Aug 25, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, mic, Race and Racism, Scandals
Published: The Daily Dot (August 25, 2016) Is it OK to separate the moral flaws of an artist from the quality of their art? The answer is yes—so long as you understand the consequences. It’s become an American trending topic that we can’t ignore across our Facebook feeds. When we find out that Mel Gibson said anti-Semitic things, and Michael Richards used the N-word, or that Johnny Depp is...
Apr 11, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Mental Illness, Scandals
Published: Salon (April 11, 2016) Life wasn’t easy for Jake Lloyd after his starring role in “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.” As anyone who went to the movies in 1999 will recall, his subpar performance was frequently singled out as a major weakness in a film that was hardly lacking in shortcomings. Lloyd has even discussed how the bullying he received from other kids ultimately...
Apr 9, 2016 | Class Issues, Economic Policy, History, mic, Scandals
Published: Salon (April 9, 2016), The Good Men Project (April 7, 2016) When Martin Luther King Jr. is brought up in a political conversation, it is usually in reference to his work for civil rights.... and if you're a member of the proverbial one percent, this is definitely for the best. Considering the reverence with which King is held today, it would ill-serve them if the general public...
Feb 3, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, mic, Race and Racism, Scandals
Published: Salon (February 3, 2016) When Shia LaBeouf was caught plagiarizing another artist, he launched a performance art piece called #IAmSorry as a statement on the ritual of celebrity apologies. Although his particular offense had nothing to do with bigotry, he could have just as easily been ridiculing the familiar formula that seems to have emerged when celebrities are caught in scandals...
Jan 30, 2016 | Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Scandals
Published: The Good Men Project (January 30, 2016) 815 words into the Associated Press's recent 949 word piece on Hillary Clinton's email scandal, one will find a passage that should appear at the very beginning: The FBI also is looking into Clinton's email setup, but has said nothing about the nature of its probe. Independent experts says it's unlikely Clinton will be charged with wrongdoing,...
Oct 4, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, mic, Scandals, Terrorism
Published: The Daily Dot (October 4, 2015) To promote the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Activision reskinned the franchise’s Twitter account into a fake news agency called “Current Events Aggregate.” Its plan was to tease the plot of the new game through these fictitious news stories. Unfortunately, the company neglected to clearly indicate that any of the tweets they posted - which...
Sep 14, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Civil Liberties, mic, Original Source Salon.com, Scandals
Aug 21, 2015 | Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, Mental Illness, Religion and Religious Issues, Scandals
Published: The Daily Dot (August 21, 2015) America’s most high-profile Christian conservatives often use their social media platforms and media prominence to extol the virtues of chastity—only to get caught up in sex scandals. The most recent example comes by way of Josh Duggar, one of the oldest kids from the hit reality TV show 19 Kids and Counting. Coming on the heels of a revelation...
May 13, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Original Source Salon.com, Political Parties, Republicans, Scandals
May 6, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Plutocracy, Political Parties, Republicans, Scandals
Published: Daily Dot (May 6, 2015) Shortly after Mike Huckabee ended his campaign for president in 2008, he began another career—this time as the host of his very own show on Fox News. If you want to understand Huckabee’s reason for making a recent entry into the 2016 race, you must start by recognizing that being an Also Ran can be very, very profitable. After all, Huckabee’s chances of...