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Friday, July 29 2011
Ashton Kutcher vs. The Village Voice: Looking for Real Men on the Internet
The feud between Ashton Kutcher and the Village Voice sparked a firestorm, and highlights a need for a greater understanding of sex trafficking -- and media representation of it -- across the board. How should the media and Hollywood approach this complicated subject?
Tuesday, May 3 2011
20 Questions: David Thorne
Humorist and Satirist David Thorne’s book, The Internet is a Playground, published in April. Finally, he gets his biggest break, his surefire launch to celebritydom, here on PopMatters 20 Questions. (The royalty check is in the mail, David.)
Monday, March 28 2011
'Doctor Horrible': Lessons from the Musical-Tragi-Comedy-Internet Sensation
Dr. Horrible repeats many of the themes found in Joss Whedon's television series. Here we are reminded of three "lessons" found in other creations.
Wednesday, April 7 2010
Bleed American: Cap and the Watchdogs of the Internet
By now the story is well-known, the outcry against Captain America and Marvel from conservative bloggers. But why have cooler heads not prevailed?
Tuesday, February 23 2010
We Kept Ourselves to Ourselves: An Interview with Glasvegas
Proud of their Scottish working-class heritage, acclaimed fuzz-rockers Glasvegas contemplate recording a new album in Los Angeles, taking rock star lessons from Noel Gallagher, and throwing Beethoven into their music just because they can.
Columns
Friday, April 27 2012
In Defense Of... Cutting the Cord on Conventional Cable Television
With more and more websites developing original programming and cable companies raising prices each year, there has never been a better time to turn away from your television and toward your computer.
Tuesday, July 12 2011
Digital Archeology: Digging Deep Into the Archives of Ancient Internet History
Imagine an old issue of Wired magazine, a monstrous cellphone (I think they were called “car phones” at that time), and a beat up Game Boy. Now, imagine the Internet, as it was, beside such artifacts.
Thursday, June 10 2010
Fruity Islands, Paw-Paw Bears and Gleaming the Cube: The Internet at Its Most Essential
Every utilitarian object in my home boasts an invitation to visit its website. Are there forums where pleased consumers come together to share their contentment about lip balm and adhesive bandages?
Monday, April 5 2010
My Times in Black and White
Gerald Boyd's memoir illustrates that sometimes, those who preach the loudest about diversity and tolerance are in fact the least capable, when it comes down to it, of tolerating any diversity at all.
Monday, July 27 2009
Teens Don’t Use Twitter (and Why Should They?)
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.
Reviews
Friday, May 18 2012
'People's Pornography': The Mundanities of Pornography and Surveillance Culture
People's Pornography attempts to situate a new Chinese subject amidst the proliferation of DIY porn videos and sexual expression on the internet.
Tuesday, February 14 2012
The Internet: Purple Naked Ladies
The Internet’s ability to work with a wide array of sounds in different ways is admirable, but few of their unexpected turns stick with you.
Friday, October 14 2011
'Future Media': Recommended for Anyone Who Has a Smartphone, Watches TV, or Uses the Internet
Future Media makes connections—connections between past and present, fiction and nonfiction, what is real and what is not (or at least, not yet).
Tuesday, May 3 2011
Imagine John Cleese & James Thurber in a Dilbert-esque World: 'The Internet is a Playground'
This is just so damn funny. As in, ‘Can’t read on the bus lest people in white coats come for the hysterically giggling maniac’ funny.
Friday, April 22 2011
Kreidler: Tank
Tank went from twinkle in Kreidler's eye to fully-realized longplayer in less than two total weeks of work, and nothing about it sounds the least bit raw or unfinished.
Blogs
Wednesday, January 18 2012
PROTECT IP / SOPA Act Breaks the Internet
Here's a great video that explains why the SOPA strike is necessary.
Wednesday, January 11 2012
Requiem for a Tiny Internet
League of Legends is an excellent multiplayer experience. Unfortunately, you do have to play it with a lot of other people.
Friday, August 6 2010
Paying for the Internet in Vulnerability
Any dream of the internet being a democratizing, disintermediating force in the realm of cultural production would be effectively quashed.
Monday, June 28 2010
Diver Dan and Dawn Dish-Washing Detergent?
While some might find this skit offensive, saying that it is making light of the BP oil spill disaster, I would argue that is hardly…
Tuesday, June 15 2010
Has the Internet Killed Professional Book Reviews?
Is the internet killing book reviews? Will blog reviews soon replace the long lengthy columns we've come to love in the New York Times? As a reviewer, will I no longer find neat, book-shaped packages in my mailbox?
News
Monday, April 9 2012
‘Electric City’ to join charge of animated shows onto Internet
LOS ANGELES — It’s a long way from Woody. In an upcoming animated series called “Electric City,” Tom Hanks plays Cleveland Carr, a former police…
Monday, March 5 2012
Coping with the mischief of Internet trolls
PHILADELPHIA — As long as there have been bridges, trolls have hidden beneath them. Same for the Internet. As long as there have been message…
Thursday, March 10 2011
'Tosh.0' turns Internet videos into laughs, cash for Comedy Central
LOS ANGELES — Comedy Central might be the first TV network to make money from the Internet. The cable television network's newest hit, "Tosh.0," attracts…
Thursday, November 18 2010
'The Coug' is dead to John Mellencamp, as are record companies and the Internet
To record his latest album, "No Better Than This" (Rounder), John Mellencamp hatched a plan with producer T Bone Burnett. They would set up a…
Monday, September 20 2010
U2's manager says the 'free' ride for music via the Internet is over
As far as solving the music industry's financial woes, U2 manager Paul McGuinness still hasn't found what he's looking for. But he's not about to…
Media
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