Obama and Canada
As I was watching the "We are One" concert in celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama…
Taste and Television
This Fall's television season has been aptly described by Heather Havrilesky at Salon Magazine as a mess…
Beauty and Democracy
It has been quite a week. I watched the American election results overnight in London…
Lost and Indiana Jones
I have been thinking about the relationship between the new Indiana Jones movie and the television show, Lost.
Grey’s Anatomy (Season Finale)
Okay, so Shonda Rimes tells fairy tales. Her characters all speak with the same…
Sopranos (The End)
David Chase, the producer and genius behind The Sopranos could have chosen to end the series with a battle or suicide or just pure mayhem.
Televisual Autopsies
CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) changed the way in which murders are investigated — on television, that is…
Grey’s Anatomy and LOST — Hope in a Dystopia (4)
There are a number of current television shows that are exploring the dystopic (as opposed to utopic) times that we are living in at the moment…
Grey’s Anatomy and Dystopia (3)
There are a number of current television shows that are exploring the dystopic (as opposed to utopic) times that we are living in at the moment…
LOST and 24 in a Dystopic World (2)
There are a number of current television shows that are exploring the dystopic (as opposed to utopic) times that we are living in at the moment…
LOST - 24 - Grey’s Anatomy - Prison Break (1)
There are a number of current television shows that are exploring the dystopic (as opposed to utopic) times that we are living in at the moment…
Moulin Rouge By Baz Luhrmann (1)
In the first few minutes of Moulin Rouge, the film by director Baz Luhrmann, two major references are made to the history of the cinema.
Moulin Rouge By Baz Luhrmann (2)
In the first few minutes of Moulin Rouge, the film by director Baz Luhrmann, two major references are made to the history of the cinema.
Geographies of dissent (1)
I like the phrase, “Geographies of Dissent? It suggests a great deal to me…
Geographies of dissent (2)
I like the phrase, “Geographies of Dissent? It suggests a great deal to me…
Geographies of dissent (3)
I like the phrase, “Geographies of Dissent? It suggests a great deal to me…