curated: as long as Hollywood is dominated by white men…
…white men’s stories will dominate Hollywood.
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Alone Yet Not Alone trailer: the most horrifically racist thing you’ll see this year
This is really hard to take when it’s supposedly the work of people who think Jesus has their back.
do you want your ISP to block porn and other “objectionable” content automatically?
Would you be embarrassed to call up your ISP and ask to opt-out, for the filter to be turned off? What other material would you worry would get caught up in such a filter?
question of the day: Does it matter if “reality TV” is fake?
Does actual authenticity matter more with some reality shows, such as House Hunters, which was recently outed as fake, than others, like Jersey Shore?
question of the day: Why do Hollywood execs suddenly love Lindsay Lohan again?
It’s cases like this that make me question the conventional wisdom that Hollywood only gives audiences what they want. It appears that the public does not want to see Lindsay Lohan onscreen. Something else must be going on.
question of the day: Does it matter if Shakespeare wasn’t the author of the Shakespearean plays?
Not to be too obvious, but aren’t the plays the thing?
question of the day: Should the ‘Simpsons’ cast take 45 percent pay cuts so the show can continue?
Regardless of what you might think of the quality of the show lately — I think it’s been off the mark for years now — that’s sorta beside the point.
journalmalism has its price: young Americans now think torture is okay (but only when Americans do it)
A new study by the Red Cross on American attitudes toward torture is highly revealing, hugely terrifying, and very, very depressing…
you’re not helping: Hollywood’s rediscovery of nonblond nonbimbos does not a revolution make
Blondes can’t be surly and wisecracking? Surly wisecracking girls can’t be conventionally pretty? There are no pretty, blond geek girls? WTF?
question of the day: Is there a last-minute guerrilla campaign against ‘The Hurt Locker’?
Last week, Hurt Locker producer Nicolas Chartier was banned from attending the Oscar ceremony on Sunday over the emails he sent to Academy members. According to The Los Angeles Times, this is the first time such a ban has been instituted. I didn’t understand at first why an email asking for an Academy member’s vote … more…
