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Max Hell Frog Warrior: What A Web Review of a Z List Movie Tells Us About Internet Freedom

Sep 25, 2012 | Arts and Entertainment, Civil Liberties, Internet Culture, mic

Published: PolicyMic (September 25, 2012)

The events of the past couple days have compelled me to defend the rights of artists. Before I do that, however, I need to provide some background information on the peculiarities of this particular situation, and explain why an internet critic’s review of a martial arts cult film indicates that the internet community must start really talking about what can be done to protect artists’ rights in the age of SOPA and PIPA.

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A Feminist Interpretation of Catwoman

Aug 28, 2012 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, mic

Published: PolicyMic (August 28, 2012)
(co-authored with Cady McClain)

When news began to leak that an actress who once played Catwoman had criticized The Dark Knight Rises, which includes the latest incarnation of that character, the blogosphere was naturally all aflutter. Fortunately, Julie Newmar – whose turn with the whip came during the 1960s TV series – quickly corrected those misapprehensions in a letter to The Huffington Post.

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ABC News Wrongs Tea Party in Coverage of ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Shooting

Jul 21, 2012 | Arts and Entertainment, Conservativism, Gun Control, Media Issues, Mental Illness, mic, Political Ideologies

Published: PolicyMic (July 21, 2012)

Someone at ABC News needs to be fired.

In my article on Mitt Romney’s Bain scandal last week, I chided the media for being “pathetic” in its determination to take sides rather than objectively report the facts and demand answers from those in power. One week later, the irresponsibility of our mainstream news outlets has again reared its ugly head, this time when ABC News anchor Brian Ross wrongly connected The Dark Knight Rises killer to the Tea Party shortly after his network broke the story of the shootings.

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The Top Ten Political ‘Twilight Zone’ Episodes

Jul 3, 2012 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice, mic

Published: PolicyMic (July 3, 2012)

The Stephanie Meyers of the world may come and go, but as fans of classic television will happily remind you, only one franchise will ever be truly deserving of the word “Twilight.” I refer, of course, to “The Twilight Zone,” that timeless anthology of the supernatural that premiered in 1959 and remained on the air for five seasons (156 episodes) before CBS unceremoniously yanked the plug.

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