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Star Wars versus Doctor Who

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Karl

Philip Sandifer, “A hopeless geek with a PhD in English focusing on media studies”, compares Star Wars and Doctor Who in “Pop Between Realities, Home in Time for Tea 21 (Star Wars)”. A long read, but worth it.

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The Muppets’ greatest hits

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Karl

Salon.com posts a fun slideshow of some great Muppets musical moments: The Muppets’ greatest hits. Go see the new movie. You won’t regret it.

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Missing Doctor Who 1: What to Watch: The City of Death

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Karl

So, you’re fan of the new Doctor Who series and are missing your weekly Doctor Who fix, this post is the start of a series just for you. There are a lot of posts out there that introduce you to … Continue reading →

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The Matrix and its influences: on storytelling

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Karl

Rob Wilson’s project releases its latest, this time on The Matrix, showing its influences inline, including a snippet of the 4th Doctor in “The Deadly Assassin”: Everything Is A Remix: THE MATRIX from robgwilson.com on Vimeo.

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What is “Fast Fashion”, how it relates to big data, Facebook and us

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Karl

Speed. Data. Lack of security. Encouraged anxiety. What makes a self-identity? And… fashion, clothing retailers and social media. n+1 has an interesting read in: The Accidental Bricoleurs: …As the fast in fast fashion implies, the companies’ comparative advantage lies in … Continue reading →

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Princess Power

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Karl

Debra Levin Gelman wrote a terrific post about the princess paradox on Wednesday that I’ve been meaning to comment on here. Toys, clothes, media, just about any kind of consumer good marketed for young girls uses ‘the Princess’ as a … Continue reading →

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Elisabeth Sladen, “Sarah Jane Smith”, Rest In Peace

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Karl

Elisabeth Sladen, the actress who was Sarah Jane Smith on “Doctor Who” and the spin off children’s show, “The Sarah Jane Adventures”, passed away on Wednesday the 20th, at 63 from cancer. I could probably write quite a bit about … Continue reading →

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NYTimes Critics Picks: ‘The Warriors’

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Karl

This movie got under my brother and my skin as kids. I have no idea how we originally saw it (must have been VHS), and we were pre-teens. Seeing the review here was fun. video.nytimes.com: A.O. Scott: Critics’ Picks: ‘The … Continue reading →

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New Karate Kid as good as the original

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Karl

With so many things from our youth terribly rehashed these days, you gotta celebrate something when it works, and the new Karate Kid did. They did a good job of helping you relate to Dre as bullied. His size, and … Continue reading →

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Blaming the victim – happens in comics too

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Karl

Jason Todd was the successor to Dick Grayson as Robin. He was initially a popular character who, through the efforts of writers to give Robin more of an ‘edge’ became less and less so. DC, in a stunt it would … Continue reading →

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