Thursday, April 9 2009
Queering Madonna & stardom: As contradictory as Uncle Tom, except in reverse
Madonna was as contradictory as Uncle Tom, except in reverse. She claimed to challenge the institution and dominance of the church while worshiping at the mantle of capitalism and white supremacy in ways that only reinforced the nexus of gender, race and class oppression and mutual exploitation.
Wednesday, March 11 2009
Chris Cornell: Scream
Cornell's third solo LP -- a collaboration with Timbaland -- is the ultimate example of popular music not as an art form, but as a consumer product to be shelved next to the novelty t-shirts in Spencer's Gifts.
Wednesday, January 28 2009
John Zorn by John Brackett
One must be willing to risk being consumed by the dark, cabalistic world Zorn has created around his art.
Wednesday, December 17 2008
Left 4 Dead
Playing as the infected and coordinating with your team as you try and stop the survivors from reaching the safe room is just as fun and fleshed-out as playing as the survivors.
Thursday, July 17 2008
Coming to Wherever You Are - Muchmusic, MTV and Youth Identities by Kip Pegley
A comparative study of MuchMusic and MTV that examines how each relates to issues and perceptions of gender and nationality, racial diversity, and an overall sense of cultural identity.
Wednesday, July 2 2008
The Narcissist’s Daughter by Craig Holden
One of the better literary thrillers I’ve read in a long while, a revenge tale that twists into a well-constructed edge-of-your- sofa-cushion murder story.
Wednesday, June 4 2008
Manhattan Nocturne: by Colin Harrison
The story turns on the fate of two illicitly filmed voyeur videos – the saddest and strangest sexual encounters ever conceived.
