Tag: Television
100 years ago, the first commercial radio broadcast announced the results...
Richard Gunderman, Indiana University
Only 100 people were listening, but the first broadcast from a licensed radio station occurred at 8 p.m. on Nov. 2,...
More penises are appearing on TV and in film – but...
Peter Lehman, Arizona State University
If you’ve noticed an uptick of male frontal nudity in TV and in movies in recent years, you’re onto something.
In...
Regal Cinemas’ decision to close its theaters is the latest blow...
Matthew Jordan, Penn State
A film industry in free fall just suffered its latest blow.
Cineworld Group, the owner of Regal Cinemas, announced that it would...
Regal Cinemas’ decision to close its theaters is the latest blow...
Matthew Jordan, Pennsylvania State University
A film industry in free fall just suffered its latest blow.
Cineworld Group, the owner of Regal Cinemas, announced that it...
Movie theaters are on life support – how will the film...
Matthew Jordan, Pennsylvania State University
Since the start of the pandemic, the film industry has been in free fall.
As deaths have continued to climb, so...
Watch more TV to understand the backlash against the women in...
Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University
Joe Biden’s promise to name a woman running mate has prompted familiar debates about gender and power.
Are these potential...
Zounds! What the fork are minced oaths? And why are we...
Kirk Hazen, West Virginia University
What in tarnation is “tarnation?” Why do people in old books exclaim “zounds!” in moments of surprise? And what could...
Why are sitcom dads still so inept?
Erica Scharrer, University of Massachusetts Amherst
From Homer Simpson to Phil Dunphy, sitcom dads have long been known for being bumbling and inept.
But it wasn’t...
EXPLORING NATURE
Memories of the good parts of using drugs can keep people...
Ana Clara Bobadilla, Colorado State University
Everyday human behavior is guided and shaped by the search for rewards. This...
