Idolatry in Louisville: It’s bad enough that Kentucky is one of the few states holding out on crowning Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee, but now we know that Kentuckians are silly enough to give “American Idol” a ratings boost, going against the national trend. According to Tom Dorsey, when Idol airs in Louisville, […]

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I’ve been having a lot of discssions lately about criticism — and what role it has in society.
Take the typical restaurant review. I maintain it takes a person with special qualities (not all of them good) to lambast a restaurant, knowing that the owner’s future business might be riding on his/her opinion. A bad review […]

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