Stereotypical Images Can Overwhelm a Nuanced Text
In a troubling corollary to the truism that a picture is worth 1,000 words, a new study suggests stereotypical imagery can largely negate the central point of a lengthy text.
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Apocalypse, Wow
Western filmgoers increasingly like to see it all come down as apocalypse become hot box office.
Bare Breasts Don’t Beget Boffo Box Office
A new analysis of five years of box-office data finds nudity and sexuality do not, on average, increase a film's profitability or prestige.
Review: The Importance of Being Not So Earnest
The documentary "The End of Poverty?" takes an impassioned if clunky look at international capitalism over the last half millennium. Guess what it finds?
Does Biased News Have a ‘Time Bomb’ Effect?
A European study shows that, over time, even the most sophisticated readers can be manipulated.
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Cut Commercials, Not Carbs
The fries children see on TV may determine their weight as much as the ones they're eating.
Counting the Stars
Graphic representations of how movie stars and their critics rate, according to Metacritic.com.
Not Playing Chicken
AVMA president responds in the debate on the use of extra-label antibiotics in poultry.
There’s Good In Pandora’s Box, Too
The founder of pioneering Internet musical-taste-diviner Pandora sees his service as unlocking hidden potentials in the moribund music biz.