A new "Christian" video game touts a mission not of mercy but warfare. Kinda scary to see what the kiddies are supposed to do when...

Senate candidate Ed Bryant wants the press and the public to know he knows more about the issue of illegal immigrants because he was right t...

It was a marvelous moment, a rare event embedded in memory. I had received a review copy of the pilot episode of "Twin Peaks" in e...

Yay Friday! Time for movie news, reviews, DVDs, some hot summer movies just ahead and a few thoughts on the week's entertainment news. T...

Not wanting to marginalize or sensationalize the reports from the press concerning the actions of the military in November of last year in H...

A reader for yesterday's post offered these thoughts for consideration: " Maybe couples shouldn't start a family until they ha...

Stop the War on Toddlers is a cry from kids to voters, demanding an end to Weapons of Mass Instruction, citing studies that show enforced go...

The new Bush appointees to the Supreme Court reversed the stand previously upheld by the majority including Justice O'Connor when it co...

So many oddities and curiosities abound across the internet, many of which defy explanation, such as the first entry -- using the crucifixti...

A very real concern for local taxpayers is being mostly ignored and rising costs of operations at almost every level of Hamblen County gover...

Confessing my shallow interests in television is not a proud moment, but I'm not alone in my interest in the "Lost" series. It...

Cowabunga , dude. Be sure to make one of your own.

Take a look at the smirk on our President's face as he and British P.M. Blair tell reporters that their efforts to combat terrorism have...

UPDATE : A Katrina-style storm is about to breach the levees in Washington as the Congress, the President, the FBI, Justice Dept. and the co...

The critic is: IN. The movies: Obscure and Mainstream. The News: Sneak peeks at movies out this summer. Ah, yes, faithful followers, it'...

A tax on long distance service dating back to the late 1800s and used to help finance the Spanish American war is being repealed and more am...

It's time to grab a towel and flag down an interstellar ride ! " A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an int...

Some updates on stories from yesterday. As mentioned yesterday , the case involving a Gallatin senior who spoke out at the school's grad...

As rumors of investigations and scandal continue to swirl over congress it is obvious that Weird and Ironic will be the twin dangers like Sc...