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McDonald's turned 50 this year. And, like many 50-year-olds, Ronald is in the thick of a midlife crisis. Yet, in contrast with the pencil-pushing, righteous-living ways of many who feel the urge to indulge their inner adolescents, McDonald's has gotten all the play out of the way. The Happy Meal lifestyle couldn't last forever, much as the joy that comes from shoving a Big Mac down your craw and following it with a haystack of fries turns inevitably bilious and dyspeptic. So now McDonald's is on a bit of a health kick, pushing salads and apple slices instead of slobbery...

<p>In what its producer describes as an "antidote" to Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ," Monty Python's controversial biblical spoof, "Life of Brian," will be re-released in theaters for its 25th anniversary next month.</p> <p>The late Graham Chapman plays Brian of Nazareth, who is constantly being mistaken for Jesus Christ (Kenneth Colley), even after he is sentenced to crucifixion by Pontius Pilate (Michael Palin).</p>

Hollywood's Leftists And Lunatics By Lowell Phillips Weedender, September 07 ToogoodReports.com It's becoming increasingly difficult to be a pro-American, philosophical conservative and a movie fan at the same time. Certainly there are those of other political persuasions who believe the two to be mutually exclusive. How could it be that a right-wing "imperialist" is able to appreciate celluloid artistry? As everyone knows, conservatives are incapable of smiling, laughing or shedding a tear due to our inherent lack of empathy. How could we even make time for such things with so much required to devise ways to aid the "wealthy" at...