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Alas, even though they both cover current events, there is a modicum of friction between reporters and bloggers. That no doubt explains the book's occasionally snarky tone towards the mainstream media ("Blogs are turning this notion of an elite, degreed priesthood of journalists on its head"), a tone that blogs do particularly well. But this book is so useful that this card-carrying member of the "dinosaur media" is not going to take the bait. The HuffPosters capture all of the excitement of the blogosphere, enabling the would-be blogger to take a confident step online. It does...
...onstage as the show's big-name guest star, accompanied by fervent cheerleading from the "surprised" host, she looked plump, shaky and a little out of touch. As my colleague James Poniewozik pointed out in his review, the show's disappointing ratings were further evidence that Broadway is not mainstream American entertainment anymore...
...issue should the Arts Task Force have addressed in its report? 1. Catching that pesky Hamburglar 2. The impact that the Rick Roll at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will have on the future of Rick Rolling, since this is definitive proof that the phenomenon has gone too mainstream for many purists. 3. Is Stephen Greenblatt's lime-green ski vest a work...
...subjects of “Cadillac Records” from writer/director Darnell Martin. Along with a stellar cast and soundtrack, the film tells the semi-true story of Chess’s famed Chicago record label and the struggle of introducing the music of its black artists to the mainstream. Leonard Chess, played by Adrien Brody, is the not-so-typical lower-middle class white man who takes the plunge into the music industry with the sole purpose of recording the colloquial black man’s blues. Brody is magnificent in the role, portraying a man determined to flaunt...
...it’s obvious that this has changed: Common now seems primarily concerned with “Body movin’, showin’, groovin’, stylin’, and bein’ fly.” This superficial self-promotion is par for the course in mainstream hip-hop, but it seems entirely incompatible with the social politics of Common’s earlier work. With this stylistic shift, Common’s lyrics are now indistinguishable from those of the mindless gangster rap he rejected in the 90s. A particularly egregious example...