Popular Culture |
10 November 2003
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"The Reagans" Pulled by CBS -- Exiled to Showtime
In one of those instances where just about everyone involved is wrong, Viacom has decided that its free-TV network CBS will not show the two part miniseries "The Reagans" and will put it out on premium channel Showtime for those who subscribe. The Right cried foul over the content (which almost no one has seen), the Left whined about censorship (despite the program being broadcast uncut later this month). For more, click here.
Cash, Jackson Win CMAs
Country may never have been cool, but there is something refreshingly pure about the Country Music Awards, live from the Grand Ol' Opry in Nashville. The genre doesn't tolerate the hype and general bollocks that rock, hip-hop and the movies have embraced. What also counts is character. Click here to read on.