Media

‘The Media Swirl’ and the Glitter in Your Eyes

‘The Media Swirl’ and the Glitter in Your Eyes

In this excerpt from The Media Swirl, Carol Vernallis peers through the glitter of the stunning party scene in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby and exams its sparkling layers of meaning.

McKenzie Wark’s ‘Raving’ and the Need to Dissociate from the Body and Self

McKenzie Wark’s ‘Raving’ and the Need to Dissociate from the Body and Self

McKenzie Wark’s understanding of ravespace as a constructed situation in nonlinear ketamine-time comports with my experience raving on weekends as a freshman in college.

Too Powerful to be Merely Entertainment: Video Games and the Work of Nicholas O’Brien

Too Powerful to be Merely Entertainment: Video Games and the Work of Nicholas O’Brien

Video game designer Nicholas O’Brien creates and curates in a medium starving for critical conversation.

‘Totally Wired: The Rise and Fall of the Music Press’

‘Totally Wired: The Rise and Fall of the Music Press’

In this excerpt from Paul Gorman’s history of music magazines, Totally Wired we experience the heady ascent of “rock and pop culture journalism” fueled by the seemingly endless energy of music fans.

‘British Vogue’ Editor Edward Enninful Zigs Where Others Zag

‘British Vogue’ Editor Edward Enninful Zigs Where Others Zag

British Vogue editor Edward Enninful tells the story of his career swerves as straightforwardly as possible in his absorbing memoir, A Visible Man.

The Russo-Ukraine War Is a Mediated War – Not Just a War on the Media

The Russo-Ukraine War Is a Mediated War – Not Just a War on the Media

How the Russo-Ukraine War generated a media dimension of its own and how it linked the myths of the past century to the challenges of our own.

Punk Wouldn’t Have Spread So Far Without the Sh*t Media

Punk Wouldn’t Have Spread So Far Without the Sh*t Media

Simultaneously inside and outside by either choice or circumstance, punk has always had paradoxical – sometimes hostile – relations with TV, radio, and the internet.

The First Step in a Long Strange Trip: ‘The Grateful Dead’ at 55

The First Step in a Long Strange Trip: ‘The Grateful Dead’ at 55

More than 50 years since the Grateful Dead’s debut, how is it imaginable that they are still touring and the “jam band” scene has mushroomed? This is where it started.

Amanda Lotz Dismantles Mythologies in ‘Media Disrupted’

Amanda Lotz Dismantles Mythologies in ‘Media Disrupted’

Did the internet kill the music industry? Is cable television dead? Media scholar Amanda D. Lotz explores these concepts and their misconceptions in Media Disrupted.

Pat Metheny Looks Forward and Back with SIDE-EYE Album and Tour

Pat Metheny Looks Forward and Back with SIDE-EYE Album and Tour

Jazz guitar legend Pat Metheny discusses his relationship with a new generation of players and reflects on his place in the legacy of the music.

Solo Saxophones for Lonely Times: Jon Irabagon, J.D. Allen, and Jaleel Shaw

Solo Saxophones for Lonely Times: Jon Irabagon, J.D. Allen, and Jaleel Shaw

Recently, three prominent jazz saxophonists emerged with unaccompanied solo LPs: J.D. Allen, Jon Irabagon, and Jaleel Shaw. Each of these new Covid-era recordings suggests new possibilities.

What’s So Funny About Tragic Things?

What’s So Funny About Tragic Things?

Scepanski’s Tragedy Plus Time takes a serious look at how comedy and satire in American media make light of dark matters.