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MTV Gets Some Skin in the Game

January 21, 2011
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MTV Gets Some Skin in the Game

MTV’s adaptation of the British TV teen Drama Skins just may be one of those rare shows where what happens on screen is second in precedence to the responses surrounding the show.
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Late to the Party: Myst and Why You Can Never Go Home Again

December 1, 2010
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Late to the Party: <em>Myst</em> and Why You Can Never Go Home Again

Welcome to our new feature, Late to the Party. Each week, our contributors will consume and report on a canonical or otherwise significant piece of media that they have missed until now. Next up: Kyra Glass von der Osten on Myst.
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Anti-Social? The Classic Aesthetic of The Social Network

October 14, 2010
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Anti-Social? The Classic Aesthetic of <i>The Social Network</i>

The biggest fiction in the popular press about the film dubbed "the Facebook movie" is that it is, in fact, about Facebook.
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Summer Media: Wet and Wild Amusements

September 6, 2010
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Summer Media: Wet and Wild Amusements

The strange case of the carnivalesque and commercial nature of the modern amusement park.
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Mad about Mad Men: Antenna takes a Look at AMC’s High Profile Drama

July 27, 2010
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Mad about <i>Mad Men</i>: Antenna takes a Look at AMC’s High Profile Drama

Mad Men gears up for its fourth season with a big public relations push. What makes the show so special and can it continue to live up to its buzz?
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Using Its Voice: Glee Shows Us What Kind of Musical(s) It’s Made of

May 20, 2010
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Using Its Voice: <em>Glee</em> Shows Us What Kind of Musical(s) It’s Made of

Joss Whedon and Neil Patrick Harris come to Glee; the results may not be what you think. Last week the glee club found its voice; this week Glee shows us its own.
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The Hogwarts Express Goes to Orlando

February 9, 2010
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The Hogwarts Express Goes to Orlando

Universal Studios announced the arrival of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to Super Bowl-watching muggles. What does this mean for the Harry Potter franchise?
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What Do You Think? Apple’s new iPad

January 27, 2010
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What Do You Think? Apple’s new iPad

Apple has a new product. Are the possibilities as endless as the apps in the app store or is it much ado about nothing?
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Could the New Black Box be White?

January 14, 2010
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Could the New Black Box be White?

When the New York Times reported that Netflix’s instant streaming video would soon be available on the Wii the feeling of inevitability was palpable, but not for the reasons you’d think. Netflix, the article explained, is already on Wii’s competing consoles the PS3 and XBOX and a reflection of the fact that most consoles...
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When less is more: LGBT characters and integrated television

November 12, 2009
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When less is more: LGBT characters and integrated television

In GLAAD’s recent report they mention that the total number of LGBT characters on television actually decreased this year. In part this was a result of the cancellation of the L-Word, the majority of whose character’s were LGBT. However, I believe that this year we actually saw an increase in the visibility of LGBT...
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