Jun 13, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Internet Culture, Liberalism, Salon.com
Published: Good Men Project (June 13, 2015) The online Social Justice movement has admirable goals, but it needs to stop applying purity tests to celebrities. — By now you’ve probably heard about the Jerry Seinfeld controversy. The legendary ’90s comedian got himself...
May 22, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Conservativism, Media Issues, Political Ideologies
Published: Daily Dot (May 22, 2015) For a while, it didn’t seem like anyone who wasn't a card-carrying member of the GOP had a voice on Fox News, the network that is "fair and balanced," so long as you agree with Rupert Murdoch. A 2012 survey by the Pew Research...
May 21, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice
Published: Good Men Project (May 21, 2015) When Jimmy Kimmel got choked up on Tuesday as he discussed David Letterman’s impending departure from the air, he demonstrated an important fact: Everyone needs a hero. That’s a corny thing to say (or write), especially in an...
May 5, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Autobiographical
Published: Good Men Project (May 5, 2015) It’s impossible to enjoy a movie or television show today quite as much as you did when you were a child. Matthew Rozsa speculates as to why. Have you ever noticed that no one enjoys a movie quite like a child? Although...
Apr 27, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Jewish Experiences, Race and Racism, Salon.com
Published: Salon (April 27, 2015) You know it's bad when you see how "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" is his most empathetic recent comedy. Adam Sandler is probably not a racist, but his movies definitely have a long history of racial insensitivity. If anything,...
Apr 18, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, General Advice
Published: Good Men Project (April 18, 2015) It’s admirable that Joss Whedon doesn’t want to criticize other artists, but he wasn’t wrong in his observation about “Jurassic World.” ___ During an interview with Variety at the premiere for The Avengers: Age of...
Apr 14, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, Satirical Essays
Published: Good Men Project (April 14, 2015) Are you tired of the English language only containing masculine and feminine pronouns? Well, some people are… and Matthew Rozsa is one of them. This is an article about pronouns. Don’t worry, I won’t write one about amateur...
Mar 7, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, Liskula Cohen
Published: The Good Men Project (March 7, 2015) co-authored with Liskula Cohen This is an article by two people who haven't seen or read Fifty Shades of Grey. That's why---and we can't stress this enough---this is NOT a review of Fifty Shades of Grey. It is, instead,...
Feb 27, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Jewish Experiences, Salon.com
Published: Salon (February 27, 2015) Nimoy transformed the classic intellectual self-questioning archetype into a dashing "Star Trek" action hero I suspect I can speak for most American Jews when I say: Before I’d watched even a single episode of “Star Trek,” I knew...
Feb 24, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Immigration, Race and Racism
Published: Good Men Project (February 24, 2015) Sean Penn forgot that behaviors which may seem appropriate in private are often inappropriate in public. ___ For those of you who haven’t heard, two-time Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn is under fire for a racist...