Marvel’s Iron Fist Drinking Game

Iron Fist

Kick off your sandals, grab the nearest bottle of plum wine, cue up Netflix, and get ready to drink. Take a Drink When Danny Rand drops a nugget of pop-eastern philosophy. Danny’s actions contradict his words or his stated pop Continue reading Marvel’s Iron Fist Drinking Game

The GOP’s proposed new budget vs. arts and humanitarian spending

Arts Funding

You have probably seen America’s new proposed federal budget for 2018 in the news over the last few days. Wherein budget director Mick Mulvaney asserts that programs like school lunches and Meals on Wheels don’t show any “results.” Because, apparently, Continue reading The GOP’s proposed new budget vs. arts and humanitarian spending

Diversity in Hollywood: New Reports Roundup

Hollywood

It’s that time again. Time for our more-or-less annual review of the new studies coming out on diversity in Hollywood. Second verse, same as the first. GLAAD’s annual Studio Responsibility Index was released recently, and the bottom line is there Continue reading Diversity in Hollywood: New Reports Roundup

Inequality in Hollywood: Yet Another Study

USC Diversity Study 2015

Oh, Hollywood. Yet another study, this one from the Media, Diversity, and Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California, demonstrates just how bad the lack of diversity in Big Studio Hollywood movies is. The new data basically confirms previous Continue reading Inequality in Hollywood: Yet Another Study

Diversity in Narrative Media: the latest stats

2015 Hollywood Diversity Report

Today the UCLA’s Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies releases its second annual Hollywood Diversity Report, a study of television and film over the 2012-2013 viewing season. The study examines both what studios are producing, as well as Continue reading Diversity in Narrative Media: the latest stats

Success as a Working Creative

Writers. Artists. Actors. Self-employed entrepreneurs who create creative products, or have a hand in creating creative products, for a fickle public. Independent working creatives all have dreams of self-sufficiency, but many work day jobs or freelance to support themselves while Continue reading Success as a Working Creative

Renee Zellweger: It’s (Still) All About Her Looks

Renee Zellweger - Getty Images

Apparently when an “It” girl of Hollywood transitions from ingenue to mid-life womanhood, she no longer looks like herself. According to the media, anyway. The worst part about this is that this all came out of Zellweger’s appearance at a Continue reading Renee Zellweger: It’s (Still) All About Her Looks