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Friday's Daily Brief: Legendary Film Critic Roger Ebert Dies At 70; March Jobs Report: U.S. Economy Adds 88,000 Jobs
| BLOG POSTS  | Mike Ryan: Roger Ebert: His Genius Was Never Making You Feel Stupid
No one has successfully launched a film-review television series since Siskel & Ebert. I think that's because all who have tried have made the audience feel stupid in one of two ways -- either by being too knowledgable, in a way that's alienating, or by being not knowledgable enough, in a way that makes you think, Why am I watching this? |  | Arianna Huffington: Huffington This Week: No Regrets
This week, several of our reporters consider the past, present and future of gun control measures in the wake of December's mass shooting in Newtown. Sam Stein takes us back to the political fallout of the 1994 assault weapons ban, Howard Fineman interviews NRA president David Keene, and Christina Wilkie spotlights a non-profit that has backed a flurry of lawsuits designed to expand gun rights. |  | Gov. Martin O\'Malley: The Things That Work to Curb Gun Violence
The children that were lost in Newtown were our children. The children that are lost to gun violence in neighborhoods throughout America are our children. And the lives that we can save tomorrow are our children's lives. |  | Leonard Maltin: Roger Ebert: More Than Just A Critic
The role of critics has been marginalized by the growth of the Internet and the empowerment of self-made bloggers who are eager to share their opinions. But few, if any, of these wannabes will ever surpass Roger Ebert. |  | Rep. Diana DeGette: Reducing Gun Violence Means Standing Up to the Gun Lobby
The gun lobby will take every opportunity to intimidate, and to attempt to silence, anyone with the courage of conviction to stand up and fight to keep our families safe. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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