Lex Rosenberg looks at ‘Glee’ episode “Funky” – and discusses the point of pregnant teenage backup dancers – in the second part of her ‘Glee’ special.
Melissa Wellham reviews season one of ‘Mad Men’ – out now on DVD.
Lex Rosenberg looks back at first season of ‘Glee’ – “the good, the bad, and the confusion” – in part one of a two-part ‘Glee’ special.
Boobs. Tits. Jugs. Breasts. This is what the uproar is about? A body part? A Lane Bryant in the USA, a plus sized retailer. Apparently it was considered too risqué for television. Honestly, I have to worry about the values dissonance here. So, it’s totally ok to show violence and swearing, even in television shows…
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I went to a great lecture today by a visiting American academic named Brenda R. Weber. The title of the lecture was ‘Makeover Nation: Constructing the Neo-Liberal ‘American’ Citizen’ and was about how makeover shows help foster neoliberal ideology of homogenised, privileged citizenship. Such that if you are willing to change to adapt the look…
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I was watching Sunrise this morning and there was a segment on the relatively new TV show ‘Ugly Betty’ which had sparked the question ‘is ugly the new beautiful?’This ‘Betty’ character – who is supposedly ugly, with her glasses, mouth full of braces and who is a bit of a klutz – is apparently sending…
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