Torchwood, Sexuality, and American Media
Torchwood’s matter-of-fact use of gay sexuality this science fiction drama sets the bar for how mature entertainment should handle the subject. Why don’t we see this in American productions?
Derailed by the movie ‘Seven Pounds’
The movie Seven Pounds is unexpectedly provocative and moving. It, along with Donnie Darko and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, are a batch of viewing that continues to haunt my thoughts. Great if dark-tinged storytelling, all three of them.
The Collapse of the Newspaper Industry and the Emergence of – What?
Newspapers are vanishing from the print media landscape. A history of consolidation and breakdowns in journalistic quality were the precursors, now the digitial information shift is the driving force. As we lose journalistic outlets the burning question becomes: what’s next?
