Monthly Archives: May 2011

Where My Girls At?

Hip-hop has always been a male-dominated genre. But in its infancy, there was room for women to rock the mic next to big names in rap like LL Cool J and Run DMC, helping propel hip-hop into popular culture. Queen … Continue reading

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B*tches ain’t sh*t: Profanity in Film and TV

This year in Hollywood, everyone seemed to develop a dirty mouth – publicly, that is. A few of the year’s bigger stories to date centered around two four-letter words, and one with five letters. “The King’s Speech” garnered the most … Continue reading

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Lesser-Known Sports Heroes For the Win

In the world of sports, it’s not the statue that defines the hero narrative. It’s the story. Continue reading

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The Black Swan Diet

Graceful and beautiful, strong but fragile, ballerinas are the epitome of elegance. But with this dichotomy also comes a much sadder reality. Body image issues like anorexia and bulimia, both taboos of the ballet world, make their way into the story and became a part of the Black Swan media storm. Continue reading

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A Hairy Situation in Fashion

Last week, I reported and produced an audio slideshow about the recession’s effects on small-scale high-end designers. These aren’t high-profile celebrity designers, like Dior or Prada, but New York City designers who are represented in upscale independent boutiques. During my … Continue reading

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Hickey, Annotated Reading

On the surface, professional wrestling may seem like a joke, filled with theatrics and larger than life personalities. However, after a closer inspection, it’s a business that has been profitable for over 100 years in this country. From the days … Continue reading

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Ethnic models

the runway is like a hopper that feeds the fashion industry’s image-making machine. what is shown on the runway and who wears it goes on to influence the faces we will see in editorials and ads all over the world. … Continue reading

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Reflections On The Past, Present and Future of Traditional Film Criticism

On 2006, Sean P. Means, movie critic for The Salt Lake Tribune, began compiling on his blog a list of colleagues that have lost their jobs in print outlets all over the country. By the time of his last entry, … Continue reading

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High/Low High Fashion?

Now that the U.S. economy added 244,000 jobs in April, and that consumer spending continues to increase, does this mean that the retail industry is back to normal? No. As you’ll hear in this audio slideshow, even the high fashion … Continue reading

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Salt & Fat. (Now with salt and fat.)

For over a year, the space was boarded up. It was vacant, save for a faded sign that advertised Korean Well-Being Cuisine. That false promise of nutrients, on the corner of 42nd Street and Queens Boulevard, was answered by Salt … Continue reading

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