Monthly Archives: August 2010

American popular culture and terrorism hold one belief in common: that it is useful to make people afraid. It is obvious that terrorists believe in the power of fear. This is in their name. But, to see how deeply the … Continue reading →

Television offers us some great programs. The Good Wife, Being Erica, and Breaking Bad are just a few examples from a long list. In the golden age of television in the ’50s and ’60s, there were few if any shows … Continue reading →

It’s been a bad summer for the movie industry. It’s been a bad decade, for that matter. And it’s going to get worse unless Hollywood executives change their ways. There has been endless speculation among Hollywood executives about the reason … Continue reading →