Blogs about: Alyssa Rosenberg

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sext me with spelling errors and bad grammar so i know it's real

mynervesarebadtonight wrote 6 hours ago: It is a truth universally acknowledged that an emerging medium in possession of a large audience mus … more →

Tags: olivia rosane, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, northanger abbey, clifford siskin, the work of writing, The Lizzie Bennett Diaries, Hank Green, bernie su

trishna87 wrote 1 week ago: Friendship, it turns out, can have a price beyond sapphires, or all the gold in Casterly Rock. Marri … more →

Tags: jaime lannister, game of thrones, the Bear and the Maiden Fair, Brienne of Tarth

This Week in Tweets (5/3/13—5/10/13)

popmelt wrote 1 week ago: Source: New York Daily News A look back at the week’s biggest headlines as interpreted by Twit … more →

Tags: This Week in Tweets, Brian Williams, Charges, Emily Nussbaum, girls gone wild, horses, Joe Francis, Joe Mande, Kentucky Derby

Hi-Ho The Glamorous Life: The Flowers of Youth7 comments

sftheaterpub wrote 1 month ago: Marissa Skudlarek is forever young. Jean Cocteau disowned his first two books of poetry. Fortunately … more →

Tags: Hi-Ho The Glamorous Life, Marissa Skudlarek, Orphee, Jean Cocteau, The Rose of Youth, Romeo and Juliet

Why Should Progressives Care about Sports?3 comments

Adam T Hughes wrote 1 month ago: What does it mean to be a progressive and a sports fan? I’m sure the answer varies depending o … more →

Tags: Meta, Dave Zirin, Chuck Modiano, Popsspot, Travis Waldron, Think Progress

Some Problematics Of "Parks & Recreation"

squarelyrooted wrote 2 months ago: I quite enjoy Parks & Rec, so when Alyssa Rosenberg wrote this Tweet: I have complex feelings ab … more →

Tags: libertarianism, Parks & Recreation, The Office, Government, Problematics, Race, obesity, Cultural criticism, guys I totally majored in Film

"We Saw Your Junk"

Diane Vacca wrote 2 months ago: “To those who were offended by Seth MacFarlane” Kevin Gisi attempts to level the playing … more →

Tags: Women, comedybeat, amusing, People, Comedy, First Amendment, Seth MacFarlane, Academy Award, Oscars

New Girl and Trivializing Female Homosexuality

taylormarvin wrote 5 months ago: By Taylor Marvin Alyssa Rosenberg has a fascinating essay on the complex relationship between female … more →

Tags: Culture, New Girl

TV Viewers' (and TV's) Wife Problem4 comments

Arlo J. Wiley wrote 6 months ago: Don Draper is a serial philanderer. Walter White is a meth kingpin. Nicholas Brody is a (possibly) r … more →

Tags: TV News, Mad Men, TV, Television, breaking bad, matthew weiner, Jon Hamm, James Gandolfini, the sopranos

Risotto With Brown Rice?

Elizabeth wrote 6 months ago: Yes, all your hippie foodie prayers have been answered. You can do it. Be free, young wanderer. Mark … more →

Tags: Fun, Arrested Development, Brown Rice is Nice, Food, Mark Bittman, Maya Rudolph, Parks and Recreation, TV, up all night

Why Read Young Adult Fiction: Wonderful Words!

Debby wrote 6 months ago:   Today’s quote comes from an article written by Alyssa Rosenberg, “From ‘Harry Pot … more →

Tags: Family Literacy, Quotes about Reading and Writing, Wonderful Words, "From 'Harry Potter' to 'Twilight, ' The Enduring Draw of Young Adult Fiction", YA Fiction, YA Literature, Young Adult Fiction, young adult literature

The Wisdom of Trashy Books2 comments

Templeton Editor wrote 7 months ago: by Mark Tapson Source: Salon There has always been a perceived divide, and even a sort of rivalry, b … more →

Tags: Mark Tapson, acculturated, Literature, lena dunham, Girls, trashy books, highbrow lit, lowbrow lit, Graham Greene

MSM's 'real reporters' spread false rumor about Chris Brown's new tattoo

adambrickley wrote 8 months ago: The mainstream media ginned up a storm this morning with false speculation that Chris Brown’s … more →

Tags: Entertainment, media, Feminism, Celebrities, Rihanna, chris brown, Think Progress, Dio De Los muertos

Darkness in Aurora2 comments

Alan wrote 10 months ago: Friday, July 20, 2012 – it was to be another day of Obama standing up for the middle class and fairn … more →

Tags: What Can Be Done, Gun Control, Hollywood and America, Aurora Massacre, Roger Ebert, the dark knight rises, James Holmes, Batman massacre, Shootings in Aurora

On women & sexism in pop culture - on bloggingheads! With Alyssa Rosenberg!6 comments

emilylhauser wrote 10 months ago: I was on bloggingheads.tv again, and this time I was a guest host! And I didn’t even talk abou … more →

Tags: Mental rambling, Entertainment, Geekery, squee!, On Camera, sexism, Firefly, Joss Whedon, bloggingheads.tv

Rape jokes and jackassery2 comments

mjschneider wrote 10 months ago: There’s a minor brouhaha over a story that Daniel Tosh was heckled during a set by a woman who … more →

Tags: Rants and Lists, Ritual, daniel tosh, Sonny Bunch, Stand Up Comedy, Controversy

Two things that go together in a weird way . . . unfortunately.

poietes wrote 11 months ago: Mr. Robertson,You, sir, are a douche-bag.                     Reposting this as it’s too good … more →

Tags: All Come Tumbling Down, Being Brutally Honest, being here, blogsurfer.us, Dogs are Better tham Most People, i read the news today, oh boy, Just keep Breathing, Language and words, Life or Something Similar

Creative Control: China Checks Hollywood

muteiny wrote 11 months ago: A recent Los Angeles Times article describes how Hollywood producers are being forced to adjust to e … more →

Tags: The Muse (Art & Culture), american films in china, edits to hollywood films, Chinese stereotypes, racial stereotypes in film, ethnoconsciousness, Los Angeles Times, ThinkProgress, African American Stereotypes

Straying or Staying?

jonescene wrote 11 months ago: “This is a radical oversimplification, but Hollywood tends to sort women into two categories: … more →

Tags: Girls


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