it's okay to be upset
The term “controversial” in reference to commercial content has come to be a self-assigned platitude, usually in the place of the more objectively labeled “single-minded and moronic”. When the term is used as a headliner to describe a public utterance, expect there to be little context or merit behind the …
There’s a new media culture ritual plaguing Hollywood’s endless line of self-congratulatory award shows. Pre-show, major media plugs the heck out of the glitzy event’s course of epic significance, A-list celebrity involvement, and suggest strongly that the entire world will be watching. After the show, after the after-party coverage and …
I have a million ideas. Most of them are legitimately idiotic, impractical, or make little to no sense when spoken aloud. But like a broken clock, occasionally, I’m onto something huge. In the past, I’ve Thomas Alva Edison-ed up such ideas as the swivel front-facing toilet paper dispenser, the re-branding …
I’m forever intrigued by products that receive half wildly positive reviews and half crazy negative. Nobody questions a 5 out of 10 on anything. It’s hard to argue against mediocrity as that is the natural state of the man-made world. As a species, we tend to divest ourselves of things …
It’s no surprise to anybody who’s been sentient and following Hollywood for the past twelve months to twelve years that a pronounced Sharia-esque fundamentalist shadow has been cast across the Thirty Mile Zone. It’s the atheist interpretation of Raqqa in Syria; nary a soul is literate, but they all can …
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Especially for college educated white women in America. Never before has any demographic experienced so much freedom, relevance, and power, nor have they been so publicly miserable. This thesis could be a racist and sexist oversimplification. Perhaps. But …
To be attacked on social media, select from any number of topics proven to rile up self-appointed watchdogs earning strength points from hyperbolic displays of righteous indignation. Tell the world you’re enjoying your new seal pup shoes or that you voted for Trump, or that you voted for Trump while …
Despite the proletariat cover story, the leading women’s rights hashtags of our day are entirely fronted by media and entertainment industry very important persons. It’s simply a matter of who has the ear of newspapers, magazines, television, and social media. A brilliant woman who has never starred in a popular …
Men and women have unique strengths and weaknesses related to survival. Gender differences are baked into the success of our species. Look at our track record. We’ve been dominating the animal kingdom for a long time now. Ask a scientist to confirm. Neil Degrasse Tyson always seems to be around. …
The Simpsons animated television show is an ideal platform for measuring political correctness and corresponding outrage levels. The show has been airing for nearly 30-consecutive years and is based entirely on the comedy of cheap stereotypes. Every character on the show is a cliche representation to help illustrate the absurdness …