Recent Media Columns

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Monday, November 23 2009

The Death and Rebirth of Black Glossies

By Mark Reynolds

Much as Ebony and Vibe crackled with the sense of discovery in their heydays, Arise feels like the magazine that’s got its finger on the pulse of today’s black pop.

(more Negritude 2.0)

Monday, November 16 2009

What’s More Dangerous on the Web—Hackers or Hacks?

By Liz Colville

Content producers have the power to be whomever they want, but if they let themselves be dictated too much by factors like Google, page views, and ad revenue, they end up simply joining a droning, mundane chorus of mediocrity.

(more Backslash)

Monday, September 28 2009

Creepy Crawly Ad Bots

By Jennifer Byrne

‘Contextual ads’ generated by Web crawlers based on private email content might provide fresh, up-to-the-second advertising copy, but these so-called geniuses are no Don Draper.

(more Pop Osmosis)

Monday, August 31 2009

The (Indie) Music Industry Is All Right

By Liz Colville

The media is too preoccupied with the funeral arrangements of the mainstream music industry to celebrate the life that is happening elsewhere.

(more Backslash)

Thursday, August 27 2009

Dear Mr. Denby: In Defense of Inglourious Basterds

By Michael Brett

Quentin Tarantino drives critics nuts because he loves movies. 'New Yorker' critic David Denby drives The Rockist nuts because he hates movies.

(more The Rockist)

Tuesday, August 18 2009

Like ‘The New York Times’—with a Pink Boa and a Tiara

By Michael Abernethy

Local LGBT papers are a vital part of our community. They bind us together, and they have played a major role in the development of that community. If only they were more inclusive.

(more Queer, Isn't It?)

Monday, July 27 2009

Teens Don’t Use Twitter (and Why Should They?)

By Liz Colville

Star intern Matthew Robson’s report on teen Internet use has one key takeaway: for teens, the Internet is fun, and that might be all that it is.

(more Backslash)

Wednesday, June 3 2009

Clone Wars: Jim Rome’s World Within a World

By Tobias Peterson

Most sports radio is the intellectual equivalent of listening to static -- it's as illuminating as it is predictable.

(more From the Cheap Seats)

Monday, May 18 2009

Whither MySpace?

By Liz Colville

Like good nightclub promoters, MySpace sought out the ladies, then created an experience that everyone enjoyed. But is the party coming to an end?

(more Backslash)

Monday, April 20 2009

Human Optimization: ‘The New York Times’ Love Affair with Headlines

By Liz Colville

Search engine optimization (SEO) has sidled into the reading experience unbeknownst.

(more Backslash)

Monday, February 2 2009

Hank’s Other Side: Religion, Radio, and the Roots of Country Music

By Bob Proehl

Hank Williams' recordings for WSM's Mother's Best Flour radio show challenge the modern listener's idea that country music reserves Jesus for Sunday morning.

(more Pickin' Down the Line)

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