Tag Archives: Television
When I think of “Home”. Or reasons to watch “Homeland”.
Tweet Writers don’t write from experience, though many are hesitant to admit that they don’t. I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you’d get maybe one book, maybe three poems. Writers write from empathy. – Nikki Giovanni You Guys: I have SO much TV to catch up on. The above [...]
Frank Ocean makes TV debut and beautiful music history
TweetLast week R&B singer Frank Ocean made history. He is the first R&B singer to come out and reveal that his first love was a man. With the release of his debut solo album, Channel Orange Ocean makes beautiful music and pushes the boundaries of traditional pop and R&B with not so subtle references to [...]
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Olympic sexism study: Male athletes have skill and female athletes have luck
TweetAccording to a new study on past television coverage of the Olympics, sports commentators talk about athletes in notably different ways depending on their gender. And by “notably different” I mean “pretty sexist.” The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Delaware, analyzed NBC’s primetime coverage of past games. The main findings: When female [...]
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The Feministing Five: Kerry Washington
TweetKerry Washington is one of those few actresses who reminds us that Hollywood can actually serve as a vehicle for progressive change. She openly identifies as feminist in interviews and backs up her words with political activism. She was a supporter of the Obama campaign back in 2008 and is an active member of the [...]
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The Best and Worst of the Golden Globes