Tag Archives: News and media
The changing face of democracy
In this Internet-age, when most people heard of Michael Jackson’s demise through Facebook/Twitter/GoogleNews/AllOfTheAbove, it is unsurprisingly politicking has changed in form. Read this and let me know what you think.
Filed under Current Affairs, Media
Pop culture and sports
While we typically associate pop culture with gyrating nymphets on MTV, how about thinking about it as gyrating nymphets working a pole because it looked appealing in a movie? Gyms have to constantly introduce new classes to keep their members … Continue reading
Filed under Media
Cultural Relevance
My thoughts about entertainment aesthetics will be outdated… Chuck Klosterman’s stand is that our involvement in what is mainstream today enables us to be culturally relevant tomorrow. Really? Read his very entertaining piece and let me know what you think.
Filed under Arts and culture, Media
New Media
There’s no doubt news has transformed (I dare you to challenge this stand) and the credibility of the news we get often depends on where we got the news. Is Twitter/Facebook/TMZ any less credible than the NYT/AP/ST? How is the … Continue reading
Filed under Media
The Next Literary Frontier?
“That means that a student at a community college or a freelance writer could access the same books as a Harvard professor.” We are, indubitably, in a digital age that threatens to shatter all glass ceilings and challenge mainstream ideals. … Continue reading
Filed under Arts and culture, Education, Media
points of view
Yes, they raped girls before executing them. In honouring religious ‘traditions’, a girl’s human rights were violated. Even in a non-secular state, is that justifiable? Let’s now consider points of view – a person used to personal freedom would definitely … Continue reading
