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Darren Aronofsky's "The Black Swan" is a pastiche of horror and dance, but also a sort of dark homage to the immortal "The Red Shoes," that magnificent grande dame of all ballet movies.

 

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]]>Academy Awardsanne bancroftdanceDarren AronofskyfilmsGoldenGlobesNatalie PortmanoscarsThe Black SwanThe Red ShoesThe Turning PointJames DaubsFri, 21 Jan 2011 20:27:00 ESTFelt Up at the Pat-down: Eugene Delgaudio's Laughable Homophobiahttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/06/felt-up-at-the-pat-down-eugene-delgaudios-laughable-homophobia/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/06/felt-up-at-the-pat-down-eugene-delgaudios-laughable-homophobia/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/12/06/felt-up-at-the-pat-down-eugene-delgaudios-laughable-homophobia/#comments
The Loudon County, Va., supervisor and president of the conservative non-profit organization Public Advocate of the U.S., sees TSA pat-downs as "part of the homosexual agenda."

 

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]]>eugene delgaudioTSAJames DaubsMon, 06 Dec 2010 07:27:00 ESTTwilight of a Duchess: The Last Living Mitford Sister Does Manhattanhttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/11/twilight-of-a-duchess-the-last-living-mitford-sister-does-manha/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/11/twilight-of-a-duchess-the-last-living-mitford-sister-does-manha/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/11/11/twilight-of-a-duchess-the-last-living-mitford-sister-does-manha/#commentsFiled under: ,


An appearance in New York by Deborah Mitford Cavendish recalled the world of the noted Mitford sisters and our own fascination with the British upper classes.

 

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]]>british authorsBritish historycultural historyEurope between the world warsFascismjohn f. kennedysocial historyJames DaubsThu, 11 Nov 2010 21:48:00 ESTGary Cooper in Red Lipstick: The Two Sides of Norman Rockwellhttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/08/22/gary-cooper-in-red-lipstick-the-two-sides-of-norman-rockwell/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/08/22/gary-cooper-in-red-lipstick-the-two-sides-of-norman-rockwell/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/08/22/gary-cooper-in-red-lipstick-the-two-sides-of-norman-rockwell/#commentsFiled under: ,


There's Norman Rockwell, the warm-hearted, sentimental chronicler of a bygone America. But there's also a more wordly "Dark Rockwell" to be found in his work.

 

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]]>American artistsamerican culturecinemageorge lucasillustrationmoviesnorman rockwellSmithsonianSmithsonian American Art MusemStevenSpielbergWashington DC museumsJames DaubsSun, 22 Aug 2010 23:00:00 ESTSamaritan in a Beemer: "The Blind Side" and American Culturehttp://politicsdaily.com/2010/06/27/samaritan-in-a-beemer-the-blind-side-and-american-culture/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/06/27/samaritan-in-a-beemer-the-blind-side-and-american-culture/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/06/27/samaritan-in-a-beemer-the-blind-side-and-american-culture/#comments
The culture of "The Blind Side" is smug, conservative Christian, and so VERY Republican -- a land inhabited, or at least aspired to, by film-going Americans.

 

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]]>Big Mike Oherblind sideJohn Lee HancockLeigh Ann Touhyleigh anne tuohyMike OherSandra BullockSean Touhysean tuohyThe Blind SideJames DaubsSun, 27 Jun 2010 23:00:00 ESTPrince William to Marry? Can He Escape the Wales Curse?http://politicsdaily.com/2010/04/18/prince-harry-to-marry-can-he-escape-the-wales-curse/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/04/18/prince-harry-to-marry-can-he-escape-the-wales-curse/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/04/18/prince-harry-to-marry-can-he-escape-the-wales-curse/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Rumors say the young prince and girlfriend Kate Middleton could wed before the year is out. But given his family's track record, is such a step wise?

 

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]]>kate middletonKateMiddletonPrince Charlesprince harryPrinceCharlesPrinceHarryPrincess DianaPrincessDianaQueen Elizabeth IIQueenElizabethIiJames DaubsSun, 18 Apr 2010 05:00:00 ESTHarold Ford 'Stonewalled' Into Withdrawing?http://politicsdaily.com/2010/03/03/harold-ford-stonewalled-into-withdrawing/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/03/03/harold-ford-stonewalled-into-withdrawing/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/03/03/harold-ford-stonewalled-into-withdrawing/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , ,


 

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]]>Harold FordHaroldFordJr.New York City PoliticsNewYorkCityPoliticsStonewall Democratic ClubStonewallDemocraticClubJames DaubsWed, 03 Mar 2010 05:00:00 ESTDeserted Village: Could Wal-Mart Save My Midwestern Hometown?http://politicsdaily.com/2010/01/19/deserted-village-could-wal-mart-save-my-midwestern-hometown/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/01/19/deserted-village-could-wal-mart-save-my-midwestern-hometown/http://politicsdaily.com/2010/01/19/deserted-village-could-wal-mart-save-my-midwestern-hometown/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


 

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]]>globalizationsmall townSmallTownwal-martJames DaubsTue, 19 Jan 2010 05:00:00 ESTGet On Down, Moses: The Exodus and American Historyhttp://politicsdaily.com/2009/10/30/get-on-down-moses-the-exodus-and-american-history/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/10/30/get-on-down-moses-the-exodus-and-american-history/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/10/30/get-on-down-moses-the-exodus-and-american-history/#commentsFiled under: , ,


 

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]]>american historyAmericanHistorybooksmosesthe bibleTheBibleJames DaubsFri, 30 Oct 2009 05:00:00 ESTHissy Fit over Obama's Nobel: We Wanted to Text Our Votes to Oslo?http://politicsdaily.com/2009/10/09/mass-hissy-fit-over-obamas-nobel-we-wanted-to-text-our-votes-t/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/10/09/mass-hissy-fit-over-obamas-nobel-we-wanted-to-text-our-votes-t/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/10/09/mass-hissy-fit-over-obamas-nobel-we-wanted-to-text-our-votes-t/#commentsFiled under: , ,


 

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]]>barack obamaBarackObamanobel peace prizeNobelPeacePrizepresident obamaPresidentObamaJames DaubsFri, 09 Oct 2009 10:38:00 ESTMy Empire Tis of Thee...http://politicsdaily.com/2009/09/02/my-empire-tis-of-thee/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/09/02/my-empire-tis-of-thee/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/09/02/my-empire-tis-of-thee/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


 

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]]>american historyAmericanHistorybook reviewbook reviewsBookReviewBookReviewshistorical scholarshipHistoricalScholarshipromeJames DaubsWed, 02 Sep 2009 05:00:00 ESTThe Fabulous JFKhttp://politicsdaily.com/2009/08/06/the-fabulous-jfk/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/08/06/the-fabulous-jfk/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/08/06/the-fabulous-jfk/#commentsFiled under:


 

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]]>jfkted kennedyTedKennedyJames DaubsThu, 06 Aug 2009 05:00:00 ESTPost-Racial We're Nothttp://politicsdaily.com/2009/07/23/post-racial-were-not/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/07/23/post-racial-were-not/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/07/23/post-racial-were-not/#commentsFiled under: ,


 

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]]>for thursday morningForThursdayMorninghenry louis gatesHenryLouisGatesmary workingMaryWorkingJames DaubsThu, 23 Jul 2009 05:00:00 ESTDon't Count Palin Outhttp://politicsdaily.com/2009/07/07/palin-obama-and-the-culture-wars-redux/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/07/07/palin-obama-and-the-culture-wars-redux/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/07/07/palin-obama-and-the-culture-wars-redux/#commentsFiled under: , ,


 

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]]>Culture WarsCultureWarssarah palinSarahPalinJames DaubsTue, 07 Jul 2009 14:45:00 ESTForty Years After Stonewall, That Lavender Hour Uncertainhttp://politicsdaily.com/2009/06/29/forty-years-after-stonewall-that-lavender-hour-uncertain/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/06/29/forty-years-after-stonewall-that-lavender-hour-uncertain/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/06/29/forty-years-after-stonewall-that-lavender-hour-uncertain/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


 

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]]>barack obamaBarackObamadavid brodyDavidBrodyfrank richFrankRichhuman rights campaignHumanRightsCampaignstonewall riotsStonewallRiotsJames DaubsMon, 29 Jun 2009 15:09:00 ESTStraight Talk to Gay Guys: Lighten Up on Obama, My Brothershttp://politicsdaily.com/2009/06/19/straight-talk-to-gay-guys-lighten-up-on-obama-my-brothers/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/06/19/straight-talk-to-gay-guys-lighten-up-on-obama-my-brothers/http://politicsdaily.com/2009/06/19/straight-talk-to-gay-guys-lighten-up-on-obama-my-brothers/#commentsFiled under:


 

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