"Do you ever think about things that you do think about?" (Inherit the Wind)
This was the opening sentence in a story about Jason Collins. It was posted on ESPN on the day Mr. Collins came out. “NBA center Jason Collins on Monday announced that he’s gay in a story for Sports Illustrated, becoming the first…
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Since I started this blog, I’ve been mostly focused on writing as class preparation. Hence, if I was teaching about global media, all posts shifted to that subject. Now, I’m stoked about what lies ahead for Pop Matters. I will…
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Popular culture may seem all vapid and superficial, but it is undeniable that the most significant ideological battles of the Twentieth Century seep into popular forms of entertainment. Civil Rights spawned very special episodes on Little House on the Prairie,…
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