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Watching '42' with children: Is the language too much for them?
The surprise box office success of the uplifting Jackie Robinson biographical film "42" suggests that audiences are ready for a PG-13-rated movie filled with coarse, racially charged language. It also raises questions about whether children should see it,...Tags: Django Unchained (movie), Entertainment, L.A. Confidential (movie), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Baseball
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Community reacts to commissioner's racial slur
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsTwo weeks after a Saline County Commissioner used a racial slur while talking about a roof, citizens are still calling for his resignation. During the county commission meeting Tuesday, people stood up one by one to voice various opinions about...Tags: NAACP
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Sheriff's commander disciplined over ring tone
A commander in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was disciplined after his phone rang during a meeting with top brass. But it wasn't failing to put his phone on silent that raised eyebrows. It was the ring tone. Cmdr. Paul Pietrantoni, one...
Tags: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Lee Baca, Religion and Belief, Social Issues, Judaism
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Review: Pleasing '42' has Jackie Robinson's number
"God built me to last," Jackie Robinson says at one point in "42," and, thankfully, his remarkable story is built the same way. It would have to be to survive the full-dress Hollywood biopic treatment it gets in this film, which is unabashedly subtitled...Tags: Entertainment, Abusive Behavior, L.A. Confidential (movie), Ruby Dee, Major League Baseball
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More feedback on 'Accidental Racist'
There are many things to say about Brad Paisley's new song. The country music giant is under fire for "Accidental Racist," about a Starbucks employee who objects to Paisley's Confederate battle flag shirt. The song, Paisley's attempt to metabolize his...
Tags: Music, Brad Paisley, Entertainment, Starbucks Corp., Social Issues
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For parents, '42' offers a chance to talk to kids about racism
The Jackie Robinson biopic "42," which opened in theaters nationwide Friday, presents an opportune moment for adults to have meaningful conversations with their kids about the history of racism in the United States. But with that opportunity comes an...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Alan Tudyk, Entertainment, Major League Baseball, 42 (movie)
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Film review: '42' scores a triple
Special to The Herald-MailToo many weeks ago, I proclaimed "Jack the Giant Slayer" to be the first half-decent movie of 2013. Now along comes "42," and I am proclaiming it to be the first really good movie of 2013. It should not have taken us more than three months to get the...Tags: Django Unchained (movie), Entertainment, Baseball, Justice and Rights, 42 (movie)
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Sheriff's commander reprimanded for mock ethnic ring tone
A top commander in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was disciplined after his phone rang during a meeting with top brass. But it wasn’t failing to put his phone in silent mode that raised eyebrows. It was the ring tone. Cmdr. Paul...Tags: Lee Baca, Religion and Belief, Judaism
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Conversation starters Paisley, Paul are taking their lumps
Are Brad Paisley and Rand Paul the bravest men in America? Er, no. At least not by my lights. But maybe the country singer and the first-term senator are contenders for that title according to the attorney general of the United States, Eric Holder. In...Tags: Music, Minority Groups, Entertainment, Brad Paisley, Howard University
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'SNL' pays punk tribute to Margaret Thatcher
“Saturday Night Live” host Vince Vaughn seemed to favor bizarre sketches (“How about a scene where a rich man comes down from a hill and dances with all the boys at the prom?” “What if there was a play where all the actors...Tags: Music, Entertainment, Melissa McCarthy, Kenan Thompson, NBC (tv network)
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Column: 'Accidental Racist' sparks feedback
There are many things to say about Brad Paisley’s new song. The country music giant is under fire for "Accidental Racist," about a Starbucks employee who objects to Paisley’s Confederate battle flag shirt. The song, Paisley’s...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Music, Brad Paisley, Entertainment, Starbucks Corp.
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'Accidental Racist,' willful ignorance
There are many things to say about Brad Paisley's new song. The country music giant is under fire for "Accidental Racist," about a Starbucks employee who objects to Mr. Paisley's Confederate battle flag shirt. The song, Mr. Paisley's attempt to...
Tags: Music, Brad Paisley, Entertainment, Starbucks Corp., Social Issues
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