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- The Millions An untidy source of interesting literary articles.
- The New York Times Sunday Book Review Lovely assortment of weekly news on new book releases, literary reviews, and articles.
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- Cracked: After Hours YouTube Channel Entertaining, goofy, but actually quite insightful source of info on pop culture.
- Current TV: That's Gay “Humorous deconstructions of gay stereotypes in media and popular culture.”
- PhD Comics Jokes on academia sorted with informative animated videos.
- Target: Women by Sarah Haskins Hilarious examples of sexist advertisements and cultural trends. The videos are now scattered, so YouTube/Google as many as you can!!
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Category Archives: Current Events
Astonishing News: Rebekah Brooks Is Back at News UK
The New York Times reports that Rebekah Brooks, after having “stepped down [from her post] and [been] arrested and accused of phone hacking, among other crimes,” is going back to her old job as chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s British … Continue reading
7th Chacao Literary Festival: Caracas at its Most Bookish
A few years ago, I attended the Festival de la Lectura Chacao for the first time. I’m happy to say that its 2015 iteration is still quite enjoyable. For eleven days, the festival is set up in the Altamira Plaza … Continue reading
“She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry”: Documentary on Feminism
[A/N 4/17/15: For my full review of the film, click here.] In 2013, an assistant professor at the history department of Boston College thought there was a problem with many students’ attitudes on feminism. The few undergraduates who espoused feminist views … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, History, TV and Film
Tagged Our Bodies, Ourselves, She's Beautiful When She's Angry
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The 50 Year Argument: Film Profiles of Great Minds
I have watched (and re-watched, and re-watched) Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi’s filmed love letter to the New York Review of Books, celebrating its 50th anniversary last year: The Fifty Year Argument (2014). This documentary is a smorgasbord of intellectual, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Journalism, Literature, Reviews
Tagged Bob Silvers, Daniel Mendelsohn, Derek Walcott, Gore Vidal, James Baldwin, Joan Didion, Mary McCarthy, Michael Chabon, New York Review of Books, Noam Chomsky, Norman Mailer, Robert Lowell, Susan Sontag, The 50 Year Argument, Town Bloody Hall, United States of Amnesia, Zoe Heller
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New Republic: 100 Years
The New York Times let me know a few mornings ago that The New Republic is turning 100. The first issue of this envelope-pushing publication came out on November 7th, 1914. Franklin Foer, the magazine’s current editor, has stated that … Continue reading
Just Read: Amanda Hess Calls Out Myopic Journalists
I’ve enjoyed reading Slate staff writer Amanda Hess’ articles before (particularly her piece on why many men misinterpret #YesAllWomen, and her piece on Jill Abramson’s impact during her tenure as the executive editor of the New York Times) but I … Continue reading
Just Seen: New York Times Video “Escaping Death in Northern Iraq”
The New York Times posted this seven minute video feature on the story of Ali Hussein Kadhim, an Iraqi soldier who survived a terrible massacre caused by ISIS militants. Up to 1,700 men may have been killed over three days … Continue reading
Poem a Day 2014: Kelly Tsai, “Mao” (#20)
“Is it as funny when the indoctrinated look like you?” I’ve been teased for not liking the decorative vibe of a certain bar (which will remain unnamed) near Central Square, in Cambridge. But coming from a country whose “leaders” have … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, National Poetry Month
Tagged "Mao", Kelly Tsai, protests, Venezuela
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Poem a Day 2014: Shakespeare and the Power of Drama (#1)
Last night, I attended a graduate class at Boston College. We discussed King Lear, particularly in light of textual materiality and performance history. I woke up this morning to find out from the New York Times about a very special … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Literature, National Poetry Month, Shakespeare, Theatre
Tagged Lear, National Poetry Month, Nawar Bubul, Shakespeare, sonnet 30, Syria, Zaatari
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