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Sanitizing TV ... For Your Protection?

By Leona Baker

Port Folio Weekly | July 11, 2007

Are groups like the Parents Television Council going after the symptoms and ignoring the illness?

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The Politics of Protectionnew

Dr. Bob Rashti says CBS and FOX's refusal to run the new Trojan condom ad sets a dangerous precedent.

Port Folio Weekly | Leona Baker | 06-27-2007 | Sex

Tags: sex & reproductive issues

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Patterned after a popular British program of the same name, the American version features blond and boyish Carson Kressley from Queer Eye for a Straight Guy, this time directing his gaze to women’s bodies.

Port Folio Weekly | Kathy Merlock Jackson | 01-31-2008 | TV

Tags: TV, How to Look Good Naked, Lifetime

Die Hard, Alreadynew

Data scrolling, keyboarding and flashing hard-drive lights do not build suspense nor make for compelling footage.

Port Folio Weekly | Gregory Epps | 07-23-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Len Wiseman, Live Free or Die Hard

Chained By The Bluesnew

Black Snake Moan courts profitable controversy with its images of a black man holding a white woman in chains -- but Brewer's film is a well-written, well-acted drama which reveals surprising depths of character and emotion.

Port Folio Weekly | Gregory Epps | 02-21-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Black Snake Moan, Craig Brewer

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