Part 3 of a 7 part series on LeakyCon focuses on the production of fandom by the "Starkids" theater troupe as well as those fans who call themselves simply "Starkids."
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Current Events
Fans and Stars and Starkids (LeakyCon Portland)
On Wearing Two Badges: Indifference and Discomfort of a Scholar Fan (LeakyCon Portland)
Part 2 of a 7 part series on LeakyCon focuses on the struggles of being both an academic and a fan.
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What Are You Missing? July 8 – July 21
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Interview: Alan Sepinwall on writing his TV history
Part one of a two-part interview with TV critic Alan Sepinwall on his popular history of the past fifteen years in television drama.
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Skins: A Primer
Despite Skins' Netflix instant streaming availability in the US, little has been written on the program for American audiences, and I hope this post can serve as a primer as the seventh and final chapter of the series premiered last week.
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What Are You Missing? June 24 – July 7
Ten (or more) media industry news items you might have missed recently.
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Talk of The Nation Signs Off
Talk of the Nation, National Public Radio's (NPR) daily weekday call-in program, broadcast its final show on Thursday, June 27th. And with its cancellation goes one less venue for the public to actually access and participate in political debate and discourse on public radio.
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Pixar and the Ambivalence of Nostalgia
With the release of "Monster's University," Pixar takes the next step in nostalgic tendencies, but has this stifled their innovation and creativity?
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On Leaving the Game Early
Miami Heat fans' early exit from game six of the NBA Finals is the latest flashpoint in mediated discussions of Florida this year.
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Send in the Clones: Tatiana Maslany vs. The Emmy Awards
BBC America’s campaign to earn the Orphan Black actress a nomination comes at a time when the Academy's traditional logics are being challenged by new spaces for Emmy campaigning.
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E3 Preview: Big Changes for the Gaming Industry
E3 begins this week and with it will come more news on Sony and Microsoft's new consoles. What might we learn and how will it change the entire gaming industry?
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vices?
Casting news on Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice' leads to a reflection on his past work, authorship, and his own inherent vices.
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What Are You Missing?: Cannes Film Festival Edition
From prix winners to distribution deals, here are 10 Cannes-related items you may have missed over the past two weeks.
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Steven Soderbergh’s Spectacular Un-Retirement
Although prolific filmmaker Steven Soderbergh claims the new HBO hit, Behind the Candelabra will be his last, the director has been busy at work setting the stage for his second act as a TV/stage director-painter-novelist-t-shirt entrepreneur and headphone designer-hyphenate.
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The Post-Closet Politics of Smash
Love-hated by many Smash fans though he was, the character of Ellis disrupted hegemonic thinking about sexuality by remaining undefined and uninterested in defining -- something unfortunately "corrected" in the second and final season.
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