Mark Harris

Columns

Yelling at the Screen

Keepin' It Real(ity)

[22.Jul.05] :. Without an acknowledgment of race, reality TV can never be 'real'; it can only be '-ity'.

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Yelling at the Screen

Gray Like Me

[21.Jun.05] :. We grays won't overcome until that one special gray actor or actress steps forward to show us as living, breathing entities with more to offer than a healthy head of hair and corporate hireability.

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Yelling at the Screen

Everything I Need to Know About Being Black I Learned From Kenny Rogers

[27.May.05] :. For PopMatters TV/Film Columnist Mark Harris, being a minority in a majority world created an ironic, lifelong battle against being force-fed at the teat of popular culture.

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Reviews

Music

Various Artists: Is It Rolling Bob? Dub Versions

[21.Jul.05] :. Is it rolling? More like a dull unfurling.

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Luciano: Jah Words

[18.Jul.05] :. Luciano is on a mission. Come join him, won't you?"

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John Brown's Body: Pressure Points

[10.May.05] :. They may be a-moulderin' in the grave, but the soul of John Brown's Body keeps marchin' on.

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Crazy Caribs: Dancehall Dub

[15.Apr.05] :. Who are the Crazy Caribs, and why are they so crazy? Do they need therapy? Perhaps some Thorazine? These questions and more are answered...

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New Edition: One Love

[18.Mar.05] :. Reunited and it feels so... bad. Can Bad Boy revive New Edition? Can New Edition revive Bad Boy? Will anyone care?"

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Music    Horace Andy: From the Roots

Music    Boyz II Men: Throwback

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Music

Burning Spear: Creation Rebel: The Original Classic Recordings from Studio One

[9.Feb.05] :. Rebel without a pause: Burning Spear has never ceased releasing classic reggae for almost 40 years. See where it all began.

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Music    Brenda Russell: Between the Sun and the Moon

Music    Kevin Lyttle: self-titled

 
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