Owl Who?
Earlier this year, the Black Eyed Peas held the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart for a remarkable 26-week stretch—an impressive feat of musical domination, to be sure. Then again, we’re talking about one of the world’s most successful bands, an act with an established fan base and a knack for self-promotion and […]
Law, Order & Abortion
Here’s a pop quiz on the subject of abortion: Where do you think the following quotes come from? “I grew up thinking Roe v. Wade was gospel and that a woman’s right to privacy was inviolate. But after hearing that woman on the stand talk about her baby dying in her arms, I don’t know. […]
When Weather Attacks
Once upon a time, if you were a cable or satellite subscriber, you could rely on staid, utilitarian information outlets such as The Weather Channel to give you the raw data you needed right at that moment. You know, information to help you answer basic questions like, Is it going to snow today? Or, what’s […]
Does Violence Onscreen = Violence in Real Life?
Earlier this week, Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman weighed in on whether violence against women on the big screen contributes to violence in the real world. Quick spoiler: She thinks it does. Kidman was testifying before a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Fund for Women. The subject at […]
The Marketing of Mimi
Back in August, we reported in “Culture Clips” that Mariah Carey’s new album would feature a 34-page advertorial insert co-sponsored by Elle magazine. Well, we’ve now reviewed Mariah’s latest (check it out here) and had a chance to look at the enhanced liner notes included with the album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. Actually, mini-magazine […]
The Power of Music
So I just got done listening to the new Pearl Jam album, Backspacer. I confess, as a child of the ’80s, I was never much of a PJ fan. Grunge put an end to the musical era that I grew up in, and it’s only now, a long time after the fact, that I can […]