Where Did NBC’s Grimm Go Wrong?
At the start of this television season, I boldly pronounced that of the two fairytale shows competing for attention, Grimm was the superior, a cult series in the making, while Once Upon A Time lacked...
Month: April 2012
Government Surveillance in a New American Century: Who Are the Feds Investigating?
Rocker agitator Ted Nugent is no stranger to violent rhetoric about the President, so his inflammatory remarks at last week’s NRA convention were no surprise. Still, the level of vitriol stunned...
The Threat of Women’s Autonomy: The Vatican’s Crackdown on Nuns
Working to eradicate poverty! Promoting better healthcare! The Catholic Church has been responsible for some atrocious things over the centuries, but working towards economic justice and helping sick...
Chemical Endangerment in Alabama: A New Pro-life Tactic to Criminalize Pregnancy
How far are conservatives willing to go in their quest to exert ownership over fetuses? Extremely far, it turns out, with a push for a radical enforcement of Alabama’s chemical endangerment law...
Who is HBO’s Girls For?
Watching HBO’s Girls felt like standing around at a party with a bunch of people trading insider jokes I don’t get; at the same time that I was being welcomed as part of the club, it was obvious...
Hunger Games: The Revolution Might Be Televised
Fans of Suzanne Collins’ dark teen trilogy as well as newcomers to the series should find the film of The Hunger Games satisfying. It’s a gripping story, well-told. Four weeks after its release,...
Baby and Booth Makes Three: Can Bones Still Work As A Family Drama?
Bones is back with a bang—and a baby—after its long hiatus. Nearly four months after viewers last saw Booth, Brennan, and the gang, ‘The Prisoner In the Pipe’ swung people back into the...
Time Banks: Tapping into the Untold Riches in your Neighbors’ Skill Sets
When is a cooking lesson worth the same as a dental cleaning? Or a tree stump removal worth the same as a hand-hammered silver bracelet? When both services are provided as part of a time exchange, or...
A class masterpiece: Jean Renoir’s Grand Illusion
In May 1910 the funeral of King Edward VII drew together such a parade of European royalty that even the powerful Republican envoys of France and the United States had to suffer the indignity of...
Good, Clean, Bitchy Fun: Don’t Trust the B– In Apartment 23
ABC’s Don’t Trust the B--- In Apartment 23 premieres on 11 April as a midseason replacement. It would seem that the network is going both light and swear-avoidant with its midseason pickups; both...