Diversity, Demographics, and ‘Saturday Night Live’
Where are the black women on SNL? And, for that matter, where is everyone else?
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TV, Movies Can Inspire Altruism
But new research suggests it only occurs when people reflect upon what they’ve been watching.
The Ugly Reality of Creating Reality Television
Reality TV attracts millions of viewers and thousands of hopefuls, but at what cost?
Why Do All Local TV Ads Look Like They Were Made in 1970?
We might carry around high-definition video cameras in our pockets, but quality television is still expensive.
Television vs. the Movies: Which Does Better by Women?
The Geena Davis Institute on Gender and Media did a content analysis of 11,927 speaking characters in “family films” and prime-time and children’s TV shows. This is what they found.
Why Are There No Reality TV Shows About Writing?
While there's a competition show for almost every semi-skill a person can possess, we're still waiting for America's Next Top Writer.
Whither Cultural Critics?
With access to books, movies, and television more open than ever, and research showing that crowdsourcing leads to biases, cultural criticism needs to change.
Prognosis for Don Draper: Not Good
A study challenges the idea that “bottoming out” makes one more receptive to getting help for an addiction.