It's not every day you see the New York Times expounding on the power of Glenn Beck (or being so SEO savvy with their headlines!). Particularly the Times estimable book section. But there you have it; the power of Beck is such that it can cross many lines. (more...)

Glenn Beck appears to have caught the book club fever. On today's rather scattered show -- one which veered from Che Guevara t-shirts, to Mao loving Obama officials, to vintage Kodak commercials, to tears -- Beck took a moment to introduce his viewers to both his personal library, as well as the books he suspects the White House is guilty of reading (clip below). Among his recommendations of books Americans, and Anita Dunn(!), should be reading but aren't: The 5000 Year Leap ("the simplest book to understand"), The Bible, The Words of Martin Luther King, The Real George Washington ("a real book"), Democracy In America, The Autobiography of Ben Franklin. So, all in all, not such a bad selection. Get thee to a library! (more...)

It's not often that some fake character becoming really famous makes me feel old. But the popularity of Harry Potter has consumed me with an overwhelming feeling of being old-fashioned.

You see, I really know next to nothing about Harry Potter. He means nothing at all to me. (more...)