Lost and Popular Culture (a Guest Article by Katie Burnett)
Before there was Lost, there was the original Beverly Hills, 90210…
From Quantum of Solace to Sherlock Holmes
The novels of Ian Fleming have been around for a very long time. James Bond has been given life…
Up in the Air with Avatar
"Being in the air is the last refuge for those that wish to be alone."
True Blood (2) and the Culture of Vampires
Vampires have become an important part of our current cultural milieu…
Michael Jackson, Race to the Moon and Alex Ross
Greg Tate a writer at the Village Voice has an excellent article on Jackson entitled…
Lost and Indiana Jones
I have been thinking about the relationship between the new Indiana Jones movie and the television show, Lost.
Grey’s Anatomy (Season Finale)
Okay, so Shonda Rimes tells fairy tales. Her characters all speak with the same…
Sopranos (The End)
David Chase, the producer and genius behind The Sopranos could have chosen to end the series with a battle or suicide or just pure mayhem.
Televisual Autopsies
CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) changed the way in which murders are investigated — on television, that is…
Moulin Rouge By Baz Luhrmann (1)
In the first few minutes of Moulin Rouge, the film by director Baz Luhrmann, two major references are made to the history of the cinema.
Moulin Rouge By Baz Luhrmann (2)
In the first few minutes of Moulin Rouge, the film by director Baz Luhrmann, two major references are made to the history of the cinema.
Geographies of dissent (3)
I like the phrase, “Geographies of Dissent? It suggests a great deal to me…
Euston Manifesto (2)
After years of accepting and even supporting an unclear and often unthoughtout ideology rooted in…
Television (NCIS)
Many of the new shows on television this season deal with terrorism, heroism and…
Television (the grid)
Many of the new shows on television this season deal with terrorism, heroism and…
Television (the unit)
Many of the new shows on television this season deal with terrorism, heroism and…