Frank Ocean's alleged coming out story never uses the word "gay" and his music expresses desire for same- and opposite-sex partners. So how do we make the leap?
Read more »
Different for Boys: Frank Ocean and the “Problem” of Male Bisexuality
Time Warner’s “Thought Leadership Seminar”
While Time Warner may expect educators to follow its "thought leadership," in fact industry programs give us the opportunity to develop our own informed critiques of media industry strategies.
Read more »
Talking About Rape Jokes (Again)
When comedians like Daniel Tosh and Louis CK say or do something that is wrong or hurtful, we owe it to ourselves to talk about it in context.
Read more »
Being British: The London 2012 Opening Ceremony
For all intents, the Britishness that gets replaced with Englishness in the ceremony promises to be a specific kind of Englishness.
Read more »
Scripting the Olympic Games
Two scripted BBC shows this week drew entertainment value from connections to the real London 2012.
Read more »
Mediating the Past: Radiolab Revisits the Crossroads
The popular WNYC public radio program Radiolab weaves together interviews, historical records, artifacts, and music in the episode "Crossroads," which explores the cultural history surrounding blues musician Robert Johnson.
Read more »
Report From Console-ing Passions 2012
As a first-time Console-ing Passions Conference attendee, I learned that CP is more than a conference—it is a revival.
Read more »
Dark Knight Myths and Meanings
Dark Knight Rises is about the fragility of definitions, the limits of structures, and the illusion of binary oppositions.
Read more »
The Cheese Stands Alone: Downton Abbey’s Emmy Coup
PBS successfully transitions Downton Abbey from Miniseries to Drama Series by continuing to lean on the advantages afforded the former distinction.
Read more »
The All-Black Steel Magnolias and Gay Male Reception
Some gay men will tune in and enjoy the telefilm on its own merits while others already hate this remake because it isn't the 1989 theatrical version.
Read more »
From Henry VIII to Flash Mobs: Branding Britain at London 2012
What image is Britain out to portray on the international stage with its branding of "GREAT Britain" for the London Olympics?
Read more »
Reflections on Yahoo’s Resumegate
It's worth considering what Scott Thompson's resignation tells us about the different work cultures of Silicon Valley and Hollywood, as well as what it suggests about contemporary American culture.
Read more »
It’s Showtime: Mitt Romney’s Speech to the NAACP
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's boo-worthy comments demonstrate his--and by extension, the Republican party's--stubborn incomprehension of the political, cultural, and historical issues within the African American community.
Read more »
Campaign Contributions: “Mainstreaming” the Emmy Race
While usually confined to niche websites, the Emmy nomination race broke into mainstream outlets as digital pages are turned over to Emmy contenders in exchange for potential advertising revenue.
Read more »
Mediating the Past: History and Ancestry in NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are?
Some of the most compelling episodes of NBC's Who Do You Think You Are? are those where relatively little information about a celebrity’s ancestors can be found.
Read more »
Feminist Media Studies: Previewing Console-ing Passions 2012
As befits Console-ing Passions' twentieth anniversary, we are looking forward to using next week's gathering to take a pulse on the field of feminist studies.
Read more »
