Published: GirlieGirlArmy (July 21, 2014) co-author: Liskula Cohen It’s interesting that Photoshop has developed such a poor reputation. Over the past week it has already made national news twice – first in a controversy over whether InStyle Magazine excessively...
Write What You Know
Jun 8, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice
Published: CadyMcClain.com (June 8, 2014) This literary aphorism may have been penned by Mark Twain, but it could have very easily been said by Cady McClain, the daytime television star (All My Children, As The World Turns, The Young and the Restless) whose memoirs,...
What the 20-Something Nostalgia Obsession Means About Growing Up
Feb 21, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice, Millennials
Published: mic (February 21, 2014) Jean-Luc Godard once said that the best way to criticize a movie is to make another one. But our generation has put a strange twist on his aphorism: Even when we make new movies, we only seem to do so as a way of seeing old ones...
A HUGE Gay Rights Battle Was Just Won in Kentucky. This is a Really Big Deal.
Feb 12, 2014 | Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, General Advice
Published: mic (February 12, 2014) A federal judge has struck down Kentucky's law banning gay marriages from other states. This historic decision, which is being rightly celebrated by the pro-LGBT community, sets an important precedent. By establishing that the...
“J. P. Morgan Exec Explains How To Survive College in Epic Company-Wide Email”
Jan 9, 2014 | General Advice, Internet Culture
Published: mic (January 9, 2014) an introduction to an article written by Michael Cembalest As one of the "liberal professors" alluded to in the following email from JPMorgan executive Michael Cembalest to the company's clients, it may seem ironic for me to compose...
What ‘Ender’s Game’ Teaches Us About ENDA and Homophobia
Nov 3, 2013 | Arts and Entertainment, Civil Liberties, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, General Advice
Published: mic (November 3, 2013) It is perhaps fortuitous that Ender's Game is being released as the Senate is preparing to vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Not only does this offer me this fantastic opportunity at punny wordplay, but it draws...
Apple, Nokia, and Microsoft Unveil Tablets: Can Humans Keep Their Humanity In the Techno Age?
Oct 21, 2013 | General Advice, Science and Technology
Published: mic (October 21, 2013) The headline of the new Huffington Post article says it all: "Young People Say Technology Is Often Dehumanizing But Makes Life Easier" As Apple, Nokia, and Microsoft all prepare to unveil new tablets on Tuesday, this succinctly...
Halloween 2013: Top 10 Horror Movies For Every Political Junkie
Oct 20, 2013 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice
Published: mic (October 28, 2013) Whoever said that horror shouldn't be taken seriously? Well, a lot of people, actually. Although some of the most widely recognized artistic geniuses of our time have dabbled or even specialized in horror, from Edgar Allan Poe and H....
Why Indie Films Are the Blockbusters Of the Future
Sep 12, 2013 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice
Published: mic (September 12, 2013) Every so often there is a silver lining to bad news, and this silver lining in particular should resonate with independent filmmakers. As a recent New York Times headline blared: "Huge Summer for Hollywood, but With Few...
The 10 Best Jack Nicholson Movies Ever
Sep 4, 2013 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice
Published: mic (September 4, 2013) Note: This article reports that Jack Nicholson is retiring. Turns out that's not true. The media incorrectly reported on this actor's retirement. He will still be in the film industry. In light of his recent announcement that he'll...