Defining John Hughes
What was his legacy for American pop culture?
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What was his legacy for American pop culture?
Felix Salmon, finance blogger, no longer has to urge The New York Times to kill the conservative economist's column.
The News Corp. magnate brings a simmering debate to boil.
His daughter Nancy invokes him in an op-ed on intellectual property law
Does it prove corporate control of the media, or is it something much simpler?
Three answers out of many: it's about taxes, immortality, and adolescent female desire.
They, it, he, she: who can tell the difference between pronouns any more?
The National Review questions the patriotism of the film based on the cartoon based on the doll.
A cop blogs that Gates and others should avoid asserting their rights as potential crimes are being investigated.
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