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Do Not Abide: The Long-Haired Male and Legal Gender Role Coercion

January 7, 2013by J. M. Martinson Leave a comment

The well-documented social advance of this decade so far in the U.S. has undoubtedly been the growing wave to legalize same-sex marriage. The wave seems to be picking up momentum, […]

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Activism, society, To the Contrary, Women's Issues
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The Hobbit’s 3D HFR Can Be… Unimaginative?

January 4, 2013by J. M. Martinson Leave a comment

There are a slew of articles on a slew of blogs out there about the technical aspects of Peter Jackson’s new offering, The Hobbit. Most notably, much of this techie […]

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Film, Mass Media, To the Contrary
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Is it Clear Yet? Obama Isn’t Progressive

January 2, 2013by J. M. Martinson Leave a comment

As the “fiscal cliff” looms over New Year’s Day, it’s apparent that the New York Times is just barely touching on something that has been glaring in our faces like […]

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Activism, Mass Media, To the Contrary
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Reflections on Zombie Apocalypse 2012 (Black Friday)

December 16, 2012by J. M. Martinson 1 Comment

Somewhere in between the cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes, we Americans heard the calls of the Macy’s parade commercial breaks. The relaxation of family, food fixing and stuffed tummies let […]

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Advertising/Marketing, society, To the Contrary, Uncategorized
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Fox News Op Ed Irony: School Shooting “Is Not a Political Platform”

December 15, 2012by J. M. Martinson Leave a comment

As the sad story out of Connecticut unfolded throughout the day, op-eds and commentary began to appear throughout the media. They centered around the “whys” and “hows” of the grisly, […]

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Mass Media, To the Contrary
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Sour Grapes at Fox News Reiterate Media Oxymoron

November 7, 2012by J. M. Martinson Leave a comment

The Fox News after-election article, “Five ways the mainstream media tipped the scales in favor of Obama” is baffling. First, it’s amazing that the cable news channel with the largest audience would […]

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Advertising/Marketing, Mass Media
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Why the Scandal Exposes Far More Than Doping

October 30, 2012by J. M. Martinson Leave a comment

“I dreamed that Soul might dare the pain, Unlike the prince of old, And wrest from heaven the fiery touch That turns all things to gold.” -From King Midas, by […]

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Advertising/Marketing, Ethics, Ethics, Mass Media, Public Relations, society, To the Contrary
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The 2012 Presidential Debates Never Started

October 23, 2012by J. M. Martinson Leave a comment

As the Presidential debates churned on for the third and final round last evening, pundits across cable news and the web are weighing in on who will be the debate […]

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Advertising/Marketing, Mass Media, society, To the Contrary
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Netflix Ratings Warn Parents of “Leftist Perspectives”

October 5, 2012by J. M. Martinson 1 Comment

So you stream content on Netflix. You may or may not notice the parental ratings system that the service provides in the “Movie Details” section of many films they make […]

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Ethics, Film, Mass Media, society, To the Contrary
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How Not to Reinforce Absurdity in the 2012 Race

September 25, 2012by J. M. Martinson Leave a comment

As we head into the final stretch of the election year, the predictable scary language has begun to seep into the public consciousness. Faster than Halloween horror flicks hit the […]

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Mass Media, To the Contrary

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