Don’t Applaud Jared Leto’s Transgender ‘Mammy’
‘Dallas Buyers Club’ has garnered praise for the actor’s supposedly brave portrayal of a transgender woman. Don’t expect anyone to find it admirable 20 years from now.
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Moving Thanksgiving Just Might Save the Economy
It is de rigueur to groan about the ever expanding Christmas season, about the tinsel and holly busting out before the first frost and those irksome Walmart ads pushing layaway plans alongside Labor Day promotions.
In most years, such grumbling is justified. This year, however, the aggressive early sales push is brought on not (only) …