar Carrie Underwood premiered the new, “revamped” Sunday Night Football theme song for the NBC network. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Guest Post: Salinger Documentary Goes Against Everything Holden Caulfield Stood...

  In high school many students dread reading long-winded classics like Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights. Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Robin Thicke-Blurred Lines [Feminist Parody] “Defined Lines”

  

  This week’s “video of the week” is very different than past selections. A few months ago I posted my thoughts on the “Blurred Lines” controversy. Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• To Intervene Or Not to Intervene. (That is the Question.)

  I’ve generally withheld my opinion on US involvement in Syria for mostly this reason: How can government officials support American intervention if it’s done... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Spectacular Now (2013)

  

  The Spectacular Now is a James Ponsoldt directed movie that explores the coming-of-age of high-school teen Sutter Keely (Miles Teller). Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Photo of Wife Carrying Her Double-Amputee Marine Husband Goes Viral

  

  In 2009, Jesse Cottle was in Afghanistan as part of an infantry squad when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded, costing him both his legs. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Mom’s “Happy Dance” 2013

  

  This week’s viral video is of an outrageously, funny mom who annually has her “happy dance” as her children ride off on the school the first day of school. Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 HUMOR, VIRAL

• It’s Not All About the Numbers

  

  Yesterday, marked one year since the inception of this blog. When Mariam and I created Real Talk we wanted to create a forum where fair-minded individuals... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why You Should Be Watching “Breaking Bad”

  

  AMC’s Breaking Bad is a show created and produced by Vince Gilligan. It centers on the criminal life of Walter White (Bryan Cranston). Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Top 10 Hollywood Actresses

  

  This weeks’ list is composed of not only my favorite Hollywood actresses, but those who I think are the best in the business.  As always, these lists don’t get... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 CELEB, DEBATE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)

  

  Lee Daniels latest movie chronicles the 34-year-old career of Eugene Allen as a butler for the White House. The historical drama is inspired by Allen’s real... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We’re the Millers (2013)

  

  When low-level drug dealer David Clark (Jason Sudeikis) is robbed of his marijuana and cash he is forced by his boss (Ed Helms) to smuggle drugs across the... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Paranoia (2013)

  

  Robert Luketic (Legally Blonde) directs the latest entry in the corporate espionage genre. Adam Cassidy (Liam Hemsworth) is an entry-level tech-guy working for... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ashton Kutcher’s Speech—Teen Choice Awards 2013

  

  This week’s entry in my “video of the week” isn’t the typical funny video clip I post.  This week I am posting Ashton Kutcher’s speech at this year’s Teen Choic... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Victoria Arlen, a Paralyzed U.S. Swimmer, is Banned from Paralympic World...

  

  Victoria Arlen was banned from the Paralympics in Montreal because the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) deemed her “not paralyzed” enough. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Should You Be Able to Name Your Baby ‘Messiah’?

  

  A judge in Newport, Tennessee, made national headlines last weekend when she took it upon herself to rename a 7-month-old baby whose parents were before her at ... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner Take on Paparazzi

  

  On Tuesday, celebrities Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner appeared at a legislative hearing in California to urge passage of a bill that would increase penalties... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Blue Jasmine (2013)

  

  Woody Allen’s latest film delves into the distraught and manic life of Jeanette “Jasmine” Francis (Cate Blanchett). Jasmine, as she likes to be called, is a... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

  

  The sequel to Percy Jackson the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) chronicles the adventures the title character and his friends encounter on their... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Top 10 Hollywood Actors

  

  This week’s entry for my “Top 10” list is my favorite Hollywood actors.  As someone who enjoys watching movies I had many to choose from.  These ten actors (I... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY