Tag: entertainment
‘WandaVision’ echoes myths of Isis, Orpheus and Kisa Gotami to explain...
Michael Nichols, Martin University
During a flashback scene in Marvel’s Disney Plus show “WandaVision,” the superpowered android Vision comforts...
Netflix’s big bet on foreign content and international viewers could upend...
Paolo Sigismondi, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
As a kid growing up in Italy, I remember watching...
Netflix’s big bet on foreign content and international viewers could upend...
Paolo Sigismondi, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
As a kid growing up in Italy, I remember watching...
How popular culture hobbles protest movements
Chauncey Maher, Dickinson College
In response to the anti-racism protests that have erupted across the U.S., many Americans are saying they agree with the goals...
How one early 20th-century performer defanged her fat-shamers
Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff, University of South Carolina
It’s all-too-common for women – especially those in the public spotlight – to be criticized for their weight....
New ways scientists can help put science back into popular culture
Clifford Johnson, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
How often do you, outside the requirements of an assignment, ponder...
Let them eat caviar: When charity galas waste money
Philip Hackney, Louisiana State University and Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University
When the Arc of Palm Beach County rented Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate...