Theological Reflections on "Gangnam Style"
This post is co-authored by Dr. Joseph Cheah. Psy's "Gangnam Style" made history again on Friday, May 31, 2014, when it garnered over 2 billion views on YouTube. Since it was originally uploaded on...
View ArticleA-Sides with Jon Chattman: Nico & Vinz and the Quest for Song of the Summer
Ten years ago, Kevin Lyttle had a smash summer hit with the soca ballad "Turn Me On." I remember that song for oh so many reasons. For starters, it's not every beat that can get this guy (points to...
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Plane Encounters...and Freedom Summers
A little over a week ago, I was coming home to North Carolina from the West Coast where a documentary short I wrote and co-directed screened at Frameline38: San Francisco International LGBT Film...
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Movie Star Power Dims As Actors Become Hucksters
It's unimaginable that Jimmy Stewart, Kirk Douglas or John Wayne would have endorsed a perfume at the height of their careers. But it's a new era where movie stars routinely are pitchmen/women for...
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Childish Gambino and the Metamodern Ennui, Part IV
This is the final installment in a series of four essays examining how Childish Gambino's Because the Internet functions as part of a new avant-garde in contemporary art. Read the first one here, the...
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Why Did Edge of Tomorrow Bomb at the Box Office in the U.S.?
This question originally appeared on Quora: Why did "Edge of Tomorrow" bomb at the box office in the U.S.? Answer by Ken Miyamoto, Produced screenwriter, former Sony Pictures script reader/story...
View ArticleHow I Met James Brown
On August 1, 2014, a movie about James Brown, called "Get On Up," will open nationwide. Mr. Brown is played by Chadwick Boseman, the same actor who played Jackie Robinson in the "42" movie. (Mr. Brown...
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Tom Williams, Universal Parks Chairman and CEO, Reflects on the Universal...
With everyone else looking forward to tomorrow's grand opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley , it might seem kind of strange that Tom Williams, the chairman and CEO of Universal...
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The Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow: A Celebration
I first visited Poland 25 years ago with my mother. She was returning to her native city of Krakow for the first time since the end of the Holocaust, in which she lost everything and everyone. Although...
View Article6 Actors Who Made the Most of Their Second Chances
Constant rejection. Fierce competition. No guarantee of a major breakthrough or -- employment. The odds of becoming a successful actor in Hollywood are incredibly slim. And yet, that never deters the...
View ArticleAn Interview with Andrei Sannikov on the HBO Documentary, Dangerous Acts...
The tensions between Ukraine and Russia make the news daily, but in Belarus, a regime has been in place for 20 years, imprisoning opposition, or eliminating it altogether. Andrei Sannikov, now in exile...
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To Hype or Not to Hype: That Is the Question
As the King of Siam once said: "Is a puzzlement!" Bloggers, filmmakers, and arts administrators are all faced with the challenge of capturing people's attention. Depending on their respective budgets...
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007 Attends A Long Way Down Movie Screening In NYC
Pierce Brosnan and Tom Murro City Cinemas 123 in NYC hosted the VIP movie screening of the film A Long Way Down last Monday night starring Pierce Brosnan, Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul, Toni Collette and...
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Why My Selfie With Amy Adams Will Be My All-Time Favorite
It was a normal Friday morning. I was leaving Philadelphia for trip to Los Angeles to cover the BET Awards. A little cranky that I would have to have a layaway in between, I was happy nonetheless to...
View ArticleRecalling the Words and World of John Adams: Everything Old Is New -- and...
"SPLENDID MISERY." That was Thomas Jefferson's description of the job of the presidency. I would say for some occupants of the White House -- the current inhabitant, for instance -- it might just be...
View Article1976: Ground Zero for Today's World (Seriously)
When most people think of 1976: Well, honestly, they probably don't think about it much at all. Jimmy Fallon was two, Gerald Ford was in the second and last year of his forgettable presidency, and...
View ArticleBillionaire and 'Shark' Mark Cuban Reveals his Softer Side as a Father
Serial entrepreneur and blunt billionaire Mark Cuban may be a "shark" when it comes to business, but as a father, he reveals a softer side. "I think I probably hug my kids much more than other dads,"...
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Uber Butch: An Interview with Lea DeLaria
Note: This post contains adult language and graphic sexual references. Enjoy! I love my job as a writer. I get to write about being a butch lesbian. I get to share that with people. And, sometimes I...
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'The Bachelorette' Season 10, Episode 8: Andi Dorfman Goes Home(towns), Faces...
Welcome back to the wonderful world of white wine tears, roses, grammatical incorrectness and two-month journeys toward engagement. That's right, "The Bachelorette," has returned -- this time with Andi...
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WATCH: Game Of Thrones Star Jason Momoa On Career, Directorial Debut
Jason Momoa, better known as Khal Drogo from the HBO series Game of Thrones, is moving from the television to the big screen. Watch as he discusses his role on the hit HBO show and his soon to be...
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