Review: The Dark Knight Rises
“When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer.” Hans Gruber may have misquoted Plutarch but his lament seems perfectly suited for Christopher...
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Alan Chambers and Exodus International Abandon “Ex-Gay” Talk but Keep the Politics
Last month, Alan Chambers, president of Exodus International, the largest ex-gay organization in the world, had a coming out of sorts. That is, he posted a letter at the organization’s website...
Everybody Loves Chakras: Musings of an Indian ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ fan
The first season of Legend of Korra, the follow-up to the ground-breaking animated show Avatar: the Last Airbender (2005-2008), ended just last month. Episodes were aired on TV in the U.S. and...
Content creators vs carriers: The Dish/AMC dispute
Disclosure: I work for the Sundance Channel, an AMC property. On 1 July, Dish Network subscribers looking for the Sundance Channel, AMC, WE, IFC, and more had to look elsewhere—because an ongoing...
Review: Cosmopolis
The grin on Eric Packer’s limo is 50,000miles wide. And why wouldn’t it be? His limo is bullet proof, bomb proof and future proof. He’s a billionaire investor rocking the fly honey heiress and...
Aaron Sorkin and New Media: Why Newsroom Rings Hollow
The pilot of The Newsroom on HBO was an artistic, factual, and an ideological failure, and critics are not responding favourably. Particularly young critics in new media, the very content management...
Anne Marie Slaughter, Feminism, “Having it all” and Human Rights
Anne-Marie Slaugther’s recent article in The Atlantic, “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All,” has come under much criticism this week for ignoring the needs and priorities of poor women,...
Attacking the Most Vulnerable: General Assistance Benefit Cuts in the U.S.
In 2009, Britain started facing a series of severe benefits cuts targeting older Britons as well as members of the disabled community. Outraged, people took to the streets, including those who had...
True Blood: Time for the True Death?
My response thus far to the fifth season of True Blood on HBO has been one of overwhelming ennui. The show appears to have long-ago passed its ‘use by’ date, and right now it’s skulking in the...
BBC’s Sherlock, Asperger’s Syndrome, and Sociopathy
As awareness of autism spectrum disorders, such as Asperger’s syndrome, in adults increases, characters with autistic traits are becoming increasingly common in television and other media....